Chapter 11

Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc.

Case No. 26-10782 · Northern District of California

On Oct 12, 2026, Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc. became a debtor under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The case is pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.

Debtor
Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc.
Case number
26-10782
Chapter
Chapter 11 reorganization
Court
Northern District of California
State
California
Petition date
Oct 12, 2026
Petition type
Involuntary

Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc. — Chapter 11 reorganization, filed Oct 12, 2026.

As debtor-in-possession, management keeps running the business while it negotiates a plan. The automatic stay halts collection actions, and first-day motions typically address cash collateral, payroll and critical vendors.

Road map

What usually happens next

The filing date is from the docket; later milestones are the typical sequence for this chapter, not tracked events.

Oct 12, 2026
Petition filed
Debtor-in-possession status and the automatic stay begin.
first days
First-day hearing
Motions on cash collateral, DIP financing, wages and critical vendors.
~ 30 days
341 meeting & committee
U.S. Trustee convenes creditors and may appoint an unsecured creditors' committee.
open
Plan or sale
Plan confirmation, section 363 sale, conversion or dismissal.
Court & records

Where the case is pending

Bankruptcy court
Northern District of California
California · court id CANB
Venue

Court location (state level)

Pin placed at the state level (California), not at the debtor's address. Map © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO.

Docket note

About this filing

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California opened case 26-10782 for Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc. on Oct 12, 2026 under Chapter 11. We log the petition date, chapter and court from the public feed; later developments are not tracked here.

Summary of a public court record, provided as is. Not legal advice and not an official court document.

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