Bula Developments, Inc.

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA In re: ) ) BULA DEVELOPMENTS, INC., ) Case No. 23-24619-C-11 ) 6 Debtor. ) ________________________________) MEMORANDUM ON TRANSFER UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1412 AND RULE 1014(b) OF CASE PENDING IN ANOTHER DISTRICT (amended) 9 CHRISTOPHER M. KLEIN, Bankruptcy Judge 10 The controlling shareholder of the chapter 11 debtor filed a 11 chapter 13 case in another judicial district and tried to use the 12 new automatic stay to thwart results of chapter 11 developments. 13 Rule 1014(b), as revised in 2024, provides the procedural 14 tool to coordinate venue of related cases. This decision reviews 15 the terms of the newly revised and renumbered Rule 1014(b).1 16 17 1Rule 1014(b) provides: 18 (b) Petitions Involving the Same or Related Debtors Filed in 19 Different Districts. 20 (1) Scope. This Rule 1014(b) applies if petitions commencing cases or seeking recognition under Chapter 15 are filed in different districts by, regarding, or against: (A) the same debtor; (B) a…