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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

COURT
New York Southern Bankruptcy Court
CASE NUMBER
1:12-bk-12171
TYPE / CHAPTER
Voluntary / 11

Filed

5-21-12

Updated

9-14-23

Last Checked

5-22-12

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Docket

Last Updated
May 22, 2012
Last Entry Filed
May 22, 2012

Docket Entries by Year

May 21, 2012 1 Petition Voluntary Petition (Chapter 11). Order for Relief Entered.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 Judge Robert E. Gerber added to the case. (Porter, Minnie). (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 2 Notice of Appearance and Request for Notices and Pleadings with Certificate of Service filed by William J. Hanlon on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. (Hanlon, William) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 3 Declaration of Wiliam J. Bayers Pursuant to Rule 1007-2 of the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Southern District of New York in Support of First Day Motions and Applications filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 4 Motion for Joint Administration of the Debtors' Chapter 11 Cases filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 5 Motion to Authorize / Motion for Interim and Final Orders Authorizing Debtors to (I) Maintain and Use Existing Bank Accounts, Books, Records and Business Forms; (II) Maintain and Use Existing Cash Management System; (III) Provide Superpriority Status for Intercompany Receivables; and (IV) Waive the Deposit and Investment Guidelines of Section 345 of the Bankruptcy Code filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 6 Motion to Authorize / Debtors Motion for an Order Authorizing the Payment of Certain Prepetition Sales, Use, Franchise and Property Taxes, Licensing Fees, and Similar Obligations filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 7 Motion to Authorize / Debtors Motion for an Order Authorizing the Debtors to Honor Certain Prepetition Customer Obligations and to Continue Prepetition Customer Programs and Practices in the Ordinary Course of Business filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 8 Motion to Authorize / Debtors Motion for an Order Authorizing the Payment of Prepetition General Unsecured Claims and Other Unimpaired Claims in the Ordinary Course of Business filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 9 Motion to Authorize / Debtors Motion for an Order (I) Authorizing the Debtors to Pay Certain Prepetition (A) Wages, Salaries, Commissions and Other Compensation; (B) Compensation Owed to Project Employees and Independent Contractors; (C) Employee Business Expenses; (D) Contributions to Employee Benefit Programs and the Continuation of Such Programs in the Ordinary Course; and (E) Payroll Withholdings and Related Deductions and Payments; and (II) Authorizing and Directing Financial Institutions to Honor and Pay All Checks and Transfers Drawn on the Debtors Accounts Related to the Foregoing filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
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May 21, 2012 12 Motion to Authorize / Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Authorizing the Debtors to (A) Prepare a List of Creditors in Lieu of a Formatted Mailing Matrix, filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 13 Application to Appoint / Application for an Order Appointing Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC as Claims and Noticing Agent for the Debtors Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §156(c), 11 U.S.C. §105(a), S.D.N.Y. LBR 5075-1 and General Order M-409 filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 14 Disclosure Statement for Solicitation of Acceptances of a Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 15 Chapter 11 Plan / Prepackaged Joint Plan of Reorganization of the Debtors under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 16 Motion to Approve / Debtors Motion for an Order (I) Scheduling a Combined Hearing to Consider (A) the Approval of (1) The Debtors Disclosure Statement and (2) The Debtors Prepetition Solicitation Procedures; and (B) Confirmation of The Debtors Prepackaged Plan; and (II) Approving the Form of Notice of the Combined Confirmation Hearing and Disclosure Statement Hearing (related document(s)15, 14) filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 17 Declaration of Peter Walsh of Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC Regarding the Mailing, Voting and Tabulation of Ballots Accepting and Rejecting the Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, et al. (related document(s)15, 16, 14) filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 18 Order signed on 5/21/2012 re: Disclosure Memo. (Blum, Helene) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 19 Case Management Order #1 signed on 5/21/2012. (Blum, Helene) (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 20 Debtors Motion for Entry of Interim and Final Orders (I) Authorizing the Debtors (A) to Obtain Postpetition Secured Superpriority Financing Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(a), 362, 364(c)(1), 364(c)(2), 364(c)(3) and 364(d); (B) to Utilize Cash Collateral Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 363, (II) Granting Adequate Protection to Prepetition Secured Creditors Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 361, 363, 364 and 507, (III) Granting Certain Protective Relief With Regard to the Fee Letters Relating to the DIP/Exit Facilities; and (IV) Scheduling a Final Hearing on Debtor-In-Possession and Exit Financing Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rules 4001(b) and (c), filed by Jeffrey D. Saferstein on behalf of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. with hearing to be held on 5/22/2012 at 09:45 AM at Courtroom 621 (REG) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit (a) Proposed Interim DIP Order# 2 Exhibit (b) Baird Declaration# 3 Exhibit (c) Revolving Credit Agreement# 4 Exhibit (d) Term Loan Credit Agreement# 5 Exhibit (e) Fee Letter# 6 Exhibit (f) Agency Fee Letter# 7 Exhibit (g) First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) (Saferstein, Jeffrey) (Docket Text Modified on 5/21/2012) (Richards, Beverly). (Entered: 05/21/2012)
May 21, 2012 21 Notice of Appearance , Certificate of Service filed by Joseph Corrigan on behalf of Iron Mountain Information Management, Inc.. (Corrigan, Joseph) (Entered: 05/21/2012)

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Case Information

Court
New York Southern Bankruptcy Court
Case number
1:12-bk-12171
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Judge
Robert E. Gerber
Chapter
11
Filed
May 21, 2012
Type
voluntary
Terminated
Aug 8, 2012
Updated
Sep 14, 2023
Last checked
May 22, 2012

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    Creditors

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    Informal Creditor Group
    Iron Mountain Information Management, Inc.
    Iron Mountain Information Management, Inc.
    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    Parties

    Debtor

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
    222 Berkeley Street
    Boston, MA 02116
    SUFFOLK-MA
    Tax ID / EIN: xx-xxx6030
    aka Houghton Mifflin Company

    Represented By

    Jeffrey D. Saferstein
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton
    & Garrison LLP
    1285 Avenue of the Americas
    New York, NY 10019
    (212) 373-3347
    Fax : (212) 373-2053
    Email: jsaferstein@paulweiss.com

    U.S. Trustee

    United States Trustee
    33 Whitehall Street
    21st Floor
    New York, NY 10004
    (212) 510-0500

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