West Virginia Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 2:24-bk-20079 - Ben's Creek Operations WV LLC and Ben's Creek Carbon LLC - West Virginia Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
Ben's Creek Operations WV LLC and Ben's Creek Carbon LLC
Chapter
7
Judge
David L. Bissett
Filed
04/14/2024
Last Filing
07/20/2026
Asset
Yes
Vol
v
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ASSIGNED, VENUE-CHAS, CORP/PTNR, JNTADMN, JointAdm-Lead, MTGHELD, CONVERTED




U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of West Virginia (Charleston)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 2:24-bk-20079

Assigned to: David L. Bissett
Chapter 7
Previous chapter 11
Original chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  04/14/2024
Date converted:  11/06/2024
341 meeting:  02/14/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  03/11/2025
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  05/05/2025
Deadline for objecting to discharge:  07/29/2024

Debtor

Ben's Creek Operations WV LLC

109 Capitol Street, Suite 1000
Charleston, WV 25301
KANAWHA-WV
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Chris Brumley

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PPLC
200 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
304-345-0200
Email: [email protected]

David Hoyer

Hoyer, Hoyer & Smith, PLLC
22 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
304-344-9821
Email: [email protected]

L. Elizabeth King

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PPLC
200 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
304-345-0200
Fax : 304-345-0260
Email: [email protected]

James W. Lane, Jr.

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso
200 Capital Street
PO Box 3843
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 205-6373
Fax : (304) 345-0260
Email: [email protected]

Debtor

Ben's Creek Land WV LLC

109 Capitol Street, Suite 1000
Charleston, WV 25301
KANAWHA-WV
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Chris Brumley

(See above for address)

L. Elizabeth King

(See above for address)

James W. Lane, Jr.

(See above for address)

Debtor

Ben's Creek Carbon LLC

109 Capitol Street, Suite 1000
Charleston, WV 25301
KANAWHA-WV
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Chris Brumley

(See above for address)

L. Elizabeth King

(See above for address)

James W. Lane, Jr.

(See above for address)

Trustee

Robert L. Johns

Turner & Johns, PLLC
808 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 720-2300

represented by
Robert L. Johns

Turner & Johns, PLLC
808 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 720-2300
Fax : (304) 720-2311
Email: [email protected]

Johns & Associates, PLLC

808 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 720-2300
Fax : (304) 720-2311
Email: [email protected]

Brandy M Rapp

Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
10 S. Jefferson Street
Suite 1110
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-759-3577
Fax : 540-759-3567
Email: [email protected]

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston

10 S. Jefferson Street, Suite 1110
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-759-3577

U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee

2025 Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse
300 Virginia Street, East
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 347-3400

represented by
Shari Collias

United States Trustees Office
300 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301
Email: [email protected]

Gary O. Kinder

U.S. Trustee's Office
300 Virginia Street East
Room 2025
Charleston, WV 25301
Email: [email protected]

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

c/o Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
Brandy M. Rapp
10 S. Jefferson Street
Suite 1110
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-759-3577
represented by
Jennie Ovrom Ferretti

George & Lorensen, PLLC
1526 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 253111
304-343-5555
Fax : 304-342-2513
Email: [email protected]

Shawn P. George

George Law Group PLLC
10 Beta Lane
Charleston, WV 25304
304-716-1105
Email: [email protected]

George Law Group, PLLC


Brandy M Rapp

(See above for address)

Michael J. Roeschenthaler

Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
500 Grant St
Ste 2900
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
415-515-1422
Fax : 412-726-4909
Email: [email protected]
TERMINATED: 07/01/2024

Joshua D. Stiff

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
1021 E. Cary Street, Suite 1700
Richmond, VA 23219
8047626870
Fax : 7572719736
Email: [email protected]

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston

10 S. Jefferson Street, Suite 1110
Roanoke, VA 24011

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
07/20/2026836Docket Text
Notice by Trustee Robert L. Johns Re: [834] Motion to Compromise or Approve Settlement filed by Trustee Robert L. Johns, Motion to Compromise or Approve Settlement Notice to All Parties in Interest of Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement. Objections due by 8/10/2026. (Rapp, Brandy)
07/20/2026835Docket Text
PROPOSED ORDER submitted by Trustee Robert L. Johns Re:[834] Motion to Compromise or Approve Settlement, Motion to Compromise or Approve Settlement. (Rapp, Brandy)
07/20/2026834Docket Text
Motion by Trustee Robert L. Johns to Compromise or Approve Settlement Re [783] Complaint and with Certificate of Service. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Exhibit A - Proposed Order # (2) Exhibit Exhibit B - Settlement Agreement) (Rapp, Brandy)
06/02/2026833Docket Text
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05/18/2026Docket Text
Returned Mail: Mail originally sent on 04/26/2026 returned as undeliverable. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: Rockwood Casualty Insurance Company Gordon & Rees Attn: Megan M. Adeyemo 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700 Dallas, TX 75201-2794. (admin adi) (Entered: 05/19/2026)
05/14/2026Docket Text
Returned Mail: Mail originally sent on 04/26/2026 returned as undeliverable. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: Ben's Creek Carbon LLC 109 Capitol Street, Suite 1000 Charleston, WV 25301-2600. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: Jennie Ovrom Ferretti George & Lorensen, PLLC 1526 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25311-2413. (admin adi) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/11/2026Docket Text
Returned Mail: Mail originally sent on 04/26/2026 returned as undeliverable. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: AFG Investments 1B, LLC c/o John Seibel 520 Nicollet Mall Suite 700 Minneapolis, MN 55402-1057. Could not mail Form pdf001 to: SMA II LP I, LLC c/o John Seibel 520 Nicollet Mall Suite 700 Minneapolis, MN 55402-1057. (admin adi) (Entered: 05/12/2026)
04/26/2026832Docket Text
BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. Related Document: 831 Order (Misc. Relief). Notice Date 04/26/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 04/27/2026)
04/24/2026831Docket Text
Stipulation and Consent Order Regarding Agreement to Relief from the Automatic Stay of 11 U.S.C. 362(a) Between Trustee and Rockwood Casualty Insurance Company. Re: 829 . Transmitted to BNC with Instructions for Mailing. (Good, Kayla) (Entered: 04/24/2026)
04/23/2026830Docket Text
PROPOSED AGREED ORDER submitted by Trustee Robert L. Johns Re:829 Stipulation. (Rapp, Brandy) (Entered: 04/23/2026)