Barnes v. Ader et al
Plaintiff: Kevin Barnes
Defendant: Jason Ader, John K. Lewis, Rafael Ashkenazi, Joseph Kaminkow, Gregory S. Lyss, J. Randall Waterfield, 26 Capital Holdings LLC, Rimu Capital LTD., SpringOwl Asset Management LLC, Alexander Eiseman, Christian Littlejohn, Zama Capital Master Fund, LP, Zama Capital Advisors LP, Tiger Resort Asia Ltd., Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment, Inc., Okada Manila International, Inc., Project Tiger Merger Sub, Inc. and 26 Capital Acquisition Corp.
Case Number: 1:2025cv00931
Filed: July 25, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Presiding Judge: Maryellen Noreika
Nature of Suit: Stockholders Suits
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1446 Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on February 27, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
December 30, 2025 Filing 10 NOTICE of the Withdrawal of Shaun Michael Kelly as Counsel for Defendant Joseph Kaminkow by Joseph Kaminkow (Kelly, Shaun)
December 29, 2025 Filing 9 SUGGESTION OF BANKRUPTCY Upon the Record as to Jason Ader by Jason Ader, John K. Lewis. (Reale, Krista)
December 29, 2025 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Krista M. Reale on behalf of Jason Ader, John K. Lewis (Reale, Krista)
August 27, 2025 Filing 7 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to Respond to Plaintiff's Motion for Abstention and Remand to the Delaware Court of Chancery of Count VII of Plaintiff's Complaint to - filed by 26 Capital Holdings LLC. (Cousins, Scott)
August 27, 2025 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED re #7 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to Respond to Plaintiff's Motion for Abstention and Remand to the Delaware Court of Chancery of Count VII of Plaintiff's Complaint. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 8/27/2025. (dlw)
August 19, 2025 Filing 6 MOTION for Abstention and Remand to the Delaware Court of Chancery of Count VII of Plaintiff's Complaint - filed by Kevin Barnes. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Miller, Matthew) Modified on 8/20/2025 (dlw).
August 14, 2025 Filing 5 Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: No Parents or Affiliates Listed filed by 26 Capital Holdings LLC. (Cousins, Scott)
August 4, 2025 Filing 4 MOTION to Dismiss - filed by Jason Ader, John K. Lewis, SpringOwl Asset Management LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Reale, Krista)
July 30, 2025 Case Assigned to Judge Maryellen Noreika. Please include the initials of the Judge (MN) after the case number on all documents filed. (alb)
July 28, 2025 CORRECTING ENTRY: Exhibit C filed at D.I. 4 on 7/25/2025, has been removed from that entry. The exhibit has now been added to the filing at D.I. #1 . The NEF for D.I. #1 has been regenerated. (nms)
July 25, 2025 Filing 3 DEFICIENCY NOTICE by the Court issued to Defendant 26 Capital Holdings LLC re #1 Notice of Removal. Upon receipt of documents at case opening it was determined a Civil Cover Sheet was not included as required by Local Rule 3.1. Counsel for Defendant has been advised and request for supplementation made. (nms) Modified on 7/25/2025 (nms).
July 25, 2025 Filing 2 Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (scs)
July 25, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL and copies of documents from Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, Case Number 2025-0273-JTL (*No Civil Cover Sheet) (Filing fee $405, receipt number ADEDC-4743061)- filed by 26 Capital Holdings LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(scs) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/25/2025: #2 Exhibit B) (nms). (Attachment 2 replaced on 7/25/2025) (nms). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/25/2025: #3 Civil Cover Sheet) (nms). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/28/2025: #4 Exhibit C) (nms).
July 25, 2025 DEFICIENCY NOTICE issued by the Court to Defendant 26 Capital Holdings LLC: Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 (b)(1), A party must: (1) file the disclosure statement with its first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court. Counsel is requested to supplement the docket with an appropriate Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement. (scs)
July 25, 2025 CORRECTING ENTRY: Exhibit B to the Notice of Removal originally filed by counsel at D.I. 3 has been removed from that entry and added to the filing at D.I. #1 . The exhibit has also been replaced with an amended version per the Court's request which removes duplication of the complaint which is already found at Exhibit A. Further, a civil cover sheet has now been added to the filing at D.I. #1 . The NEF for D.I. #1 has been regenerated. (nms)

Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the U.S. Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the Delaware District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: Barnes v. Ader et al
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Kevin Barnes
Represented By: Robert Lackey
Represented By: Matthew Lee Miller
Represented By: Derrick B. Farrell
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Jason Ader
Represented By: Krista M. Reale
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: John K. Lewis
Represented By: Krista M. Reale
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Rafael Ashkenazi
Represented By: Joseph Benedict Cicero
Represented By: Dakota B. Eckenrode
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Joseph Kaminkow
Represented By: Sara Barry
Represented By: Louis F. Masi
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Gregory S. Lyss
Represented By: Joseph Benedict Cicero
Represented By: Dakota B. Eckenrode
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: J. Randall Waterfield
Represented By: Alexandra M. Cumings
Represented By: Cassandra Baddorf
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: 26 Capital Holdings LLC
Represented By: Sean M. Brennecke
Represented By: Scott D. Cousins
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Rimu Capital LTD.
Represented By: Sean M. Brennecke
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: SpringOwl Asset Management LLC
Represented By: Krista M. Reale
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Alexander Eiseman
Represented By: Sarah Haskins
Represented By: Paul J. Loughman
Represented By: Mary Paige Valeski
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Christian Littlejohn
Represented By: Sarah Haskins
Represented By: Paul J. Loughman
Represented By: Mary Paige Valeski
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Zama Capital Master Fund, LP
Represented By: Matthew Perri
Represented By: Elizabeth Freud
Represented By: Andrew L. Milam
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Zama Capital Advisors LP
Represented By: Matthew Perri
Represented By: Elizabeth Freud
Represented By: Andrew L. Milam
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Tiger Resort Asia Ltd.
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment, Inc.
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Okada Manila International, Inc.
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Project Tiger Merger Sub, Inc.
Represented By: Thomas Brad Davey
Represented By: Mathew A. Golden
Represented By: Daniel Rusk
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: 26 Capital Acquisition Corp.
Represented By: Sean M. Brennecke
Represented By: Scott D. Cousins
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?