Case number: 1:24-bk-11442 - Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. - Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.

  • Court

    Delaware (debke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Mary F. Walrath

  • Filed

    06/28/2024

  • Last Filing

    02/06/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Delaware (Delaware)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 24-11442-MFW

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


Date filed:  06/28/2024
Date converted:  07/10/2024
341 meeting:  08/20/2024

Debtor

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.

132 East Putnam Avenue
Floor 2W
Cos Cob, CT 06807
FAIRFIELD-CT
Tax ID / EIN: 81-2560811
aka
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment


represented by
Michael P. Cooley

Reed Smith LLP
2850 N. Harwood Street
Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
469-680-4213
Email: mpcooley@reedsmith.com
TERMINATED: 07/08/2024

Mark W. Eckard

Raines Feldman Littrell, LLP
1200 North Broom Street
Wilmington, DE 19806
302-772-5807
Email: meckard@raineslaw.com
TERMINATED: 07/08/2024

Steven W Golden

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

Debra Grassgreen

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
One Sansome Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
United States
415-263-7000
Email: dgrassgreen@pszjlaw.com

Alan J. Kornfeld

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-4003
310-277-6910
Email: akornfeld@pszjlaw.com

Maxim B. Litvak

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

James E O'Neill

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

Richard M. Pachulski

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
10100 Santa Monical Blvd. 11 th Floor
919 N. Market Street, 17th floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-4003
310-277-6910
Email: rpachulski@pszjlaw.com

Ricardo Palacio, Esq

Ashby & Geddes, P. A.
500 Delaware Avenue
8th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-654-1888
Fax : 302-654-2067
Email: rpalacio@ashbygeddes.com

Jordan W. Siev

Reed Smith LLP
599 Lexington Ave
22nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
212-521-5400
Email: jsiev@reedsmith.com
TERMINATED: 07/08/2024

Luke A. Sizemore

Reed Smith LLP
225 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1200
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-288-3334
Email: lsizemore@reedsmith.com
TERMINATED: 07/08/2024

Gregory A. Taylor

Ashby & Geddes
500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor
P.O. Box 1150
Wilmington, DE 19899
usa
302-654-1888
Fax : 302-654-2067
Email: gtaylor@ashbygeddes.com

Ian M. Turetsky

Reed Smith LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
22nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
212-521-5400
Email: ITuretsky@ReedSmith.com
TERMINATED: 07/08/2024

Trustee

George L. Miller

1628 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 950
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2110
215-561-0950

represented by
John T. Carroll, III

Cozen O'Connor
1201 North Market Street, Suite 1001
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 295-2028
Fax : (302) 295-2013
Email: jcarroll@cozen.com

Tavi C. Flanagan

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

Simon E. Fraser

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

Steven W Golden

(See above for address)

James E O'Neill

(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
Jane M. Leamy

Office of the U.S. Trustee
844 King St.
Suite 2207
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-573-6491
Fax : 302-573-6497
Email: jane.m.leamy@usdoj.gov

Richard L. Schepacarter

Office of the United States Trustee
U. S. Department of Justice
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox #35
Wilmington, DE 19801
usa
302-573-6491
Fax : 302-573-6497
Email: richard.schepacarter@usdoj.gov

Claims Agent

Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC

www.kroll.com/kra
1 World Trade Center
31st Floor
New York, NY 10007
TERMINATED: 07/10/2024

 
 
Transcriber

Reliable Companies

Attn: Gene Matthews
1007 North Orange Street
Suite 110
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-654-8080
 
 

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
02/06/2026735Transcript regarding Hearing Held 2/04/26 RE: Omnibus Motion. Remote electronic access to the transcript is restricted until 5/7/2026. The transcript may be viewed at the Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office after 5/7/2026. For information about how to obtain a transcript, Contact the Court Reporter/Transcriber, RELIABLE, at Telephone number 302-654-8080. Filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. . Notice of Intent to Request Redaction Deadline Due By 2/13/2026. Redaction Request Due By 2/27/2026. Redacted Transcript Submission Due By 3/9/2026. Transcript access will be restricted through 5/7/2026. (KR) (Entered: 02/06/2026)
02/06/2026734Transcript regarding Hearing Held 11/12/25 RE: Status Conference. Remote electronic access to the transcript is restricted until 5/7/2026. The transcript may be viewed at the Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office after 5/7/2026. For information about how to obtain a transcript, Contact the Court Reporter/Transcriber, RELIABLE, at Telephone number 302-654-8080. Filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. . Notice of Intent to Request Redaction Deadline Due By 2/13/2026. Redaction Request Due By 2/27/2026. Redacted Transcript Submission Due By 3/9/2026. Transcript access will be restricted through 5/7/2026. (KR) (Entered: 02/06/2026)
02/04/2026733Order Granting Motion of William J. Rouhana, Jr., Amy L. Newmark, Christopher Mitchell, Fred M. Cohen, Cosmo Denicola, Martin Pompadur, Christina Weiss Lurie, Diana Wilkin, Vikram Somaya, Jason Meier, and Amanda R. Edwards for Relief from the Automatic Stay to the Extent Applicable, to Allow Payment of Defense Expenses and Other Loss Under Directors and Officers Excess Insurance Policies (Related Doc # 718) Signed on 2/4/2026. (LMC) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
02/04/2026732Court Date & Time [02/04/2026 02:00:10 PM]. File Size [ 8574 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:17:59 ]. (admin). (Entered: 02/04/2026)
02/04/2026731MINUTE ENTRY Re: (related document(s): 730 Notice of Agenda of Matters Scheduled for Hearing on 2/4/26) APPEARANCES: See attached sign-in sheet MATTERS: 1) Order to be entered once uploaded (lmc) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
02/04/2026730Amended Notice of Agenda of Matters Scheduled for Hearing (related document(s)724, 726) Filed by George L. Miller. Hearing scheduled for 2/4/2026 at 02:00 PM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 5th Fl., Courtroom #4, Wilmington, Delaware. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Carroll, John) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
02/04/2026729Motion to Revised motion for determination of Automatic Priority Creditor Status and Opposition to Trustee's D & O Relief Motion Filed by Charles Muszynaki. Related Document 728 The case judge is Mary F. Walrath. (GM)Modified on 2/4/2026 (GM). (Entered: 02/04/2026)
02/04/2026727Exhibit(s) // Notice of Filing of Revised Proposed Order Granting Motion of William J. Rouhana, Jr., Amy L. Newmark, Christopher Mitchell, Fred M. Cohen, Cosmo Denicola, Martin Pompadur, Christina Weiss Lurie, Diana Wilkin, Vikram Somaya, Jason Meier, and Amanda R. Edwards for Relief from the Automatic Stay to the Extent Applicable, to Allow Payment of Defense Costs and Other Losses Under Directors and Officers E x c e s s Insurance Policies (related document(s)718) Filed by William Rouhana. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A # 2 Exhibit B # 3 Certificate of Service) (Detweiler, Donald) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
02/04/2026726Amended Notice of Agenda of Matters Scheduled for Hearing (related document(s)724) Filed by George L. Miller. Hearing scheduled for 2/4/2026 at 02:00 PM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 5th Fl., Courtroom #4, Wilmington, Delaware. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Carroll, John) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
02/03/2026728Motion to Join Former Empolyees Opposition to Trustee's Motion for D & O (related document(s)718, 722) Filed by Charles Muszynaki. The case judge is Mary F. Walrath. (GM) (Entered: 02/04/2026)