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

    11

  • Judge

    Scott W Everett

  • Filed

    07/02/2025

  • Last Filing

    08/29/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
REFORM, DsclsDue, ClaimsAgent, COMPLEX, SealedDocument



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Texas (Mega Docket DAL)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 25-80156-swe11

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


Date filed:  07/02/2025
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

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
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
08/29/2025322BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document. (RE: related document(s)[308] Order granting motion to appear pro hac vice adding Matthew S. Sarna for Red Seat Ventures, LLC (related document [300]) Entered on 8/27/2025. (Blanco, J.)) No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 08/29/2025. (Admin.)
08/29/2025321Motion for expedited hearing(related documents [320] Motion to compel re: discovery) Filed by Interested Party Peteski Productions, Inc. (Attachments: # (1) Proposed Order) (Bankler, Christopher)
08/29/2025320Motion to compel re: discovery DepositionsPeteski Productions, Inc.'s Emergency Motion to Compel the Depositions of Matthew Crouch and John Casoria Filed by Interested Party Peteski Productions, Inc. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A # (2) Exhibit B # (3) Exhibit C # (4) Proposed Order) (Bankler, Christopher)
08/29/2025319Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice by Beverly Cahill filed by Creditor Lyndsay Keith. (Cahill, Beverly)
08/29/2025318Request for transcript regarding a hearing held on 8/25/2025. The requested turn-around time is 7-day expedited filed by Debtor Merit Street Media, Inc.. (Embry, Parker)
08/29/2025317Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice by Stephen R. Butler filed by Creditor TN Dept of Revenue. (Butler, Stephen)
08/28/2025316Request for transcript regarding a hearing held on 8/28/2025. The requested turn-around time is 7-day expedited filed by Debtor Merit Street Media, Inc.. (Embry, Parker)
08/28/2025315Request for transcript regarding a hearing held on 8/28/2025. The requested turn-around time is daily filed by Creditor Professional Bull Riders, LLC. (Rudd, Jason)
08/28/2025314Request for transcript regarding a hearing held on 8/28/2025. The requested turn-around time is daily filed by Interested Party Peteski Productions, Inc.. (Cavenaugh, Matthew)
08/28/2025313Response opposed to (related document(s): [303] Motion for sanctions Other Violation of Discovery Order against Peteski Productions, Inc. filed by Creditor TCT Ministries, Inc., Creditor Trinity Broadcasting of Texas dba Trinity Broadcasting Network) filed by Debtor Merit Street Media, Inc.. (Miller, Jeri)