Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani on Friday asked the judge presiding over his Chapter 11 bankruptcy case to lift the automatic stay so that Giuliani can pursue post-judgment motions in a defamation case filed by two Georgia election workers.
Giuliani filed for bankruptcy in December, one day after he was ordered to immediately pay a $148 million judgment in the defamation case. In the Chapter 11 paperwork, when asked what type of debt he owes, Giuliani wrote “Lawsuits.”

Rudy Giuliani, former lawyer to Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media while leaving federal court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 19, 2023. Giuliani is facing allegations that he’s violated his discovery obligations in a civil suit brought by two Georgia election workers who accused him of defaming them after the 2020 election. Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

