In re: National Events Holdings, LLC, et al. v. Last In Enterprises

CourtUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
DecidedJuly 11, 2026
Docket19-01291
StatusUnknown

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT NOT FOR PUBLICATION SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------------------x In re: : : Chapter 7 NATIONAL EVENTS HOLDINGS, LLC, et al., : Case No. 17-11556 (JLG) : (Jointly Administered) Debtors. : ------------------------------------------------------------------------x Kenneth P. Silverman, Esq., the Chapter 7 Trustee of the : Jointly administered estates of National Events : Holdings, LLC, et el., : : Plaintiff, : Adv. Pro.No.20-01198 (JLG)

: v. : Adv. Pro.No.19-01291 (JLG)

: Last In Enterprises, : : Defendant. : ------------------------------------------------------------------------x MEMORANDUM DECISION GRANTING MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT

A P P E A R A N C E S :

RIMON PC Counsel to Kenneth P. Silverman, Esq., the Chapter 7 Trustee 100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 300 Jericho, NY 11753 By: Meghan Lavine HON. JAMES L. GARRITY, JR. U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGE INTRODUCTION1 Kenneth P. Silverman, Esq. is the chapter 7 trustee (the “Trustee”) of the jointly administered estates of the LLC Debtors and the Corporate Debtors (collectively, the “Debtors”). In that capacity, he filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) commencing this adversary proceeding (the “Adversary Proceeding”) against the defendant herein (the “Defendant”) to avoid and recover prepetition transfers of funds by certain Debtors (each a “Transferring Debtor”) to the Defendant, net of the transfers of funds by the Defendant to the Transferring Debtors (the “Net Transfer Amount”). The Defendant did not respond to the Complaint. At the Trustee’s request, the Clerk of the Court (the “Clerk”) entered a default against the Defendant. Before the Court is the Trustee’s motion for the entry of a default judgment against the Defendant in an amount equal to the Net Transfer Amount (the “Motion”). In support of the Motion, the Trustee submitted a declaration of Meghan Lavine, Esq.2 and a declaration of Kenneth P. Silverman, Esq. (the “Silverman Declaration”)3 The Defendant did not respond to the Motion.

The Trustee has filed a Certificate of No Objection in support of the Motion. The Court conducted a hearing on the Motion. The Defendant did not appear at the hearing. For the reasons stated the Court grants the Motion.

1 Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Motion. The Motion and all documents submitted in support of the Motion are filed of record in the Adversary Proceeding. 2 Declaration of Meghan Lavine, Esq. In Support Of Motions For Default Judgment Against Certain Defendants. 3 Declaration of Kenneth P. Silverman, Esq. In Support of Motions For Default Judgment Against Certain Defendants. JURISDICTION The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334 and 157(a) and (b)(1) and the Amended Standing Order of Referral of Cases to Bankruptcy Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, dated January 31, 2012 (Preska, C.J.). This is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b).

The Court has personal jurisdiction over the Defendant. Bankruptcy Rule 7004(f) provides that “[i]f the exercise of jurisdiction is consistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, serving a summons or filing a waiver of service in accordance with this rule or the subdivisions of [Fed. R. Civ. P. 4] made applicable by these rules is effective to establish personal jurisdiction over . . . [the] defendant . . . [in] a civil proceeding arising under the Code, or arising in or related to a case under the Code.” Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004(f); see also Milazzo v. Techakraisri (In re Old DDUS, Inc.), 659 B.R. 810, 828-29 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2024) (“Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 7004(b) permits service of a summons and complaint in an adversary

proceeding to be accomplished by mail, but only within the boundaries of the United States.”). The Defendant is within the boundaries of the United States. As evidenced by the Certificate of Service, he Trustee served the Summons and Complaint on the Defendant via first class mail. The Court has the constitutional authority to enter the default judgment. In Stern v. Marshall, the United States Supreme Court held that without the consent of the parties, a bankruptcy court (as an Article I court) may not enter a final judgment with respect to certain core proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 157. Stern v. Marshall, 564 U.S. 462, 503 (2011). In Wellness Int’l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif, 575 U.S. 665 (2015), the Court considered the scope of the consent called for under section 157. It held that express consent was not required, and that a party’s “consent”

to a final determination of a matter by a bankruptcy court may be “implied.” Id. at 683-84 (“Nothing in the Constitution requires that consent to adjudication by a bankruptcy court be express. Nor does the relevant statute, 28 U.S.C. § 157, mandate express consent; it states only that a bankruptcy court must obtain ‘the consent’—consent simpliciter—’of all parties to the proceeding’ before hearing and determining a non-core claim. § 157(c)(2).”).

The Trustee served the Defendant with the Summons. It expressly warns that the failure to respond to the Complaint will be deemed consent to the entry of a default judgment, as follows: IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS, YOUR FAILURE WILL BE DEEMED TO BE YOUR CONSENT TO ENTRY OF A JUDGMENT BY THE BANKRUPTCY COURT AND JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. Summons at 1-2. Here, Defendant’s “knowing and voluntary election not to appear in response to the [S]ummons, notwithstanding the clear language of the [S]ummons that was validly served upon him, was a knowing and voluntary consent to the entry of a final default judgment by this Court.” In re Old DDUS, Inc., 659 B.R. at 834-35. BACKGROUND On June 5, 2017, National Events Holdings, LLC, National Events Intermediate, LLC, National Event Company II, LLC, National Event Company III, LLC, and World Events Group II, LLC (the “LLC Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in this Court. Motion ¶ 1. On June 28, 2017, National Events of America, Inc. and New World Events Group, Inc. (the “Corporate Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under the Bankruptcy Code in the Court. Id. ¶ 2. By Order dated June 13, 2017, the Court directed the joint administration of the LLC Debtors’ estates. Id. ¶ 3. By Order dated August 7, 2017, the Court converted the LLC Debtors’ chapter 11 cases to cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. And by Notice of Appointment that same date, Mr. Silverman was appointed the interim trustee in the LLC Debtors’ cases and thereafter qualified as the permanent trustee in those cases. Id. ¶ 4. On February 11, 2019, the Court entered the Joint Administration Order for the Debtors’ cases and thereafter, the Office of the United States Trustee appointed Mr.

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