California Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 3:26-bk-30058 - Empress, LLC - California Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
Empress, LLC
Court
California Northern (canbke)
Chapter
11
Judge
Dennis Montali
Filed
01/22/2026
Last Filing
08/27/2026
Asset
Yes
Vol
v
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
California Northern Bankruptcy Court (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-30058

Assigned to: Judge Dennis Montali
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset
Date filed:  01/22/2026
341 meeting:  03/02/2026
Deadline for filing claims:  06/01/2026

Debtor

Empress, LLC

2 West Clay St
San Francisco, CA 94121
SAN FRANCISCO-CA
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX
represented by
Eric J. Gravel

Law Offices of Eric Gravel
1390 Market St
Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94102
650-931-6000
Fax : 650-931-6424
Email: [email protected]

Responsible Ind

Vijay Patel

2 W Clay Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
 
 
Trustee

Not Assigned - SF
 
 
U.S. Trustee

Office of the U.S. Trustee / SF

Phillip J. Burton Federal Building
450 Golden Gate Ave. 5th Fl., #05-0153
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415)705-3333
represented by
Michael J. Fletcher

DOJ-Ust
2500 Tulare Street
Suite 1401
Fresno, CA 93721
559-487-5002
Email: [email protected]

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
08/13/2026Docket Text
Hearing Dropped. The Chapter 11 Status Conference is taken off calendar. (RE: related document(s) 6 Order and Notice of Status Conference Chp 11). (lp) (Entered: 08/13/2026)
08/13/2026Docket Text
MINUTES: Hearing Held. Appearances: Patricia Lyon for the movant and Eric Gravel for the debtor. The motion is granted, however, no sale shall occur before 10/19/26. Ms. Lyon to submit the order; Mr. Gravel to sign-off. (RE: related document(s) 49 Motion for Relief from Stay Fee Amount $199,). (lp) (Entered: 08/13/2026)
08/12/202660Docket Text
Declaration of Vijay Patel (RE: related document(s)56 Status Conference Statement). Filed by Debtor Empress, LLC (Gravel, Eric) (Entered: 08/12/2026)
08/06/2026Docket Text
Hearing Continued. The status conference scheduled for 8//7 is continued to 8/13 at 9:30 a.m. pursuant to the Court's 8/6 Docket Text Order. (RE: related document(s) 6 Order and Notice of Status Conference Chp 11).
Hearing scheduled for 08/13/2026 at 09:30 AM in/via Tele/Videoconference - www.canb.uscourts.gov/calendars.
(lp) (Entered: 08/06/2026)
08/06/2026Docket Text
DOCKET TEXT ORDER
(no separate order issued:) The 10:00 AM, August 7, 2026 Status Conference is CONTINUED to August 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM, to be heard concurrently with the Motion for Relief from Stay fileed by Creditor INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA (USA) NA (Dkt 49). (Montali, Dennis) (Entered: 08/06/2026)
08/05/202659Docket Text
Reply (RE: related document(s)55 Opposition Brief/Memorandum). Filed by Creditor INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA (USA) NA (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Supplemental Declaration of Patricia H. Lyon # 2 Exhibit Supplemental Exhibits # 3 Certificate of Service) (Lyon, Patricia) (Entered: 08/05/2026)
08/04/202658Docket Text
Declaration of Paul Anderson (RE: related document(s)56 Status Conference Statement). Filed by Debtor Empress, LLC (Gravel, Eric) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
08/04/202657Docket Text
Declaration of Vijay Patel (RE: related document(s)56 Status Conference Statement). Filed by Debtor Empress, LLC (Gravel, Eric) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
08/04/202656Docket Text
Status Conference Statement Filed by Debtor Empress, LLC (Gravel, Eric) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
07/30/202655Docket Text
Brief/Memorandum in Opposition to (RE: related document(s)49 Motion for Relief From Stay). Filed by Debtor Empress, LLC (Gravel, Eric) (Entered: 07/30/2026)