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In re: Jung Ae Rodgers
IN THEF OURN ITTHEED DSITSATTREICST B OAFN KCROULPOTRCAYD OCO URT
The Honorable Michael E. Romero
In re: Case No. 25-14885 MER Jung Ae Rodgers Chapter 7 Debtor.
ORDER DENYING EMERGENCY MOTION TO DETERMINE STATUS OF 92
HIGHLAND, LLC POST-PETITION DOORDASH PAYOUTS
AND MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Emergency Motion to Determine Status of 92 Highland, LLC Post-Petition DoorDash Payouts and to Authorize One-Time Interim Owner Compensation; or, in the Alternative, to Compel Immediate Partial Release (“Emergency Motion”) and the Motion to Shorten Time filed by the Debtor.1
The Debtor commenced this case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on August 4, 2025. The Debtor asserts he is the sole member of 92 Highland, LLC (“Highland”). The Debtor filed the instant Motions on September 26, 2025, asserting DoorDash, Inc. (“DoorDash”) and its payment processer, Stripe, Inc. (“Stripe”) are withholding post-petition payments owed to Highland. As such, the Debtor requests the Court enter an order authorizing a one-time release of $4,000 (“Proceeds”) to Highland for “owner-labor/essentials.”2 The Debtor also requests the Court shorten the notice period for the Emergency Motion.
The Debtor has not established that the Proceeds are property of his bankruptcy estate, nor has he established that DoorDash or Stripe are creditors, or that the automatic stay is implicated.3 As such, the Court cannot find it has the authority to order DoorDash or Stripe to release the Proceeds to the Debtor.4 Therefore the Court
ORDERS the Emergency Motion and Motion to Shorten Time are DENIED.
1 ECF Nos. 25 & 26.
2 ECF No. 25 at 1.
[3] 11 U.S.C. §§ 362 (a) & 541(a). The Court also notes it appears neither DoorDash nor Stripe received notice of the Motion as required by L.B.R. 9013-1.
4 In re Tanner, 442 B.R. 863, 865 (Bankr. W.D. Va. 2010) (“a bankruptcy court’s jurisdiction does not extend to property that is not part of a debtor’s estate . . . accordingly, the Court may only adjudicate matters that involve property of the state . . .”) Dated October 10, 2025 BY THE COURT: MME Michael E. Ro , Judge United Statés Bankruptcy Court