Penney

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 In re: Case No. 19-cv-06194-MMC Bankruptcy Case No. 14-54232 MEH

PACIFIC THOMAS CORPORATION,

Debtor DECISION AFFIRMING ORDERS

DENYING MOTION FOR RELIEF

FROM STAY AND FOR

RECONSIDERATION

12 Before the Court is appellant Welton Penney's ("Penney") appeal from the Bankruptcy Court's order, filed July 1, 2019, denying his motion to lift the automatic stay for the purpose of his pursuing a complaint he filed in state court in 2014, and from the Bankruptcy Court's order, filed August 19, 2019, denying his motion for reconsideration of said denial. Having read and considered the parties' respective briefs, including the portions of the record cited therein, the Court rules as follows. On August 5, 2012, Pacific Thomas Corporation filed a petition for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. (See Doc. No. 1, In re Pacific Thomas Corporation, Bankruptcy Case…