Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 1:24-bk-12480 - Franchise Group, Inc. and Jonathan Ortiz Munoz and Hannah Shalom Moody - Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
Franchise Group, Inc. and Jonathan Ortiz Munoz and Hannah Shalom Moody
Chapter
11
Judge
Laurie Selber Silverstein
Filed
11/03/2024
Last Filing
07/17/2026
Asset
Yes
Vol
v
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Delaware (Delaware)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 24-12480-LSS

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  11/03/2024
Plan confirmed:  06/02/2025
341 meeting:  04/29/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  01/23/2025

Debtor

Franchise Group, Inc.

5835 NW 21st Way
Suite 200
Boca Raton, FL 33496
PALM BEACH-FL
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX
aka
Liberty Tax, Inc.


represented by
William E. Arnault

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
333 West Wolf Point Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
312-862-2000
Fax : 312-862-2200
Email: [email protected]

Shella Borovinskaya

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-6600
Email: [email protected]

Joseph R. Brandt

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Benjamin Wiley Butterfield

Morrison & Foerster LLP
250 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-468-8000
Fax : 212-468-7900
Email: [email protected]

Kristin L Cardoza

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-6600
Email: [email protected]

James C Dugan

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Betsy Lee Feldman

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Fax : 212-728-8111
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Matthew A. Feldman

Willkie Farr & Gallagher
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Jeffrey R. Goldfine

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022-4611
212-446-4800
Email: [email protected]

Jessica D. Graber

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Fax : 212-728-8111
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Nicole L. Greenblatt

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022-4611
(212)446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: [email protected]

Shayne Henry

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
401 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512)678-9100
Email: [email protected]

Derek I. Hunter

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: [email protected]

Yara Kass-Gergi

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Joshua Klein

Petrillo Klein + Boxer LLP
655 Third Avenue
12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212)370-0330
Email: [email protected]

Maddison Levine

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212)446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: [email protected]

Marine Loison

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Stuart R. Lombardi

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Matthew Barry Lunn

Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor LLP
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-6600
Email: [email protected]

Melanie MacKay

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
333 West Wolf Point Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
(312)862-2000
Email: [email protected]

Mark E. McKane, Esq.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
555 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415)439-1400
Fax : (415)439-1500
Email: [email protected]

Allison S Mielke

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302.571.6600
Fax : 302.571.1253
Email: [email protected]

Timothy T Mitchell

Rashti and Mitchell
4422 Ridgeside Drive
Dallas, TX 75244
972-661-9471
Email: [email protected]

Edmon L. Morton

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302 571-6600
Fax : 302-571-1253
Email: [email protected]

Brian Nakhaimousa

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212)446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: [email protected]

Kevin R. Puvalowski

Petrillo Klein + Boxer LLP
655 Third Avenue
12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212)370-0330
Email: [email protected]

Debra McElligott Sinclair

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Robin Spigel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
212-728-8822
Fax : 212-728-9822
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Mark T. Stancil

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
1875 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-1238
202-303-1000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Brady Sullivan

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Joshua A Sussberg

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-446-4800
Fax : 212-446-4900
Email: [email protected]

Debtor

Freedom VCM, Inc.

109 Innovation Court
Suite J
Delaware, OH 43015
DELAWARE-OH
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Freedom VCM, Inc.

PRO SE



Debtor

Freedom VCM Interco, Inc.

109 Innovation Court
Suite J
Delaware, OH 43015
DELAWARE-OH
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Freedom VCM Interco, Inc.

PRO SE



Plaintiff

Jonathan Ortiz Munoz and Hannah Shalom Moody


represented by
Gaston P Loomis, II

McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP
300 Delaware Avenue
Ste 1014
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-300-4510
Email: [email protected]

U.S. Trustee

U.S. Trustee

Office of the United States Trustee
J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox 35
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302)-573-6491

represented by
Timothy Jay Fox, Jr.

Office of the United States Trustee
U. S. Department of Justice
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox #35
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-573-6491
Fax : 302-573-6497
Email: [email protected]

Claims Agent

Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC

www.kroll.com/kra
1 World Trade Center
31st Floor
New York, NY 10007

represented by
Benjamin Joseph Steele

Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC
(F/K/A Prime Clerk LLC)
850 Third Avenue
Suite 412
Brooklyn, NY 11232
212-257-5490
Email: [email protected]

Transcriber

Reliable Companies

Attn: Gene Matthews
1007 North Orange Street
Suite 110
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-654-8080

 
 
Creditor Committee

Committee of Unsecured Creditors


 
 
Creditor Committee

OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS
represented by
Gregory V. Demo

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway
Ste 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Jeffrey M Dine

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
212-561-7735
Fax : 212-480-8421
Email: [email protected]

Robert J. Feinstein

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Theodore S. Heckel

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Alan J. Kornfeld

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway
36th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(302)561-7700
Fax : (212)561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Beth E. Levine, Esq.

PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES LLP
780 Third Avenue
34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
212-561-7720
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Colin R. Robinson

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 North Market Street
17th Floor
P.O. Box 8705
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302)652-4100
Fax : (302)652-4400
Email: [email protected]

Bradford J. Sandler

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 N Market Street, 17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-652-4100
Fax : 302-652-4400
Email: [email protected]

James W. Walker

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Email: [email protected]

Hayley R. Winograd

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
212-561-7732
Email: [email protected]

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
07/17/20262055Docket Text
Chapter 11 Post-Confirmation Report for the Quarter Ending: 06/30/2026 Filed by Franchise Group, Inc.. (Mielke, Allison)
07/13/20262054Docket Text
Quarterly Claims Register (Alpha). Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. (Attachments: # (1) (Numeric) Quarterly Claims Register) (Steele, Benjamin)
07/02/20262053Docket Text
Affidavit/Declaration of Mailing of Nelson Crespin Regarding Order Sustaining Reorganized Debtors Ninth (9th) Omnibus (Substantive) Objection to Claims, Order Granting Litigation Trustees and Reorganized Debtors Joint Motion to Further Extend Claims Objection Deadline, and Notice of Amended Agenda for Hearing of Matters Scheduled for June 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (prevailing Eastern Time). Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. (related document(s)[2046], [2047], [2048]) (Steele, Benjamin)
06/30/20262052Docket Text
Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP has withdrawn from the case. Filed by Buddy Mac Holdings, LLC. (Ward, Matthew)
06/17/20262051Docket Text
Order Approving Stipulation Granting Limited Relief From The Plan Injunction (related document(s)[1596], [1682], [2049]) Order Signed on 6/17/2026. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 - Stipulation) (CMB)
06/15/20262050Docket Text
Affidavit/Declaration of Mailing of Eladio Perez Regarding Notice of Agenda for Hearing of Matters Scheduled for June 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (prevailing Eastern Time). Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. (related document(s)[2044]) (Malo, David)
06/15/20262049Docket Text
Certification of Counsel Certification of Counsel Regarding Stipulation Granting Robert Lee Coleman Limited Relief from the Plan Injunction (related document(s)[1596], [1682]) Filed by Franchise Group, Inc.. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A) (Mielke, Allison)
06/12/20262048Docket Text
Amended HEARING CANCELLED. Notice of Agenda of Matters not going forward. The following hearing has been cancelled. Filed by Franchise Group, Inc.. Hearing scheduled for 6/16/2026 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 6th Fl., Courtroom #2, Wilmington, Delaware. (Borovinskaya, Shella)
06/12/20262047Docket Text
Order Granting Litigation Trustees and Reorganized Debtors Joint Motion To Further Extend Claims Objection Deadline (Related Doc [2038]) Order Signed on 6/12/2026. (CMB)
06/12/20262046Docket Text
Order Sustaining Reorganized Debtors Ninth (9th) Omnibus (Substantive) Objection To Claims (related document(s)[2036]) Order Signed on 6/12/2026. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A-C) (CMB)