Case number: 4:22-bk-90032 - GWG Holdings, Inc. and GWG DLP Funding Holdings VI, LLC - Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    GWG Holdings, Inc. and GWG DLP Funding Holdings VI, LLC

  • Court

    Texas Southern (txsbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Marvin Isgur

  • Filed

    04/20/2022

  • Last Filing

    04/25/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
COMPLX, LEAD, COMPLX, CLMAGT, MEDIATOR



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of Texas (Houston)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 22-90032

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  04/20/2022
Plan confirmed:  06/20/2023
341 meeting:  06/29/2022

Debtor

GWG Holdings, Inc.

325 N. St. Paul Street
Suite 2650
Dallas, TX 75201
DALLAS-TX
Tax ID / EIN: 26-2222607
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GWG Holdings LLC


represented by
Susan Tran Adams

Tran Singh LLP
2502 La Branch Street
Houston, TX 77004
832-975-7300
Fax : 832-975-7301
Email: stran@ts-llp.com

Victoria Nicole Argeroplos

Jackson Walker LLP
1401 McKinney Street
Suite 1900
Houston, TX 77010
713-752-4334
Fax : 713-308-4134
Email: vargeroplos@jw.com

Elizabeth Carol Freeman

The Law Office of Liz Freeman
PO Box 61209
Houston, TX 77208-1209
832-779-3580
Email: liz@lizfreemanlaw.com

Charles Stephen Kelley

Mayer Brown LLP
700 Louisiana St.
Ste 3400
Houston, TX 77002
713-238-2634
Fax : 713-238-4634
Email: ckelley@mayerbrown.com

Kristhy M Peguero

Jackson Walker LLP
1401 McKinney St
Ste 1900
Houston, TX 77010
713-752-4440
Email: kpeguero@jw.com

Debtor

GWG Life, LLC

325 N. St. Paul Street
Suite 2650
Dallas, TX 75201
DALLAS-TX
Tax ID / EIN: 20-4356955

represented by
Victoria Nicole Argeroplos

(See above for address)

Elizabeth Carol Freeman

(See above for address)

Charles Stephen Kelley

(See above for address)

Kristhy M Peguero

(See above for address)

Debtor

GWG Life USA, LLC

325 N. St. Paul Street
Suite 2650
Dallas, TX 75201
DALLAS-TX
Tax ID / EIN: 32-0455538

represented by
Victoria Nicole Argeroplos

(See above for address)

Elizabeth Carol Freeman

(See above for address)

Charles Stephen Kelley

(See above for address)

Kristhy M Peguero

(See above for address)

Debtor

GWG DLP Funding IV, LLC

325 N St. Paul Street
Suite 2650
Dallas, TX 75201
DALLAS-TX
Tax ID / EIN: 80-6213635

represented by
Victoria Nicole Argeroplos

(See above for address)

Elizabeth Carol Freeman

(See above for address)

Kristhy M Peguero

(See above for address)

Debtor

GWG DLP Funding VI, LLC

325 N St. Paul Street
Suite 2650
Dallas, TX 75201
DALLAS-TX

represented by
Victoria Nicole Argeroplos

(See above for address)

Elizabeth Carol Freeman

(See above for address)

Kristhy M Peguero

(See above for address)

Debtor

GWG DLP Funding Holdings VI, LLC

325 N. St. Paul Street
Suite 2650
Dallas, TX 75201
DALLAS-TX

represented by
Victoria Nicole Argeroplos

(See above for address)

Elizabeth Carol Freeman

(See above for address)

Kristhy M Peguero

(See above for address)

Defendant

Peter T. Cangany, Jr.


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP
2601 Olive St.
Ste 17th Floor
Dallas, TX 75201
214-271-5812
Fax : 214-853-4132
Email: thad.behrens@aoshearman.com

Defendant

Murray T. Holland


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

Beneficient Fiduciary Financial, L.L.C. in its capacity as Trustee of The Collective Collateral Trust I, The Collective Collateral Trust II, The Collective Collateral Trust III, The Collective Collate


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

Funding Trust Management, L.L.C..


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

LiquidTrust Management, L.L.C.


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

Bruce W. Schnitzer


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

Thomas O. Hicks


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

The Beneficient Company Group, L.P.


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

The Beneficient Company Group (USA), L.L.C.


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

CT Risk Management, L.L.C.


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

Beneficient Management, L.L.C.


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

Beneficient Company Holdings, L.P.


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

Beneficient Capital Company II, L.L.C.


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Defendant

Beneficient Capital Company, L.L.C.


represented by
Richard Thaddeus Behrens

(See above for address)

Trustee

Michael Goldberg, Litigation Trustee


represented by
Christopher R. Bankler

Jackson Walker LLP
2323 Ross Avenue
Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-953-6053
Fax : 214-661-5853
Email: cbankler@jw.com

Emma Emma Culotta

Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
1301 S Capital of Texas Hwy
Building C, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78746
832-723-2213
Email: eculotta@reidcollins.com

Elizabeth Carol Freeman

(See above for address)

Morgan Mallory Menchaca

Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
1301 S. Capital of Texas Hwy
Suite 300
Austin, TX 78758
512-647-6116
Email: mmenchaca@reidcollins.com

Nathaniel John Palmer

Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
1301 S. Capital of Texas Hwy.
Ste C-300
Austin, TX 78746
512-647-6107
Fax : 512-647-6129
Email: npalmer@reidcollins.com

David William Parham

Akerman LLP
2001 Ross Ave
Ste 3600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-720-4300
Fax : 214-981-9339
Email: david.parham@akerman.com

William T Reid, IV

Reid Collins Tsai LLP
1301 S Capitol of Texas Hwy
Suite C 300
Austin, TX 78746
512-647-6100
Fax : 512-647-6129
Email: wreid@reidcollins.com

Michael John Yoder

Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
1601 Elm St
Suite 4200
Dallas, TX 75201
214-420-8912
Fax : 214-420-8909
Email: myoder@reidcollins.com

U.S. Trustee

US Trustee, 11

Office of the US Trustee
515 Rusk Ave
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002

represented by
Alicia Lenae Barcomb

DOJ-Ust
515 Rusk Ave.
Suite 3516
Houston, TX 77002
713-718-4661
Email: alicia.barcomb@usdoj.gov

Hector Duran, Jr

U.S. Trustee
515 Rusk
Ste 3516
Houston, Tx 77002
7137184650
Email: Hector.Duran.Jr@usdoj.gov

Vianey Garza

DOJ-Ust
515 Rusk Street, Suite 3516
Houston, TX 77002
713-718-4663
Email: vianey.garza@usdoj.gov

Ha Minh Nguyen

Office of the United States Trustee
515 Rusk St
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002
202-590-7962
Email: ha.nguyen@usdoj.gov

Millie Aponte Sall

Office of the United States Trustee
515 Rusk Street
Suite 3516
Houston, TX 77002
713-718-4650
Email: millie.sall@usdoj.gov

Christopher Ross Travis

US Trustee
515 Rusk Street
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002
202-603-5225
Email: C.Ross.Travis@usdoj.gov

U.S. Trustee

US Trustee, 11

Office of the US Trustee
515 Rusk Ave
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002
713-718-4650
represented by
Alicia Lenae Barcomb

(See above for address)

Hector Duran, Jr

(See above for address)

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
04/25/20252580BNC Certificate of Mailing. (Related document(s):2577 Transcript) No. of Notices: 105. Notice Date 04/25/2025. (Admin.) (Entered: 04/25/2025)
04/25/20252579AO 435 TRANSCRIPT ORDER FORM (3-Day) by Derek Newland. This is to order a transcript of 4/11/25 before Judge Marvin P. Isgur. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Veritext Legal Solutions. (cmk4) Copy request electronically forwarded to Veritext Legal Solutions on 4/28/2025. Estimated completion date: 5/1/2025. Modified on 4/28/2025 (anc4). (Entered: 04/25/2025)
04/21/20252578Certificate of Service (Supplemental) re: GWG Litigation Trustees Motion for Entry of an Order Approving Settlement Agreement with Certain D&O Defendants (Docket No. 2533), Motion of Litigation Trustee and Settling Defendants for Entry of Bar Order in Connection with Settlement of Adversary Proceeding (Docket No. 2534), Litigation Trustees Motion for Entry of an Order Approving Settlement Agreement with Whitley Penn LLP (Docket No. 2535), GWG Litigation Trustees Motion for Entry of an Order Approving Settlement Agreement with the Sabes Defendants (Docket No. 2537), GWG Litigation Trustees Motion for Entry of an Order Approving Settlement Agreement with Mayer Brown LLP (Docket No. 2540), Notice with Regards to Exhibits (Docket No. 2541), Notice of Hearings; Evidentiary Hearing on April 11, 2025 and Hearing on April 16, 2025 (Docket No. 2542) and Supplemental Exhibit to GWG Litigation Trustees Motion for Entry of Orders Approving Settlement Agreements (Docket No. 2544) (Filed By Stretto ).(Related document(s):2533 Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019, 2534 Generic Motion, 2535 Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019, 2537 Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019, 2540 Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019, 2541 Notice, 2542 Notice, 2544 Additional Attachments) (Betance, Sheryl) (Entered: 04/21/2025)
04/21/20252577Transcript RE: held on 04/11/25 before Judge MARVIN ISGUR. Transcript is available for viewing in the Clerk's Office. Within 21 days, parties are advised to comply with privacy requirements of Fed. R. Bank. P. 9037, ensuring that certain protected information is redacted from transcripts prior to their availability on PACER. Filed by Transcript access will be restricted through 07/21/2025. (VeritextLegalSolutions) (Entered: 04/21/2025)
04/17/20252576AO 435 TRANSCRIPT ORDER FORM (3-Day) by Beneficient Capital Company, L.L.C.; Beneficient Capital Company II, L.L.C.; Beneficient Company Holdings, L.P.; Beneficient Management, L.L.C.; CT Risk Management, L.L.C.; The Beneficient Company Group (USA), L.L.C.; The Beneficient Company Group, L.P.; Thomas O. Hicks; Bruce W. Schnitzer; LiquidTrust Management, L.L.C.; Funding Trust Management, L.L.C.; and Beneficient Fiduciary Financial, L.L.C. in its capacity as Trustee of The Collective Collateral Trust I, The Collective Collateral Trust II, The Collective Collateral Trust III, The Collective Collateral Trust IV, The Collective Collateral Trust V, The Collective Collateral Trust VI, The Collective Collateral Trust VII, The Collective Collateral Trust VIII, The LT-1 Liquid Trust, The LT-2 Liquid Trust, The LT-5 Liquid Trust, The LT-7 Liquid Trust, The LT-8 Liquid Trust, and The LT-9 Liquid Trust/Thad Behrens. This is to order a transcript of Rule 9019 Hearing on 4/11/2025 at 10 a.m. CDT before Judge Marvin P. Isgur. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Veritext Legal Solutions (Filed By Beneficient Capital Company II, L.L.C., Beneficient Capital Company, L.L.C., Beneficient Company Holdings, L.P., Beneficient Fiduciary Financial, L.L.C. in its capacity as Trustee of The Collective Collateral Trust I, The Collective Collateral Trust II, The Collective Collateral Trust III, The Collective Collate, Beneficient Management, L.L.C., CT Risk Management, L.L.C., Thomas O. Hicks, LiquidTrust Management, L.L.C., Bruce W. Schnitzer, The Beneficent Company Group, L.P., The Beneficient Company Group (USA), L.L.C. ). (Behrens, Richard) Copy electronically forwarded to Veritext Legal Solutions on 04/17/2025. Estimated completion date: 04/20/2025. Modified on 4/17/2025 (amp4). (Entered: 04/17/2025)
04/14/20252575AO 435 TRANSCRIPT ORDER FORM (3-Day) by Michael I. Goldberg, Litigation Trustee/Nathaniel J. Palmer. This is to order a transcript of Rule 9019 Motion Hearing held on April 11, 2025 before Judge Marvin P. Isgur. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Veritext Legal Solutions (Filed By Michael Goldberg ). (Reid, William) Electronically forwarded to Veritext Legal Solutions on 4/14/2025. Estimated completion date: 4/17/2025. Modified on 4/14/2025 (anc4). Secondary audio forwarded to Veritext on 4/17/2025. Modified on 4/17/2025 (gc4). (Entered: 04/14/2025)
04/11/2025Hearing Postponed by Agreement (Related document(s):2535 Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019, 2537 Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019, 2540 Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019) Contacted by Morgan Menchaca. The hearing previously scheduled for 4/16/25 at 2:30 pm is *canceled*. Case manager to be contacted for continued hearing date. (SierraThomasAnderson) (Entered: 04/11/2025)
04/11/20252574Order Referring Various Matters to Judge Isgur Signed on 4/11/2025 by Chief United States District Judge Alia Moses (dah4) (Entered: 04/11/2025)
04/11/20252573Courtroom Minutes. Time Hearing Held: 9:57 AM-10:12 AM, 10:16 AM-11:21 AM. Appearances: see attachment. Additional appearances: Nathan Palmer for the Litigation Trustee. Buffy Klein for Defendant in the Adversary proceeding. Elizabeth Freeman for the Debtor. Madeline Cole as bond holder. Kathy Mayle was sworn in; testimony given. Steve Gorchoski as bond holder. Larico Ikota as bond holder. Mark Colon as bond holder. Simone Davis as bond holder. Ellen Hezgrgiayan as bond holder. Susane D. Long as bond holder. Rick Martinez as bond holder. Mashood Hosseini as bond holder. Lou Schatz as bond holder. The Court issued a statement regarding the Jackson-Walker matter. The exhibit and witness list filed at ECF no. 2568 was admitted; the declaration of Judge Ferguson at ECF. 2568 -15 was not admitted for reasons stated on the record. As stated on the record, parties may re-brief due process matters before the next hearing; all other orders remain in effect. Counsel should request a further hearing when adequate due process notice is given to the parties effected. (Related document(s):2533 Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019, 2534 Generic Motion) (acj4) (Entered: 04/11/2025)
04/10/2025NOTICE: All hearings presently scheduled before Judge Isgur will be heard as scheduled. (dah4)