Maryland Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 1:23-bk-12237 - ESCO, Ltd. - Maryland Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
ESCO, Ltd.
Chapter
11
Judge
David E Rice
Filed
03/31/2023
Last Filing
06/27/2026
Asset
Yes
Vol
v
Docket Header

PlnDue, NODIS, ClaimsAgent, SEALEDDOC




U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Maryland (Baltimore)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 23-12237

Assigned to: Chief Judge David E Rice
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  03/31/2023
Plan confirmed:  11/16/2023
341 meeting:  04/26/2023
  
Case Administrator:   Kelly Horning
Team 2 Phone:    301-344-3965

Debtor

ESCO, Ltd.

1800 Woodlawn Drive
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207-4007
BALTIMORE(COUNTY,NOT CITY)-MD
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX
dba
Shoe City

dba
YCMC


represented by
Daniel Jack Blum

Polsinelli PC
1401 I Street NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
202-772-8483
Email: [email protected]

Katherine M. Devanney

Polsinelli PC
222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1101
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-252-0933
Fax : 302-252-0921
Email: [email protected]

Michael V. DiPietro

Polsinelli PC
222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1101
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-252-0939
Fax : 302-252-0921
Email: [email protected]

Shanti M. Katona

Polsinelli PC
222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1101
Wilmington, DE 19801

Tony William Torain, II

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
The McDermott Building
500 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-756-8000
TERMINATED: 05/28/2026

Christopher A Ward

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
1000 N. West St.
Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-498-9602
Email: [email protected]

Christopher A. Ward

222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1101
Wilmimgton, DE 19801

Trustee

For Internal Use Only

Email: [email protected]
TERMINATED: 04/21/2023

 
 
Trustee

Steven Balasiano, Liquidating Trustee

Gary H. Leibowitz
Cole Schotz P.C.
1201 Wills Street, Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21231

represented by
Harry Conrad Jones, III

Cole Schotz P.C.
1201 Wills Street
Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-230-0660
Fax : 410-230-0667
Email: [email protected]

Gary H. Leibowitz

Cole Schotz P.C.
1201 Wills Street
Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-230-0660
Fax : 410-528-9401
Email: [email protected]

U.S. Trustee

US Trustee - Baltimore

NVALID ADDRESS PROVIDED
(410) 962-4300
Fax : (410) 962-3537
Email: [email protected]
represented by
Hugh M. (UST) Bernstein

Office of U.S. Trustee
101 W. Lombard Street
Suite 2625
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 962-7771
Email: [email protected]

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
06/27/2026528Docket Text
BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. (related document(s)[526] BNC Recreated Order/Notice). No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 06/27/2026. (Admin.)
06/25/2026527Docket Text
Final Decree and Close Bankruptcy Case . (Horning, Kelly)
06/25/2026526Docket Text
Resend Order/Notice to BNC (related document(s)[525] Order And Final Decree (I) Closing The Chapter 11 Case; (Ii) Terminating The Services Of The Administrative Agent; (Iii) Approving The Abandonment Of Trust Assets; And (Iv) Discharging The Trustee (related document(s):522 Final Decree filed by Trustee Steven Balasiano, Liquidating Trustee). FURTHER ORDERED, that (a) the services of the Administrative Agent are terminated, and (b) the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with the Clerk of this Court to assure an orderly transition on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Clerk). (Horning, Kelly)
06/25/2026525Docket Text
Order And Final Decree (I) Closing The Chapter 11 Case; (Ii) Terminating The Services Of The Administrative Agent; (Iii) Approving The Abandonment Of Trust Assets; And (Iv) Discharging The Trustee (related document(s):[522] Final Decree filed by Trustee Steven Balasiano, Liquidating Trustee). FURTHER ORDERED, that (a) the services of the Administrative Agent are terminated, and (b) the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with the Clerk of this Court to assure an orderly transition on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Clerk. (Horning, Kelly)
06/12/2026524Docket Text
Certificate of Service (Supplemental) re: Order Sustaining the Shoe City Liquidating Trusts Eighth Omnibus Objection to Proofs of Claim (No Liability, Misclassified Claims, and Overstated and Misclassified Claims) (Docket No. 501) Filed by Stretto, Inc (related document(s)501 Order on Objection to Claim). (Betance, Sheryl) (Entered: 06/12/2026)
06/04/2026523Docket Text
Certificate of Service re: Chapter 11 Final Report and Motion for Final Decree (Docket No. 522) Filed by Stretto, Inc (related document(s)522 Final Decree filed by Trustee Steven Balasiano, Liquidating Trustee). (Betance, Sheryl) (Entered: 06/04/2026)
06/03/2026522Docket Text
Motion for Final Decree (Motion of the Shoe City Liquidating Trust for Entry of an Order and Final Decree (I) Closing the Chapter 11 Case; (II) Terminating the Services of the Administrative Agent; (III) Approving the Abandonment of Trust Assets; and (IV) Discharging the Trustee). Filed by Steven Balasiano, Liquidating Trustee. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A - Proposed Order and Final Decree) (Leibowitz, Gary)
05/30/2026521Docket Text
BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. (related document(s)[520] Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney). No. of Notices: 6. Notice Date 05/30/2026. (Admin.)
05/28/2026520Docket Text
Order Striking Appearance Of Counsel For Esco, Ltd. (related document(s):[518] Motion to Withdraw as Attorney Tony W. Torain II as Attorney to Debtor filed by Debtor ESCO, Ltd.). (Horning, Kelly)
05/08/2026519Docket Text
Certificate of Service (Supplemental) re: Order Sustaining the Shoe City Liquidating Trusts Sixth Omnibus Objection to Proofs of Claim (Satisfied Claims) (Docket No. 502) Filed by Stretto, Inc (related document(s)[502] Order on Objection to Claim). (Betance, Sheryl)