Case number: 3:25-bk-30743 - American Trash Management, Inc. - California Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    American Trash Management, Inc.

  • Court

    California Northern (canbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Hannah L. Blumenstiel

  • Filed

    09/15/2025

  • Last Filing

    09/25/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
APPEAL



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
California Northern Bankruptcy Court (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 25-30743

Assigned to: Judge Hannah L. Blumenstiel
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  09/15/2025
341 meeting:  10/20/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  11/24/2025

Debtor

American Trash Management, Inc.

1900 Powell St.
Suite 220
Emeryville, CA 94608
ALAMEDA-CA
Tax ID / EIN: 94-3126861
dba
SmartTrash, LLC

dba
SmartTrash Systems, LLC


represented by
Stephen D. Finestone

Finestone Hayes LLP
456 Montgomery St. 20th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 421-2624
Email: sfinestone@fhlawllp.com

Jennifer C. Hayes

Finestone Hayes LLP
456 Montgomery St., 20th Fl
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 616-0466
Email: jhayes@fhlawllp.com

Johnson C. Lee

Finestone Hayes LLP
456 Montgomery Street
Suite 1300
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-421-2624
Fax : 415-398-2820
Email: jlee@fhlawllp.com

Remington Lenton-Young

Hoge Fenton
55 South Market Street
Suite 900
San Jose, CA 95113
408-287-9501
Email: remington.lenton-young@hogefenton.com

Ryan A. Witthans

Finestone Hayes LLP
456 Montgomery St
Suite 1300
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-481-5481
Email: rwitthans@fhlawllp.com

Responsible Ind

Scott Brown

1900 Powell St., Suite 220
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 292-5401

 
 
Trustee

Gina R. Klump

Gina R. Klump, Trustee
11 5th Street, Suite 102
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-778-0111

 
 
U.S. Trustee

Office of the U.S. Trustee / SF

Phillip J. Burton Federal Building
450 Golden Gate Ave. 5th Fl., #05-0153
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415)705-3333
represented by
Trevor Ross Fehr

Office of the U.S. Trustee
501 I Street, Suite 7-500
Sacramento, CA 95814
(408) 535-5525
Email: trevor.fehr@usdoj.gov

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
07/31/2026191Document: Redline of Amended Combined Plan and Disclosure Statement. (RE: related document(s)190 Amended Chapter 11 Plan, Amended Disclosure Statement). Filed by Debtor American Trash Management, Inc. (Finestone, Stephen) (Entered: 07/31/2026)
07/31/2026190Amended Chapter 11 Plan , Amended Disclosure Statement Filed by Debtor American Trash Management, Inc. (RE: related document(s)150 Chapter 11 Plan filed by Debtor American Trash Management, Inc., Disclosure Statement). (Finestone, Stephen) (Entered: 07/31/2026)
07/29/2026189Reply to Debtor's Opposition to Motion re Plan Exclusivity (RE: related document(s)163 Motion Miscellaneous Relief). Filed by Creditor WHR Holdings LLC (Lenton-Young, Remington) (Entered: 07/29/2026)
07/26/2026188BNC Certificate of Mailing (RE: related document(s) 187 Order). Notice Date 07/26/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 07/26/2026)
07/24/2026187Order Granting Stipulated And Agreed Motion To Extend Whr Holdings, Llcs Deadline To Respond To Debtors Objection To Amend Claim No. 19 (RE: related document(s)186 Stipulation to Extend Time filed by Creditor WHR Holdings LLC). (euo) (Entered: 07/24/2026)
07/24/2026186Stipulation to Extend Time to Respond to Debtor's Objection to Amended Claim No. 19 Filed by Creditor WHR Holdings LLC (RE: related document(s)158 Objection to Claim filed by Debtor American Trash Management, Inc.). (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order-FRBP 4001) (Lenton-Young, Remington) (Entered: 07/24/2026)
07/22/2026185Brief/Memorandum in Opposition to WHR HOLDINGS, LLCS MOTION RE PLAN EXCLUSIVITY TERMINATION (RE: related document(s)163 Motion Miscellaneous Relief). Filed by Debtor American Trash Management, Inc. (Witthans, Ryan) (Entered: 07/22/2026)
07/20/2026184Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report for the Month Ending: 06/30/2026 Filed by Debtor American Trash Management, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits) (Witthans, Ryan) (Entered: 07/20/2026)
07/16/2026183PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [07/16/2026 10:11:33 AM]. File Size [ 1456 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:06:02 ]. (admin). (Entered: 07/16/2026)
07/16/2026
DOCKET TEXT ORDER
(no separate order issued:) This case came before the court on July 16, 2026 for a continued status conference. Appearances were as noted on the record. For the reasons stated on the record, the court orders as follows: (1) The status conference is hereby continued to October 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (2) You may appear at the October 8 continued status conference in-person or by Zoom. If you wish to appear in-person, you should arrive in Courtroom 19 of the United States Bankruptcy Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA no later than 10:00 a.m. If you wish to appear by Zoom, please consult the court's website for information explaining how to arrange an appearance at a video hearing. If you have questions about how to participate in a hearing, you may contact the court by calling 888-821-7606 or by using the Live Chat feature on the court's website. (3) No later than October 1, 2026, Debtor American Trash Management, Inc. shall file a status conference statement, which shall advise of any material developments in the case. Debtor's status conference statement shall not exceed 5 pages. As always, the court welcomes status conference statements from creditors and other interested parties, so long as they are filed no later than October 1 and do not exceed 5 pages. (4) Debtor shall remain current with its monthly operating reports. (RE: related document(s)182 Status Conference Statement filed by Debtor American Trash Management, Inc.). (hdc) (Entered: 07/16/2026)