In Re: Branded Operations Holdings, Inc.
- Clarke
- 7:25-cv-05045
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
Anderson v. Bartels: Judge Clarke granted Charles Elliott Anderson Jr. until October 16, 2025, to submit briefing in his bankruptcy appeal.
The order affects Charles Elliott Anderson Jr.'s deadline for submitting briefing in his appeal from the bankruptcy court proceeding, and the appellees participating in that appeal.
What happened
In In re: Branded Operations Holdings, Inc., Charles Elliott Anderson Jr. asked the court to reconsider a briefing deadline and give him more time to file his opening brief in a bankruptcy appeal. He was representing himself.
Anderson said he needed more time because he was waiting for hearing transcripts, seeking information from the appellees, and reviewing a large and complicated bankruptcy record. He also cited his disability and the complexity of the legal issues he planned to raise.
Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke granted the application. The court gave Anderson until October 16, 2025, to submit briefing on the appeal and directed the Clerk of Court to terminate ECF No. 10.
The detailed version
- In Re: Branded Operations Holdings, Inc. · No. 7:25-cv-05045
- Clarke
- July 21, 2025
Background
Charles Elliott Anderson Jr. appealed from a bankruptcy court memorandum decision and order denying his motion for reconsideration in the underlying bankruptcy case, In re: Branded Operations Holdings, Inc., et al. The district court docketed the appeal as No. 25-cv-5045-(JGLC).
On June 27, 2025, the district court set a deadline requiring Anderson to file his opening appellate brief within 30 days, with a stated deadline of July 27, 2025. Anderson then filed a motion asking the court to reconsider that schedule and extend the time for filing his brief.
Arguments for More Time
Anderson proceeded without a lawyer. He said that his disability and the complexity of the federal appellate and bankruptcy rules made the original deadline difficult to meet. He also said that he needed transcripts from three bankruptcy court hearings, but the transcript provider would not produce them without a court order authorizing payment. The opinion states that Anderson had separately asked the district court for an order authorizing production of the transcripts.
Anderson further stated that he had requested financial and administrative information from the appellees and had separately filed a motion to compel discovery. He described the underlying Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings as involving more than 78 debtors, a complex corporate structure, hundreds of millions of dollars in disputed funds and fees, and a record containing hundreds of docket filings. He also said he needed additional time to research issues involving nonconsensual third-party releases and equitable administration.
Anderson requested that the July 27 deadline be vacated and that the court allow 90 days from the date of its order to file his opening brief.
Ruling
Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke endorsed the application and granted it. The court gave Anderson until October 16, 2025, to submit briefing on the appeal. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate ECF No. 10. This order addressed the briefing schedule and did not decide the underlying bankruptcy appeal in the text provided.
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