Polaroid Bankruptcy |
Previously reported --- Polaroid Auction is HALTED - (here) Yet pruported Successful Sale (here) and Hearing Apr 6 (here) (a Back UP bidder notice is ODD - Traub often counsels HILCO & GB) NEWS - Judge approves of hiring KPMG for Polaroid with a list of Polaroid assets (here) GREAT BIG NEWS it appears the US Trustee's office is seeking a New Trustee (here) - means bye bye to Trustee DK Meanwhile -akin to Ritchie the Creditors Committee also Objects to Polaroid sale (here) & (here) Mary Jeffries petitions to hire counsel for Polaroid (here) _??? - Why is MJ doing this and not DK- Doug Kelley petitions Motion to Sell Tiara Boat for $110,000 (here) with affidavit (here) Judge grants Arc Soft for RELIEF from STAY (here) Nikon Corporation OBJECTS to Polaroid Sale (here) BIGGIE here - Ritchie puts in notice of Motion to VOID Receivership ab initio (from beginning) (HERE) Receiver DK puts in Motion to Sell CO-RE for $1.5 million ((here) (here ) Judge approves (here) of Motion (here) Supplemental to Motion to seek approval of L&V as attorney for Doug Kelley as Trustee (here) |
BREAKING NEWS 4/3/09 - Polaroid Auction is Halted (here) --- (more ancient news below) Summary by Polaroid of Auction events (here) with Creditor (CC) Exhibits A listing Polaroid assets of value (here) Exhibit CC B proposed asset purchase agreement (here) Exhibit C (here) Polaroid makes allegations against Ritchie and Acorn -- Acorn responds (here) Polaroid seeks Special Attorney to handle M O'Shaughnessy (here Michael O'Shaughnessy Objects to Polaroid sale again (here) MO having legal background/ specious foresight of Liquidation of Polaroid seeks Millions (here) as CC Objects (here) Witness lists for April 6th hearing Polaroids (here) Acorn's (here) Acorn continues to Object to Polaroid sale (here)CC witness list (here) CC Objection details Hilco GB Bids (here) & (here) It is noteworthy to point out that Paul Traub a partner in PGW, UBid and Fingerhut works with Hilco and GB often Lancelot Receiver notes Auction was a Circus (here) While Ritchie alleges Bad Faith Acts (here) with Witness lists (here) Trustee/Receiver DK Objects to CC and Ritchie Motion 2 Dismiss(here) and Motions 2 approve sale(here) Polaroid Motion to Expedite contains request to protect Jeffries from Testifying too much ???? (Here) |
Ritchie stipulates issues on Trustee DK (here) Ritchie answers the Petters Complaint (here) as Ritchie properly seeks to void DK "ab initio" (here & here ) Target Stores Objects to Polaroid sale issues (here) Lindquist & Baer seek to Quash the Subpoenas (here & here) |
Star Tribune report (here) Trustee responds to Objections of Creditors Committe and Lancelot Receiver (here) Everyone Objects to Polaroid's seeking to limit scope of Ms Jeffries testimony starting with Acorn (here) Acorn also notes Polaroid Balance sheet (here) Acorn also provides Asset Purchase Agreement (here) Gives great specification Polaroid general entities (here) with large Detailed list of Polaroid items (here) |
Polaroid and its Creditors seek to put Polaroid Bids Under Seal (here) Welcome to Absurdia -- Judge Orders Polaroid Bidding items to be UNDER SEAL (here) ST announces (here) that although Hilco/Gordon Brothers was 2nd best the protection for minor shareholders was stronger (Patriach Partrners will most likely appeal) Hilco/GB is declared the winner with $85.9 million compound bid |
As Doug Kelley acting as Trustee puts in Response to Insurance Companies XL & Greenwich seeking Relief of Stay (here) and Creditors Committe Objects (here) NEWS April 6th to 13th -- Polaroid's 2nd Auction gets $72 Million (here) & (here) Now Judge Orders new Auction April 16th(here) Dept of Justice cleans up its act (here) promising to do better (here) PCI Bankruptcy seeks to do Unusual Biz.ness for Zink Imaging Mangrove deal (here) Exhibit (here) We were informed in Oct 2008 that Petters and Bob White had interest In Zink Imaging - What else is DK not informing the Public of? Such items as Hilco VP S Cohen - was President PGW and Polaroid (here) who left this week to new Job (here) (smells like a Traub fish play to us) |
Motion to Sell Polaroid Super Camera 20X24 (here) More info on Super Camera (here) Acorn Emergency Motion to Stay Polaroid Sale (here)(here) & (here) as SEARS Objects to Polaroid failure to Notice (here) Global/Harmer Objects to Polaroid Sale (here) StyleMark seeks to Void Motion to put Bid parts Under SEAL (here) Polaroid says fraudulent in effort to toss out Ritchie responds (here) & Acorn responds (here) Order denying Ritchie intervention (here) - Patriarch Issues/Record of Appeal (here) & (here) Appeal Brief Patriarch to halt Polaroid Sale (here) Judge denies Partriach Motion to freeze (here) |
Doug Kelly law firm puts in Motion to seek exclusivity time extension to File a Plan (here) Strange filing (maybe a mistake) as Clerk noted DK Objection to US Attorney (here) Document filed separately DK Affidavit testifying monies for Polaroid came from PCI (here) This is - of course - a conflict of Interest as DK offers testimony of "his" research for DK to keep Control An Examiner CANNOT be a Trustee (Bankruptcy Code 327(f)) and if Petters were personally in Bankruptcy NO need for DK - Period! Seemingly in Deep worry attacking Ritchie Motions DK gets US Attorney assistance (here) US Attorney also puts in Declaration with details of Exhibits to prove case for Doug Kelley (here) EyeWear Objects to Polaroid sale (here) Polaroid Objects to EyeWear (here) BK Judge also grants approval to amend PCI security interest in ZinkImaging deal (here) |
Polaroid and its Committee seek to put Polaroid Bids Under Seal (here) Welcome to Absurdia = Judge Orders Polaroid Bids UNDER SEAL (here) Judge Orders PGW transfer Polaroid Domain names free/clear (here) didn't DK testify all Polaroid items are PCI deal - not PGW (here) Obviously this is because Ritchie is getting new Trustee for PGW - BS in extremnia |
ST announces (here) Hilco/Gordon Brothers 2nd best bid wins (here) Asset purchase Agreement (here (note 2 items deliberately left OUT - per Seal Order) Patriach Lynn Tilton speaks out on Polaroid issues CNBC (here) Patriach Lynn Tilton promised TRO (here) Exhibits (here)(here)(here) Transcripts(here) Amazing how Paul Traub's client Hilco/GB always come out ahead speciously! |