Case number: 1:20-bk-10553 - Start Man Furniture LLC, et al. - Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Start Man Furniture LLC, et al.

  • Court

    Delaware (debke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Craig T Goldblatt

  • Filed

    03/08/2020

  • Last Filing

    09/23/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Delaware (Delaware)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 20-10553-CTG

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Craig T Goldblatt
Chapter 7
Previous chapter 11
Original chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  03/08/2020
Date converted:  04/07/2020
341 meeting:  05/06/2020
Deadline for filing claims:  06/16/2020
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  10/05/2020

Debtor

Start Man Furniture LLC, et al.

6500 East 14 Mile Road
Warren, MI 48092
MACOMB-MI
Tax ID / EIN: 38-1749205
fka
Art Van Furniture, LLC


represented by
Michael Jason Barrie

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
1313 North Market Street
Suite 1201
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 442-7010
Fax : (302) 442-7012
Email: mbarrie@beneschlaw.com

Kevin M. Capuzzi

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
1313 North Market Street
Suite 1201
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 442-7010
Fax : (302) 442-7012
Email: kcapuzzi@beneschlaw.com

John C Gentile

Benesch,Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, L
1313 North Market Street
Suite 1201
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-442-7071
Email: jgentile@beneschlaw.com

Kate Harmon

Benesch,Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, L
222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 801
Wilmington, DE 19801
Email: kharmon@beneschlaw.com

Jennifer R. Hoover

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
1313 North Market Street
Suite 1201
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-442-7010
Fax : 302-442-7012
Email: jhoover@beneschlaw.com

Maura I. Russell

Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-867-9500
Email: mrussell@mmwr.com

Bradford J. Sandler

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 N Market Street, 17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-652-4100
Fax : 302-652-4400
Email: bsandler@pszjlaw.com

Eric M. Sutty

Armstrong Teasdale
1007 North Market Street
Ste Third Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-416-9671
Email: esutty@atllp.com

Gregory Warren Werkheiser

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
300 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1010
Wilmington, DE 19803
302-425-7165
Email: werkheiser.gregory@dorsey.com
TERMINATED: 09/20/2023

Trustee

Alfred T. Giuliano

Giuliano Miller & Co., LLC
2301 E. Evesham Road
Pavillion 800, Suite 210
Voorhees, NJ 08043
856-767-3000

represented by
David W. Carickhoff

Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP
1313 N. Market Street
Suite 5400
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-295-0191
Email: carickhoff@chipmanbrown.com

Jeffrey W. Dulberg

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLp
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard
13th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-4100
310-227-6910
Fax : 310-201-0760
Email: jdulberg@pszjlaw.com

Steven W Golden

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway
Ste 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Email: sgolden@pszjlaw.com

Erin Gray

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 13th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-4003
(310) 277-6910
Fax : (310) 201-0760
Email: egray@pszjlaw.com

Bryan J Hall

Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP
1313 N. Market Street
Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-414-8906
Email: hall@chipmanbrown.com

Peter J Keane

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 N. Market Street, 17th Floor
Wilmington
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-778-6462
Email: pkeane@pszjlaw.com

Beth E. Levine

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 561-7700
Email: blevine@pszjlaw.com

Maxim B. Litvak

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
One Sansome Street
34th Floor, Suite 3430
San Francisco, CA 94104-4436
415-263-7000
Fax : 415-263-7010
Email: mlitvak@pszjlaw.com

Colin R. Robinson

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 North Market Street
17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-778-6426
Fax : 302-562-4400
Email: robinson@lrclaw.com

Jason H. Rosell

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
150 California Street
15th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
415-263-7000
Email: jrosell@pszjlaw.com

Bradford J. Sandler

(See above for address)

U.S. Trustee

U.S. Trustee

Office of the United States Trustee
J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox 35
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302)-573-6491

represented by
Linda Richenderfer

Office of the US Trustee
US Trustee's Office
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Wilmington, DE 19801
Email: Linda.Richenderfer@usdoj.gov

Claims Agent

Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC dba Verita Global

veritaglobal.net
222 N. Pacific Coast Highway
Suite 300
El Segundo, CA 90245
TERMINATED: 04/16/2020

represented by
Albert Kass

Kcc LLC Dba Verita Global
222 N. Pacific Coast Highway
Suite 300
El Segundo, CA 90245
310-708-6581
Email: ECFpleadings@kccllc.com
TERMINATED: 04/16/2020

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Robert J. Feinstein

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: rfeinstein@pszjlaw.com

Colin R. Robinson

(See above for address)

Bradford J. Sandler

(See above for address)

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
09/23/20261783Final Application for Compensation ("Non-Contingency") and Reimbursement of Expenses of Clark Hill PLC, as Special Counsel to the Chapter 7 Trustee for the period August 26, 2022 to June 22, 2026 Filed by Clark Hill PLC. Hearing scheduled for 11/2/2026 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 5th Fl., Courtroom #5, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 10/14/2026. (Attachments: # (1) Notice # (2) Exhibit A # (3) Proposed Form of Order # (4) Certificate of Service and Service List) (Keane, Peter)
09/10/20261782Application for Compensation Thirteenth Interim (Non-Contingent) Application for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Trustee's Attorney, period: 8/1/2025 to 7/31/2026, fee: $333837.00, expenses: $13308.34. Filed by Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP. Hearing scheduled for 11/2/2026 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 3rd Fl., Courtroom #7, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 9/24/2026. (Attachments: # (1) Notice # (2) Exhibit A - Fee Statement # (3) Exhibit B - Proposed Order # (4) Certificate of Service and Service List) (Keane, Peter)
09/04/20261781Interim Application for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses (Twelfth) (Contingent) for Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Trustee Chapter 7, period: 11/1/2024 to 2/28/2026, fee: $81,000.00, expenses: $171.50. Filed by Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP. Hearing scheduled for 11/2/2026 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 3rd Fl., Courtroom #7, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 9/25/2026. (Attachments: # (1) Notice # (2) Exhibit A # (3) Exhibit B # (4) Exhibit C # (5) Exhibit D # (6) Exhibit E # (7) Proposed Form of Order # (8) Certificate of Service and Service List) (Keane, Peter)
08/27/20261780Notice of Service Fee Notice Pursuant to Order Granting Application of Alfred T. Giuliano, Chapter 7 Trustee, for an Order (I) Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 327(a) and 328(a), Bankruptcy Rules 2014(a) and 2016, and Local Rule 2014-1 for Authority to Employ and Retain Hidden Assets LLC as Collection Agent, Effective as of August 25, 2023; and (II) Granting Waiver of Local Rule 2016-2 (related document(s)[1594], [1612]) Filed by Alfred T. Giuliano. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Service and Service List) (Keane, Peter)
08/27/20261779HEARING CANCELLED. Notice of Agenda of Matters not going forward. The following hearing has been cancelled. Filed by Alfred T. Giuliano. Hearing scheduled for 8/31/2026 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 3rd Fl., Courtroom #7, Wilmington, Delaware. (Keane, Peter)
08/27/20261778Order Scheduling Omnibus Hearings. (Related document(s)[1777]) Omnibus Hearings scheduled for 11/2/2026 at 10:00 AM US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 5th Fl., Courtroom #5, Wilmington, Delaware. Signed on 8/27/2026. (NAB)
08/26/20261777Certification of Counsel Regarding Omnibus Hearing Date Filed by Alfred T. Giuliano. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A - Proposed Order # (2) Certificate of Service and Service List) (Keane, Peter)
08/05/20261776Verified Notice Of Fraud Filed by Larry Hicks , Gail Lewis Hicks . (TMM)
07/23/2026Adversary Case 1:22-ap-50183 Closed (ALD)
07/17/20261775Order Scheduling Omnibus Hearing Date. (Related document(s) [1774]) Omnibus Hearing scheduled for 8/31/2026 at 10:00 AM US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 3rd Fl., Courtroom #7, Wilmington, Delaware. Signed on 7/17/2026. (NAB)