In re: in The Matter of The Complaint of William Bootz, No. 3:2021cv00301 - Document 38 (S.D. Tex. 2022)
Court Description: ORDER AND OPINION granting 20 Motion to Lift Stay.(Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison). Case is ORDERED administratively closed, pending the outcome of the related state court lawsuit. Finally, the parties are INSTRUCTED to notify the Court when the state court lawsuit concludes. Parties notified.(rcastro, 4)
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In re: in The Matter of The Complaint of William Bootz Doc. 38 Case 3:21-cv-00301 Document 38 Filed on 05/10/22 in TXSD Page 1 of 1 United States District Court Southern District of Texas ENTERED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS GALVESTON DIVISION May 10, 2022 Nathan Ochsner, Clerk IN THE COMPLAINT AND § PETITION OF WILLIAM BOOTZ, AS § OWNER OF A 1998 CARVER 445 AFT § § CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:21-cv-00301 CABIN MOTOR YACHT, HIN § CDRCA013J798, FOR § EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ORDER AND OPINION Before me is Claimants’ Opposed Motion to Lift Stay/ Dissolve the Limitation Injunction (Dkt. 20), and three amended stipulations filed in support of the motion. See Dkts. 33-1, 33-2, and 33-3. After reviewing the pleadings on file, the amended stipulations, and Limitation Plaintiff’s notice of withdrawal of his objections to the stay (Dkt. 36), Claimants’ Opposed Motion to Lift Stay/ Dissolve the Limitation Injunction (Dkt. 20) is GRANTED.1 My Order of December 14, 2021, restraining prosecution of claims against Petitioner William Bootz is LIFTED pursuant to the terms of the amended stipulations filed by Claimants, Natalie Noack and Scott Levantino, Individually and as Co-Representatives of the Estate of Noelle Levantino. See Dkts. 33-1, 33-2, and 33-3. The amended stipulations remain in effect throughout the pendency of this or any related litigation. Further, it is ORDERED that this case is administratively closed, pending the outcome of the related state court lawsuit. Finally, the parties are INSTRUCTED to notify the Court when the state court lawsuit concludes. SIGNED this 10th day of May 2022. ______________________________ ANDREW M. EDISON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE An order lifting a stay in a limitation action is a non-dispositive pretrial matter that a magistrate judge can decide. 1 Dockets.Justia.com
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