 On 9 September an additional 270 more workers were fired and all production ceased, leaving 80 employees on the California payroll.Three days later, on 12 September, Porter Hurt filed suit for $4.5 million owed his firms for PC boards.On 13 September 1983, OCC filed for Chapter 11 protection in Oakland, CA, federal bankruptcy court, listing assets of $40 million, liabilities of $45 million, and 600 creditors.