Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 4:23-bk-90147 - Mountain Express Oil Company and Official Committee Of Unsecured Creditors - Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
Mountain Express Oil Company and Official Committee Of Unsecured Creditors
Chapter
7
Judge
Eduardo V Rodriguez
Filed
03/18/2023
Last Filing
10/19/2026
Asset
Yes
Vol
v
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of Texas (Houston)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 23-90147

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo V Rodriguez
Chapter 7
Previous chapter 11
Original chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  03/18/2023
Date converted:  08/24/2023
341 meeting:  10/30/2023
Deadline for filing claims:  04/22/2024

Debtor

Mountain Express Oil Company, Debtor

3650 Mansell Road
Suite 250
Alpharetta, GA 30022
FULTON-GA
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Steven William Golden

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

Benjamin W Kadden

Lugenbuhl Wheaton et al
601 Poydras St
Ste 2775
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-568-1990
Fax : 504-310-9195
Email: [email protected]

Maxim Boris Litvak

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
One Sansome Street
34th Floor, Suite 3430
San Francisco, CA 94104-4436
415-263-7000
Fax : 415-263-7010
Email: [email protected]

Bailey McGowan

Stinson LLP
2200 Ross Avenue
Ste 2900
Dallas, TX 75201
469-587-8855
Email: [email protected]

Benjamin Lawrence Wallen

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

Michael D Warner

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

Trustee

Janet S. Northrup

1201 Louisiana Street
28th Floor
Houston, TX 77001

represented by
Janet S Casciato-Northrup

Janet S. Casciato-Northrup, Trustee
1201 Louisiana, Ste. 2800
Houston, TX 77002
713-590-4200
Fax : 713-590-4230
Email: [email protected]

John Douglas Elrod

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Terminus 200
3333 Piedmont Road, NE
Suite 2500
Atlanta, GA 30305
678-553-2259
Fax : 678-553-2269
Email: [email protected]

Abdiel Lopez-Castro

Schwartz, PLLC
440 Louisiana St.
Suite 1055
Houston, TX 77002
713-900-3737
Fax : 702-442-9887
Email: [email protected]

Heather Heath McIntyre

Hughes Watters & Askanase
TotalEnergies Tower
1201 Louisiana, 28th Floor
Ste 28th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713-590-4200
Fax : 713-590-4230
Email: [email protected]

Steven J. Rosenwasser

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Terminus 200
333 Piedmont Road NE
Suite 2500
Atlanta, GA 30305
678-553-2100
Email: [email protected]

Thomas Andrew Woolley, III

McCloskey Roberson Woolley, PLLC
190 T.C. Jester, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77007
713-337-3900
Fax : 713-337-3915
Email: [email protected]

Megan Young-John

Porter Hedges LLP
1000 Main St.
36th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713-226-6625
Email: [email protected]

Trustee

Janet S Casciato-Northrup

Janet S. Casciato-Northrup, Trustee
1201 Louisiana, Ste. 2800
Houston, TX 77002
713-590-4200

represented by
Carissa Brewster

McCloskey Roberson Woolley, PLLC
190 TC Jester Blvd
Ste 400
Houston, TX 78213
713-337-3900
Email: [email protected]

Janet S Casciato-Northrup

(See above for address)

John Douglas Elrod

(See above for address)

Beatrice Grevel

Hughes Watters Askanase
1201 Louisiana St
Ste 28th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713-590-4245
Email: [email protected]

Shari L Heyen

Greenberg Traurig, P.A
1000 Louisiana, Suite 6700
Houston, TX 77002
713-374-3500
Fax : 713-374-3505
Email: [email protected]

Wayne Kitchens

Hughes Watters & Askanase
Total Plaza
1201 Louisiana, 28th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713-590-4200
Fax : 713-590-4230
Email: [email protected]

Abdiel Lopez-Castro

(See above for address)

Heather Heath McIntyre

(See above for address)

Joshua W. Wolfshohl

Porter Hedges LLP
1000 Main, 36th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713-226-6000
Fax : 713-228-1331
Email: [email protected]

Trustee

Janet S Casciato-Northrup

333 Clay
29th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713-666-1105

represented by
Janet S Casciato-Northrup

(See above for address)

Wayne Kitchens

(See above for address)

Heather Heath McIntyre

(See above for address)

Joshua W. Wolfshohl

(See above for address)

Trustee

Janet Northrup


represented by
Bailey McGowan

(See above for address)

Heather Heath McIntyre

(See above for address)

Joshua W. Wolfshohl

(See above for address)

Megan Young-John

(See above for address)

Trustee

Janet Northrup


represented by
John Douglas Elrod

(See above for address)

Joshua W. Wolfshohl

(See above for address)

Trustee

Janet S Casciato-Northrup

Janet S. Casciato-Northrup, Trustee
1201 Louisiana, Ste. 2800
Houston, TX 77002
713-590-4200

represented by
John Douglas Elrod

(See above for address)

Wayne Kitchens

(See above for address)

Heather Heath McIntyre

(See above for address)

Joshua W. Wolfshohl

(See above for address)

U.S. Trustee

US Trustee

Office of the US Trustee
515 Rusk Ave
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002

represented by
Hector Duran, Jr

U.S. Trustee
515 Rusk
Ste 3516
Houston, Tx 77002
7137184650
Email: [email protected]

Jayson B. Ruff

Office of the United States Trustee
515 Rusk St.
Ste. 3516
Houston, TX 77002
713-718-4662
Fax : 713-718-4670
Email: [email protected]

Christopher Ross Travis

Office of the United States Trustee
515 Rusk Street
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002
202-603-5225
Email: [email protected]

Jana Smith Whitworth

Office of United States Trustee
515 Rusk Street, Suite 3516
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 718-4650
Fax : (713) 718-4670
Email: [email protected]

3rd Pty Defendant

SQRL Holdings, LLC

Adams and Reese LLP
Attn: Mark Chaney
701 Poydras Street
45th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70139

represented by
SQRL Holdings, LLC

PRO SE

Ricardo A. Aguilar

Adams and Reese LLP
701 Poydras St.
45th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70139
504-585-0239
Fax : 504-566-0210
Email: [email protected]
TERMINATED: 05/15/2024

Mark J. Chaney, III

(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 05/15/2024

Creditor Committee

Official Committee Of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Charles R Gibbs

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
2801 N. Harwood St.
Suite 2600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-295-8063
Email: [email protected]

Marcus Alan Helt

Dechert LLP
2651 N. Harwood St.
Suite 120
Dallas, TX 75201
214-453-4913
Fax : 972-528-5765
Email: [email protected]

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
10/19/20263196Docket Text
Statement Twenty-Second Monthly Expense Statement of Greenberg Traurig, LLP for Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred as Special Counsel to Janet Northrup, Solely in her Capacity as Chapter 7 Trustee of the Estates of Mountain Express, et al. (Filed By Greenberg Traurig, LLP ). (Nasir, Emily)
10/14/20263195Docket Text
Operating Report for Filing Period 09/30/2026, $81987.89 disbursed (Filed By Janet S Casciato-Northrup ). (McIntyre, Heather) (Entered: 10/14/2026)
10/07/20263194Docket Text
Application to Compromise Controversy with Vi-Mac, Inc.. Objections/Request for Hearing Due in 21 days. Filed by Trustee Janet S Casciato-Northrup (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A # 2 Proposed Order) (Brewster, Carissa) (Entered: 10/07/2026)
10/06/20263193Docket Text
Final Application for Compensation for Porter Hedges LLP, Attorney, Period: 8/24/2023 to 9/11/2026, Fee: $762573.00, Expenses: $23802.49. Objections/Request for Hearing Due in 21 days. Filed by Attorney Porter Hedges LLP (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 # (2) Exhibit 2 # (3) Exhibit 3 # (4) Exhibit 4 # (5) Proposed Order) (Wolfshohl, Joshua)
10/02/20263192Docket Text
Notice of Twelfth Interim Application for Compensation and for Reimbursement of Expenses By Hughes Watters Askanase, LLP As Attorneys for the Trustee. (Related document(s):[3191] Application for Compensation) Filed by Hughes Watters Askananse LLP (Attachments: # (1) "Service List") (Grevel, Beatrice)
10/02/20263191Docket Text
Application for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for Hughes Watters Askananse LLP, Trustee's Attorney, Period: 6/1/2026 to 8/31/2026, Fee: $53860.00, Expenses: $955.76. Objections/Request for Hearing Due in 21 days. Filed by Attorney Hughes Watters Askananse LLP (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit "A" - Statement of Services Rendered # (2) Proposed Order) (Grevel, Beatrice)
09/30/20263190Docket Text
Notice of First Interim Application for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for Barg & Henson, CPA'S, PLLC as Tax Service Professionals for the Trustee. (Related document(s):[3189] Application for Compensation) Filed by Barg & Henson CPA'S, PLLC (Attachments: # (1) Master Service List) (Grevel, Beatrice)
09/30/20263189Docket Text
First Application for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for Barg & Henson CPA'S, PLLC, Accountant, Period: 12/16/2025 to 8/31/2026, Fee: $104082.00, Expenses: $387.30. Objections/Request for Hearing Due in 21 days. Filed by Accountant Barg & Henson CPA'S, PLLC (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit "A" - Statement of Services Rendered # (2) Proposed Order) (Grevel, Beatrice)
09/29/20263188Docket Text
Adversary case 26-03679. Nature of Suit: (11 (Recovery of money/property - 542 turnover of property)),(14 (Recovery of money/property - other)), (72 (Injunctive relief - other)),(91 (Declaratory judgment)), (02 (Other (e.g. other actions that would have been brought in state court if unrelated to bankruptcy))) Complaint // Trustees Complaint for Emergency Injunctive Relief, Violation of the Automatic Stay, to Avoid Post-Petition Transfer of Property of the Estate, for Turnover of Property of the Estate and for Recovery of such Transfer Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 549(a), 542(a) and 550(a)(1) and Other Applicable Law, and for Declaratory Judgment Pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7001 by Janet S Northrup, Trustee against Imad F. Hamdan, Manhattan Management Services, LLC. Fee Amount $350 (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A - Sale Agreement # (2) Exhibit B - ERTC Check # (3) Exhibit C - Trustee's Demand Letter) (Elrod, John)
09/28/20263187Docket Text
Courtroom Minutes. Time Hearing Held: 11:00 a.m.. Appearances: John Elrod for Janet Northrup, Chapter 7 Trustee; Janet Northrup present. Kevin OBrien for settling parties. Minutes: Opening statements by Mr. Elrod. Ms. Northrup was sworn in and her testimony was proffered by Mr. Elrod. Ms. Northrup verified the testimony. No cross examination. Mr. Elrod had no exhibits to admit. Ms. Northrup and Mr. Elrod were questioned by the Court. Further hearing set for 11/2/2026 at 2:00 p.m., via electronic hearing. (Related document(s):[3167] Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019) Hearing re-scheduled for 11/2/2026 at 02:00 PM via telephone and video conference. (njc7)