Case number: 4:23-bk-42469 - Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc. - Texas Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc.

  • Court

    Texas Northern (txnbke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Mark X. Mullin

  • Filed

    08/22/2023

  • Last Filing

    04/25/2025

  • Asset

    No

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
REFORM, jntadmn, LEAD, EXHIBITS, SealedDocument, CONVERTED



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Texas (Ft. Worth)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 23-42469-mxm7

Assigned to: Mark X. Mullin
Chapter 7
Previous chapter 11
Original chapter 11
Voluntary
No asset


Date filed:  08/22/2023
Date converted:  04/07/2025
341 meeting:  05/07/2025
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  04/13/2024

Debtor

Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc.

c/o Michael McPeak
1030 East 13th Street
Carthage, MO 64836
RUSK-TX

represented by
Lauren E. Hayes

Husch Blackwell LLP
111 Congress Avenue
Suite 1400
Austin, TX 78701
512-479-1163
Fax : 512-479-1101
Email: lauren.hayes@huschblackwell.com

Buffey E. Klein

Husch Blackwell
1900 N. Pearl Street
Suite 1800
Dallas, TX 75201
214-999-6100
Fax : 214-999-6170
Email: buffey.klein@huschblackwell.com

Trustee

Behrooz P. Vida

3000 Central Drive
Bedford, TX 76021
(817) 358-9977

represented by
Lyndel Anne Vargas

Cavazos Hendricks Poirot, P.C.
900 Jackson St., Suite 570
Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 573-7344
Fax : (214) 573-7399
Email: LVargas@chfirm.com

Behrooz P. Vida

3000 Central Drive
Bedford, TX 76021
(817) 358-9977
Fax : (817) 358-9988
Email: behrooz@vidatrustee.com

U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee

1100 Commerce Street
Room 976
Dallas, TX 75202
214-767-8967

represented by
Elizabeth Ziegler Young

U.S. Trustee Office
1100 Commerce Street, Room 976
Dallas, TX 75242
(214) 767-8967
Fax : (214) 767-8971
Email: elizabeth.a.young@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Ad Hoc Committee of Unsecured Creditors

c/o Raymond Urbanik
Lathrop GPM LLP
2101 Cedar Springs Rd., Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75201
469.983.6100

represented by
Raymond James Urbanik

Lathrop GPM LLP
2101 Cedar Springs Road
Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75201-2134
469-983-6032
Fax : 469-983-6101
Email: rurbanik@urbanikllc.com

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Gianfranco Finizio

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 11036-7703
(212) 775-8840
Fax : (646) 786-4442
Email: gfinizio@kilpatricktownsend.com

Christin J. Jones

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 4400
Dallas, TX 75201
214-922-7148
Email: cjones@ktslaw.com

Jenna MacDonald

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 11036-7703
212-775-8863
Fax : 202-898-0197
Email: jmacdonald@kilpatricktownsend.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
04/25/2025673Certificate of service re: Applicaton for Employment of Attorney filed by Trustee Behrooz P. Vida (RE: related document(s)[672] Application to employ Cavazos Hendricks Poirot, P.C. as Attorney ). (Vargas, Lyndel)
04/25/2025672(4 pgs) Application to employ Cavazos Hendricks Poirot, P.C. as Attorney Filed by Trustee Behrooz P. Vida (Vargas, Lyndel)
04/21/2025671(2 pgs) Motion to Reconsider(related documents 667 Order on motion to convert case from chapter 11 to 7) Filed by Trustee Behrooz P. Vida (Vida, Behrooz)
04/13/2025670(10 pgs) BNC certificate of mailing - meeting of creditors. (RE: related document(s)669 Notice of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case, Meeting of Creditors with 341(a) meeting to be held on 5/7/2025 at 12:00 PM by Zoom - Vida: Meeting ID 404 989 9141, Passcode 0443577131, Phone 1-469-218-8931.) No. of Notices: 219. Notice Date 04/13/2025. (Admin.) (Entered: 04/16/2025)
04/11/2025669Notice of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case, Meeting of Creditors with 341(a) meeting to be held on 5/7/2025 at 12:00 PM by Zoom - Vida: Meeting ID 404 989 9141, Passcode 0443577131, Phone 1-469-218-8931. (Dozier, Bryan)
04/09/2025668BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document. (RE: related document(s)[667] Order granting motion to convert case from chapter 11 to 7 (related document [643]) Entered on 4/7/2025.) No. of Notices: 183. Notice Date 04/09/2025. (Admin.)
04/07/2025667Order granting motion to convert case from chapter 11 to 7 (related document # [643]) Entered on 4/7/2025. (Chambers, Deanna)
03/27/2025666Hearing held on 3/27/2025 ***GRANTED***. (RE: related document(s)[643] Motion to convert case from chapter 11 to 7 for Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc. and SBM Holdings, LLC. Fee Amount $15 Filed by Debtor Bela Flor Nurseries, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)) (Willis, Lin)
03/27/2025665Hearing held on 3/27/2025 ***CONTINUED DATE TBD***. (RE: related document(s)[607] Application for administrative expenses Filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company Objections due by 11/15/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. 1 - Aug. 8, 2024 Transcript # 2 Exhibit Ex. 2 - Claim Acknowledgment # 3 Exhibit Ex. 3 - Email RE Claim made on US Fire Policy # 4 Exhibit Ex. 4 - Email with Debtors' Counsel # 5 Exhibit Ex. 5 - Attorney's Fees)) (Willis, Lin)
03/27/2025664Amended Witness and Exhibit List (reflecting exhibit numbers) filed by Creditor United States Fire Insurance Company (RE: related document(s)[662] List (witness/exhibit/generic), [663] List (witness/exhibit/generic)). (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Ex. 1 # (2) Exhibit Ex. 2 # (3) Exhibit Ex. 3 # (4) Exhibit Ex. 4 # (5) Exhibit Ex. 5 # (6) Exhibit Ex. 6 # (7) Exhibit Ex. 7 # (8) Exhibit Ex. 8) (Boydston, Elizabeth)