Case number: 1:17-bk-13886 - Central Grocers, Inc. - Illinois Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Central Grocers, Inc.

  • Court

    Illinois Northern (ilnbke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Janet S. Baer

  • Filed

    05/02/2017

  • Last Filing

    11/20/2024

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    i

Docket Header
CONVERTED, ClaimsNoticeAgent, JNTADMN, LEAD, MegaCase, ReCONV, ESealDoc



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 17-13886

Assigned to: Honorable Judge Janet S. Baer
Chapter 7
Previous chapter 11
Original chapter 7
Involuntary
Asset


Date filed:  05/02/2017
Date converted:  12/04/2017
341 meeting:  02/26/2018
Deadline for filing claims:  03/20/2018
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  03/20/2018

Debtor 1

Central Grocers, Inc.

2600 West Haven Ave.
Joliet, IL 60433
WILL-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 36-0883170

represented by
David A Agay

McDonald Hopkins LLC
300 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
312-280-0111
Email: dagay@mcdonaldhopkins.com

Danielle D Donovan

Well Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
212-310-8141

Joshua A Gadharf

McDonald Hopkins PLC
39533 Woodward Ave
Suite 318
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
248-593-2942
Email: jgadharf@mcdonaldhopkins.com

Paul R Genender

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
200 Crescent Court
Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75201-6950
214-746-7877

Joel D Groenewold

Kopka Pinkus Dolin, PC
200 West Adams Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 782-9920
Email: jdgroenewold@kopkalaw.com

Timothy M Hughes

Lavelle Law, Ltd
1933 N. Meacham Rd., #600
Schaumburg, IL 60173
847-705-7555
Fax : 847-705-9960
Email: thughes@lavellelaw.com

Stephen Karotkin

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
(212) 310-8000

Amanda Pennington Prugh

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
200 Crescent Court
Dallas, TX 75201-6950
214746-7857

Salvatore A Romanello

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
212-310-8000

Ray Schrock

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
(212) 310-8000

Sunny Singh

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
(212) 310-8000

Rion Vaughan

McDonald Hopkins LLC
300 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 280-0111
Email: rvaughan@mcdonaldhopkins.com

Petitioning Creditor

The Coca-Cola Company

1150 Sanctuary Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30009

represented by
Jason M Torf

Tucker Ellis LLP
233 S. Wacker Dr.
Suite 6950
Chicago, IL 60606-9997
312-256-9432
Fax : 312-624-6309
Email: jason.torf@tuckerellis.com

Petitioning Creditor

General Mills, Inc.

1 General Mills Blvd.
Milleapolis, MN 55426

represented by
Peter A Clark

Barnes & Thornburg LLP
One North Wacker Drive
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) - 2145668 Ext.
Fax : 312-759-5646
Email: pclark@btlaw.com

Kevin C. Driscoll

Barnes & Thornburg
1 North Wacker Drive
Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606
312 214-8322
Fax : 312 759-5646
Email: kevin.driscoll@btlaw.com

Jason M Torf

(See above for address)

Petitioning Creditor

Mars Financial Services

100 International Drive
Mt. Olive, NJ 07840

represented by
Jason M Torf

(See above for address)

Petitioning Creditor

Post Consumer Brands

20802 Kensington Blvd.
Lakeville, MN 55044

represented by
Jason M Torf

(See above for address)

Petitioning Creditor

The Clorox Sales Company

1221 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612

represented by
Jason M Torf

(See above for address)

Petitioning Creditor

Hormel Foods Corporation

1 Hormel Place
Austin, MN 55912

represented by
Jason M Torf

(See above for address)

Petitioning Creditor

Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc.

3001 "L" Street
PO Box 7566
Omaha, NE 68107

represented by
Jason M Torf

(See above for address)

Petitioning Creditor

Affy Tapple, L.L.C.


represented by
Gina B Krol, ESQ

Gina Krol
1064 104th Street
Ste 100
60565-4382
Naperville, IL 60564
312-368-0300
Email: gkrol@cohenandkrol.com

Mark E Leipold

Gould & Ratner
222 N LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60601
312 899-1651
Fax : 312 236-3241
Email: mleipold@gouldratner.com

Petitioning Creditor

Power Play Distributors, LLC


represented by
Theresa B Carney

Rock Fusco Connelly
321 S. Clark Street, Ste. 2200
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 494-1000
Email: tcarney@rfclaw.com

Trustee

Peter N Metrou

Metrou & Nemiroff PC
123 W Washington St Suite 216
Oswego, IL 60543
630-551-7171
TERMINATED: 01/12/2018

represented by
Ira Bodenstein

Cozen O'Connor
123 N. Wacker Drive
Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
312 474-1647
Fax : 312 361-0646
Email: ibodenstein@cozen.com
TERMINATED: 01/12/2018

Shaw Fishman

Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC
321 N. Clark St.,
Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60654
TERMINATED: 01/12/2018

Richard M. Fogel

Cozen O'Connor
123 N. Wacker Drive
Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
312-474-4450
Fax : 312-462-1770
Email: rfogel@cozen.com
TERMINATED: 01/12/2018

Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC

321 North Clark Street Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60610
312-541-0151
TERMINATED: 01/12/2018

Trustee

Howard B. Samuels

350 N. LaSalle St.
Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60654
312-645-1975
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

represented by
Robert M Andalman

A G Law LLC
542 South Dearborn St., 10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 348-7629
Email: randalman@aandglaw.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Brian Jordan Bah

Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
1601 Elm Street
Suite 4200
Dallas, TX 75201
214-420-8910
Fax : 214-420-8909
Email: bbah@reidcollins.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Kara E Casteel

ASK LLP
2600 Eagan Woods Drive, Suite 400
St. Paul, MN 55121
(651)289-3846
Email: kcasteel@askllp.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Cera LLP

595 Market Street
Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-777-2230
Fax : 415-777-5189
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Shelly A. DeRousse

Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
311 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
312-360-6000
Email: sderousse@sgrlaw.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Michael M. Eidelman, ESQ

Vedder Price
222 N. LaSalle Street
Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60601
312 609-7636
Fax : 312 609-5055
Email: meidelman@vedderprice.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Stephanie K. Hor-Chen

Vedder Price P.C.
222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 609-7500
Fax : (312) 609-5005
Email: schen@vedderprice.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Allison Hudson

Vedder Price P.C.
222 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60601
312-609-7507
Email: ahudson@vedderprice.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Elizabeth L Janczak

Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
311 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
312-360-6000
Email: ejanczak@sgrlaw.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Michael Leifman

Vedder Price, P.C.
222 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60601
312-609-7500
Email: mleifman@vedderprice.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

M.A.I.T. Co

TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Leo B. Oppenheimer

1601 Elm St. #4250
Dallas, TX 75201
214-420-8904
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Joseph L. Steinfeld, Jr.

ASK LLP
2600 Eagan Woods Drive
St. Paul, MN 55121
(651) - 2893850
Email: jsteinfeld@askllp.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

William W Thorsness

Vedder Price P.C.
222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) - 6097500
Email: wthorsness@vedderprice.com
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz
222 North Lasalle Street
Chicago, IL 60601
312-609-7500
TERMINATED: 07/12/2024

Trustee

Gregg Szilagyi

209 S LASALLE ST
Suite 950
Chicago, IL 60604
312-663-0801

 
 
U.S. Trustee

Patrick S Layng

Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 11
219 S Dearborn St
Room 873
Chicago, IL 60604
312-886-5785

represented by
Ha M Nguyen

Office of the U.S. Trustee
219 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 886-3320 Ext.
Email: ha.nguyen@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Central Grocers, Inc.


represented by
Arrstein & Lehr LLP

161 North Clark Street
Suite 4200
Chicago, IL 60601
312-876-7100

Barry A Chatz

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
161 North Clark Street
Suite 4200
Chicago, IL 60601
312 876-7100
Email: barry.chatz@saul.com

Gianfranco Finizio

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
1114 Avenue of Americas
New York, NY 10036
212-775-8840

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton lLP

1100 Peachtree Sreet NE
Suite 2800
Atlanta, Ga 30309-4528

J. Benjamin King

Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
1601 Elm St
Ste 4200
Dallas, TX 75201
214-420-8900
Fax : 214-420-8909
Email: bking@reidcollins.com

Eric D Madden

Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
1601 Elm Street
Suite 4250
Dallas, TX 75201
214-420-8900

Todd C Meyers

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
1100 Peachtree St
Suite 2800
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404)815-6482
Fax : (404) 541-3307
Email: tmeyers@kilpatricktownsend.com

Kevin H Morse

Clark Hill PLC
130 E. Randolph Street, Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 985-5556
Email: kmorse@clarkhill.com

Jonathan E. Polonsky

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
1114 Avenue of Americas
21st Floor
New York, NY 10036
212-775-8703

David M Posner

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 775-8764

Saul Ewing LLP

1201 Market Street
Suite 2300
Wilmington, DE 19801

William A. Williams

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
161 N. Clark Street
Suite 4200
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 876-6695
Email: bill.williams@saul.com

Creditor Committee

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 710, 703/738 and 142
represented by
Sara J Geenen

The Previant Law Firm
310 W Wisconsin Ave
Suite 100MW
Milwaukee, WI 53203
414-271-4500
Email: sjg@previant.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
11/19/20243780Order Granting Motion to Authorize (Related Doc # [3775]). Signed on 11/19/2024. (Hamilton, Annette)
11/19/20243779(E)Omnibus Hearing Continued. Hearing to be held on 12/17/2024 at 10:30 AM at Appear in Courtroom 615, 219 S. Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60604, or Using Zoom - Judge Baer. (Dragonetti, Alex)
11/14/20243778Agenda of Matters Related to Central Grocers, Inc., Strack & Van Til Super Market, Inc. and SVT, LLC Scheduled for Hearing on November 19, 2024 Filed by Michael Leifman on behalf of Szilagyi, not individually, but as the successor chapter 7 trustee for the estates of Central Grocers, Inc., Strack & Van Til Super Market, Inc. and SVT, LLC. (Leifman, Michael)
11/12/20243777Affidavit of Service Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (RE: [3775] Motion to Authorize, [3776] Supplement). (Steele, Benjamin)
11/04/20243776Supplement Exhibit D Filed by Michael Leifman on behalf of Szilagyi, not individually, but as the successor chapter 7 trustee for the estates of Central Grocers, Inc., Strack & Van Til Super Market, Inc. and SVT, LLC (RE: [3775] Motion to Authorize). (Leifman, Michael)
11/04/20243775Notice of Motion and First Motion to Authorize Certain Professionals to Continue Employment Filed by Michael Leifman on behalf of Szilagyi, not individually, but as the successor chapter 7 trustee for the estates of Central Grocers, Inc., Strack & Van Til Super Market, Inc. and SVT, LLC. Hearing scheduled for 11/19/2024 at 10:30 AM at Appear In Courtroom 615, 219 S. Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60604 or Using Zoom- Judge Baer. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A # (2) Exhibit B # (3) Exhibit C # (4) Proposed Order) (Leifman, Michael)
10/15/20243774Order Granting Motion to Approve Settlement (Related Doc # [3770]), Granting Motion to Authorize (Related Doc # [3770]). Signed on 10/15/2024. (Chavez, Baldo)
10/15/20243773(E)Omnibus Hearing Continued. Hearing to be held on 11/19/2024 at 10:30 AM at Appear in Courtroom 615, 219 S. Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60604, or Using Zoom - Judge Baer. (Dragonetti, Alex)
10/10/20243772Agenda of Matters Related to Central Grocers, Inc., Strack & Van Til Super Market, Inc. And SVT, LLC Scheduled for Hearing on October 15, 2024 Filed by Michael Leifman on behalf of Szilagyi, not individually, but as the successor chapter 7 trustee for the estates of Central Grocers, Inc., Strack & Van Til Super Market, Inc. and SVT, LLC. (Leifman, Michael)
10/04/20243771Affidavit of Service Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (RE: [3770] Motion to Approve Compromise or Settlement per Rule 9019, Motion to Authorize). (Steele, Benjamin)