Chapter 12 · petition filed Sep 29, 2026

J & C Earls Farms LLC

Case No. 3:26-bk-13901 · Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas

A voluntary petition under Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code was filed on Sep 29, 2026 by J & C Earls Farms LLC in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas.

Debtor
J & C Earls Farms LLC
Case number
3:26-bk-13901
Chapter
Chapter 12 family farm/fisherman
Court
Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas
State
Arkansas
Petition date
Sep 29, 2026
Petition type
Voluntary

J & C Earls Farms LLC — Chapter 12 family farm/fisherman petition filed Sep 29, 2026.

Background on Chapter 12: Chapter 12 lets a family farming or fishing operation restructure debts through a three-to-five-year plan, with a standing Chapter 12 trustee collecting and distributing payments.

This page reflects the petition filed on Sep 29, 2026. Later docket events (dismissal, conversion, plan confirmation, final decree, closing) are added when they appear in the court's public RSS feed, which not every court publishes in full, so the absence of such an event here does not mean the case is still open. Check the official record: court docket (PACER) and CourtListener.

Road map

What usually happens next

The filing date is from the docket; later milestones are the typical sequence for this chapter, not tracked events.

Sep 29, 2026
Petition filed
Automatic stay protects land, livestock and equipment.
90 days
Plan filed
A repayment plan tied to farm or fishing income is proposed.
possible
Confirmation & payments
Standing Chapter 12 trustee administers plan payments.
Court & records

Where the case was filed

Bankruptcy court
Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas
Arkansas · court id AREB
Venue

Court location (state level)

Pin placed at the state level (Arkansas), not at the debtor's address. Map © OpenStreetMap.

Docket note

About this filing

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas opened case 3:26-bk-13901 for J & C Earls Farms LLC on Sep 29, 2026 under Chapter 12. We log the petition date, chapter and court from the public feed, and add later docket events when the court's feed publishes them.

Summary of a public court record, provided as is. Not legal advice and not an official court document.

Nearby on the docket

Other business filings in Arkansas