Continuing a Sheriff's Sale - a Stay Violation?
The filing of a Bankruptcy acts as a stay that prevents any pending state court action to recover a claim from moving forward against a borrower. The question recently before the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania added a wrinkle - is filing a motion to continue a sheriff's sale of a property in Bankruptcy a stay violation? The Automatic Stay The Automatic Stay, 11 U.S.C. 362(a), is a major part of Bankruptcy, and provides the debtor relief so that the