Opinion
3007-21S
11-04-2021
Sharilyn Ward Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent
ORDER
DAVID GUSTAFSON JUDGE.
On November 2, 2021, the Commissioner filed a notice of proceeding in bankruptcy. The notice advises that on September 17, 2021, petitioner Sharilyn Ward filed a bankruptcy petition with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina under 11 U.S.C. Chapter 13 after filing a petition with this Court on January 12, 2021. Attached to that notice is a copy of the bankruptcy court's electronic docket sheet as to petitioner's bankruptcy case. By virtue of that bankruptcy filing, an automatic stay is currently in effect pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 362(a)(8), and proceedings in this case should therefore be stayed. It is therefore
ORDERED that this case is stricken for trial from the Court's session in, Winston-Salem, North Carolina trial session beginning February 7, 2022. It is further
ORDERED that pursuant to the 11 U.S.C. section 362(a)(8), all proceedings herein are stayed until further order of this Court. It is further
ORDERED that although the proceedings are stayed, the parties shall file a joint status report (or, if that is not possible, then separate reports), on or before February 2, 2022, informing the Court of the status of the related bankruptcy proceeding.