Case number: 2:24-bk-20079 - Ben's Creek Operations WV LLC and Ben's Creek Carbon LLC - West Virginia Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Ben's Creek Operations WV LLC and Ben's Creek Carbon LLC

  • Court

    West Virginia Southern (wvsbke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    David L. Bissett

  • Filed

    04/14/2024

  • Last Filing

    06/15/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
ASSIGNED, VENUE-CHAS, CORP/PTNR, JNTADMN, JointAdm-Lead, MTGHELD, CONVERTED



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of West Virginia (Charleston)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 2:24-bk-20079

Assigned to: David L. Bissett
Chapter 7
Previous chapter 11
Original chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  04/14/2024
Date converted:  11/06/2024
341 meeting:  02/14/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  03/11/2025
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  05/05/2025
Deadline for objecting to discharge:  07/29/2024

Debtor

Ben's Creek Operations WV LLC

109 Capitol Street, Suite 1000
Charleston, WV 25301
KANAWHA-WV
Tax ID / EIN: 81-3932086

represented by
Chris Brumley

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PPLC
200 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
304-345-0200
Email: cbrumley@flahertylegal.com

David Hoyer

Hoyer, Hoyer & Smith, PLLC
22 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
304-344-9821
Email: david@hhsmlaw.com

Elizabeth King

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PPLC
200 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
304-345-0200
Fax : 304-345-0260
Email: eking@flahertylegal.com

James W. Lane, Jr.

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso
200 Capital Street
PO Box 3843
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 205-6373
Fax : (304) 345-0260
Email: jlane@flahertylegal.com

Debtor

Ben's Creek Land WV LLC

109 Capitol Street, Suite 1000
Charleston, WV 25301
KANAWHA-WV
Tax ID / EIN: 81-3931866

represented by
Chris Brumley

(See above for address)

Elizabeth King

(See above for address)

James W. Lane, Jr.

(See above for address)

Debtor

Ben's Creek Carbon LLC

109 Capitol Street, Suite 1000
Charleston, WV 25301
KANAWHA-WV
Tax ID / EIN: 85-3471360

represented by
Chris Brumley

(See above for address)

Elizabeth King

(See above for address)

James W. Lane, Jr.

(See above for address)

Trustee

Robert L. Johns

Turner & Johns, PLLC
808 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 720-2300

represented by
Robert L. Johns

Turner & Johns, PLLC
808 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 720-2300
Fax : (304) 720-2311
Email: rjohns@turnerjohns.com

Johns & Associates, PLLC

808 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 720-2300
Fax : (304) 720-2311
Email: rjohns@turnerjohns.com

Brandy M Rapp

Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
10 S. Jefferson Street
Suite 1110
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-759-3577
Fax : 540-759-3567
Email: brapp@whitefordlaw.com

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston

10 S. Jefferson Street, Suite 1110
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-759-3577

U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee

2025 Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse
300 Virginia Street, East
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 347-3400

represented by
Shari Collias

United States Trustees Office
300 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301
Email: Shari.Collias@usdoj.gov

Gary O. Kinder

U.S. Trustee's Office
300 Virginia Street East
Room 2025
Charleston, WV 25301
Email: gary.o.kinder@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

c/o Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
Brandy M. Rapp
10 S. Jefferson Street
Suite 1110
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-759-3577
represented by
Jennie Ovrom Ferretti

George & Lorensen, PLLC
1526 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 253111
304-343-5555
Fax : 304-342-2513
Email: jferretti@gandllaw.com

Shawn P. George

George Law Group PLLC
10 Beta Lane
Charleston, WV 25304
304-716-1105
Email: sgeorge@glgwv.com

George Law Group, PLLC


Brandy M Rapp

(See above for address)

Michael J. Roeschenthaler

Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
500 Grant St
Ste 2900
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
415-515-1422
Fax : 412-726-4909
Email: KMcCauley@wtplaw.com
TERMINATED: 07/01/2024

Joshua D. Stiff

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
1021 E. Cary Street, Suite 1700
Richmond, VA 23219
8047626870
Fax : 7572719736
Email: jstiff@whitefordlaw.com

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston

10 S. Jefferson Street, Suite 1110
Roanoke, VA 24011

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
06/14/2025767BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. Related Document: [766] Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief. Notice Date 06/14/2025. (Admin.)
06/11/2025766Order Authorizing Chapter 7 Trustee To Terminate Ben's Creek Operations WV, LLC 401(K) Plan and Granting Related Relief. Related Document: 760 Motion Filed by Trustee Robert L. Johns to Entry of Order Authorizing Chapter 7 Trustee to Terminate Ben's Creek Operations WV, LLC 401(k) Plan and Granting Related Relief. Transmitted to BNC with Instructions for Mailing. (Thomas, Delea) (Entered: 06/12/2025)
06/09/2025765Notice Filed by Trustee Robert L. Johns Re: 760 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Certificate of No Objection Regarding Motion for Entry of Order Authorizing Chapter 7 Trustee to Terminate Ben's Creek Operations WV, LLC 401(k) Plan and Granting Related Relief. (Rapp, Brandy) (Entered: 06/09/2025)
06/05/2025Returned Mail: Mail originally sent on 05/18/2025 returned as undeliverable. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: Align Business Finance, LLC 540 Lake Cook Rd, Suite 120 Deerfield, IL 60015-5657. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: Garrington Capital US 570 Lake Cood Rd., Ste. 120 Deerfield, IL 60015-4953. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Comp 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room N-2119 Washington, DC 20009. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: Wrightway Drilling & Exploration, LLC 9430 US 23 South Pikeville, KY 41501-3916. (admin adi) (Entered: 06/06/2025)
06/03/2025Creditor(s) added by Thomas, Delea B. (admin) (Entered: 06/03/2025)
06/02/2025Returned Mail: Mail originally sent on 05/18/2025 returned as undeliverable. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: Drew Hetzel 86 4th Street Spelter, WV, 26438, United States. (admin adi) (Entered: 06/03/2025)
06/02/2025764Notice Filed by Creditor Melinda Chaney of Change of Address. (Thomas, Delea) (Attachment 1 replaced on 6/6/2025) (Thomas, Delea). (Entered: 06/02/2025)
05/22/2025Returned Mail: Mail originally sent on 04/26/2025 returned as undeliverable. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: Wrightway Drilling & Exploration, LLC 9430 US 23 South Pikeville, KY 41501-3916. (admin adi) (Entered: 05/23/2025)
05/18/2025763BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. Related Document: 762 Notice. Notice Date 05/18/2025. (Admin.) (Entered: 05/19/2025)
05/16/2025762Notice of Filing of 760 Motion Filed by Trustee Robert L. Johns to For Entry of Order Authorizing Chapter 7 Trustee to Terminate Ben's Creek Operations WV, LLC 401(k) Plan and Granting Related Relief. Objections Due: 6/6/2025. (Thomas, Delea) (Entered: 05/16/2025)