Baker & Taylor moved to establish a June 30, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET general claims bar date and a September 14, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET governmental bar date, with proofs of claim to be filed through Omni Agent Solutions. The motion also proposes rolling deadlines for amended schedules and rejection damages claims: the later of the applicable bar date or 30 days after notice of the schedule amendment or entry of a rejection order, respectively. Objections to the bar-date motion are due June 2, with a June 9 hearing set in Trenton. Motion to Establish Bar Dates

The filing matters now because it starts converting this wind-down case from first-day administration into claims reconciliation. Creditors whose claims are scheduled as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated, holders of section 503(b)(9) claims, and counterparties with potential rejection damages need to calendar the proposed deadlines or risk losing recovery rights. For the debtor and committee, the bar date is the next step toward fixing the universe of unsecured claims before any distribution framework can be built.