IN RE DELTA PRODUCE, LP

CV. No. 5:14-CV-000022-DAE. Bankruptcy No. 12-50073-a998.

521 B.R. 576 (2014)

In re DELTA PRODUCE, LP, et al., Debtors. Kingdom Fresh Produce, et al., Appellants, v. Bexar County, et al., Appellees.

United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division.

Signed September 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David George Aelvoet , Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee Bexar County.

Bruce W. Akerly , Cantey Hanger LLP, Dallas, TX, for Appellee Muller Trading.

Zachary Burke Aoki , Thurman & Phillips PC, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee Tijerina & Sons, LLC.

R. Glen Ayers, Jr. , Langley & Banack, San Antonio, TX, for Appellees Delta Produce, L.P., Delta Produce, LP, Superior Tomato-Avocado, Ltd.

Paul D. Barkhurst , Barkhurst & Hinojosa, P.C., San Antonio, TX, Appellee Wilson Davis Company.

Robert L. Barrows , Warren, Drugan and Barrows, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee Flatiron Capital.

Michael J. Black , Burns & Black PLLC, San Antonio, TX, for Appellees Divine Ripe, LLC, Eco-Farms Sales, Inc., Garigiulo, Inc., Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.

Bart M. Botta , Rynn & Janowsky, LLP, Newport Beach, CA, for Appellees Bernardi & Associates, Inc., DiMare Enterprises, Inc., Frank's Distributing of Produce, LLC, Fresh Pac International, Harvest Crown Co., Inc., J-C Distributing, Inc., Mission Produce, Inc., Ocean Mist Farms, Pacific International Marketing, Prime Time Sales, LLC, Royal Flavor, LLC, Uesugi Farms, Inc., Wilson Produce, LLC.

Elliott S. Cappuccio , Leslie Sara Hyman , Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen, Benson & Jones LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee W. Scott Jensen.

Michael G. Colvard , Martin & Drought P.C., San Antonio, TX, for Appellee International Bank of Commerce.

Blake Alan Surbey , McCarron & Diess, Washington, DC, Paul Thomas Curl, Curl & Stahl, P.C., San Antonio, TX, for Appellees Coosemans Houston, Inc., Eagle Eye Produce, Inc., Mecca Family Farms, Inc., Texas Sweet Potato Distributing, LLC.

William Henry Daniel , McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Appellees General Electric Capital Corporation, NMHG Financial Services, Inc.

Allen M. DeBard , William Richard Davis, Jr., Langley & Banack, Inc., San Antonio, TX, for Appellees Atled, Ltd., Delta Produce, L.P., Superior Tomato-Avocado, Ltd., Langley & Banack, Staci Properties, Ltd.

Scott D. Fink , Cleveland, OH, for Appellee Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

Diana M. Geis , Curl & Stahl PC, San Antonio, TX, for Appellees Andrew & Williamson Sales Company, Bernardi & Associates, Inc., DiMare Enterprises, Inc., Frank's Distributing of Produce, LLC, Fresh Pac International, Harvest Crown Co., Inc., J-C Distributing, Inc., Mecca Family Farms, Inc., Mission Produce, Inc., Ocean Mist Farms, Pacific International Marketing, Prime Time Sales, LLC, Royal Flavor, LLC, Uesugi Farms, Inc., Wilson Produce, LLC.

Robert E. Goldman , Law Office of Robert E. Goldman, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Appellees Greenhouse Produce Company, LLC, Juniper Tomato Growers, Inc., London Fruit, Inc., The Pumpkin Patch, LLP, TripleH Produce, LLC.

Evan S. Goldstein , Updike, Kelley & Spellacy, P.C., Hartford, CT, for Appellee Webster Capital Finance, Inc.

Lee Gordon , McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen, PC, Round Rock, TX, for Appellee County of Guadalupe.

Celinda Baez Guerra , Flume Law Firm, LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Market Dispatch Service, Inc.

Scott E. Hillison , Keaton Law Firm, P.C., Deerfield, IL, James Samuel Wilkins, Willis & Wilkins, LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Appellants Five Brothers Jalisco Produce Co., Inc., G.R. Produce, Inc., I. Kunik Co., Inc., Kingdom Fresh Produce, Inc., Rio Bravo Produce, Ltd. LLC.

Patrick L. Huffstickler , Cox Smith Matthews Inc., San Antonio, TX, for Appellee Leonard Holding Company.

Leslie Sara Hyman , Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen, Benson & Jones, LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee W. Scott Jensen.

Patricia A. Kalmans , Habbeshaw & Kalmans, P.C., San Antonio, TX, for Appellee Wortham Insurance & Risk Mgmt.

Thomas William McKenzie , Law Offices of Thomas McKenzie, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee Randolph N. Osherow.

Steven E. Nurenberg , Meuers Law Firm, P.L., Naples, FL, for Appellees C & R Fresh, LLC, Duckwall Fruit Co., Eco-Farms Sales, Inc., Fresh Start Produce-Sales, Garigiulo, Inc., Henry Avocado Corp., Rio Queen Citrus, Inc., Sunriver Sales.

Randall A. Pulman , Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen, Benson & Jones, LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee W. Scott Jensen.

Robert J. Reagan , Reagan and McLain, Dallas, TX, for Appellee PACCAR Financial Corp.

Michael P. Ridulfo , Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan, Houston, TX, for Appellee DeLage Landen Financial Services.

John Kurt Stephen , Cardenas, Whitis, Stephen, et al., McAllen, TX, for Appellees Divine Ripe, LLC, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Craig A. Stokes , Stokes Law Office LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Appellees Delta Produce, LP, Delta Produce, LP, Superior Tomato-Avocado, Ltd., Staci Properties, Ltd., Stokes Law Office LLP, Superior Tomato-Avocado Ltd.

Mark Wilson Stout , Padfield & Stout, L.L.P., Fort Worth, TX, for Appellee Key Equipment Finance, Inc.

Christopher S. Tillmanns , Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP, Houston, TX, for Appellee Harllee Packing, Inc.

Stephen G. Wilcox , Bassel & Wilcox, PLLC, Ft. Worth, TX, for Appellee Daimler Trust.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER VACATING THE BANKRUPTCY COURT'S ORDER GRANTING SPECIAL PACA TRUST COUNSEL'S THIRD INTERIM APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES

DAVID ALAN EZRA, Senior District Judge.

Before the Court is an appeal from the bankruptcy court's order granting Special PACA Counsel Craig A. Stokes ("Special Counsel") his Third and Final Fee Application brought by Appellants Kingdom Fresh Produce, Inc., I. Kunik Company, Inc., Five Brothers Jalisco...

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