In Re: Jordana Marinkovic Bauman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IN RE: JORDANA M. BAUMAN, Case No.: 3:24-CV-1564 JLS (BLM)
Debtor,
ORDER ON APPELLANT’S
MOTION TO CLARIFY STATUS
AFTER BANKRUPTCY FILING
15 MEL MARIN, (ECF No. 17) Appellant,
MICHAEL KOCH, Appellee.
20 Presently before the Court is Appellant Mel Marin’s Motion titled “Appellant’s Notice of and Motion to Clarify Status After Bankruptcy Filing” (“Mot.,” ECF No. 17). Appellant indicates he filed for bankruptcy on December 9, 2024, and “asks if this case is stayed because only the bankruptcy trustee has standing to prosecute this appeal against Mr. Koch et al, under the rule in [Lane v. Vitek Real Estate Industries Group], 713 F. Supp. 2d 1092, 1097 (E.D. Cal. 2010).” Mot. at 1. The Court notes that in Lane, the court held, “[i]f plaintiffs were in bankruptcy they clearly would lack standing to bring this action absent abandonment of their claims…