Case number: 8:25-bk-80156 - Merit Street Media, Inc. - Texas Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Merit Street Media, Inc.

  • Court

    Texas Northern (txnbke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Scott W Everett

  • Filed

    07/02/2025

  • Last Filing

    02/05/2026

  • Asset

    No

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
REFORM, ClaimsAgent, SealedDocument, SEALEDEXH, APPEAL, CONVERTED



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Texas (Mega Docket DAL)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 25-80156-swe7

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Scott W Everett
Chapter 7
Previous chapter 11
Original chapter 11
Voluntary
No asset


Date filed:  07/02/2025
Date converted:  11/18/2025
341 meeting:  08/11/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  11/10/2025
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  12/29/2025

Debtor

Merit Street Media, Inc.

5501 Alliance Gateway FWY
Fort Worth, TX 76177
TARRANT-TX
Tax ID / EIN: 92-2248990
fka
APG Ventures, Inc.


represented by
Thomas Robert Califano

Sidley Austin LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-839-5575
Fax : 212-839-5599
Email: tom.califano@sidley.com

James Ducayet

Sidley Austin LLP
1 South Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60603
312-853-7000
Fax : 312-315-2908
Email: jducayet@sidley.com

Parker G. Embry

Sidley Austin LLP
2021 McKinney Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201
214-303-4879
Email: parker.embry@sidley.com

Weiru Fang

Sidley Austin LLP
7871501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 736-8000

Hayden Ross Golemon

Sidley Austin LLP
One Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60603
312-853-7000
Fax : 312-853-7036
Email: hgoleman@sidley.com

Stephen E. Hessler

Sidley Austin LLP
787 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-839-5300
Fax : 212-839-5599
Email: shessler@sidley.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

Jonathan E. Mitnick

Sidley Austin LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars
17th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-595-9500
Fax : 310-595-9501
Email: jemitnick@sidley.com

Andrew F. Rodheim

Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 853-7000

Steven E. Sexton

Sidley Austin LLP
1 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
312-853-7000
Fax : 312-853-7036
Email: ssexton@sidley.com

Patrick Venter

Sidley Austin LLP
787 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-839-5300
Fax : 212-839-5599
Email: pventer@sidley.com

U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee

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

 
 
Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Scott P. Drake

O'Melveny & Myers LLP
2801 North Harwood Street
Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
972-360-1915
Email: sdrake@omm.com

Julian I. Gurule

O'melveny & Myers, LLP
400 South Hope Street, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2811
213-430-6000

Louis R. Strubeck, Jr.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP
2801 North Harwood Street
Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201-2692
972-360-1900
Email: lstrubeck@omm.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
02/05/2026712Notice Sixth Monthly Fee Summary of Sidley Austin LLP for Allowance of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period from December 1, 2025, Through and Including December 31, 2025 filed by Debtor Merit Street Media, Inc.. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A # (2) Exhibit B # (3) Exhibit C # (4) Exhibit D) (Miller, Jeri)
01/29/2026710Withdrawal of claim(s) filed by Marc A. DeBlasi, Managing Member; Claim has been satisfied. Claim: Filed by Creditor Marc A. DeBlasi . (Tello, Chris)
01/28/2026709Certificate of service re: Motion to Extend by Panagiota Manatakis filed by Claims Agent Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC (RE: related document(s)[696] Motion to extend time to within which the Debtor may remove actions (RE: related document(s)[584] Order on motion to extend/shorten time)). (Mailloux, Kathryn)
01/26/2026711DISTRICT COURT Letter: Court Request for Recusal: Judge Ada Brown recused. Pursuant to instruction in Special Order 3-249, the Clerk has reassigned the case to Senior Judge David C Godbey for all further proceedings. Future filings should indicate the case number as: 3:25-cv-3348-N (RE: related document(s)[667] DISTRICT COURT Notice of transmission of motion for leave to appeal re: Civil Case # 3:25-cv-03348-E (RE: related document(s)[660] Motion for leave to appeal (related document(s): [630] Memorandum of opinion, [631] Order on motion for leave) Filed by Creditor Darcy Lynn Ribman 1997 Trust (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order))) (Almaraz, Jeanette)
01/22/2026708Joinder by Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc. and TCT Ministries, Inc. to Professional Bull Riders LLCs Reservation of Rights to Motion for Entry of an Order Further Extending the Time Within Which the Debtor May Remove Actions filed by TCT Ministries, Inc., Trinity Broadcasting of Texas dba Trinity Broadcasting Network (RE: related document(s)[707] Notice (generic)). (Moore, Mark)
01/22/2026707Notice // Professional Bull Riders, LLC's Reservation of Rights to Motion for Entry of an Order Further Extending the Time Within Which the Debtor May Remove Actions filed by Creditor Professional Bull Riders, LLC (RE: related document(s)[696] Motion to extend time to within which the Debtor may remove actions (RE: related document(s)[584] Order on motion to extend/shorten time) Filed by Debtor Merit Street Media, Inc. Objections due by 1/22/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)). (Rudd, Jason)
01/18/2026706Notice Fifth Monthly Fee Summary of Sidley Austin LLP for Allowance of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period from November 1, 2025, Through and Including November 30, 2025 filed by Debtor Merit Street Media, Inc.. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A # (2) Exhibit B # (3) Exhibit C # (4) Exhibit D) (Miller, Jeri)
01/14/2026705Amended appellee designation of contents for inclusion in record of appeal filed by TCT Ministries, Inc., Trinity Broadcasting of Texas dba Trinity Broadcasting Network (RE: related document(s)[698] Appellee designation). (Mosmeyer, Davis)
01/14/2026704Amended appellee designation of contents for inclusion in record of appeal filed by TCT Ministries, Inc., Trinity Broadcasting of Texas dba Trinity Broadcasting Network (RE: related document(s)[675] Appellee designation). (Mosmeyer, Davis)
01/14/2026703Amended appellee designation of contents for inclusion in record of appeal filed by TCT Ministries, Inc., Trinity Broadcasting of Texas dba Trinity Broadcasting Network (RE: related document(s)[688] Appellee designation). (Mosmeyer, Davis)