Case number: 1:12-bk-12291 - Tri-Valley Corporation - Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Tri-Valley Corporation

  • Court

    Delaware (debke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Mary F. Walrath

  • Filed

    08/07/2012

  • Last Filing

    07/29/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
CONS, LEAD, CONVERTED, CLAIMS, ASSET



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Delaware (Delaware)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 12-12291-MFW

Assigned to: Mary F. Walrath
Chapter 7
Previous chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  08/07/2012
Date converted:  03/25/2013
341 meeting:  05/22/2013

Debtor

Tri-Valley Corporation

Attn: Maston N. Cunningham
P O Box 20429
Bakersfield, CA 93390
KERN-CA
Tax ID / EIN: 94-1585250
fdba
Great Valley Production Services, LLC (merger 2010)

fdba
Tri-Valley Power Corporation (merger 2010)


represented by
Luke Anderson

K&L Gates LLP
1900 Main Street
Suite 600
Irvine, CA 92614-7319
949-253-0900
Fax : 949-253-0902
Email: luke.anderson@klgates.com

Kimberly A. Brown

Landis Rath & Cobb LLP
919 N. Market Street
Suite 1800
PO Box 2087
Wilmington, DE 19899
302-467-4400
Fax : 302-467-4450
Email: brown@lrclaw.com

Rebecca L. Butcher

Landis Rath & Cobb LLP
919 Market Street
Suite 1800
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-467-4400
Fax : 302-467-4450
Email: butcher@lrclaw.com

Nathaniel S. Currall

K&L Gates LLP
1900 Main Street
Suite 600
Irvine, CA 92614-7319
949-253-0900
Fax : 949-253-0902
Email: nathaniel.currall@klgates.com

Charles A. Dale, III

K&L Gates LLP
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2950
617-261-3112
Fax : 617-261-3175
Email: chad.dale@klgates.com

Landon Ellis

Landis Rath & Cobb LLP
919 Market Street, Suite 1800
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-467-4400
Fax : 302-467-4450
Email: ellis@lrclaw.com

Jared S. Hawk

K&L Gates LLP
K&L Gates Center
210 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-355-6348
Fax : 412-335-6501
Email: jared.hawk@klgates.com

Adam G. Landis

Landis Rath & Cobb LLP
919 Market Street
Suite 1800
Wilmington, DE 19801
usa
302-467-4400
Fax : 302-467-4450
Email: landis@lrclaw.com

Kerri K. Mumford

Landis Rath & Cobb LLP
919 Market Street
Suite 1800
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 467-4414
Fax : (302) 467-4450
Email: mumford@lrclaw.com

Mackenzie L. Shea

K&L Gates LLP
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2950
617-261-3250
Fax : 617-261-3175
Email: mackenzie.shea@klgates.com

William F. Taylor, Jr

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLC
600 North King Street
Suite 300
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-353-4145
Email: wtaylor@whitefordlaw.com

Trustee

Charles A. Stanziale, Jr.

Law Offices of Charles A. Stanziale, Jr.
100 Passaic Avenue
Ste 310
Fairfield, NJ 07004
201-306-0066

represented by
David B Aaronson

McCarter & English LLP
BNY Mellon Center
1735 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 979-3816
Fax : (215) 988-4313
Email: daaronson@mccarter.com

Kate R. Buck

McCarter & English, LLP
405 N. King Street, 8th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-984-6300
Fax : 302-984-6399
TERMINATED: 09/19/2018

Clement J. Farley

McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
Four Gateway Center
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 639-2064
Fax : (973) 297-3869
Email: cfarley@mccarter.com

Eduardo J. Glas

McCarter & English, LLP
245 Park Ave., 27th Floor
New York, NY 10167
(212) 609-6844
Fax : (212) 609-6921
Email: eglas@mccarter.com

Shannon Dougherty Humiston

Burr & Forman LLP
222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1030
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-830-2324
Email: shumiston@burr.com

John Daniel McLaughlin, Jr.

Ciardi Ciardi & Astin
1204 N. King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
484-437-2676
Fax : 302-300-4253
Email: jack@mclaughlincounsel.com
TERMINATED: 09/04/2018

Joseph J. McMahon, Jr.

Ciardi, Ciardi & Astin
1204 N. King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-658-1100
Fax : 302-658-1300
TERMINATED: 09/04/2018

Lawrence O'Brien

McCarter & English
405 N. King St., 8th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
571-214-0964
Email: lobrien@mccarter.com

Charles A. Stanziale, Jr.

Law Offices of Charles A. Stanziale, Jr.
100 Passaic Avenue
Ste 310
Fairfield, NJ 07004
201-306-0066
Fax : 973-736-0218
Email: cstanziale@chas-law.com

William F. Taylor, Jr

(See above for address)

Jeffrey T. Testa

McCarter & English, LLP
Four Gateway Center
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 639-7939
Fax : (973) 624-7070
Email: jtesta@mccarter.com

Trustee

Jeoffrey L. Burtch

P.O. Box 549
Wilmington, DE 19899
302-472-7427

represented by
Dale R. Dube

Cooch and Taylor, P.A.
1000 West Street
Suite 1000
P. O. Box 1680
Wilmington, DE 19899
(302) 984-3825
Fax : (302) 984-3939
Email: ddube@coochtaylor.com
SELF- TERMINATED: 09/28/2015

Mark E. Felger Esq.

Cozen O'Connor
1201 N. Market Street, Suite 1001
Wilmington, DE 19801
usa
302-295-2087
Fax : 302-295-2013
Email: mfelger@cozen.com

Gregory F. Fischer

Cozen O'Connor
1201 North Market Street, Suite 1001
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-295-2000
Fax : 302-295-2013
Email: gfischer@cozen.com

Barry M. Klayman

Cozen O'Connor
1100 N. Market Street
Suite 1001
Wilmington, DE 19801
usa
302-295-2035
Fax : 215-701-2209
Email: bklayman@cozen.com

Keith L. Kleinman

Cozen O'Connor
1201 N. Market Street
Suite 1001
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-295-2077
Fax : 302-691-4573
Email: kkleinman@cozen.com

Trustee

Charles A. Stanziale, Jr.

McCarter & English, LLP
Four Gateway Center
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-622-4444

 
 
U.S. Trustee

U.S. Trustee

Office of United States Trustee
J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox 35
Wilmington, DE 19899-0035
302-573-6491

 
 
Claims Agent

Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC

www.epiqsystems.com
777 Third Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
646-282-2500
TERMINATED: 04/04/2013
 
 

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
07/29/20261197Chapter 7 Trustee's Final Account, Certification that the Estate has been Fully Administered and Application of Trustee to be Discharged filed on behalf of Trustee, Charles A. Stanziale, Jr.. The United States Trustee has reviewed the Final Account, Certification that the Estate has been Fully Administered and Application of Trustee to be Discharged. The United States Trustee does not object to the relief requested. Filed by U.S. Trustee. Tickle due by: 8/28/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Report for Bankruptcy Judges in Cases to be Closed)(U.S. Trustee) (Entered: 07/29/2026)
04/28/20261196Order Authorizing Chapter 7 Trustee to Pay Unclaimed Funds to the Court (Related Doc # 1194, 1195) Signed on 4/28/2026. (LMC) (Entered: 04/28/2026)
04/24/20261195Certificate of No Objection Regarding Application to Pay Combined Unclaimed Check Into the Court (related document(s)1194) Filed by Charles A. Stanziale Jr.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Order # 2 Certificate of Service) (O'Brien, Lawrence) (Entered: 04/24/2026)
04/07/20261194Motion to Approve Payment of Combined Unclaimed Checks Into Court Filed by Charles A. Stanziale Jr.. Hearing scheduled for 5/13/2026 at 02:00 PM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 5th Fl., Courtroom #4, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 4/21/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Form of Order # 2 Certificate of Service) (O'Brien, Lawrence) (Entered: 04/07/2026)
09/04/20241193HEARING CANCELLED. Notice of Agenda of Matters not going forward. The following hearing has been cancelled. Filed by Charles A. Stanziale Jr.. Hearing scheduled for 9/4/2024 at 02:00 PM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 5th Fl., Courtroom #4, Wilmington, Delaware. (Humiston, Shannon) (Entered: 09/04/2024)
09/03/20241192Order of Distribution (related document(s)1181, 1188) Signed on 9/3/2024. (Attachments: # 1 List of Final Distributions to Creditors) (LMC) (Entered: 09/03/2024)
09/03/20241191Order Awarding Trustee's Compensation and Expenses. Fees: 179085.05. Expenses: 0.00. (related document(s)1181, 1188) Signed on 9/3/2024. (LMC) (Entered: 09/03/2024)
09/03/20241190Order Allowing Fifth Interim and Final Application of McCarter & English, LLP for Compensation for Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Expenses as Counsel to the Chapter 7 Trustee for the Interim Period from February 1, 2020, Through June 10, 2024, and for the Final Period from March 26, 2013 Through June 10, 2024 (Related Doc # 1180, 1188), fees awarded: $82902.25, expenses awarded: $11217.69 Signed on 9/3/2024. (LMC) (Entered: 09/03/2024)
09/03/20241189Order Approving Third Interim and Final Application of Crowe LLP as Accountants to the Chapter 7 Trustee for Allowance of Compensation for Services Rendered and for Reimbursement of All Actual and Necessary Expenses Incurred for the Period March 26, 2013 Through September 30, 2020 (Related Doc # 1169, 1188), fees awarded: $28092.00, expenses awarded: $117.13 Signed on 9/3/2024. (LMC) (Entered: 09/03/2024)
08/30/20241188Certification of Counsel 910 Third Interim and Final Fee Applicaiton of CCroewe LLP (II) Fifth Interim and Final Fee Application of McCarter & English LLP and (III) Trustee's Final Report (related document(s)1069, 1080, 1081, 1082) Filed by Charles A. Stanziale Jr.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A # 2 Exhibit B # 3 Exhibit C # 4 Exhibit D) (Humiston, Shannon) (Entered: 08/30/2024)