Opinion
20296-21
02-01-2023
CHARLES BERNARD POWELL & VALERIE LORRAINE POWELL, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
L. Paige Marvel Judge
This case is calendared for trial at the New York City, New York, Trial Session of the Court scheduled to begin on February 27, 2023. On January 25, 2023, respondent filed a Notice of Proceeding in Bankruptcy, notifying the Court that petitioner, Charles Bernard Powell, filed a petition with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York under 11 U.S.C. Chapter 13 on October 27, 2022, which petition was later converted to a Chapter 7, after filing a petition with this Court on June 7, 2021. Respondent attached to the Notice of Proceeding in Bankruptcy a copy of the docket record of petitioner Charles Bernard Powell's bankruptcy case. Upon due consideration and for cause, it is
ORDERED that pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 362(a)(8), all proceedings herein are automatically stayed, insofar as they relate to petitioner Charles Bernard Powell. It is further
ORDERED that the parties shall, on or before February 20, 2023, file a status report addressing why this proceeding should not be stayed as to petitioner Valerie Lorraine Powell. It is further
ORDERED that although all proceedings are stayed insofar as they relate to petitioner Charles Bernard Powell, the parties shall, on or before July 27, 2023, file a joint report as to the then present status of the related bankruptcy proceeding.