Case docket: In Re: Dixie Produce & Packaging, LLC

Case details

Court:	laed
Docket #:	2:07-cv-03493
Case Name:	In Re: Dixie Produce & Packaging, LLC
PACER case #:	115920
Date filed:	2007-06-26
Date terminated:	2008-01-21
Assigned to:	Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt
Referred to:	Magistrate Judge Alma L. Chasez
Case Cause:	28:0158 Notice of Appeal re Bankruptcy Matter (BAP)
Nature of Suit:	422 Bankruptcy Appeal (801)
Jury Demand:	None
Jurisdiction:	Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party	Attorney & Contact Info
DiMare Homestead, Inc. Appellant	Gerald D. Wasserman Gerald Wasserman, LLC 3939 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 200 Metairie, LA 70002 504-846-5700 Email: lawyer@wasslawfirm.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Michael J. Keaton Keaton & Associates, P.C. 1278 W. Northwest Hwy. Suite 903 Palatine, IL 60067 847-934-6500 ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
DiMare Ruskin, Inc. Appellant	Gerald D. Wasserman (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Michael J. Keaton (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Keith Connell, Inc. Appellant	John Weathington , III John Weathington, III, Attorney at Law 1068 Chimney Rock Rd. Houston, TX 77056 832-928-7987 Email: jweathington@mariner-energy.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Katy L. Koestner Meuers Law Firm, P. L. 5395 Park Central Court Naples, FL 34109 239-513-9191 Paul J. Goodwine Slattery, Marino & Roberts Energy Center 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1800 New Orleans, LA 70163-1800 (504) 585-7800 Email: pgoodwine@smr-lawfirm.com Paul M. Lavelle Winstead PC (New Orleans) 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2900 New Orleans, LA 70163 504-799-2223 Email: plavelle@winstead.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Stephen Busch Panus Slattery, Marino & Roberts Energy Center 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1800 New Orleans, LA 70163-1800 (504) 585-7800 Email: spanus@schullyroberts.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Val Verde Vegetable Co., Inc. Defendant	Paul M. Lavelle (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Anthony Peraino Appellee	Marguerite Kern Kingsmill Kingsmill Riess, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3300 New Orleans, LA 70170-3300 504-581-3300 Email: mkingsmill@kingsmillriess.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED John Michael Dubreuil Daigle & Fisse P. O. Box 5350 Covington, LA 70434-5350 985-871-0800 Email: jdubreuil@daiglefisse.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Tristan Manthey Heller, Draper, Hayden, Patrick & Horn, LLC (New Orleans) 650 Poydras St. Suite 2500 New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 299-3300 Fax: (504) 299-3399 Email: tmanthey@hellerdraper.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Dixie Produce & Packaging, LLC Appellee	William H. Patrick , III Heller, Draper, Hayden, Patrick & Horn, LLC (New Orleans) 650 Poydras St. Suite 2500 New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 299-3300 Fax: (504) 299-3399 Email: wpatrick@hellerdraper.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Tristan Manthey (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
A&A Potato of Del Norte Colorado, L.L.C. Appellee	William H. Patrick , III (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Tristan Manthey (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Old Dixie Produce & Packaging, Inc. Appellee	William H. Patrick , III (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Tristan Manthey (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
East Coast Brokers and Packers, Inc. Appellee	Keary L. Everitt Everitt, Pratt & Latham, L.L.C. 400 Poydras Street Suite 2107 New Orleans, LA 70130 504-571-1901 Email: everitt@epllaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Louis W. Diess , III McCarter & English, LLP P. O. Box 652 Newark, NJ 07101 202-364-0400 Scot Patrick Koloski Masterson & Arostegui Three Lakeway Center 3838 North Causeway Blvd. Suite 2060 Metairie, LA 70002 504-831-4510 Email: skoloski@geico.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William Lawton Pratt Everitt, Pratt & Latham, L.L.C. 400 Poydras Street Suite 2107 New Orleans, LA 70130 504-571-1901 Email: Pratt@epllaw.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Carolina Tomato, Inc. Appellee	Keary L. Everitt (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Louis W. Diess , III (See above for address) Scot Patrick Koloski (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Charles Jones Produce, Inc. Appellee	Gerald D. Wasserman (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Chiquita Fresh North America, L.L.C. Appellee	Keary L. Everitt (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Louis W. Diess , III (See above for address) Scot Patrick Koloski (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Coosemans Houston, Inc. Appellee	Keary L. Everitt (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Louis W. Diess , III (See above for address) Scot Patrick Koloski (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Wm. P. Hearne Produce Co., Inc. Appellee	Keary L. Everitt (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Louis W. Diess , III (See above for address) Scot Patrick Koloski (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
West Coast Tomato, Inc. Appellee	Keary L. Everitt (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Louis W. Diess , III (See above for address) Scot Patrick Koloski (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Horwath & Company, Inc. Appellee	Keary L. Everitt (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Scot Patrick Koloski (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Pacific International Vegetable Marketing, Inc. Appellee	Keary L. Everitt (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Scot Patrick Koloski (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Spice World, Inc. Appellee	Keary L. Everitt (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Scot Patrick Koloski (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Village Farms, L.P. Appellee	Keary L. Everitt (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Scot Patrick Koloski (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
J.F. Palmer & Sons Produce, Inc. Appellee	Bradley Loy Drell Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell 2001 MacArthur Dr. P. O. Box 6118 Alexandria, LA 71307-6118 (318) 445-6471 Email: bdrell@goldweems.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Lawrence S. Searcy , Jr. Walker Automotive 1616 MacArthur Dr. Alexandria, LA 71301 318-445-6421
Farm Fresh Direct, LLC Appellee	Louis W. Diess , III (See above for address)
Tonso Fams Appellee	Louis W. Diess , III (See above for address) William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Val Verde Produce Appellee	Paul M. Lavelle (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Hibernia National Bank Appellee TERMINATED: 07/23/2007	Brent C. Wyatt Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP (New Orleans) 601 Poydras Street Suite 2200 New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 584-9156 Fax: (504) 584-9142 Email: bwyatt@bmpllp.com LEAD ATTORNEY James C. Butler Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP (New Orleans) 601 Poydras Street Suite 2200 New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 586-1241 Email: jbutler@lemle.com
Burton Farms Appellee	Byron Franklin Martin , III McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC (New Orleans) 601 Poydras St. 12th Floor New Orleans, LA 70130 504-596-2714 Email: bmartin@mcglinchey.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
William L Pratt Appellee	William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A., Inc. Appellee	Devin J. Oddo Martyn & Associates 820 Superior Ave., NW Ninth Floor Cleveland, OH 44113 216-861-4700 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Charles Jones Produce, Inc. Appellee	Gerald D. Wasserman (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Gulfstream Tomato Growers, LTD Appellee	Gerald D. Wasserman (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Aspen Produce, LLC Appellee	Gerald D. Wasserman (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Curtis Produce Exchange, Inc. Appellee	Louis W. Diess , III (See above for address) William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ideal Sales, Inc. Appellee	Louis W. Diess , III (See above for address) William Lawton Pratt (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Capital One, National Association Appellee formerly known asHibernia National Bank	Patrick Johnson , Jr. Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP (New Orleans) 601 Poydras Street Suite 2200 New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 584-9417 Fax: (504) 584-9142 Email: pjohnson@bmpllp.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED James C. Butler (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Richard S. Crisler Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2700 New Orleans, LA 70163 (504) 596-6300 Email: rcrisler@bradleyfirm.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed	Document #	Attachment #	Short Description	Long Description	Upload date	SHA1 hash
2007-06-26	1	0		Notice of APPEAL FROM BANKRUPTCY COURT filed by DiMare Homestead, Inc., DiMare Ruskin, Inc.. Bankruptcy Judge Jerry A. Brown. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Parties to Appeal# 2 Memorandum Opinion# 3 Judgment# 4 Notice Regarding Appeal to District Court# 5 Docket Sheet - Bankruptcy Court (Part 1 of 3)# 6 Docket Sheet Bankruptcy Court (Part 2 of 3)# 7 Docket Sheet Bankruptcy Court (Part 3 of 3)# 8 Transmittal Letter from Bankruptcy Court)(tbl) (Entered: 06/28/2007)
2007-06-28	2	0		Bankruptcy Scheduling OrderAppellant Brief due by 7/13/2007. Appellee Brief due by 7/30/2007. Appellant Reply Brief due by 8/7/2007.(tbl) (Entered: 06/28/2007)
2007-07-12	3	0		DESIGNATION of Record on Appeal by DiMare Homestead, Inc., DiMare Ruskin, Inc. re 1 Bankruptcy Appeal, (Attachments: # 1 Amended Complaint# 2 Hibernia Objection to POC# 3 Answer to Amended Complaint Hibernia# 4 Answer to Amended Complaint Old Dixie# 5 Answer to Amended Complaint Peraino# 6 Joint Pre-Trial Statement# 7 Amended POC DiMare Ruskin# 8 Judge's Order 8-23-06# 9 Closing Statement from DiMare# 10 Request for Transcript of 8-23-06 Hearing# 11 Transcript of 8-23-06 Hearing# 12 Post-Trial Memo in Support of Claim Objections# 13 Memorandum Opinion# 14 8-23-06 Judgment# 15 DiMare's Notice of Appeal# 16 Statement of Parties to Appeal# 17 Notice Regarding Appeal# 18 Notice of Docketing Record on Appeal# 19 Transcript of Record on Appeal)(Wasserman, Gerald) (Entered: 07/12/2007)
2007-07-13	4	0		Appellant's BRIEF by DiMare Homestead, Inc., DiMare Ruskin, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Deposition of Anthony Peraino)(Wasserman, Gerald) (Entered: 07/13/2007)
2007-07-20	5	0		EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Extension of Deadlines by Dixie Produce & Packaging, LLC, A&A Potato of Del Norte Colorado, L.L.C., Old Dixie Produce & Packaging, Inc., Anthony Peraino and Capital One, National Association . (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Manthey, Tristan) Modified on 7/23/2007 to add filer (cab, ). (Entered: 07/20/2007)
2007-07-24	6	0		ORDER granting 5 Motion for Extension of Deadlines. Signed by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt on 7/24/07. (cab) (Entered: 07/24/2007)
2007-08-16	7	0		EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Extension of Deadlines by Dixie Produce & Packaging, LLC, A&A Potato of Del Norte Colorado, L.L.C., Old Dixie Produce & Packaging, Inc. and Capital One, National Association. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Manthey, Tristan) Modified on 8/16/2007 to add filer (tbl, ). (Entered: 08/16/2007)
2007-08-16	8	0		Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re 7 MOTION for Extension of Deadlines; Filing attorney did not select Capital One, National Association as a filer. Clerk added filer. (tbl) (Entered: 08/16/2007)
2007-08-24	9	0		ORDER granting 7 Motion for Extension of Deadlines. Signed by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt on 8/24/07. (tbl) (Entered: 08/24/2007)
2007-09-27	10	0		EXPARTE/CONSENT Third MOTION for Extension of Deadlines by Capital One, National Association, Dixie Produce & Packaging, LLC, A&A Potato of Del Norte Colorado, L.L.C., Old Dixie Produce & Packaging, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Manthey, Tristan) (Entered: 09/27/2007)
2007-09-28	11	0		ORDER granting 10 Motion for Extension of Deadlines as set forth herein. Signed by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt on 9/28/07. (tbl) (Entered: 09/28/2007)
2007-11-05	12	0		EXPARTE/CONSENT Fourth MOTION for Extension of Deadlines by Capital One, National Association, Dixie Produce & Packaging, LLC, A&A Potato of Del Norte Colorado, L.L.C., Old Dixie Produce & Packaging, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 Motion to Approve Settlement# 2 Proposed Order)(Manthey, Tristan) (Entered: 11/05/2007)
2007-11-06	13	0		ORDER granting 12 Motion for Extension of Deadlines as stated herein. Signed by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt on 11/6/07. (tbl) (Entered: 11/06/2007)
2008-01-21	14	0		NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal With Prejudice prejudice as to Anthony Peraino, Dixie Produce and Packaging, LLC, A&A Potato of Del Norte Colorado, LLC, Old Dixie Produce & Packaging, Inc. and Capital One, National Association, formerly known as Hibernia National Bank by DiMare Homestead, Inc., DiMare Ruskin, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Wasserman, Gerald) Modified on 1/22/2008 (cab, ). (3 cc's to Clerk of Bankruptcy Court, Judge Jerry A. Brown of Bankruptcy Court and U.S. Trustee) (Entered: 01/21/2008)