Case number: 1:26-bk-80368 - Ko Kyu Inc. - North Carolina Middle Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
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Subchapter_V, SmBus, DsclsDue, PlnDue



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Middle District of North Carolina (Durham)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-80368

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Benjamin A Kahn
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Case Manager:  
Susan W. 336-358-4029
Date filed:  10/26/2026
341 meeting:  11/24/2026
Deadline for filing claims:  01/04/2027

Debtor

Ko Kyu Inc.

100 Bay Colony Court
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
DURHAM-NC
Tax ID / EIN: 80-0704172
dba
KOKYUBBQ

dba
Na' Mean


represented by
Lydia C. Carpenter

Hendren, Redwine & Malone, PLLC
4600 Marriott Drive, Suite 150
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-420-7867
Fax : 919-420-0475
Email: lstoney@hendrenmalone.com

Jason L. Hendren

Hendren Redwine & Malone, PLLC
4600 Marriott Drive
Suite 150
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-573-1422
Fax : 919-420-0475
Email: jhendren@hendrenmalone.com

Rebecca Redwine Grow

Hendren Redwine & Malone, PLLC
4600 Marriott Drive
Suite 150
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-420-0941
Fax : 919-420-0475
Email: rredwine@hendrenmalone.com

Benjamin E.F.B. Waller

Hendren, Redwine & Malone, PLLC
4600 Marriott Drive, Suite 150
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-420-7867
Fax : 919-420-0475
Email: bwaller@hendrenmalone.com

Bankruptcy Administrator

John Paul Hughes Cournoyer

U.S. Bankruptcy Administrator
101 South Edgeworth Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-358-4170

 
 
Trustee

Ashley S. Rusher

Blanco Tackabery
P.O. Drawer 25008
Winston Salem, NC 27114-5008
336-293-9010
 
 

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
11/08/202652BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. (RE: related document(s)50 Order on Motion to Extend Deadline to File Schedules) Notice Date 11/08/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 11/09/2026)
11/08/202651BNC Certificate of Mailing - Tentative Hearing (RE: related document(s)47 Notice of Tentative Hearing) Notice Date 11/08/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 11/09/2026)
11/06/202650Order Granting Motion To Extend Deadline to File Schedules or Provide Required Information up to and including 12/9/26. (Related Doc # 48) (Whitesell, S.) (Entered: 11/06/2026)
11/06/202649Section 1188(c) Status Conference Report (Subchapter V) Filed by Debtor Ko Kyu Inc.. (Carpenter, Lydia) (Entered: 11/06/2026)
11/06/202648Motion to Extend Deadline to File Schedules or Provide Required Information Filed by Debtor Ko Kyu Inc.. (Carpenter, Lydia) (Entered: 11/06/2026)
11/06/202647Notice of Tentative Hearing . (RE: related document(s)46 Amended Application to Employ Michael T. Bowers as Chief Restructuring Officer. Filed by Debtor Ko Kyu Inc.) Objections are due 11/29/2026. If an objection is filed, a hearing will be held on 12/11/2026 at 09:30 AM Courtroom #1, Greensboro for 46, (Whitesell, S.) (Entered: 11/06/2026)
11/05/202646Amended Application to Employ Michael T. Bowers as Chief Restructuring Officer Filed by Debtor Ko Kyu Inc.. (Carpenter, Lydia) (Entered: 11/05/2026)
11/04/202645BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. (RE: related document(s)42 Order on Motion for Continuation of Utility Service) Notice Date 11/04/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 11/05/2026)
11/03/202644Interim Order Granting Debtor's Motion for Authorization to Honor Pre-Petition Gift Cards and Continue Post-Petition Sale of Gift Cards. (Related Doc # 13) Objections to Motion must be filed in 30 days from the entry of this Interim Order. If an objection is filed, a final hearing will be scheduled. In the absence of a timely filed objection, the Debtor is authorized to honor pre-petition gift cards and continue to sell post-petition gift cards as set forth herein, and the Court may enter a final order without further notice or a hearing. (Shoffner, T.) (Entered: 11/03/2026)
11/03/202643Order Granting Motion To Pay Employees. The Debtor is authorized to pay pre-petition employee claims for wages that accrued but remain unpaid as of the Petition Date up to the amount of $22,849.74, tips in the amount of $5,789.73, remit all federal and state withholding taxes up to $2,243.28, and continue its 401(k) match to employees as detailed in the Motion and on record at the hearing. (Related Doc # 11) (Shoffner, T.) (Entered: 11/03/2026)