Nicholas Kadlec and Casey Reid-Kadlec

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO In re: NICHOLAS KADLEC and, Case no. 23-10753-t7 CASEY REID-KADLEC, Debtors. OPINION Before the Court is the New Mexico Attorney General’s motion for a declaration that the automatic stay imposed by § 362(a)1 does not apply to a prepetition state court action he brought against Debtor Nicholas Kadlec and others, or alternatively for relief from the stay. At issue is whether the action comes within § 362(b)(4), the “police power” exception to the automatic stay. The Court concludes that some of the counts asserted in the action are within…