Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 1 of 19 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES, Reorganized Debtor. 1 PETER KRAVITZ, AS GUC TRUST TRUSTEE OF THE EXIDE CREDITORS LIQUIDATING TRUST, v. DEFENDANTS LISTED BELOW, Plaintiff, Defendant. Chapter 11 Case No. 13-11482 (KJC Adv. Pro. Nos. [See Attached Exhibit A] STATUS REPORT ON OPEN PREFERENCE ADVERSARY ACTIONS ASSIGNED TO THE HONORABLE KEVIN J. CAREY Adversary Number ABK Constructors, Inc. 15-50318 Airgas USA, LLC 15-50365 Al Star Recycling, L.L.C. 15-50407 Allegheny Towing & Salvage Company 15-50320 Allegheny Trucking, Inc. 15-50726 Amax Welding and Iron Works, Inc. 15-50409 ARE/BPD Muhlenberg Partners 15-50544 Aul Pipe & Tubing, Inc. 15-50354 Baoding Fengfan Rising Battery Separator Co., Ltd. 15-50412 Bernville Quality Fuels LLC 15-50507 Brehob Corporation 15-50371 Brenner Recycling 15-50414 Capital Scrap Metal, LLC 15-50731 Capp, Inc. 15-50373 Car Parts Distributing, Inc. dba Clark's Tool 15-50325 Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc. 15-50327 Cascades Inc. dba Cascades Enviropac 15-50328 Central Illinois Trucks, Inc. dba CIT Group, Inc. 15-50512 Christopher Shon Cross dba S & S Pallets 15-50587 1 The last four digits of the Reorganized Debtor s taxpayer identification number are -2730. The Reorganized Debtor s corporate headquarters are located at 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Building 200, Milton, Georgia 30004. -1-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 2 of 19 Adversary Number CMI International, Inc. 15-50554 Complete Packaging Systems, Inc. 15-50419 Craig Welding Supply Co. 15-50687 DC Power Solutions, Inc. fdba TIMA Power Systems 15-50463 Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP ** 15-50551 E.N. Range, Inc. 15-50380 Element Fleet Management dba Was Trans Lease 15-50562 FCS Construction, L.L.C. fdba Frisco Construction Services, L.L.C. 15-50326 Frank Sahd Salvage Center, Inc. 15-50361 Fromm Electric Supply Corp. of Reading, Penna. dba Fromm Electric Supply 15-50421 G & E Scrap Processing Company, LLC dba Maine Scrap Metal, LLC 15-50539 Harris Machine & Tool, Inc. 15-50530 Harris Metals, LLC 15-50384 Indiana Oxygen Company Inc. 15-50571 Industrial Metal Enterprise, Incorporated 15-50627 Intercon Solutions, Inc. 15-50702 International Lead Association 15-50385 IRC International Recycling Center, LLC dba International Recycling Center 15-50577 Iron Mountain Recycling, L.L.C. 15-50704 Jerry Wayne Walker 15-50706 JMC Services, Inc. 15-50362 Landis Mechanical Group, Inc. 15-50331 Mack Employment Services, Inc. 15-50387 McInnes Cooper 15-50585 Metro Metals Corporation 15-50417 NCB Commodities, Inc. 15-50336 On-Point Associates Group, Inc. 15-50346 P&A Law Offices 15-50429 Private Eyes, Inc. 15-50470 Prologika, LLC 15-50534 Pureworks, Inc. 15-50395 Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 15-50732 R.A. Malouff, LLC dba Malouff Salvage 15-50351 Ramona Cudnohoski dba Mister Battery 15-50678 Recycling Solutions Holdings, LLC 15-50342 Redline Metals, Inc. 15-50646 Rexel, Inc. dba Rexel Wholesale 15-50695 Rig Masters, Inc. 15-50339 Ronatec C2C, Inc. 15-50396 -2-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 3 of 19 Adversary Number Ross Horn dba U.S. Pumps 15-50714 Schwartz Electric, Inc. 15-50389 Solid Waste Services, Inc. fka J.P. Mascaro and Sons, Inc. dba Pioneer Crossing Landfill 15-50430 Sparks Commercial Tires, Inc. 15-50437 Special T Metals Limited Liability Company 15-50741 Sweeping Beauty Cleaning Service, Inc. 15-50474 Taba S.r.l. 15-50434 Toshiba Machine Company, America ** 15-50721 Towamencin Metal Traders, Inc. 15-50353 Uptime Technology, Inc. 15-50594 * 68 Adversary Proceedings Plaintiff files the attached status report providing a status of the above referenced Adversary Actions. Dated: February 1, 2016 MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP /s/ Erin Fay Local Delaware Counsel Robert J. Dehney (No. 3578 Eric Schwartz (No. 3134 Erin R. Fay (No. 5268 1201 North Market Street, Suite 1600 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Tel: (302 658-9200 Fax: (302 658-3989 And **THE ROSNER LAW GROUP LLC Local Delaware Counsel /s/ Frederick B. Rosner Frederick B. Rosner (DE 3995 Scott J. Leonhardt (DE 4885 Julia B. Klein (DE 5189 824 Market Street, Suite 810 Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302 777-1111 E-Mail: rosner@teamrosner.com And -3-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 4 of 19 ASK LLP Joseph L. Steinfeld, Jr. Kara E. Casteel, 2600 Eagan Woods Drive, Suite 400 St. Paul, MN 55121 Telephone: (651 406-9665 E-Mail: kcasteel@askllp.com And Edward E. Neiger, Esq. Brigette G. McGrath, Esq. 151 West 46th Street, 4th Fl. New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212 267-7342 Co-Counsel to the Peter Kravitz, the GUC Trust Trustee of the Exide Creditors Liquidating Trust -4-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 5 of 19 STATUS "A" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS WHERE SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED: Adversary Number Amax Welding and Iron Works, Inc. 15-50409 Baoding Fengfan Rising Battery Separator Co., Ltd. 15-50412 Cascades Inc. dba Cascades Enviropac 15-50328 Christopher Shon Cross dba S & S Pallets 15-50587 Complete Packaging Systems, Inc. 15-50419 Element Fleet Management dba Was Trans Lease 15-50562 International Lead Association 15-50385 IRC International Recycling Center, LLC dba International Recycling Center 15-50577 Iron Mountain Recycling, L.L.C. 15-50704 McInnes Cooper 15-50585 P&A Law Offices 15-50429 Ronatec C2C, Inc. 15-50396 Ross Horn dba U.S. Pumps 15-50714 Special T Metals Limited Liability Company 15-50741 Status Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint. Defendant s answer not yet due. Defendant is a foreign entity. Plaintiff is pursuing proper service. Defendant is a foreign entity. Plaintiff is pursuing proper service. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint. Defendant s answer not yet due. Defendant is a foreign entity. Plaintiff is pursuing proper service. Defendant is a foreign entity. Plaintiff is pursuing proper service. Defendant is a foreign entity. Plaintiff is pursuing proper service. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint. Defendant s answer not yet due. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint. Defendant s answer not yet due. Defendant is a foreign entity. Plaintiff is pursuing proper service. Defendant is a foreign entity. Plaintiff is pursuing proper service. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint. Defendant s answer not yet due. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint. Defendant s answer not yet due. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint. Defendant s answer not yet due. -5-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 6 of 19 STATUS "A" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS WHERE SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED: Taba S.r.l. 15-50434 * 15 Adversary Proceedings Defendant is a foreign entity. Plaintiff is pursuing proper service. -6-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 7 of 19 STATUS "B" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS WHERE SERVICE IS COMPLETE, BUT ANSWERS ARE STILL DUE: Adversary Number Status DC Power Solutions, Inc. fdba TIMA Power Systems 15-50463 NCB Commodities, Inc. 15-50336 Parties have agreed to extend Defendant s time to answer Plaintiff s complaint. Parties have agreed to extend Defendant s time to answer Plaintiff s complaint. * 2 Adversary Proceedings -7-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 8 of 19 STATUS "C" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS WHERE SERVICE IS COMPLETE, NO ANSWERS HAVE BEEN FILED. THUS, PLAINTIFF REQUESTING DEFAULT JUDGMENTS: Defendant s Name Adversary Number Status ARE/BPD Muhlenberg Partners 15-50544 Defendant did not answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff s Complaint. Default Judgment has been entered. CMI International, Inc. 15-50554 Defendant did not answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff s Complaint. Default Judgment has been entered. Intercon Solutions, Inc. 15-50702 Defendant did not answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff s Complaint. Default Judgment has been entered. On-Point Associates Group, Inc. 15-50346 Defendant did not answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff s Complaint. Default Judgment has been entered. Pureworks, Inc. 15-50395 Defendant did not answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff s Complaint. Default Judgment has been entered. Recycling Solutions Holdings, LLC 15-50342 Defendant did not answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff s Complaint. Plaintiff will move for entry of default judgment. Rexel, Inc. dba Rexel Wholesale 15-50695 Defendant did not answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff s Amended Complaint. Plaintiff will file a motion for default judgment. Toshiba Machine Company, America 15-50721 Defendant did not answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff s Complaint. Plaintiff will move for entry of default judgment. Towamencin Metal Traders, Inc. 15-50353 Defendant did not answer -8-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 9 of 19 * 9 Cases STATUS "C" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS WHERE SERVICE IS COMPLETE, NO ANSWERS HAVE BEEN FILED. THUS, PLAINTIFF REQUESTING DEFAULT JUDGMENTS: or otherwise respond to Plaintiff s Complaint. Default Judgment has been entered. -9-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 10 of 19 STATUS "D" PREFERENCE ACTIONS SETTLED, SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS EXECUTED AND/OR FILED AND PLAINTIFF REQUESTING DISMISSAL OF ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS: Adversary Number Sparks Commercial Tires, Inc. 15-50437 Status Adversary Proceedings has settled. Plaintiff has filed a stipulation of dismissal. * 1 Adversary Proceeding -10-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 11 of 19 STATUS "E" PREFERENCE ACTIONS RESOLVED/SETTLED, BUT NOTICES/STIPULATIONS OF DISMISSAL CANNOT YET BE FILED: Adversary Number Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP 15-50551 Frank Sahd Salvage Center, Inc. 15-50361 Indiana Oxygen Company Inc. 15-50571 Industrial Metal Enterprise, Incorporated 15-50627 Metro Metals Corporation 15-50417 Private Eyes, Inc. 15-50470 Redline Metals, Inc. 15-50646 Status Adversary Proceeding has settled. Plaintiff will file a dismissal upon receipt of the settlement funds. Adversary Proceeding has settled. Plaintiff will file a dismissal upon receipt of the settlement funds. Adversary Proceeding has settled. Plaintiff will file a dismissal upon receipt of the settlement funds. Adversary Proceeding has settled. Plaintiff will file a dismissal upon receipt of the settlement funds. Adversary Proceeding has settled. Plaintiff will file a dismissal upon receipt of the settlement funds. Adversary Proceeding has settled. Plaintiff will file a dismissal upon receipt of the settlement funds. Adversary Proceeding has settled. Plaintiff will file a dismissal upon receipt of the settlement funds. * 7 Adversary Proceedings -11-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 12 of 19 STATUS "F" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS WHERE SERVICE IS COMPLETE, ANSWERS HAVE BEEN FILED, AND DISCOVERY/DISCLOSURES ARE ONGOING: * None Adversary Number Status -12-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 13 of 19 STATUS "G" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS WHERE NOTICES OF SELECTION OF MEDIATOR HAVE BEEN FILED: Adversary Number ABK Constructors, Inc. 15-50318 Airgas USA, LLC 15-50365 Al Star Recycling, L.L.C. 15-50407 Allegheny Towing & Salvage Company 15-50320 Allegheny Trucking, Inc. 15-50726 Aul Pipe & Tubing, Inc. 15-50354 Bernville Quality Fuels LLC 15-50507 Brehob Corporation 15-50371 Brenner Recycling 15-50414 Capital Scrap Metal, LLC 15-50731 Capp, Inc. 15-50373 Car Parts Distributing, Inc. dba Clark's Tool 15-50325 Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc. 15-50327 -13- Status Central Illinois Trucks, Inc. dba CIT Group, Inc. 15-50512 Craig Welding Supply Co. 15-50687
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 14 of 19 STATUS "G" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS WHERE NOTICES OF SELECTION OF MEDIATOR HAVE BEEN FILED: E.N. Range, Inc. 15-50380 FCS Construction, L.L.C. fdba Frisco Construction Services, L.L.C. 15-50326 Fromm Electric Supply Corp. of Reading, Penna. dba Fromm Electric Supply 15-50421 G & E Scrap Processing Company, LLC dba Maine Scrap Metal, LLC 15-50539 Harris Machine & Tool, Inc. 15-50530 Harris Metals, LLC 15-50384 JMC Services, Inc. 15-50362 Jerry Wayne Walker 15-50706 Landis Mechanical Group, Inc. 15-50331 Mack Employment Services, Inc. 15-50387 Prologika, LLC 15-50534 Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 15-50732 R.A. Malouff, LLC dba Malouff Salvage 15-50351 Ramona Cudnohoski dba Mister Battery 15-50678 -14-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 15 of 19 STATUS "G" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS WHERE NOTICES OF SELECTION OF MEDIATOR HAVE BEEN FILED: Rig Masters, Inc. 15-50339 Schwartz Electric, Inc. 15-50389 Solid Waste Services, Inc. fka J.P. Mascaro and Sons, Inc. dba Pioneer Crossing Landfill 15-50430 Sweeping Beauty Cleaning Service, Inc. 15-50474 Uptime Technology, Inc. 15-50594 * 34 Adversary Proceedings -15-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 16 of 19 STATUS "H" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS READY FOR TRIAL: *None Adversary Number Status -16-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 17 of 19 STATUS "I" CONTESTED PREFERENCE ACTIONS WHERE DISPOSITVE MOTIONS PENDING: Defendant s Name Adversary Number Status * None -17-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 18 of 19 STATUS "J" CASES STAYED BY THE FILING OF ANOTHER BANKRUPTCY ACTION / SUGGESTION OF BANKRUPTCY FILED OR REQUIRED * None Adversary Number Status -18-
Case 13-11482-KJC Doc 4630 Filed 02/01/16 Page 19 of 19 STATUS "K" CASES IN WHICH AN APPEAL IS PENDING *None Adversary Number Status -19-