Maryland Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 0:26-bk-15686 - M&L Express, LLC - Maryland Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
M&L Express, LLC
Chapter
11
Judge
Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark
Filed
05/29/2026
Last Filing
10/09/2026
Asset
Yes
Vol
v
Docket Header

Subchapter_V, Manual341, SmBus, PlnDue, NODIS




U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Maryland (Greenbelt)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-15686

Assigned to: Judge Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark
Chapter 11
SmBus

Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  05/29/2026
341 meeting:  09/01/2026
Deadline for filing claims:  08/07/2026
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  11/25/2026
  
Case Administrator:   Michelle Maloney-Raymond
Team 4 Phone:    410-962-0795

Debtor

M&L Express, LLC

1017 Brill Way
Hagerstown, MD 21742
WASHINGTON-MD
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
David Erwin Cahn

Law Office of David Cahn, LLC
129 West Patrick Street
Suite 10
Frederick, MD 21701
301-799-8072
Email: [email protected]

Trustee

For Internal Use Only

Email: [email protected]
TERMINATED: 06/01/2026

 
 
Trustee

Stephen A. Metz

Offit Kurman, P.A.
7501 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1000W
Bethesda, MD 20814
240-507-1723
Email: [email protected]

 
 
U.S. Trustee

US Trustee - Greenbelt

6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 600
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Email: [email protected]
represented by
Courtney L. Morgan

United States Department of Justice
6305 Ivy Lane
Suite 600
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301-344-0023
Email: [email protected]

L. Jeanette Rice

Office of the U. S. Trustee
6305 Ivy Lane
Suite 600
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301-344-6220
Email: [email protected]

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
07/29/2026109Docket Text
Motion To Shorten Time And/Or Request For Expedited Hearing Filed by M&L Express, LLC (related document(s)108 Motion to Sell and Notice of Motion filed by Debtor M&L Express, LLC). (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Cahn, David)Modified on 7/30/2026 to enhance docket text (Maloney-Raymond, Michelle). (Entered: 07/29/2026)
07/29/2026108Docket Text
Consent Motion to Sell 2007 XL 160 HDG Tri/A Gooneck Trailer, 2007 60 MB Tri/A Booster Axle, and 2009 100 JPS Jeep. Notice Served on 7/29/2026, Filed by M&L Express, LLC. Objections due by 08/19/2026. with three additional calendar days allowed if all parties are not served electronically. Hearing scheduled for 08/27/2026 at 11:30 AM - Courtroom 3-C. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Motion # 2 Exhibit # 3 Exhibit # 4 Proposed Order) (Cahn, David)Modified on 7/30/2026 to enhance docket text (Maloney-Raymond, Michelle). (Entered: 07/29/2026)
07/29/2026107Docket Text
Resend Order/Notice to BNC (related document(s)104 Order Approving Stipulation Between Debtor And TBK Bank, SSB D/B/A Triumph To Terminate Factoring Agreement And For Related Relief. Note: Triumph and the United States Trustee uploaded competing orders granting the motion. The Court combined parts from both proposed orders in drafting this final version of the order. (Generic)) (related document(s) 82 Motion to Use Cash Collateral filed by Debtor M&L Express, LLC). (Maloney-Raymond, Michelle) (Entered: 07/29/2026)
07/28/2026106Docket Text
Order Granting Authorization For The Debtor To Obtain Post Petition Financing. No opposition filed. The August 20, 2026 hearing on the motion is cancelled and has been removed from the Court's calendar.(related document(s):88 Motion to Borrow/Refinance and Notice of Motion filed by Debtor M&L Express, LLC). (Maloney-Raymond, Michelle) (Entered: 07/28/2026)
07/28/2026105Docket Text
Order Denying Motion To Sell. The Court's July 21, 2026 Order Shortening Time required the Debtor to serve the Order and file a certificate of service by July 22, 2026. In addition, the Court's July 24, 2026 Court instruction directed the Debtor to file a supplement setting forth the information required by Local Bankruptcy Rule 6004-3 and file a certificate of service by July 27, 2026. The Debtor did neither. Therefore, the motion is denied without prejudice. The July 29, 2026 hearing on the motion to sell is cancelled and has been removed from the Court's calendar. (related document(s):94 Motion to Sell and Notice of Motion filed by Debtor M&L Express, LLC). (Maloney-Raymond, Michelle) (Entered: 07/28/2026)
07/28/2026104Docket Text
Order Approving Stipulation Between Debtor And TBK Bank, SSB D/B/A Triumph To Terminate Factoring Agreement And For Related Relief. Note: Triumph and the United States Trustee uploaded competing orders granting the motion. The Court combined parts from both proposed orders in drafting this final version of the order. (related document(s)82 Motion to Use Cash Collateral filed by Debtor M&L Express, LLC). (Maloney-Raymond, Michelle) (Entered: 07/28/2026)
07/26/2026103Docket Text
BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. (related document(s)102 Scheduling Order for Chapter 11 Small Business Subchapter V). No. of Notices: 11. Notice Date 07/26/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 07/27/2026)
07/24/2026102Docket Text
Second Scheduling Order for Chapter 11 Small Business Subchapter V. Unless the Court orders otherwise, within seven (7) days of the entry of this Second Scheduling Order and continuing monthly thereafter on the first business day of each month until the Debtors confirmed plan becomes effective, the Debtor shall remit to the Subchapter V Trustee the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) (the Monthly Payment). (related document(s)1 Voluntary Petition (Chapter 11) filed by Debtor M&L Express, LLC). (Maloney-Raymond, Michelle) (Entered: 07/24/2026)
07/24/2026101Docket Text
Court Instruction. By July 27, 2026, the movant must file (1) a certificate of service as required by the order shortening time (due July 22, 2026), (2) asupplement to the motion setting forth the information required by Local Bankruptcy Rule 6004-3, and (3) a certificate of service confirming the line was served on all parties with a lien, possessory, leasehold, or other interest in the property to be sold. (related document(s)94 Motion to Sell and Notice of Motion filed by Debtor M&L Express, LLC). Responses due by 7/27/2026. (Maloney-Raymond, Michelle) (Entered: 07/24/2026)
07/23/2026100Docket Text
BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. (related document(s)97 Order on Motion to Shorten Time). No. of Notices: 11. Notice Date 07/23/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 07/24/2026)