Estate of Tomi Kartchner v. County of Merced

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

ESTATE OF TOMI KARTCHNER, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) ) Case No. 1:23-cv-01672-KES-SKO ) vs. ) ) ) ) COUNTY OF MERCED, et al., ) ) O SHR OD UE LR D T NO O S TH O BEW S C TA AU YS EE D WHY CASE Defendants. ) ) (Doc. 59) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On November 19, 2024, Defendants California Medical Group DBA Wellpath, Saetern Kao, Teresa Olvera, and Dylan Fulcher filed a “Notice of Stay” requesting the case against all defendants be stayed during the pendency of Defendant Wellpath, LLC’s bankruptcy proceedings. (Doc. 57). On November 20, 2024, the Court stayed Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendant Wellpath, LLC pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(a), but declined to stay the claims against the non-debtor defendants. (Doc. 58); see In re Miller, 262 B.R. 499, 503–04 & n.6 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2001) (holding that section 362(a)…