Virginia Eastern Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 4:26-bk-51003 - Empire Builder, Inc. - Virginia Eastern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
Empire Builder, Inc.
Chapter
7
Judge
Frank James Santoro
Filed
09/29/2026
Last Filing
10/07/2026
Asset
No
Vol
v
Docket Header
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Eastern District of Virginia (Newport News)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-51003-FJS

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Frank James Santoro
Chapter 7
Voluntary
No asset

Date filed:  09/29/2026
341 meeting:  11/02/2026

Debtor

Empire Builder, Inc.

7 Sir Francis Wyatt Place
Newport News, VA 23606
NEWPORT NEWS (CITY)-VA
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Kimberly A Lewis

John W Lee PC
Olympia Place
22 Enterprise Pkwy
Ste 390
Hampton, VA 23666
757-896-0868
Fax : 757-896-0679
Email: [email protected]

Debtor Designee

Tara Helmick

7 Sir Francis Wyatt Place
Newport News, VA 23606

 
 
Trustee

Paula S. Beran

20 N. 8th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804-783-8300

 
 
U.S. Trustee

Matthew W. Cheney

Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 4 -NN
200 Granby Street, Room 625
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-441-6012
 
 

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
10/04/20268Docket Text
BNC certificate of mailing of order (Re: related document(s)5 Order of Designation) (Admin.) (Entered: 10/05/2026)
10/02/20267Docket Text
Notice of Electronic Filing Procedure (Admin.) (Entered: 10/03/2026)
10/02/20266Docket Text
Notice of Meeting of Creditors (Re: related document(s) 3 Auto Assign Meeting of Creditors Chapter 7 Business) (Admin.) (Entered: 10/03/2026)
10/02/20265Docket Text
Order of Designation; designating Tara Helmick to perform duties imposed upon the debtor by the Bankruptcy Code (Palacios, Lilian)
09/30/20264Docket Text
Entry Modification Made to amend filing type in docket entry text: See entry (Re: related document(s)1 Chapter 7 Voluntary Petition filed by Empire Builder, Inc.) (Sheridan, Michelle)
09/30/20263Docket Text
Notice of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case, Meeting of Creditors & Notice of Appointment of Interim Trustee Beran, Paula S. with a 341(a) meeting to be held on 11/2/2026 at 09:00 AM via Zoom - Beran: Meeting ID 420 819 9053, Passcode 5729609292, Phone 1(757) 916-7097.
09/29/20262Docket Text
U.S. Treasury receipt of Chapter 7 Voluntary Petition( 26-51003) [caseupld,5000] ( 338.00) filing fee. Receipt number A38536755, amount $ 338.00. (Re: Doc#1) (U.S. Treasury)
09/29/20261Docket Text
Chapter 7 Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals filed by Kimberly A Lewis of John W Lee PC on behalf of Empire Builder, Inc. (Lewis, Kimberly)
Modified
on 9/30/2026 to amend filing type. (Sheridan, Michelle)