Case number: 4:26-bk-51003 - Empire Builder, Inc. - Virginia Eastern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Empire Builder, Inc.

  • Court

    Virginia Eastern (vaebke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Frank James Santoro

  • Filed

    09/29/2026

  • Last Filing

    11/04/2026

  • Asset

    No

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
CLOSED



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Eastern District of Virginia (Newport News)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-51003-FJS

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Frank James Santoro
Chapter 7
Voluntary
No asset


Debtor disposition:  Discharge Not Applicable
Date filed:  09/29/2026
Date terminated:  11/04/2026
341 meeting:  11/02/2026

Debtor

Empire Builder, Inc.

7 Sir Francis Wyatt Place
Newport News, VA 23606
NEWPORT NEWS (CITY)-VA
Tax ID / EIN: 86-3806462

represented by
Kimberly A Lewis

John W Lee PC
Olympia Place
22 Enterprise Pkwy
Ste 390
Hampton, VA 23666
757-896-0868
Fax : 757-896-0679
Email: klewisesq@aol.com

Mary Christine Maggard

Brock & Scott, PLLC
3825 Forrestgate Dr.
Suite 150
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
757-213-2959
Email: christine.maggard@brockandscott.com

Debtor Designee

Tara Helmick

7 Sir Francis Wyatt Place
Newport News, VA 23606

 
 
Trustee

Paula S. Beran

20 N. 8th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804-783-8300

 
 
U.S. Trustee

Matthew W. Cheney

Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 4 -NN
200 Granby Street, Room 625
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-441-6012
 
 

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
11/04/202613Case Closed. The Chapter 7 No Distribution case having been fully administered, the case is hereby closed. The Trustee in this case is hereby discharged. (Pa, Lilian)
11/02/202612Chapter 7 Trustee's Report of No Distribution: I, Paula S. Beran, having been appointed trustee of the estate of the above-named debtor(s), report that I have neither received any property nor paid any money on account of this estate; that I have made a diligent inquiry into the financial affairs of the debtor(s) and the location of the property belonging to the estate; and that there is no property available for distribution from the estate over and above that exempted by law. Pursuant to Fed R Bank P 5009, I hereby certify that the estate of the above-named debtor(s) has been fully administered. I request that I be discharged from any further duties as trustee. Meeting of Creditors and Examination of Debtor(s) Conducted. Key information about this case as reported in schedules filed by the debtor(s) or otherwise found in the case record: This case was pending for 1 months. Assets Abandoned (without deducting any secured claims): $ 103613.00, Assets Exempt: Not Available, Claims Scheduled: $ 267620.43, Claims Asserted: Not Applicable, Claims scheduled to be discharged without payment (without deducting the value of collateral or debts excepted from discharge): $ 267620.43. (Beran, Paula)
10/14/202611Notice of Appearance filed by Mary Christine Maggard of Brock & Scott, PLLC on behalf of Empire Builder, Inc.. (Maggard, Mary)
10/07/202610Notice of Appearance filed by Mary Frances Balthasar of Brock & Scott, PLLC on behalf of Langley Federal Credit Union. (Balthasar, Mary)
10/07/20269Notice of Appearance filed by Mary Frances Balthasar of Brock & Scott, PLLC on behalf of Langley Federal Credit Union. (Balthasar, Mary)
10/04/20268BNC certificate of mailing of order (Re: related document(s)5 Order of Designation) (Admin.) (Entered: 10/05/2026)
10/02/20267Notice of Electronic Filing Procedure (Admin.) (Entered: 10/03/2026)
10/02/20266Notice of Meeting of Creditors (Re: related document(s) 3 Auto Assign Meeting of Creditors Chapter 7 Business) (Admin.) (Entered: 10/03/2026)
10/02/20265Order of Designation; designating Tara Helmick to perform duties imposed upon the debtor by the Bankruptcy Code (Palacios, Lilian)
09/30/20264Entry Modification Made to amend filing type in docket entry text: See entry (Re: related document(s)1 Chapter 7 Voluntary Petition filed by Empire Builder, Inc.) (Sheridan, Michelle)