The Bankruptcy Deadline Checklist is a quick reference guide for those who handle bankruptcy cases including judges, lawyers, paralegals, credit managers, collection agents, professors, law students, and others.

On March 2, 2016, Sports Authority Holdings, Inc. and six of its affiliates filed chapter 11 petitions before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (lead case 16-10527).  The cases have been assigned to the Honorable Mary F.

Commercial landlords will be familiar with the practice that has grown up since the 2010 case of Goldacre of putting companies into administration immediately following a quarter day. By adopting this tactic, administrators have been able to avoid paying rent as an administration expense until the next quarter day while continuing to use the premises for the benefit of the administration.