Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 1:26-bk-10966 - Searles Valley Minerals Inc. - Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
Searles Valley Minerals Inc.
Chapter
11
Judge
Brendan Linehan Shannon
Filed
06/15/2026
Last Filing
07/02/2026
Asset
Yes
Vol
v
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Delaware (Delaware)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-10966-BLS

Assigned to: Brendan Linehan Shannon
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  06/15/2026
341 meeting:  06/23/2026

Debtor

Searles Valley Minerals Inc.

9401 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 1000
Overland Park, KS 66210
JOHNSON-KS
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Destiny N. Almogue

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Edward A. Corma

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

Laura Davis Jones

Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 North Market St, 17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-778-6401
Email: [email protected]

Mike Jones

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606

Jennifer Madden

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
320 S Canal St
Chicago, IL 60606

James J. Mazza, Jr

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
320 S. Canal St.
Chicago, IL 60606-5707
Email: [email protected]

James E O'Neill

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

Bryan V. Uelk

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606

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
Jane M. Leamy

Office of the U.S. Trustee
844 King St.
Suite 2207
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-573-6491
Fax : 302-573-6497
Email: [email protected]

Claims Agent

Stretto

www.stretto.com
410 Exchange, Ste 100
Irvine, CA 92602
855-812-6112

 
 
Transcriber

Reliable Companies

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

 
 
Creditor Committee

Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Marcy J. McLaughlin Smith

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Hercules Plaza
1313 N Market Street
Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-252-4378
Email: [email protected]

Philip J Mohr

Womble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP
300 North Greene Street
Suite 1900
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-721-3577
Fax : 336-733-8358
Email: [email protected]

Lisa Bittle Tancredi

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
1313 N. Market Street, Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
302.252.4360
Fax : 443.769.1510
Email: [email protected]

Matthew P. Ward

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
1313 North Market Street
Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
302.252.4338
Fax : 302.661.7711
Email: [email protected]

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
07/01/2026117Docket Text
Order Approving Motion for Admission pro hac vice of Philip J. Mohr, Esquire (Related Doc # 116) Order Signed on 7/1/2026. (JMW) (Entered: 07/01/2026)
07/01/2026116Docket Text
Motion to Appear pro hac vice of Philip J. Mohr, Esquire of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP. Receipt Number 4976910, Filed by Committee of Unsecured Creditors. (Ward, Matthew) (Entered: 07/01/2026)
07/01/2026Docket Text
Attorney Marcy J. McLaughlin Smith and Matthew P. Ward for Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Lisa Bittle Tancredi and Matthew P. Ward for Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Philip J Mohr and Matthew P. Ward for Committee of Unsecured Creditors added to case Filed by Committee of Unsecured Creditors. (Ward, Matthew) (Entered: 07/01/2026)
07/01/2026115Docket Text
Notice of Appearance. Filed by Committee of Unsecured Creditors. (Ward, Matthew) (Entered: 07/01/2026)
06/30/2026114Docket Text
Omnibus Motion to Reject Lease or Executory Contract /Omnibus Motion of Debtors for Entry of an Order (I) Authorizing the Debtors to (A) Reject Unexpired Port Lease and Certain Stevedore Contracts Nunc Pro Tunc to June 30, 2026 and (B) Abandon Certain Property and (II) Granting Related Relief Filed by Searles Valley Minerals Inc.. Hearing scheduled for 7/15/2026 at 01:30 PM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 6th Fl., Courtroom #1, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 7/8/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Notice # 2 Exhibit A - Proposed Order with Schedule 1) (Jones, Laura Davis) (Entered: 06/30/2026)
06/30/2026113Docket Text
Affidavit/Declaration of Service re: Debtors Application for Entry of an Order (I) Authorizing The Employment and Retention of Lazard Frres & Co. LLC and Lazard & Co., Limited as Investment Banker to the Debtors and Debtors in Possession, Effective as of the Petition Date, (II) Approving the Terms of the Engagement Letter, (III) Waiving Certain Time- Keeping Requirements Pursuant to Local Rule 2016-2(H), and (IV) Granting Related Relief (Docket No. 94), Application of Debtors for Entry of an Order Authorizing the Employment and Retention of Stretto, Inc. As Administrative Advisor Nunc Pro Tunc to the Petition Date (Docket No. 95), Notice of Motion of Debtors for Entry of an Order (I) Establishing Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for Professionals and (II) Granting Related Relief (Docket No. 96), Debtors Application for Authorization to Employ and Retain Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP as Co-Counsel for the Debtors Effective as of the Petition Date (Docket No. 97), Motion of Debtors for Entry of Order Authorizing the Employment and Payment of Professionals Used in the Ordinary Course of Business (Docket No. 98), Application of the Debtors for Entry of An Order (I) Authorizing the Retention and Employment of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as Counsel to the Debtors Effective as of the Petition Date and (II) Granting Related Relief (Docket No. 99), and Debtors Application for Entry of an Order Authorizing Employment and Retention of Ankura Consulting Group, LLC As Restructuring Advisors Nunc Pro Tunc to the Petition Date (Docket No. 100). Filed by Stretto. (related document(s)94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100) (Betance, Sheryl) (Entered: 06/30/2026)
06/30/2026112Docket Text
Notice of Appearance. Filed by Sisecam Chemical Resources LLC. (Glorioso, Alessandra) (Entered: 06/30/2026)
06/30/2026111Docket Text
Objection (related document(s)19) Filed by Amergin Rail 2023-1, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Declaration # 2 Exhibit A # 3 Exhibit B # 4 Exhibit C # 5 Exhibit D # 6 Exhibit E # 7 Exhibit F # 8 Certificate of Service) (Richards, Deirdre) (Entered: 06/30/2026)
06/30/2026110Docket Text
Limited Objection and Reservation of Rights regarding Financing Motions (related document(s)12, 15) Filed by Sisecam Chemical Resources LLC (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Glorioso, Alessandra) (Entered: 06/30/2026)
06/29/2026109Docket Text
Amended Notice of Appointment of Creditors' Committee Filed by U.S. Trustee. (Leamy, Jane) (Entered: 06/29/2026)