Appvion, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty, high value added coated paper products headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has, along with five of its affiliates and subsidiaries, filed a petition for relief in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No. 17-12082). The petition reports $413,430,904 in assets and $714,758,194 in liabilities.

True Religion Apparel, Inc., a company that designs, markets, sells and distributes premium fashion apparel through wholesale and retail channels, and four of its affiliates, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No: 17-11460).

Adams Resources Exploration Company, an oil and gas exploration and production company based in Houston, Texas, has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 17-0866-KG).

Last month, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York published proposed amendments to its local rules effective December 1, 2016 (the “Proposed Amendments”). Links to the Bankruptcy Court’s notice to the bar with respect to the Proposed Amendments and the full text of the Proposed Amendments are provided below. The Proposed Amendments are currently open for public comment. The comment deadline is November 14, 2016 by 5:00 p.m.

Below is summary of substantive changes effected by the Proposed Amendments which may be of interest to practitioners:

Sundevil Power Holdings, LLC and SPH Holdco LLC have each filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (lead case no. 16-10369).  The debtors are merchant power generators and own two 550 megawatt natural gas-fired power blocks of the Gila River Power Station, located in Gila Bend, Arizona.  The cases have been assigned to the Honorable Kevin J.