With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". operates as a stay to: the commencement or continuation, including the issuance or employment of process, of a judicial, administrative, or other action or proceeding against the debtor that was or could have been commenced before the commencement of the case under this title, or to recover a claim against the debtor that arose before the commencement of the case under this title. 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(1). An automatic stay is triggered when a bankruptcy petition is filed, whether or not a party or the non-bankruptcy court learns of the bankruptcy prior to taking action against the debtor. See Paine v. Sealey, 956 S.W.2d 803, 805 (Tex.App.-Houston [14 th Dist.] 1997, no pet.). The stay provides the debtor with a p v. Pan Am. World Airways, Inc., 966 F.2d 457, 459 (9th Cir.1992) (<HOLDING>); Dennis v. A.H. Robins Co., 860 F.2d 871, 872

A: holding that bankruptcy court order that a stay applied to a particular party was a final order and noting that bankruptcy court orders lifting or denying relief from an automatic stay are final for purposes of appeal
B: holding nonsuit does not violate bankruptcy stay because it is a termination of the case against the debtor
C: holding dismissal is not precluded by bankruptcy stay
D: recognizing that a stay is as much a refusal to exercise federal jurisdiction as a dismissal
C.