Since then, Judge Mark granted Psystar's motion to dismiss bankruptcy proceedings in the district of Southern Florida, but did so with prejudice. His order stipulated that Psystar cannot file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for a period of 12 months, and also stipulated that Psystar will not be granted an automatic stay from Apple's case should it attempt to file for Chapter 7 insolvent liquidation. One effect of the judge's orders is that Psystar won't be able to use bankruptcy as a stall tactic against Apple—that trial is set to begin in January. But the other effect of the order is that Psystar can be sued by its creditors. "All of Psystar's creditors are now free to sue in any court of competent jurisdiction to get their debts paid," an attorney familiar with bankruptcy told The Mac Observer. That includes Apple, which Psystar may owe for copies of Mac OS X it bought from the company.