Doe v. St. Louis County et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
JOHN DOE, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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vs. 	) 	Case No. 4:20-cv-0272-MTS
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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, et al., 	)
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Defendants. 	)
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This action has been stayed for just shy of six years due to the bankruptcy of
Defendant Boy Scouts of America. In re Boy Scouts of Am., 1:20-bk-10343-LSS (Bankr.
D. Del. filed Feb. 18, 2020). 	On January 07, 2026, Defendant Boy Scouts of America
filed a jointly signed status update in this action informing the Court that dissenting
claimants had filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court that
challenged the Defendant’s Chapter 11 reorganization. 	Doc. [29]. 	Days later, the
Supreme Court denied the petition. 	Lujan Claimants v. Boy Scouts of Am., No. 25-490,
2026 WL 79599 (U.S. Jan. 12, 2026). 	This Court then ordered the parties, no later than
February 12, 2026, to submit a status update on the matter given the Supreme Court’s
denial of the petition. Doc. [30]. Only Defendant timely did so.
Defendant maintains that the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari “enjoin[ed]
further prosecution of this action and requires that the case be dismissed.” 	Doc. [31]
¶ 15. 	After 	the 	Court’s 	ordered 	deadline 	had 	passed—and 	without 	explanation,
justification, or even acknowledgement of the tardiness—Plaintiff filed his status update.
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But see Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(B). In it, he “move[d]” that the Court “stay further actions
until 	such 	time 	as 	the 	Plaintiffs 	[sic] 	claims 	have 	been 	satisfied 	by 	the 	BSA
Administrative Trustee.” Doc. [32] ¶ 20. But see E.D. Mo. L.R. 4.01(A) (governing how
to make motions in this Court). Plaintiff provided no explanation why this case should—
or even can—remain open given the finality of the reorganization and the channeling
injunction. 	See 11 U.S.C. § 105(a); see also In re Pan Am Corp., 130 B.R. 409, 415
(S.D.N.Y. 1991) (“In general, a bankruptcy court has the power under § 105(a) to enjoin
proceedings that affect property of the estate and channel claims against property of the
estate into the bankruptcy forum.”).
Because Plaintiff’s belated filing fails to sufficiently explain why this case may
remain open, the Court will enter herewith an Order of Dismissal, which shall dismiss it
without prejudice.
Dated this 13th day of February 2026.
MATTHEW T. SCHELP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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