Roseville, Michigan-based Carta Finishing, LLC recently filed for voluntary Chapter 11 protection. The company is known for its range of offerings as a print finishing and binding service provider. Court records do not disclose the reasons for the filing. The filing allows the company to seek to reorganize its finances while continuing operations under court supervision.
Carta Finishing, LLC Enters Bankruptcy
The company submitted its petition on August 4, 2026, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Company president Brian C. Johnson signed the petition before filing.
Case records on the PACER database classify Carta Finishing, LLC as a small business debtor. The records add that the company is proceeding using a Chapter 11 Subchapter V filing. These types of filings are designed for small businesses wanting to complete their bankruptcy-related requirements in a quicker and more cost-effective manner.
Case Related Details
Court filings show that Carta Finishing, LLC has listed between 50 and 99 creditors in its petition. Some of these creditors are Cannon Financial Services, Inc., Abundance Coaching & Consulting, Brandon Electric, Inc., Capital Mailing Equipment, Colortech, and others.
The filings indicate that funds will be available for distribution to the company’s unsecured creditors.
Case records further show that Brian C. Johnson holds 100% membership interest in the company. Attorney John J. Stockdale Jr. of Schafer and Weiner, PLLC represents the company in the bankruptcy proceedings.
A summary of the Chapter 11 petition is shared here:
- Filing Date: August 4, 2026
- Court and Jurisdiction: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Type of Filing: Active, Voluntary Petition
- Chapter: 11, Subchapter V
- Case Number: 26-48727-lsg
- Estimated Assets: Between $0 and $50,000
- Estimated Liabilities: Between $1,000,001 and $10 million
- Estimated Creditors: Between 50 and 99
- Reason for Filing: Reorganize finances under court supervision
About the Company
Carta Finishing, LLC operates as a commercial print finishing and bindery company. The company website shows that it was formed through the merger of Gatherall Bindery and Allied Bindery.
Operating from facilities in Roseville and Madison Heights, the company specializes in converting flat printed press sheets into finished products for commercial printers. Its services span southeast Michigan and the broader Midwest, serving customers in the education, automotive, and publishing industries.
Its post-press services include perfect binding, saddle stitching, print finishing, mechanical binding, folding and gluing, lamination, mailing and fulfillment, and die cutting. The company’s specialty finishing capabilities are embossing, perforating, foil stamping, collating, and custom folding.
Recent Filings by Similar Companies
Besides Carta Finishing, LLC, several other printing-related companies have sought bankruptcy protection in recent months amid persistent financial pressures.
Conolly Printing & Media Group Inc entered bankruptcy on July 22, 2026. Court records showed that the commercial printing firm faced declining revenue, a landlord’s eviction notice amid unpaid rent, and around $930,000 in liabilities. The Rochester, New York-based company provides offset, wide-format, and digital printing solutions to businesses and organizations.
A printing and office solutions company from Tampa sought bankruptcy relief on February 12, 2026. The petition showed that ONYX Business Solutions of Florida, Inc. had listed a wide gap between its assets and liabilities. Currently operating as Total Office Technologies of Florida, it provides several printing and document management services.
A Bolingbrook, Illinois-based company filed for Chapter 11 proceedings on February 6, 2026. Case filings showed that Lithotype Company Inc. had obligations to more than 100 creditors. The company supplies printed roll stock and stand-up pouches across the Midwest.
The Chapter 11 case will proceed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan as the company works to reorganize its financial obligations under court supervision.
