GENERAL INFORMATION
On January 22, 2008, Buffets Holdings, Inc., Buffets, Inc., Hometown Buffets, Inc., OCB Restaurant Company, LLC, OCB Purchasing Company, Buffets Leasing Company, LLC, Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc., Buffets Franchise Holdings, LLC, Tahoe Joe's, Inc., Hometown Leasing Company, LLC, OCB Leasing Company, LLC, Big R Procurement Company, LLC, Ryan's Restaurant Leasing Company LLC, Fire Mountain Restaurants, LLC, Ryan's Restaurant Management, LLC, Tahoe Joe's Leasing Company, LLC, Fire Mountain Leasing Company and Fire Mountain Management Group, LLC (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeking relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. These cases are being jointly administered for procedural purposes, meaning that all pleadings filed in these cases will be reflected on case docket 08-10141 (“Main Case Docket”). The Main Case Docket can be accessed through the website maintained by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
http://www.deb.uscourts.gov. An unofficial version of the docket is accessible by selecting the “Docket” icon at the top of this page.
PROOFS OF CLAIM
The deadline for filing of proofs of claims against the Debtors has been established as
Monday, July 21, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time). Completed forms may be sent to the following addresses:
| If by first-class mail: |
Buffets Holdings, Inc. Claims Processing Center
c/o Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC
FDR Station, P.O. Box 5286
New York, NY 10150-5286
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| If by Hand-Delivery or Overnight mail: |
Buffets Holdings, Inc. Claims Processing Center
c/o Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC
757 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10017 |
Blank proof of claim forms can be obtained by selecting the “Documents” icon at the top of this page and then selecting “Proof of Claim Form” from the “Public Documents” list.
DEBTORS
| Lead Debtor: |
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BUFFETS HOLDINGS, INC.
| Case No.: | 08-10141 |
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| Related Debtors |
| BUFFETS, INC.
| Case No.: | 08-10142 | |
| HOMETOWN BUFFETS, INC.
| Case No.: | 08-10143 | |
| OCB RESTAURANT COMPANY, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10144 | |
| OCB PURCHASING COMPANY
| Case No.: | 08-10145 | |
| BUFFETS LEASING COMPANY, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10146 | |
| RYAN'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
| Case No.: | 08-10147 | |
| BUFFETS FRANCHISE HOLDINGS, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10148 | |
| TAHOE JOE'S, INC.
| Case No.: | 08-10149 | |
| HOMETOWN LEASING COMPANY, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10150 | |
| OCB LEASING COMPANY, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10151 | |
| BIG R PROCUREMENT COMPANY, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10152 | |
| RYAN'S RESTAURANT LEASING COMPANY, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10153 | |
| FIRE MOUNTAIN RESTAURANTS, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10154 | |
| RYAN'S RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10155 | |
| TAHOE JOE'S LEASING COMPANY, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10156 | |
| FIRE MOUNTAIN LEASING COMPANY
| Case No.: | 08-10157 | |
| FIRE MOUNTAIN MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
| Case No.: | 08-10158 | |
| BUFFETS RESTAURANTS HOLDINGS, INC.
| Case No.: | 08-12023 | |
SECTION 341 MEETING OF CREDITORS
In accordance with section 341 of the Bankruptcy Code, a meeting of the Debtor's creditors was held on
Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, J. Caleb Boggs Federal Courthouse, 844 King Street, Wilmington, Delaware.
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS
Pursuant to Docket #89, the following creditors have been appointed to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in these cases by the Office of the United States Trustee:
Commissary Operations, Inc.
2629 Eugenia Avenue
Nashville, TN 37211
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| Phone: | (615) 231-4401 |
| Fax: | (615) 231-4450 |
| Attn: | Lloyd Baldridge |
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HSBC Bank USA, National Association
10 East 40th Street
New York, NY 10016
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| Phone: | (212) 525-1358 |
| Fax: | (212) 525-1300 |
| Attn: | Sandra E. Horwitz |
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Kimco Realty Corporation
3333 New Hyde Park Rd.
New Hyde Park, NY 11042
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| Phone: | (516) 869-2586 |
| Fax: | (516) 336-5686 |
| Attn: | Raymond Edwards |
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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Deep Value Fund L.P.
335 North Maple Drive, Suite 130
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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| Phone: | (310) 275-5335 |
| Fax: | (310) 275-1305 |
| Attn: | Jason Schauer |
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The Coca-Cola Company
One Coca Cola Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30311
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| Phone: | (404) 676-4016 |
| Fax: | (404) 598-4016 |
| Attn: | John Lewis, Jr. |
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Van Eerden Food Service
650 Ionia Avenue, S.W.
P.O. Box 3110
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
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| Phone: | (616) 475-0900 |
| Fax: | (616) 774-3973 |
| Attn: | Daniel Van Eerden |
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Western Asset Management Company
385 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
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| Phone: | (626) 844-9622 |
| Fax: | (626) 817-4149 |
| Attn: | Christopher N. Jacobs |
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KEY PROFESSIONALS
| Debtors’ Counsel |
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
The Brandywine Bldg.
1000 West Street, 17th Floor
PO Box 391
Wilmington, DE 19899-0391
http://youngconaway.com
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| Phone: | (302) 571-6600 |
| Fax: | (302) 571-0453 |
| Attn: | Joel A. Waite, Esq. |
| Pauline Morgan, Esq. |
| M. Blake Cleary, Esq.
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| Committee Counsel |
Otterbourg Steindler Houston & Rosen, PC
230 Park Ave., 29th Floor
New York, NY 10169
http://www.oshr.com
Attn: Scott Hazen, Esq.
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Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young & Jones LLP
919 N. Market Street, 17th Floor
P.O. Box 8705
Wilmington, DE 19899-8705
http://www.pszjlaw.com
| Attn: | Laura Davis Jones, Esq. | | | | | | Curtis A. Hehn, Esq. |
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U.S. TRUSTEE
Office of the United States Trustee
844 King Street, Suite 2207 - Lockbox #35
Wilmington, DE 19801
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| Phone: | (302) 573-6491 |
| Fax: | (302) 573-6497 |
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USEFUL LINKS
WEBSITE INFORMATION
As stated above, an unofficial version of the docket of the Case Docket can be accessed through this website by selecting “Docket” icon at the top of this page. In addition, from time to time, certain key documents filed in this case or otherwise made available by the Debtor will be available by selecting the “Documents” icon above. Should you have any questions relating to this website, please feel free to contact us at 646.282.2400.