# Opinion

> District Court, S.D. New York · June 18, 2026

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/11392213

## Case

- **Full name:** Newton Brown, LLC v. Duramax Holdings, LLC d/b/a Otto Environmental Systems, Brian Coll, Shawn McNeil, Shawn Whiteman, and Travis Dowell
- **Court:** District Court, S.D. New York
- **Decided:** June 18, 2026
- **Opinion:** 100trialcourt
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## Opinion text

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT USDC SDNY
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOCUMENT
NEWTON BROWN. LLC ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
Plaintiff DATE FILED: 6/18/2026 □□
-against- 25 Civ. 1075 (AT)
DURAMAX HOLDINGS, LLC d/b/a OTTO ORDER
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, BRIAN COLL,
SHAWN McNEIL, SHAWN
WHITEMAN, and TRAVIS DOWELL,
Defendants.
ANALISA TORRES, District Judge:
The Court has reviewed Defendants’ status letter dated June 17, 2026, which requests that
Plaintiff's motion to alter judgment, see ECF No. 64, be decided as to Brian Coll, Travis Dowell,
Shawn Whiteman, and Shawn McNeil but stayed as to Duramax Holdings, LLC’s (“Duramax”)
while bankruptcy proceedings against Duramax remain pending. See ECF No. 73. Defendants state
that they consent to the stay of this action only as to Duramax. See id.
Defendants’ letter indicates that Plaintiff requests that both the motion to alter judgment and
the action be stayed against all Defendants while bankruptcy proceedings against Duramax remain
pending. See id.
This action is STAYED as to Duramax only while it is in involuntary bankruptcy proceeding
in the Western District of North Carolina. See In re Trib. Co. Fraudulent Conv. Litig., 946 F.3d 66,
76 (2d Cir. 2019) (“When a bankruptcy action is filed, any ‘action or proceeding against the debtor’
is automatically stayed by [11 U.S.C.] Section 362(a).” (quoting Ostano Commerzanstalt v. Telewide
Sys., Inc., 790 F.2d 206, 207 (2d Cir. 1986) (per curiam)).
Decision on Plaintiff's motion to alter judgment is held in abeyance as to all Defendants
while Duramax is in bankruptcy proceedings.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 18, 2026
New York, New York

ANALISA TORRES
United States District Judge

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