Chapter 7 · petition filed Oct 15, 2026

North Star Nut Company

Case No. 26-21704 · District of New Jersey

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey docketed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition by North Star Nut Company on Oct 15, 2026 (case no. 26-21704).

Debtor
North Star Nut Company
Case number
26-21704
Chapter
Chapter 7 liquidation
Court
District of New Jersey
State
New Jersey
Petition date
Oct 15, 2026
Petition type
Voluntary

North Star Nut Company — Chapter 7 liquidation petition filed Oct 15, 2026.

Background on Chapter 7: Chapter 7 does not provide for reorganization: a Chapter 7 trustee administers the estate. Business entities do not receive a discharge.

This page reflects the petition filed on Oct 15, 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.

Oct 15, 2026
Petition filed
Automatic stay takes effect; a panel trustee is appointed from the U.S. Trustee's roster.
~ 20–40 days
341 meeting of creditors
The trustee examines the debtor's representative under oath.
typical
Asset sales & claims
Trustee liquidates property; creditors are told whether to file proofs of claim.
typical
Final report & closing
Distribution under the Code's priority scheme, then the case closes.
Court & records

Where the case was filed

Bankruptcy court
District of New Jersey
New Jersey · court id NJB
Venue

Court location (state level)

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

Docket note

About this filing

North Star Nut Company is listed as debtor in case 26-21704 before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey (New Jersey). The petition was voluntary and filed under Chapter 7 on Oct 15, 2026. Authoritative details — schedules, first-day declarations, hearing dates — sit on the court docket linked on this page.

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

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