Joan Fabrics Case Converts to Chapter 7
Effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time today, the Chapter 11 cases of Joan Fabrics Corp. and Madison Avenue Designs, LLC will convert to cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Yesterday, Judge Christopher S. Sontchi entered an order approving the debtors' motion to convert the cases.
In July, 2007, the Court approved a sale of substantially all of the debtors' assets. Since that time, the debtors engaged in the process of winding down their remaining operations. However, according to the debtors' motion convert the cases, the debtors' lenders did not consent to the debtors' further use of the lenders' cash collateral to administer the estates. The debtors therefore moved to convert the cases, and the Court approved the request.