Case number: 4:23-bk-42469 - Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc. - Texas Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc.

  • Court

    Texas Northern (txnbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Mark X. Mullin

  • Filed

    08/22/2023

  • Last Filing

    03/28/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
REFORM, DsclsDue, jntadmn, LEAD, EXHIBITS, SealedDocument



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Texas (Ft. Worth)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 23-42469-mxm11

Assigned to: Mark X. Mullin
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  08/22/2023
341 meeting:  11/02/2023
Deadline for filing claims:  01/14/2024
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  04/13/2024

Debtor

Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc.

c/o Michael McPeak
1030 East 13th Street
Carthage, MO 64836
RUSK-TX

represented by
Lauren E. Hayes

Husch Blackwell LLP
111 Congress Avenue
Suite 1400
Austin, TX 78701
512-479-1163
Fax : 512-479-1101
Email: lauren.hayes@huschblackwell.com

Buffey E. Klein

Husch Blackwell
1900 N. Pearl Street
Suite 1800
Dallas, TX 75201
214-999-6100
Fax : 214-999-6170
Email: buffey.klein@huschblackwell.com

U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee

1100 Commerce Street
Room 976
Dallas, TX 75202
214-767-8967

represented by
Elizabeth Ziegler Young

U.S. Trustee Office
1100 Commerce Street, Room 976
Dallas, TX 75242
(214) 767-8967
Fax : (214) 767-8971
Email: elizabeth.a.young@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Ad Hoc Committee of Unsecured Creditors

c/o Raymond Urbanik
Lathrop GPM LLP
2101 Cedar Springs Rd., Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75201
469.983.6100

represented by
Raymond James Urbanik

Lathrop GPM LLP
2101 Cedar Springs Road
Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75201-2134
469-983-6032
Fax : 469-983-6101
Email: rurbanik@urbanikllc.com

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Gianfranco Finizio

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 11036-7703
(212) 775-8840
Fax : (646) 786-4442
Email: gfinizio@kilpatricktownsend.com

Christin J. Jones

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 4400
Dallas, TX 75201
214-922-7148
Email: cjones@ktslaw.com

Jenna MacDonald

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 11036-7703
212-775-8863
Fax : 202-898-0197
Email: jmacdonald@kilpatricktownsend.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
03/27/2025666Hearing held on 3/27/2025 ***GRANTED***. (RE: related document(s)[643] Motion to convert case from chapter 11 to 7 for Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc. and SBM Holdings, LLC. Fee Amount $15 Filed by Debtor Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)) (Willis, Lin)
03/27/2025665Hearing held on 3/27/2025 ***CONTINUED DATE TBD***. (RE: related document(s)[607] Application for administrative expenses Filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company Objections due by 11/15/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. 1 - Aug. 8, 2024 Transcript # 2 Exhibit Ex. 2 - Claim Acknowledgment # 3 Exhibit Ex. 3 - Email RE Claim made on US Fire Policy # 4 Exhibit Ex. 4 - Email with Debtors' Counsel # 5 Exhibit Ex. 5 - Attorney's Fees)) (Willis, Lin)
03/27/2025664Amended Witness and Exhibit List (reflecting exhibit numbers) filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company (RE: related document(s)[662] List (witness/exhibit/generic), [663] List (witness/exhibit/generic)). (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Ex. 1 # (2) Exhibit Ex. 2 # (3) Exhibit Ex. 3 # (4) Exhibit Ex. 4 # (5) Exhibit Ex. 5 # (6) Exhibit Ex. 6 # (7) Exhibit Ex. 7 # (8) Exhibit Ex. 8) (Boydston, Elizabeth)
03/27/2025663Amended Witness and Exhibit List for Hearing on US Fire's Application for Allowance and Payment of Administrative Expense Claim filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company (RE: related document(s)[662] List (witness/exhibit/generic)). (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit # (2) Exhibit # (3) Exhibit # (4) Exhibit # (5) Exhibit # (6) Exhibit # (7) Exhibit # (8) Exhibit) (Boydston, Elizabeth)
03/26/2025662Witness and Exhibit List for Hearing on US Fire's Application for Allowance and Payment of Administrative Expense Claim filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company (RE: related document(s)[607] Application for administrative expenses). (Boydston, Elizabeth)
03/18/2025661Hearing reset from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on March 27th (RE: related document(s)[643] Motion to convert case from chapter 11 to 7 for Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc. and SBM Holdings, LLC. Fee Amount $15 Filed by Debtor Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)) Hearing to be held on 3/27/2025 at 03:00 PM at https://us-courts.webex.com/meet/mullin for [643], (Calfee, Jennifer)
03/14/2025660Amended Notice of hearing on US Fire's Application for Allowance and Payment of Administrative Expense Claim filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company (RE: related document(s)[607] Application for administrative expenses Filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company Objections due by 11/15/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. 1 - Aug. 8, 2024 Transcript # 2 Exhibit Ex. 2 - Claim Acknowledgment # 3 Exhibit Ex. 3 - Email RE Claim made on US Fire Policy # 4 Exhibit Ex. 4 - Email with Debtors' Counsel # 5 Exhibit Ex. 5 - Attorney's Fees)). Hearing to be held on 3/27/2025 at 03:00 PM Ft. Worth, Judge Mullin's Ctrm. for [607], (Boydston, Elizabeth)
03/05/2025659Response opposed to (related document(s): [656] Objection filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company) filed by Debtor Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc.. (Klein, Buffey)
02/27/2025658(6 pgs) BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document. (RE: related document(s)653 Order granting motion to continue hearing to a date and time to be set by the Court after the Conversion Hearing (related document 652) (related documents Application for administrative expenses) Entered on 2/25/2025.) No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 02/27/2025. (Admin.)
02/26/2025657(14 pgs; 2 docs) Motion to dismiss case for CHIC Holdings, LLC and MFAF Holdings, LLC Filed by Debtor Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Klein, Buffey)