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

    02/21/2025

  • 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
7494 State Highway 42 S
Henderson, TX 75654
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
02/21/2025651Motion for leave /Unopposed Motion for Entry of Order Adjourning Hearing on Motion for Administrative Expenses (related document(s) [610] Application for administrative expenses, [637] Notice of hearing) Filed by HUB International Insurance Services Inc., Ryan Specialty, LLC (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A - Proposed Order) (O'Neil, Holland)
02/20/2025650Notice of hearingon US Fires 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), [617] Objection to (related document(s): [607] Application for administrative expenses filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company) filed by Debtor Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc.., [649] Reply to (related document(s): [617] Objection filed by Debtor Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc.) filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 # 2 Exhibit 2 # 3 Exhibit 3)). Hearing to be held on 3/19/2025 at 01:30 PM Ft. Worth, Judge Mullin's Ctrm. for [649] and for [607] and for [617], (Boydston, Elizabeth)
02/19/2025649Reply to (related document(s): [617] Objection filed by Debtor Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc.) filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 # (2) Exhibit 2 # (3) Exhibit 3) (Rahn, Alexandria)
02/13/2025648Order Granting Unopposed Motion to Determine that IRS Administrative Expense Claim is Not Subject to the Requirements for Covered Administrative Claims in the Interim Bar Date Order (593) (related document # [605]) Entered on 2/13/2025. (Chambers, Deanna)
02/12/2025647Clerk's correspondence requesting a notice of hearing from attorney for creditor. (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)) Responses due by 2/19/2025. (Chambers, Deanna)
02/12/2025646Clerk's correspondence requesting an order from attorney for creditor. (RE: related document(s)[608] Application for administrative expenses Cass County Collector of Revenue's Application for Administrative Expense Filed by Creditor Cass County, Missouri (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: Tax Statement)) Responses due by 2/19/2025. (Chambers, Deanna)
02/12/2025645Clerk's correspondence requesting an order from attorney for creditor. (RE: related document(s)[605] Application for administrative expenses and Unopposed Motion asking for an Order that IRS Admin Claim is not a Covered Admin Claim under Order 593 Filed by Creditor United States Of America Internal Revenue Service (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Admin Claim)) Responses due by 2/19/2025. (Chambers, Deanna)
02/03/2025644Amended Notice of hearing filed by Creditor Spire Marketing Inc. (RE: related document(s)[583] Application for administrative expenses Filed by Creditor Spire Marketing Inc. Objections due by 9/24/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. A Declaration # 2 Proposed Order # 3 Index Service List)). Hearing to be held on 2/27/2025 at 01:30 PM at https://us-courts.webex.com/meet/mullin for [583], (Barnes, Ben)
02/03/2025643Motion 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) (Klein, Buffey)
02/03/2025642Motion for leave to file Debtors' Sur-Reply in Support of Debtor's Objection to HUB International Insurance Services Inc. and Ryan Speciality, LLC's Motion for Administrative Expenses (related document(s) [610] Application for administrative expenses, [618] Objection, [636] Reply) Filed by Debtor Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc. Objections due by 2/24/2025. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A # (2) Proposed Order) (Klein, Buffey)