MIRIAM A. VOGEL, J.
A residential tenant defaults. The landlord obtains an unlawful detainer judgment and a writ of possession of real property. Before the sheriff executes the writ, the tenant files a bankruptcy petition. The question in this case is whether the landlord is required to apply to the bankruptcy court for relief from the automatic stay (11 U.S.C. § 362(a)) or whether the pre-bankruptcy judgment has extinguished whatever legal or equitable interest...
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