The following excerpt is from Daff v. Good (In re Swintek), 906 F.3d 1100 (9th Cir. 2018):
the bankruptcy code: the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. 362(a) and the tolling provision under 108(c). Under 362(a), the filing of a bankruptcy petition automatically triggers a stay "of actions by all entities to collect or recover on claims" against the debtor. Burton v. Infinity Capital Mgmt ., 862 F.3d 740, 746 (9th Cir. 2017). The stay "is designed to provide breathing space to the debtor, prevent harassment of the debtor, assure that all claims against the debtor will be brought in the sole forum of the bankruptcy court, and protect creditors as a class from the possibility that one or more creditors will obtain payment to the detriment of others." Id . The stay's scope is "quite broad" and "applies to almost any type of formal or informal action against the debtor or property of the estate." Id . at 74647 (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). The statute enumerates several types of actions within the stay's scope that are relevant to this case:
11 U.S.C. 362(a) (emphasis added).
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