Case number: 1:26-bk-10966 - Searles Valley Minerals Inc. - Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Searles Valley Minerals Inc.

  • Court

    Delaware (debke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Brendan Linehan Shannon

  • Filed

    06/15/2026

  • Last Filing

    08/06/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Delaware (Delaware)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-10966-BLS

Assigned to: Brendan Linehan Shannon
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  06/15/2026
341 meeting:  06/23/2026

Debtor

Searles Valley Minerals Inc.

9401 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 1000
Overland Park, KS 66210
JOHNSON-KS
Tax ID / EIN: 13-3579263

represented by
Destiny N. Almogue

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Edward A. Corma

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

Laura Davis Jones

Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 North Market St, 17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-778-6401
Email: ljones@pszjlaw.com

Mike Jones

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606

Jennifer Madden

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
320 S Canal St
Chicago, IL 60606

James J. Mazza, Jr

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
320 S. Canal St.
Chicago, IL 60606-5707
Email: james.mazza@skadden.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

Bryan V. Uelk

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606

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

Claims Agent

Stretto

www.stretto.com
410 Exchange, Ste 100
Irvine, CA 92602
855-812-6112

 
 
Transcriber

Reliable Companies

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

 
 
Creditor Committee

Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Marcy J. McLaughlin Smith

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Hercules Plaza
1313 N Market Street
Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-252-4378
Email: marcy.smith@wbd-us.com

Philip J Mohr

Womble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP
300 North Greene Street
Suite 1900
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-721-3577
Fax : 336-733-8358
Email: philip.mohr@wbd-us.com

Lisa Bittle Tancredi

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
1313 N. Market Street, Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
302.252.4360
Fax : 443.769.1510
Email: lisa.tancredi@wbd-us.com

Matthew P. Ward

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
1313 North Market Street
Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
302.252.4338
Fax : 302.661.7711
Email: matthew.ward@wbd-us.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
08/04/2026264Notice of Appearance. Filed by San Diego Elevator and Lifts, LLC. (Gellert, Ronald) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
08/03/2026263Affidavit/Declaration of Service re: Notice of Auction and Sale Hearing (Docket No. 149). Filed by Stretto. (related document(s)149) (Betance, Sheryl) (Entered: 08/03/2026)
08/03/2026262Affidavit/Declaration of Service re: Order Scheduling Omnibus Hearing Date (Docket No. 253). Filed by Stretto. (related document(s)253) (Betance, Sheryl) (Entered: 08/03/2026)
08/03/2026261Affidavit/Declaration of Service re: Motion of Debtors for Entry of an Order Approving the Implementation of the Debtors (I) Key Employee Incentive Plan And (II) Non-Insider Key Employee Retention Plan (Docket No. 245), Declaration of Philip J. Gund in Support of Motion of Debtors for Entry of an Order Approving the Implementation of the Debtors (I) Key Employee Incentive Plan And (II) Non-insider Key Employee Retention Plan (Docket No. 246), Declaration of Douglas Friske in Support of Motion of Debtors for Entry of an Order Approving the Implementation of the Debtors (I) Key Employee Incentive Plan and (II) Non-Insider Key Employee Retention Plan (Docket No. 247), Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Shortening Notice and Scheduling an Expedited Hearing on Motion of Debtors for Entry of an Order Approving the Implementation of the Debtors (I) Key Employee Incentive Plan And (II) Non- Insider Key Employee Retention Plan (Docket No. 248), Declaration of Ordinary Course Professional (Docket No. 250), and Declaration of Ordinary Course Professional (Docket No. 251). Filed by Stretto. (related document(s)245, 246, 247, 248, 250, 251) (Betance, Sheryl) (Entered: 08/03/2026)
08/03/2026260HEARING CANCELLED. Notice of Agenda of Matters not going forward. The following hearing has been cancelled. Filed by Searles Valley Minerals Inc.. Hearing scheduled for 8/6/2026 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 6th Fl., Courtroom #1, Wilmington, Delaware. (Jones, Laura Davis) (Entered: 08/03/2026)
08/01/2026259Notice of Service Notice of Rescheduled Bid Deadline, Auction Date and Certain Other Deadlines (related document(s)140) Filed by Searles Valley Minerals Inc.. (O'Neill, James) (Entered: 08/01/2026)
07/31/2026258Notice of Hearing on Motion of Debtors for Entry of an Order Approving the Implementation of the Debtors' (I) Key Employee Incentive Plan and (II) Non-Insider Key Employee Retention Plan (related document(s)245) Filed by Searles Valley Minerals Inc.. Hearing scheduled for 8/26/2026 at 01:30 PM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 6th Fl., Courtroom #1, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 8/17/2026. (Jones, Laura Davis) (Entered: 07/31/2026)
07/31/2026257Declaration of Ordinary Course Professional Eric L.Garner of Best Best & Krieger LLP Filed by Searles Valley Minerals Inc.. (Jones, Laura Davis) (Entered: 07/31/2026)
07/31/2026256First Application for Compensation First Monthly Fee Application of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP For Compensation For Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Expenses as Counsel to the Debtors for the period June 15, 2026 to June 30, 2026 Filed by Searles Valley Minerals Inc.. Objections due by 8/21/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Notice # 2 Declaration # 3 Exhibit A # 4 Exhibit B # 5 Exhibit C) (O'Neill, James) (Entered: 07/31/2026)
07/30/2026255Application/Motion to Employ/Retain Alvarez & Marsal North America, LLC as Financial Advisor Effective as of July 2, 2026 Filed by Committee of Unsecured Creditors. Hearing scheduled for 8/26/2026 at 01:30 PM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 6th Fl., Courtroom #1, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 8/13/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Application and Hearing # 2 Exhibit A - Proposed Order # 3 Exhibit B - Declaration of Mark Greenberg # 4 Certificate of Service) (Ward, Matthew) (Entered: 07/30/2026)