Tomorrow, August 18, is a big day in the Diamond chapter 11 case with a hearing taking on multiple issues that need to be decided. It’s a hearing that’s expected to last multiple days.

Sparkle Pop has filed a motion to quash a subpoena for Joel Weinshanker as the corporate designee for Sparkle Pop. Weinshanker is the owner of the company’s parent company, Ad Populum and heavily involved in Sparkle Pop’s acquisition of Diamond’s assets during the chapter 11 process. The subpoena has the dates listed of the hearing from August 18 to 20 and was the subpoena was requested by the Ad Hoc Committee of Consignors which represents multiple comic publishers.

Sparkle Pop’s argument was there was not “reasonable time to comply” with the subpoena and it was delivered with one business day’s notice. They also argue the subpoena was to the corporate entity and not an individual which is against the rules. They also state that Sparkle Pop was served with a request for discovery by the Committee withdrew its request for a pre-hearing deposition and that this is an end-run around rule requirements. Weinshanker is also outside of the 100-mile limit dictated by rules regarding subpoenas as he resides in Florida and New York.

We’ve got some last minute drama here!