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

Case Information
  • Case title

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

  • Court

    West Virginia Southern (wvsbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    David L. Bissett

  • Filed

    04/14/2024

  • Last Filing

    05/21/2024

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
ASSIGNED, DsclsDue, PlnDue, VENUE-CHAS, CORP/PTNR, JNTADMN, JointAdm-Lead



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

Assigned to: David L. Bissett
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  04/14/2024
341 meeting:  05/30/2024
Deadline for filing claims:  08/28/2024
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
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
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
Elizabeth King

(See above for address)

James W. Lane, Jr.

(See above for address)

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

Intervenor-Defendant

U.S. Department of Labor

Office of the Solicitor
Suite 630 East, The Curtis Center
170 S. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3306
(215) 861-5142

represented by
Christopher R. Arthur

United States Attorneys Office, WV
Email: chris.arthur@usdoj.gov

Alexander Gosfield

U.S. Department of Labor
1835 Market St.
Mailstop SOL/22
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-861-5124
Email: gosfield.alexander.e@dol.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
1526 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25311
304-343-5555
Fax : 304-342-2513
Email: sgeorge@gandllaw.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

Michael J. Roeschenthaler

Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
11 Stanwix Street, Suite 1400
Ste 1400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
United States
4126185601
Fax : 4126185596
Email: mroeschenthaler@whitefordlaw.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
05/21/2024180Notice of Appearance and Request for Service filed by Jennie Ovrom Ferretti, Counsel for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors with Certificate of Service. (Ferretti, Jennie) (Entered: 05/21/2024)
05/21/2024179Notice of Appearance and Request for Service filed by Robert B Kuenzel, Counsel for Carbon Fuels Properties, LLC with Certificate of Service. (Kuenzel, Robert) (Entered: 05/21/2024)
05/20/2024Returned Mail: Mail originally sent on 05/08/2024 returned as undeliverable. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor Suite 630 East, The Curtis Center 170 S. Independence Mall West Philadelphia, PA 19106-3323. (admin adi) (Entered: 05/21/2024)
05/20/2024Returned Mail: Mail originally sent on 05/04/2024 returned as undeliverable. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor Suite 630 East, The Curtis Center 170 S. Independence Mall West Philadelphia, PA 19106-3323. (admin adi) (Entered: 05/21/2024)
05/20/2024178Certificate of Service Filed by Elizabeth King on behalf of Ben's Creek Carbon LLC, Ben's Creek Land WV LLC, Ben's Creek Operations WV LLC Re: 149 Order Setting Final Hearing, 160 Notice, 161 Proposed Order. (King, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/20/2024)
05/20/2024177Certificate of Service Filed by Elizabeth King on behalf of Ben's Creek Carbon LLC, Ben's Creek Land WV LLC, Ben's Creek Operations WV LLC Re: 112 Motion to Obtain Credit or to Refinance or for Post Petition Financing, 113 Motion to Expedite Hearing. (King, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/20/2024)
05/20/2024176PROPOSED ORDER submitted by Creditor Align Business Finance, LLC Re:175 Motion to Appear by Telephone. (Supple, Joe) (Entered: 05/20/2024)
05/20/2024175Motion by Creditor Align Business Finance, LLC to appear by Telephone at Hearing Scheduled for June 6, 2024 Re: 40 Motion to Obtain Credit or to Refinance or for Post Petition Financing with Certificate of Service. (Supple, Joe) (Entered: 05/20/2024)
05/18/2024174Court's Notice of Motion/Application to Employ Professional. Objection Deadline: 06/08/2024. Related Document 170 Application to Employ. Transmitted to BNC with Instructions for Mailing. (admin) (Entered: 05/20/2024)
05/18/2024173Court's Notice of Motion/Application to Employ Professional. Objection Deadline: 06/08/2024. Related Document 168 Application to Employ. Transmitted to BNC with Instructions for Mailing. (admin) (Entered: 05/20/2024)