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DEAN v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.

Nos. 92-35470, 92-35537.

72 F.3d 754 (1995)

John L. DEAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.; Air Line Pilots Association, International, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Dean, in pro. per., Olympia, Washington, plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald T. Schaps, Bogle & Gates, Seattle, Washington; and Eugene B. Granof, Air Line Pilots Association, Herndon, Virginia, for defendants-appellees.

Before: REINHARDT and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

John L. Dean argues that the district court violated the automatic stay provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) when the court granted summary judgment to Trans World Airlines (TWA) and dismissed Dean's action against it four days after TWA filed for bankruptcy. Dean's argument requires us to revisit the issue of when a court may dismiss an action against a bankrupt defendant without violating the automatic stay. The trial court had jurisdiction...

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