Chapter 7 · petition filed Oct 22, 2026

Smart Carpet, Inc.

Case No. 26-21960 · District of New Jersey

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey docketed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition by Smart Carpet, Inc. on Oct 22, 2026 (case no. 26-21960).

Debtor
Smart Carpet, Inc.
Case number
26-21960
Chapter
Chapter 7 liquidation
Court
District of New Jersey
State
New Jersey
Petition date
Oct 22, 2026
Petition type
Voluntary

Smart Carpet, Inc. — Chapter 7 liquidation petition filed Oct 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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

Smart Carpet, Inc. is listed as debtor in case 26-21960 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 22, 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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