Case Background
On November 14, 2016, APP Winddown, LLC (f/k/a American Apparel, LLC) and five affiliated debtors (collectively, the "Debtors") each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The cases are pending before the Honorable Judge Brendan Linehan Shannon and are jointly administered under Case No. 16-12551.
Important Information & Dates
First Day Hearing
A hearing on the Debtors' First Day Motions was held on November 15, 2016 at 9:00 A.M. (ET) before the Honorable Brendan Linehan Shannon, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, 824 North Market Street, 6th Floor, Courtroom No.1, Wilmington, DE 19801. A final hearing on certain of the First Day Motions was held on December 12, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. (ET). Please click below to view and download the First Day Motions and the First Day Orders:
First Day Orders
Notice to Gift Card Holders
You may have heard that American Apparel has agreed to sell its business. As a result, certain retail stores may be closing. Until this process is final, the Company is discontinuing the sale of new gift cards. Customers holding gift cards should use them by December 31, 2016, as they may not be honored after the potential sale of the Company.
Customers who purchased gift cards outside of the United States should contact the foreign administrator for the proceeding in the country where they purchased the gift card. Please find the foreign administrator list in the link below:
Plan & Disclosure Statement
On June 12, 2018, the Debtors filed their Plan of Liquidation and the Disclosure Statement related thereto. The Bankruptcy Court cancelled the hearing to consider approval of the Disclosure Statement on July 24, 2018.
Dates
341 Meeting of Creditors
Hearing Cancelled: Order Scheduling Omnibus Hearing
Hearing Cancelled: Order Scheuduling Omnibus Hearing Date
Parties
Debtors' Counsel
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 N. Market Street, 17th Floor
P.O. Box 8705
Wilmington,
DE
19899-8705
http://www.pszjlaw.com/
Phone: 302.652.4100
Fax: 302.652.4400
Laura Davis Jones, Esq.
James E. O'Neill, Esq.
Joseph M. Mulvihill, Esq.
Jones Day
555 South Flower Street, 50th Floor
Los Angeles,
CA
90071
http://www.jonesday.com/
Phone: 213.489.3939
Fax: 213.243.2539
Erin N. Brady, Esq.
Jones Day
250 Vesey Street
New York,
NY
10281
http://www.jonesday.com/
Phone: 212.326.3939
Fax: 212.755.7306
Scott J. Greenberg, Esq.
Michael J. Cohen, Esq.
United States Trustee and Court Information
Office of the United States Trustee
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox 35
Wilmington,
DE
19801
http://www.justice.gov/ust/r03/wilmington/index.htm
Phone: 302.573.6491
Fax: 302.573.6497
Jane M. Leamy, Esq.
United States Bankruptcy Court
824 Market Street North, 3rd Floor
Wilmington,
DE
19801
http://www.deb.uscourts.gov
Phone: 302.252.2900
Debtors
Case Number |
Debtor Name |
Petition Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16-12551 | APP Winddown, LLC (f/k/a American Apparel, LLC) | November 14, 2016 |
| 16-12552 | APP USA Winddown, LLC (f/k/a American Apparel (USA), LLC) | November 14, 2016 |
| 16-12553 | APP Retail Winddown, Inc. (f/k/a American Apparel Retail, Inc.) | November 14, 2016 |
| 16-12554 | APP D&F Winddown, Inc. (f/k/a American Apparel Dyeing & Finishing, Inc.) | November 14, 2016 |
| 16-12555 | APP Knitting Winddown, LLC (f/k/a KCL Knitting, LLC) | November 14, 2016 |
| 16-12556 | APP Shipping Winddown, Inc. (f/k/a Fresh Air Freight, Inc.) | November 14, 2016 |