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

    06/05/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
STANDOrder, MEGA, LEAD, CONVERTED, SealedDoc(s), FeeDue



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)

James W. Walker

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
735 Plaza Blvd., Ste. 200
Coppell, TX 75019
713-691-9385
Email: jwalker@pszjlaw.com

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
06/05/2026818Motion for Leave Trustee's Motion for Leave to File Surreply to Movant's Reply to Chapter 7 Trustee's Omnibus Objection (D.I. 813); Motion to Strike for Procedural Default; and Memorandum of Law in Support (related document(s)[813], [816]) Filed by George L. Miller. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A - Proposed Surreply # (2) Proposed Form of Order # (3) Certificate of Service) (Fraser, Simon)
06/04/2026817Motion to Allow Movant's Urgent Motion for Leave to Substitute Correct Authority and Correct Inadvertent Errors. (related document(s)[789]) Filed by Charles Muszynski. Hearing scheduled for 6/10/2026 at 02:00 PM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 5th Fl., Courtroom #4, Wilmington, Delaware. The case judge is Mary F. Walrath. (GM)
06/04/2026816Response to Chapter 7 Trustee's Omnibus Objection (D.I. 813); Motion to Strike for Procedural Default; and Memorandum of Law in Support. (related document(s)789, 813) Filed by Charles Muszynski (GM) (Entered: 06/05/2026)
06/04/2026815Certificate of Service Certificate of Service of Trustee's Omnibus Objection to Motions Filed by Charles Muszynski From May 15, 2026 Through May 28, 2026 (related document(s)813) Filed by George L. Miller. (Fraser, Simon) (Entered: 06/04/2026)
06/04/2026814Response to HPS Investment Partners, LLC's Limited Objection (D.I. 811); Motion to Substitute Corrected Authority; and Memorandum of Law in Support of Disqualification of Special Counsel Filed by Charles Muszynski (related document(s)811, 789). (GM) (Entered: 06/04/2026)
06/03/2026813Objection Trustee's Omnibus Objection to Motions Filed by Charles Muszynski From May 15, 2026 Through May 28, 2026 (related document(s)789, 790, 791, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 806) Filed by George L. Miller (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A # 2 Exhibit B # 3 Exhibit C # 4 Exhibit D # 5 Exhibit E # 6 Exhibit F # 7 Exhibit G # 8 Exhibit H # 9 Exhibit I # 10 Exhibit J # 11 Exhibit K # 12 Exhibit L # 13 Exhibit M # 14 Exhibit N # 15 Exhibit O # 16 Exhibit P # 17 Exhibit Q # 18 Exhibit R # 19 Exhibit S # 20 Exhibit T # 21 Exhibit U # 22 Exhibit V # 23 Declaration # 24 Proposed Form of Order) (Fraser, Simon) (Entered: 06/03/2026)
06/03/2026812Certificate of Service (related document(s)811) Filed by HPS Investment Partners, LLC. (Steiger, Alexander) (Entered: 06/03/2026)
06/03/2026811Limited Objection // HPS Investment Partners, LLC's Limited Objection to Emergency Motion of Charles Muszynski for I) Injunctive Relief to Halt Parallel SDFL Proceedings; II) Disqualification of Conflicted Special Counsel for Failure to Obtain Required Consent; III) Recognition of Automatic Priority Administrative Expense Status; IV) Imposition of Constructive Trust on HPS Assets; V) Order Directing Entry of Written Order Under FRBP 9021; and VI) Appointment of Counsel (related document(s)789) Filed by HPS Investment Partners, LLC (Silberglied, Russell) (Entered: 06/03/2026)
06/03/2026810Notice of Filing Delayed and Supplemental Exhibits in Support of Pending Emergency Motion and Supplemental Motion; Apology for Delayed Submission Filed by Charles Muszynski (related document(s)789). (GM). (Entered: 06/03/2026)
06/02/2026809First Application for Compensation First Interim Application of Coren & Ress, P.C. as Special Litigation Counsel for George L. Miller, Special Counsel, period: 3/3/2025 to 3/31/2026, fee: $230,000.00, expenses: $0. Filed by John T. Carroll III. Hearing scheduled for 6/24/2026 at 02:00 PM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 5th Fl., Courtroom #4, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 6/16/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Notice Notice of First Interim Application for Payment of Contingent Fee and for Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses # 2 Proposed Form of Order # 3 Declaration # 4 Exhibit A - Fee Agreement # 5 Exhibit B - Coren & Ress Retention Order # 6 Exhibit C - Order and Sharing Agreement) (Carroll, John) (Entered: 06/02/2026)