Case number: 1:23-bk-12237 - ESCO, Ltd. - Maryland Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    ESCO, Ltd.

  • Court

    Maryland (mdbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    David E Rice

  • Filed

    03/31/2023

  • Last Filing

    06/12/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
PlnDue, NODIS, ClaimsAgent



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Maryland (Baltimore)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 23-12237

Assigned to: Chief Judge David E Rice
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  03/31/2023
Plan confirmed:  11/16/2023
341 meeting:  04/26/2023
  
Case Administrator:   Kelly Horning
Team 2 Phone:    301-344-3965

Debtor

ESCO, Ltd.

1800 Woodlawn Drive
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207-4007
BALTIMORE(COUNTY,NOT CITY)-MD
Tax ID / EIN: 52-0805654
dba
Shoe City

dba
YCMC


represented by
Daniel Jack Blum

Polsinelli PC
1401 I Street NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
202-772-8483
Email: jack.blum@polsinelli.com

Katherine M. Devanney

Polsinelli PC
222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1101
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-252-0933
Fax : 302-252-0921
Email: kdevanney@polsinelli.com

Michael V. DiPietro

Polsinelli PC
222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1101
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-252-0939
Fax : 302-252-0921
Email: mdipietro@polsinelli.com

Shanti M. Katona

Polsinelli PC
222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1101
Wilmington, DE 19801

Tony William Torain, II

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
The McDermott Building
500 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-756-8000
Fax : 202-756-8087
Email: ttorain@mwe.com

Christopher A Ward

Polsinelli PC
222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1101
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-252-0920
Email: cward@polsinelli.com

Christopher A. Ward

222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1101
Wilmimgton, DE 19801

Trustee

For Internal Use Only

Email: bnc@mdb.uscourts.gov
TERMINATED: 04/21/2023

 
 
Trustee

Steven Balasiano, Liquidating Trustee

Gary H. Leibowitz
Cole Schotz P.C.
1201 Wills Street, Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21231

represented by
Harry Conrad Jones, III

Cole Schotz P.C.
1201 Wills Street
Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-230-0660
Fax : 410-230-0667
Email: HJones@coleschotz.com

Gary H. Leibowitz

Cole Schotz P.C.
1201 Wills Street
Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-230-0660
Fax : 410-528-9401
Email: gleibowitz@coleschotz.com

U.S. Trustee

US Trustee - Baltimore

NVALID ADDRESS PROVIDED
(410) 962-4300
Fax : (410) 962-3537
Email: USTPRegion04.BA.ECF@USDOJ.GOV
represented by
Hugh M. (UST) Bernstein

Office of U.S. Trustee
101 W. Lombard Street
Suite 2625
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 962-7771
Email: hugh.m.bernstein@usdoj.gov

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
06/12/2026524Certificate of Service (Supplemental) re: Order Sustaining the Shoe City Liquidating Trusts Eighth Omnibus Objection to Proofs of Claim (No Liability, Misclassified Claims, and Overstated and Misclassified Claims) (Docket No. 501) Filed by Stretto, Inc (related document(s)[501] Order on Objection to Claim). (Betance, Sheryl)
06/04/2026523Certificate of Service re: Chapter 11 Final Report and Motion for Final Decree (Docket No. 522) Filed by Stretto, Inc (related document(s)[522] Final Decree filed by Trustee Steven Balasiano, Liquidating Trustee). (Betance, Sheryl)
06/03/2026522Motion for Final Decree (Motion of the Shoe City Liquidating Trust for Entry of an Order and Final Decree (I) Closing the Chapter 11 Case; (II) Terminating the Services of the Administrative Agent; (III) Approving the Abandonment of Trust Assets; and (IV) Discharging the Trustee). Filed by Steven Balasiano, Liquidating Trustee. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A - Proposed Order and Final Decree) (Leibowitz, Gary)
05/30/2026521BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. (related document(s)[520] Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney). No. of Notices: 6. Notice Date 05/30/2026. (Admin.)
05/28/2026520Order Striking Appearance Of Counsel For Esco, Ltd. (related document(s):[518] Motion to Withdraw as Attorney Tony W. Torain II as Attorney to Debtor filed by Debtor ESCO, Ltd.). (Horning, Kelly)
05/08/2026519Certificate of Service (Supplemental) re: Order Sustaining the Shoe City Liquidating Trusts Sixth Omnibus Objection to Proofs of Claim (Satisfied Claims) (Docket No. 502) Filed by Stretto, Inc (related document(s)[502] Order on Objection to Claim). (Betance, Sheryl)
05/06/2026518Motion to Withdraw Tony W. Torain II as Attorney to Debtor Filed by ESCO, Ltd.. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Service # (2) Proposed Order) (Torain, Tony)Modified on 5/7/2026 enhanced title of text (Horning, Kelly).
05/05/2026517Supplemental Certificate of Service re: Order Sustaining the Shoe City Liquidating Trusts Fifth Omnibus Objection to Proofs of Claim (Satisfied Claims) (Docket No. 500) Filed by Stretto, Inc (related document(s)[500] Order on Objection to Claim). (Betance, Sheryl)
04/24/2026516Certificate of Service (Supplemental) re: Order Sustaining the Shoe City Liquidating Trusts Fourth Omnibus Objection to Proofs of Claim (Satisfied Claims) (Docket No. 498), Order Sustaining the Shoe City Liquidating Trusts Fifth Omnibus Objection to Proofs of Claim (Satisfied Claims) (Docket No. 500), and Order Sustaining the Shoe City Liquidating Trusts Sixth Omnibus Objection to Proofs of Claim (Satisfied Claims) (Docket No. 502) Filed by Stretto, Inc (related document(s)[498] Order on Objection to Claim, [500] Order on Objection to Claim, [502] Order on Objection to Claim). (Betance, Sheryl)
04/23/2026515Sealed Document for Motion to Seal Filed by Gary H. Leibowitz (related document(s)[513] Notice filed by Trustee Steven Balasiano, Liquidating Trustee, [514] Certificate of Service filed by Other Prof Stretto, Inc). (Leibowitz, Gary)