Case number: 3:26-bk-30265 - Academy of Volleyball, Inc. - California Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Academy of Volleyball, Inc.

  • Court

    California Northern (canbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Hannah L. Blumenstiel

  • Filed

    03/26/2026

  • Last Filing

    11/13/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
California Northern Bankruptcy Court (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-30265

Assigned to: Judge Hannah L. Blumenstiel
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset
Date filed:  03/26/2026
341 meeting:  05/04/2026
Deadline for filing claims:  06/04/2026

Debtor

Academy of Volleyball, Inc.

11195 Hooper Lane
Los Altos, CA 94024
SAN MATEO-CA
Tax ID / EIN: 47-4358895
fdba
Academy of Volleyball, LLC
represented by
Michael Jay Berger

Law Offices of Michael Jay Berger
9454 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310)271-6223
Email: michael.berger@bankruptcypower.com

Responsible Ind

Daniele Desiderio

2424 El Camino Real
Redwood City, CA 94063
650-384-9440
 
 
Trustee

Not Assigned - SF

TERMINATED: 03/30/2026
 
 
Trustee

Mark M. Sharf

6080 Center Dr., #600
Los Angeles, CA 90045
818-961-7170
 
 
U.S. Trustee

Office of the U.S. Trustee / SF

One Sansome Street 11th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 705-3333
represented by
Phillip John Shine

DOJ-Ust
450 Golden Gate Avenue, Room 05-0153
San Francisco, CA 94102
(408) 535-5525
Fax : (408) 535-5532
Email: phillip.shine@usdoj.gov

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
11/13/2026Hearing vacated per 11/13/2026 docket text order. (RE: related document(s) 132 Ex Parte Application to Employ Sherman Law Group as Litigation Counsel , Declarations of Richard Lloyd Sherman and Daniele Desiderio In Support Thereof). (euo)
11/13/2026DOCKET TEXT ORDER (no separate order issued:) This case is scheduled to come before the court on November 19, 2026 for a hearing on Debtor Academy of Volleyball, Inc.'s Application for Order Authorizing Debtor to Employ Sherman Law Group as Litigation Counsel (Dkt. 132; the "Application"). The court has reviewed the Application, along with the relevant Notice of Hearing (Dkt. 133; the "NOH") and Certificate of Service (Dkt. 134). Based upon that analysis, the court finds and concludes that the Application and NOH were properly served and that all necessary parties have received adequate notice of their opportunity to object to the relief sought. Pursuant to B.L.R. 9014-1(c)(2), objections to the Application were due no later than November 12, 2026; none have been filed. Accordingly, the court orders as follows: (1) The Application will be approved. (2) Debtors counsel shall promptly upload an order consistent with the Application. (3) The November 19 hearing is hereby vacated. (RE: related document(s)[132] Application to Employ filed by Debtor Academy of Volleyball, Inc.). (sjr)
11/13/2026149Order Following Status Conference (RE: related document(s)doc Hearing Continued). (euo)
11/12/2026148PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [11/12/2026 10:19:36 AM]. File Size [ 6784 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:28:52 ]. (admin).
11/12/2026Hearing Continued. The court to issue an order as indicated on the record. Michael Berger appeared for the debtor. Mark Romen appeared for 2424 ECR, LLC. (RE: related document(s) 7 Order and Notice of Status Conference Chp 11). Hearing scheduled for 01/21/2027 at 10:00 AM in/via San Francisco Courtroom 19 or via Zoom - Blumenstiel. (euo)
11/11/2026147Certificate of Service (RE: related document(s)[146] Withdrawal of Document). Filed by Debtor Academy of Volleyball, Inc. (Berger, Michael)
11/11/2026146Withdrawal of Documents Withdrawal of Amended Application for Order Authorizing Debtor to Employ Sherman Law Group as Litigation Counsel (RE: related document(s)[136] Application to Employ). Filed by Debtor Academy of Volleyball, Inc. (Berger, Michael)
11/09/2026145Certificate of Service (RE: related document(s)144 Declaration). Filed by Debtor Academy of Volleyball, Inc. (Berger, Michael) (Entered: 11/09/2026)
11/09/2026144Supplemental Declaration of Daniele Desiderio in In Support of Debtor's Disclosure Statement Describing Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (RE: related document(s)141 Disclosure Statement). Filed by Debtor Academy of Volleyball, Inc. (Berger, Michael) (Entered: 11/09/2026)
11/03/2026DOCKET TEXT ORDER (no separate order issued:) This case is scheduled to come before the court on November 19, 2026 for a hearing on Debtor Academy of Volleyball, Inc.'s Application for Order Authorizing Debtor to Employ Sherman Law Group as Litigation Counsel (Dkt. 132; the "Application"). On November 2, 2026, Debtor filed an Amended Application for Order Authorizing Debtor to Employ Sherman Law Group as Litigation Counsel (Dkt. 136; the "Amended Application"), along with an Ex Parte Motion for an Order Shortening Time (Dkt. 137; the "Ex Parte Motion"). The Ex Parte Motion asks for an expedited hearing on the Amended Application, apparently because Debtor fears missing deadlines to file certain pleadings in the lawsuit in which Debtor hopes to be represented by Sherman Law Group. The court has quickly compared the Application and Amended Application and could discern no differences between them; the terms of employment, the amount of the proposed post-petition retainer, the relevant engagement agreement, and the effective date of employment all appear to be the same. The Ex Parte Motion states that Debtor filed the Amended Application only because it filed the Ex Parte Motion. If the Application and the Amended Application are substantively identical, the Amended Application is entirely unnecessary. Debtor could have simply filed the Ex Parte Motion. Beyond that, however, the deadlines that Debtor fears missing cannot have come as a surprise, because the lawsuit in which Debtor is a defendant has been pending since March 11, 2026. The Ex Parte Motion does not state that Debtor, its counsel, or Sherman Law Group were previously unaware of the relevant deadlines. The court finds and concludes that Debtor has failed to present good cause in support of the Ex Parte Motion. Accordingly, the court orders as follows: (1) The Ex Parte Motion is hereby denied. (2) If there are no substantive differences between the Application and ! the Amended Application, Debtor shall withdraw the Amended Application, and the November 19 hearing will proceed. (3) If there are substantive differences between the Application and the Amended Application, Debtors counsel shall serve the Amended Application and a notice and opportunity for hearing pursuant to B.L.R. 9014-1(b)(3), which will prompt the court to vacate the November 19 hearing on the Application. (RE: related document(s)[137] Motion to Shorten Time filed by Debtor Academy of Volleyball, Inc.). (sjr)