Case number: 8:26-bk-11734 - Scott A. Ford, D.D.S., Inc. - California Central Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Scott A. Ford, D.D.S., Inc.

  • Court

    California Central (cacbke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Scott C Clarkson

  • Filed

    06/01/2026

  • Last Filing

    09/27/2026

  • Asset

    No

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
REOPENED, DISMISSED, Repeat-cacb, Incomplete, NOCLOSE



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Central District of California (Santa Ana)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 8:26-bk-11734-SC

Assigned to: Scott C Clarkson
Chapter 7
Voluntary
No asset


Debtor disposition:  Dismissed for Failure to File Information
Date filed:  06/01/2026
Date reopened:  07/14/2026
Debtor dismissed:  06/22/2026
341 meeting:  06/29/2026

Debtor

Scott A. Ford, D.D.S., Inc.

16941 Edgewater Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
ORANGE-CA
Tax ID / EIN: 95-3627976

represented by
Melvin Stephen Betnun, I

The Legal Expres
6262 Van Nuys Blvd. Unit A
Van Nuys, CA 91401
818-888-8333
Email: thelegalexpres@gmail.com

Thinh V Doan

15751 Brookhurst St #221
Westminster, CA 92683
714-775-5702
Fax : 714-775-1646
Email: lsthinh@yahoo.com

Trustee

Thomas H Casey (TR)

26400 La Alameda, Suite 210
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949) 766-8787

 
 
U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee (SA)

411 W Fourth St., Suite 7160
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4593
(714) 338-3400
 
 

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
09/24/2026Receipt of Request for a Certified Copy( 8:26-bk-11734-SC) [misc,paycert] ( 12.00) Filing Fee. Receipt number A60705421. Fee amount 12.00. (re: Doc# 32 ) (U.S. Treasury) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
09/24/202632Request for a Certified Copy Fee Amount $12. The document will be sent via email to :spadilla@ghidottiberger.com: Filed by Creditor RSF Holdings, LLC (RE: related document(s)31 Motion for relief from the automatic stay REAL PROPERTY (BNC-PDF)). (Doyle, Shannon) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
09/23/202631Order Granting Motion for relief from the automatic stay REAL PROPERTY To RSF Holdings, LLC, Its Successors And Assignees (RE: Legal Description Or Document Recording Number (Including County Of Recording): Deed Of Trust Recorded On July 21, 2022 As Instrument Number 2022-0253982 In The Official Records Of San Bernardino County.) (BNC-PDF) (Related Doc # 19 ) Signed on 9/23/2026 (NB8) (Entered: 09/23/2026)
09/15/202630Notice of lodgment of Order Granting Motion for Relief from the Automatic Stay Filed by Creditor RSF Holdings, LLC (RE: related document(s)19 Notice of motion and motion for relief from the automatic stay with supporting declarations REAL PROPERTY RE: 15400 STATE HIGHWAY 173, HESPERIA, CA 92345 . Fee Amount $199, Filed by Creditor RSF Holdings, LLC). (Doyle, Shannon) (Entered: 09/15/2026)
09/02/202628Declaration re: Supplemental Declaration of Sharon Na in Support of Motion for In Rem Relief from the Automatic Stay Filed by Creditor RSF Holdings, LLC (RE: related document(s)19 Notice of motion and motion for relief from the automatic stay with supporting declarations REAL PROPERTY RE: 15400 STATE HIGHWAY 173, HESPERIA, CA 92345 . Fee Amount $199,). (Doyle, Shannon) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
08/29/202627BNC Certificate of Notice - PDF Document. (RE: related document(s)22 Motion for relief from the automatic stay REAL PROPERTY (BNC-PDF)) No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 08/29/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 08/29/2026)
08/28/202626Notice of Disclosure of Compensation and Declaration of Attorney Danny K. Agai Filed by Attorney Danny Agai. (Agai, Danny) (Entered: 08/28/2026)
08/27/202625Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor (Official Form 2030) Filed by Debtor Scott A. Ford, D.D.S., Inc.. (Betnun, Melvin) (Entered: 08/27/2026)
08/27/202624Notice of Thinh Doan 's compensation Filed by Debtor Scott A. Ford, D.D.S., Inc. (RE: related document(s)22 ORDER Directing Thinh V. Doan, Melvin Stephen Betnum, I, Danny K. Agai, And Scott A. Ford To Show Cause Why They Each Should Not Be Sanctioned $20,000 For Apparently Acting In Concert To Misuse The Bankruptcy Process To Mislead The Court, And Why Attorney-Discipline Proceedings Should Not Be Initiated. IT IS ORDERED: 1. THINH V. DOAN Must Show Cause Why The Sanctions And Disciplinary Referral Described Above Should Not Be Imposed. 2. MELVIN BETNUN Must Show Cause Why The Sanctions And Disciplinary Referral Described Above Should Not Be Imposed. 3. DANNY K. AGAI Must Show Cause Why Sanctions Should Not Be Imposed Against Him. 4. SCOTT A. FORD Must Show Cause Why Sanctions Should Not Be Imposed Against Him. 5. Each of MR. DOAN, MR. BETNUN, MR. AGAI, And MR. FORD Must File A Separate Written Response No Later Than SEPTEMBER 27, 2026. 6. The Court Will Conduct And EVIDENTIARY HEARING On This ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON OCTOBER 13, 2026, AT 9:30 A.M. In Courtroom 5C, Ronald Reagan Federal Building And United States Courthouse, 411 West Fourth Street, Santa Ana, California 92701. The RESPONSE To This Order Must Be Filed By No Later Than SEPTEMBER 27, 2026. 7. MR. DOAN, MR. BETNUN, MR. AGAI, And MR. FORD Must EACH APPEAR PERSONALLY And Be Prepared To Testify Under Oath. Appearance By TELEPHONE Or VIDEOCONFERENCE Is NOT PERMITTED. Appearance Through Counsel Does Not Excuse Any Respondent's Personal Appearance. 8. The Clerk Is Directed To Serve This Order On Mr. Doan, Mr. Betnun, Mr. Agai, Mr. Ford, Debtor, Counsel For RSF Holdings, LLC, The United States Trustee, And The Chapter 7 Trustee At Their Addresses Of Record. 9. Failure To File The Required Response Or To Appear Personally At The October 13, 2026 Hearing May Result In The Imposition Of Sanctions Or Other Appropriate Relief Without Further Notice, To The Extent Permitted By Law. (SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER RULING) (BNC-PDF) (Related Doc # 19) Signed on 8/27/2026 (NB8)). (Doan, Thinh) (Entered: 08/27/2026)
08/27/202623Hearing Set (RE: related document 22 ORDER Directing Thinh V. Doan, Melvin Stephen Betnum, I, Danny K. Agai, And Scott A. Ford To Show Cause Why They Each Should Not Be Sanctioned $20,000 For Apparently Acting In Concert To Misuse The Bankruptcy Process To Mislead The Court, And Why Attorney-Discipline Proceedings Should Not Be Initiated.) Show Cause hearing to be held on 10/13/2026 at 09:30 AM at Crtrm 5C, 411 W Fourth St., Santa Ana, CA 92701. The case judge is Scott C Clarkson (NB8) (Entered: 08/27/2026)