DEC 4, 2024 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: APR 22, 2025
Notably, Judge Norman doesn’t take Texas Lawyer Gia Samavati into Custody for aiding Contempt as well as Justin Raymone of Jetall Capital and who filed the lawsuit in Harris County District Court.
This stipulation and agreed order (the “Stipulation and Agreed Order”) is entered into by and between Douglas J. Brickley, Chapter 7 Trustee (the “Trustee Brickley”) of Jetall Companies, Inc., the above-captioned debtor (the “Debtor”) and J. Patrick Lowe (“Trustee Lowe”), Chapter 11 Trustee of 1001 WL, LLC (“1001 WL Debtor”), regarding access to and use of the Office (defined herein) pursuant to the terms set forth herein.
RECITALS
A. On December 4, 2024 (the “Petition Date”), an involuntary chapter 11 petition was filed against the Debtor in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, Case 24-11544-cbg (as restyled before this Court, the “Bankruptcy Case”).
On December 6, 2024, the Bankruptcy Case was transferred to the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division in Case 24-35761.
B. On February 7, 2025, this Court issued an order converting this case to a chapter 7 case and setting certain deadlines by which the Debtor was required to file schedules and all other documents required pursuant to section 521 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 1007.
Mr. Brickley was duly elected on April 22, 2025.
C. Relying upon the schedules (“Schedules”) filed by the Debtor, the accuracy of which was attested to by the Debtor’s principal, Ali Choudhri (“Choudhri”) under oath and in support of Choudhri’s pending motion for release from custody, Mr. Brickley has asserted that the Debtor holds a leasehold interest in and to the office space located at 1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027 (the “Office”).
D. The building in which the Office is located is owned by the 1001 WL Debtor, which is itself a debtor in chapter 11 proceedings pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas – Austin Division, Case No. 24-10119. (the “1001 WL Case”).
Trustee Lowe is the duly appointed chapter 11 trustee in the 1001 WL Case.
E. On or about April 27, 2025, Trustee Brickley and Trustee Lowe, each through their respective counsel, received correspondence from Jetall Capital LLC (“Capital”), a related, non-debtor entity affiliated with Mr. Choudhri, in which Capital asserted that (i) Capital, not the Debtor, held the lease to the Office; and (ii) the Office space housed certain documents, records, and other personal property owned by Capital and other non-debtor entities.
F. Given the Debtor’s Schedules filed in this Bankruptcy Case, and clear physical evidence of this Debtor’s occupancy of the Office, Trustee Brickley and Trustee Lowe have reached agreement regarding use of and access to the Office on the terms set forth herein.
G. On May 9,2025, Trustee Brickley filed his emergency motion1 to enforce this Court’s prior Order [ECF # 185], which, amongst other relief requested, requested entry of an order authorizing and directing Trustee Brickley to take possession of the Office and its contents.
By order issued following a May 15, 2025 hearing, the Court granted the motion to enforce, in part, and specifically directed Trustee Brickley to submit a proposed agreed order reflecting any agreements by and between Trustee Brickley and Trustee Lowe related to access and/or use of the Office.
1 ECF # 210.
Accordingly, the parties respectfully submit this Stipulation and Agreed Order reflecting the agreement by and between Trustee Brickley and Trustee Lowe.
AGREED ORDER
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED TO BY THE PARTIES, AND, UPON APPROVAL BY THE COURT OF THIS STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The above recitals are incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as if fully set forth hereinafter.
2. Trustee Lowe shall grant to Trustee Brickley exclusive use of and access to the Office free of cost for such time as is agreed by the parties; provided, however, that such use and access shall be terminated only after the expiration of thirty (30) calendar days following written notice of Trustee Lowe’s intent to terminate being delivered to Trustee Brickley.
3. Trustee Brickley is hereby authorized and directed to secure all personal property located within the Office (collectively, the “Office Content”), including, but not limited to:
(a) all records of the Debtor, including (i) any meeting minutes, memorandum, contracts, accounting records and accounting source documents; and (ii) any other documents, records or files that record acts, conditions or events related to the business of the Debtor; and
(b) all personal property, books, or records of any party other than the Debtor (each a “Third Party,” and collectively, the “Third Parties”).
4. Upon taking possession of the Office Contents, Trustee Brickley shall review the property therein and shall identify any Office Contents belonging to a Third Party.
To the extent that Trustee Brickley identifies property belonging to a Third Party, such property shall be turned over to that Third Party.
Trustee Brickley shall conduct his review of the Office Contents such that the review is completed within a reasonable amount of time; provided, however, that such review shall further be conducted in such a manner as to avoid incurring unreasonable or burdensome expense to the Debtor’s estate.
5. Trustee Brickley shall take possession of the Office Contents without prejudice to any claim of ownership or right of Third Parties in, to, or relating to the Office Contents.
To the extent that the Third Parties assert an ownership interest in or right related to any specific property alleged to be included in the Office Contents, such Third Party shall notify Trustee Brickley in writing to proposed counsel for Trustee Brickley either by first-class mail to the address below
Douglas J. Brickley, Chapter 7 Trustee c/o Okin Adams Bartlett Curry LLP 1113 Vine St., Suite 240 Houston, Texas 77002
or, if by email, to Matthew Okin, mokin@okinadams.com, with copy to David Curry, dcurry@okinadams.com.
6. To the extent that a Third Party asserts a need or right to access the Office Contents, access shall be provided solely to extent granted by further order of this Court. Third Parties are encouraged to seek such further relief or clarification by motion.
Dated:___________ , 2025
_________________________________________
THE HONORABLE JEFFERY NORMAN
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
April 04, 2018
UPDATE
Ali Choudhri has been involved in a series of legal battles.
His legal troubles escalated when U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Norman ordered him into U.S. Marshals Service detention due to incomplete bankruptcy filings.
However, he was released late Thursday afternoon (Apr. 24, 2025) after submitting additional financial details, though bankruptcy judge Jeff Norman warned that failure to provide complete information could lead to further consequences.
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Courtroom Minutes. Time Hearing Held: 9:00. Appearances: Gia Samarati for Ali Choudhri, Charles Conrad for Nation Bank of Kuwait and 2425 Galleria, Michael Ballasess for John Quinlan, Omar Khawwaja, Osam Abdullatif, U.S. Trustee Jana Whitworth, Michael Durrschmidt for SLX River Oaks District LLC. (Related document(s):141 Emergency Motion) Emergency hearing held. Opening Statement made by Gia Samarati.
Witness Ali Choudhri sworn.
Direct Examination by his attorney.
Cross examination made by Charles Conrad, Michael Ballases, and Jana Whitworth.
Closing agreement by Gia Samarati.
Charles Conrad to submit exhibit made on the record.
Court finds schedules filed at ECF 154 are incomplete.
Court denies motion of release.
Arrest warrant is valid.
Mr. Choudhri placed in custody of the U.S. Marshals until he purges his contempt.
(srh4) (Entered: 04/21/2025)
Jetall Companies (24-35761)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
TO THE HONORABLE US BANKRUPTCY JUDGE, JEFFREY P. NORMAN:
COME NOW Petitioning Creditors M. Nasr & Partners, PC, EAO Global LLC d/b/a PopLabs, and Ron Madriz (collectively, “Petitioning Creditors”) and, upon consent and waiver of Alleged Debtor Jetall Companies, Inc. (“Jetall” or the “Alleged Debtor”), pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 303(i) and (j), and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 1017(a) and 9014, Move to Dismiss this Involuntary Petition [Docket No. 6] as Supplemented [Docket No. 16] (the “Involuntary Petition”) and to close the above styled and numbered Involuntary Bankruptcy Case (this “Motion to Dismiss”).
1. The Court has jurisdiction over this Involuntary Bankruptcy Case and this Motion to Dismiss pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334(a) and (b), and the standing order of reference in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
This is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) and (O).
2. Venue is proper in this proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409.
3. With the consent of the Alleged Debtor pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 303(i), and with the Alleged Debtor’s waiver of the right to judgment under 11 U.S.C. § 303(i), each of the Petitioning Creditors hereby move to dismiss the Involuntary Petition pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 303(i) and (j). The Alleged Debtor joins in this Motion to Dismiss to confirm its consent and waiver as set forth in this paragraph 3.
4. In connection with this Motion to Dismiss, each of the Petitioning Creditors aver that: (1) they received nothing, including a promise of future consideration, in return from the Alleged Debtor in return for filing the Involuntary Petition and commencing this Involuntary Bankruptcy Case; and (2) they received nothing, including a promise of future consideration, in return from the Alleged Debtor in return for filing this Motion to Dismiss.
5. As required by 11 U.S.C. § 303(j), this Motion to Dismiss is served upon all known creditors of the Alleged Debtor.
WHEREFORE, Petitioning Creditors M. Nasr & Partners, PC, EAO Global LLC d/b/a PopLabs, and Ron Madriz hereby request that the Bankruptcy Court set this Motion to Dismiss for hearing as required by 11 U.S.C. § 303(j), and thereafter Dismiss the Involuntary Petition, and grant such other and further relief to which they may be justly entitled.
Respectfully submitted,
KELL C. MERCER, P.C.
901 S Mopac Expy Bldg 1 Ste 300
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 627-3512
kell.mercer@mercer-law-pc.com
By: /s/ Kell C. Mercer
Kell C. Mercer
Texas Bar No. 24007668
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONING CREDITORS
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The Debtor formerly owned the office building located at 2425 West Loop South, Houston, Texas (the “Property”) in which Jetall was a tenant. Debtor and Jetall are under the ultimate common ownership and control of Ali Choudhri.
Houston 2425 is the assignee of National Bank of Kuwait, S.A.K.P., New York Branch (“NBK”) and NBK’s rights to acquire the Property pursuant to the order authorizing the sale of the Property free and clear of, among other things, Jetall’s lease with the Debtor (the “Sale Order”).
