On November 11, 2011 and December 12, 2011, Bruce H. Matson, Creditor Trustee of the CEI Liquidation Trust in the CEI Liquidation Estate f/k/a Champion Enterprises, Inc. Bankruptcy, commenced Chapter 5 preferential transfer recovery litigation with the filing of 232 complaints in the District of Delaware.
Adversary Proceedings Overview
Lead Bankruptcy Case Name (Case Number): CEI Liquidation Estate f/k/a Champion Enterprises, Inc. (09-14019)
Bankruptcy Court District (Division): District of Delaware
Petition Date: November 15, 2009
Associated Cases: On August 16, 2011, the Bankruptcy Court entered a Final Decree, Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 350(a), Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3022, and Local Rule 5009-1 (I) Closing Certain of the Chapter 11 Cases, and (II) Granting Related Relief, Nunc Pro Tunc to the Effective Date (the "Final Decree"). The remaining Debtors are: CEI Liquidation Estate (f/k/a Champion Enterprises, Inc. ); and CHBC Liquidation Estate (f/k/a Champion Home Builders Co. ). The list of the Debtors in the formerly open cases are: RH Liquidation Estate (f/Ida Redman Homes, Inc. ); NEBSI Liquidation Estate (f/k/a New Era Building Systems, Inc. ); NAHC Liquidation Estate (f/k/a North American Housing Corp. ); Homes of Merit, Inc.; WHC Liquidation Estate (f/k/a Western Homes Corporation ); SF1 Liquidation Estate (f/k/a Star Fleet, Inc. ); CEMC Liquidation Estate (f/k/a Champion Enterprises Management Co. ); CR1 Liquidation Estate (f/k/a Champion Retail, Inc. ); SJAHI Liquidation Estate (f/k/a San Jose Advantage Homes, Inc. ); HAC Liquidation Estate (f/k/a Highland Acquisition Corp. ); HMCLLC Liquidation Estate (f/k/a Highland Manufacturing Company LLC ); SSH Liquidating Corp.; CHBI (f/k/a Champion Homes of Boaz, Inc. ); Iseman Corp.; MHCDC, LLC; HomePride Finance Corp.; and CDC Liquidation Estate (f/k/a Champion Development Corp.)
Plaintiff: Bruce H. Matson, Creditor Trustee of the CEI Liquidation Trust
Number of Proceedings: 232
When Filed: on November 11, 2011 and December 12, 2011
Adversary Proceeding Judge: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross
Plaintiff's Counsel: ASK Financial LLP (St. Paul, MN) attorneys Joseph L. Steinfeld, Jr., Kara E. Casteel, Edward Neiger, and Marianna Udem; The Rosner Law Group LLC (Wilmington, DE) attorney Frederick B. Rosner
Avoidance Period: The complaint identifies the preference period as the period "between August 17, 2009 and November 15, 2009".
Related Materials:
- CADDJ APScans Report of Complaints, Answers, Dismissals, Defaults and Judgments in the CEI Liquidation Estate f/k/a Champion Enterprises, Inc. Bankruptcy Preferential Transfer Recovery Adversary Proceedings
- To see a Current APScans report of recent substantive filings, click this link.
- Sample Complaint in the CEI Liquidation Estate f/k/a Champion Enterprises, Inc. Bankruptcy Adversary Proceedings