Case number: 8:25-bk-80078 - Hooters of America, LLC - Texas Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Hooters of America, LLC

  • Court

    Texas Northern (txnbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Scott W Everett

  • Filed

    03/31/2025

  • Last Filing

    08/01/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Texas (Mega Docket DAL)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 25-80078-swe11

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Scott W Everett
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  03/31/2025
341 meeting:  05/22/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  06/16/2025
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  09/29/2025

Debtor

Hooters of America, LLC

1815 The Exchange SE
Atlanta, GA 30339
COBB-GA
Tax ID / EIN: 75-1965288

represented by
Stephanie Ainbinder

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
617-951-7000
Email: Stephanie.ainbinder@ropesgray.com

Rahmon J. Brown

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4302
312-845-1200
Email: rahmon.brown@ropesgray.com

Regina Castillo

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 596-9000
Email: regina.castillo@ropesgray.com

Ryan Preston Dahl

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
212-596-9000
Email: ryan.dahl@ropesgray.com

Chris L. Dickerson

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4302
312-845-1200
Email: chris.dickerson@ropesgray.com

Stephen Austin Jones

Foley & Lardner LLP
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 999-4000
Fax : (214) 999-4667
Email: sajones@foley.com

Lauren Knight

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4302
(312) 845-1200
Email: lauren.knight@ropesgray.com

Jeri Leigh Miller

Sidley Austin LLP
2021 McKinney Avenue
Suite 2000
Dallas, TX 75201
214-981-3432
Fax : 214-981-3400
Email: jeri.miller@sidley.com

Holland N. O'Neil

Foley & Lardner LLP
2021 McKinney Avenue
Ste. 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-999-4961
Email: honeil@foley.com

Alexys Ogorek

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
312-845-1200

Heesoo Park

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
212-596-9000
Email: heesoo.park@ropesgray.com

Margaret-Ann Toms

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 596-9000
Email: maggie.toms@ropesgray.com

Benjamin Seth Wagoner

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4302
(312) 845-1200
Email: ben.wagoner@ropesgray.com

Michael K. Wheat

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4302
312-845-1200
Email: michael.wheat@ropesgray.com

Zachary Zahn

Foley & Lardner LLP
2021 McKinney Ave.
Ste. 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-999-3277
Email: zzahn@foley.com

U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee

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

represented by
Asher Matiah Bublick

United States Trustee Program
1100 Commerce Street, Room 976
Dallas, TX 75242
(214) 767-8967
Fax : (214) 767-8971
Email: asher.bublick@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Jason R. Adams

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
3 World Trade Center
175 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
212-808-5056
Fax : 212-808-7897
Email: jadams@kelleydrye.com

Shirley S. Cho

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: scho@pszjlaw.com

Judith Elkin

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street
Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Fax : 713-691-9407
Email: jelkin@pszjlaw.com

Robert J. Feinstein

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: rfeinstein@pszjlaw.com

Theodore S. Heckel

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Fax : 713-691-9407
Email: theckel@pszjlaw.com

Maxim B Litvak

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street
15th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Fax : 713-691-9407
Email: mlitvak@pszjlaw.com

Maxim Boris Litvak

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
One Sansome Street
34th Floor, Suite 3430
San Francisco, CA 94104-4436
415-263-7000
Fax : 415-263-7010
Email: mlitvak@pszjlaw.com

Jennifer D. Raviele

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
3 World Trade Center
175 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
212-808-7684
Email: jraviele@kelleydrye.com

Bradford J. Sandler

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: bsandler@pszjlaw.com

Michael D. Warner

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street
Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Email: mwarner@pszjlaw.com

Eric R. Wilson

Kelly Drye & Warren LLP
3 World Trade Center
175 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
(212) 808-5087
Fax : (212) 808-7897
Email: ewilson@kelleydrye.com

Elkin judith

PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES LLP
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Fax : 713-691-9407
Email: mlitvak@pszjlaw.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
08/01/2025714Objection to (related document(s): [529] Notice (generic) filed by Debtor Hooters of America, LLC)Notice of Possible Assumption and Assignment with Respect to Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases of the Debtors filed by Creditor TX HOA Landlords. (Driver, Vickie)
08/01/2025713Order granting motion to appear pro hac vice adding John Joseph Kuster for FYI Ltd.; Olifant Fund, Ltd.; XYQ Cayman Ltd.; Celtic Master Fund LP and FFI Fund Ltd. (related document [705]) Entered on 8/1/2025. (Whitaker, Sheniqua)
07/31/2025Receipt of filing fee for Motion to Appear pro hac vice( 25-80078-swe11) [motion,mprohac] ( 0.00). Receipt number KF - No Fee Due for Amended Motion; fee paid with receipt A32757886 for motion 704, amount $ 100.00 (re: Doc[705]). (Floyd)
07/31/2025712Certificate of service re: of Engels Medina Regarding Debtors' Opposition to Lags Equipment, LLC's Motion to Compel and Cross-Motion Requesting the Court Set a Briefing Schedule Filed by Other Professional Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (related document(s)[617] Response opposed to (related document(s): [609] Motion to compel re: discovery Production of Responses to Discovery Requests and Presentation of Witnesses(Emergency Relief Sought) filed by Creditor Lags Equipment, LLC) filed by Debtor Hooters of America, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order # 2 Exhibit # 3 Exhibit) filed by Debtor Hooters of America, LLC). (Steele, Benjamin)
07/31/2025711Certificate of service re: of Nelson Crespin Regarding Order (I) Authorizing and Approving the Debtors Key Employee Retention Plan and (II) Granting Related Relief Filed by Claims Agent Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (related document(s)[615] n Order (I) Authorizing and Approving the Debtors Key Employee Retention Plan and (II) Granting Related Relief (related document [473]) Entered on 7/17/2025. (Okafor, M.)). (Steele, Benjamin)
07/31/2025710Third Notice of Rejection of Unexpired Leases filed by Debtor Hooters of America, LLC (RE: related document(s)[158] Order (I) Authorizing and approving procedures to reject executory contracts and unexpired leases and (II) Granting related relief (related document [16]) Entered on 4/7/2025.). (Attachments: # (1) Schedule 1 # (2) Exhibit A - Proposed Rejection Order) (Jones, Stephen)
07/31/2025709Order I) Authorizing Debtors to (A) Reject certain unexpired leases of nonresidential real property and (B) Abandon property in connection therewith and (II) Granting related relief (RE: related document(s)[547] Notice (generic) filed by Debtor Hooters of America, LLC). Entered on 7/31/2025 (Whitaker, Sheniqua)
07/31/2025708Order approving (I) Sale and abandonment procedures for certain of the Debtors' de minimis assets; and (II) Granting related relief (related document [549]) Entered on 7/31/2025. (Whitaker, Sheniqua)
07/30/2025Receipt of filing fee for Motion to Appear pro hac vice( 25-80078-swe11) [motion,mprohac] ( 100.00). Receipt number A32757886, amount $ 100.00 (re: Doc[704]). (U.S. Treasury)
07/30/2025707Notice to take deposition of Neil Kiefer filed by Creditor Lags Equipment, LLC. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 - Subpoena for Deposition of Neil Kiefer) (Riordan, Michael)