Case number: 1:24-bk-12327 - Finest Coachbuilding Group LLC - Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Finest Coachbuilding Group LLC

  • Court

    Delaware (debke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Thomas M Horan

  • Filed

    10/10/2024

  • Last Filing

    10/30/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Delaware (Delaware)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 24-12327-TMH

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Thomas M Horan
Chapter 7
Previous chapter 11
Original chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  10/10/2024
Date converted:  05/08/2025
341 meeting:  07/17/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  07/17/2025
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  11/04/2025

Debtor

Finest Coachbuilding Group LLC

3161 Red Hill Ave
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
ORANGE-CA
Tax ID / EIN: 85-2748105
dba
Radford Motors


represented by
Mark W. Eckard

Womble Bond Dickinson
1313 N. Market Street
Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-252-2810
Email: Mark.Eckard@wbd-us.com

Thomas Joseph Francella, Jr.

Raines Feldman Littrell LLP
824 North Market Street
Suite 805
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-772-5805
Email: TFrancella@raineslaw.com

Robert S. Marticello

Raines Feldman Littrell LLP
4675 MacArthur Ct
Suite 1550
Newport Beach, CA 92660
310-440-4100
Fax : 949-247-3998
Email: rmarticello@raineslaw.com

Mark Melickian

Raines Feldman Littrell LLP
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60602
312-704-9400
Fax : 312-372-7951
Email: mmelickian@raineslaw.com

Michael L Simon

3200 Park Center Drive, Suite 250
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Email: msimon@raineslaw.com

Trustee

Jeffrey E Schwendeman

Rpa Advisors
45 Eisenhower Drive
Suite 560
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-321-9377
TERMINATED: 05/08/2025

represented by
Jeffrey E Schwendeman

Rpa Advisors
45 Eisenhower Drive
Suite 560
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-321-9377
Email: jschwendeman@rpaadvisors.com
TERMINATED: 05/08/2025

Trustee

Ricardo Palacio

PO Box 195
Wilmington, DE 19899
302-654-1888

represented by
Gregory A. Taylor

Ashby & Geddes
500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor
P.O. Box 1150
Wilmington, DE 19899
usa
302-654-1888
Fax : 302-654-2067
Email: gtaylor@ashbygeddes.com

U.S. Trustee

U.S. Trustee

Office of the United States Trustee
J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox 35
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302)-573-6491
represented by
Hannah J McCollum

DOJ-Ust
844 King St., Suite 2207
Lockbox 35
Wilmington, DE 19801
202-573-3275
Email: hannah.mccollum@usdoj.gov

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
10/09/2026267Certificate of Service Regarding Order Granting Motion of Ricardo Palacio, Chapter 7 Trustee for an Order (I) Authorizing and Approving the Sale of Certain Assets of the Debtor Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, and Encumbrances, and (II) Granting Related Relief (related document(s)266) Filed by Ricardo Palacio. (Taylor, Gregory) (Entered: 10/09/2026)
10/09/2026266Order Granting Motion of Ricardo Palacio, Chapter 7 Trustee for an Order (I) Authorizing and Approving the Sale of Certain Assets of the Debtor Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, and Encumbrances, and (II) Granting Related Relief (related document(s)260, 265) Order Signed on 10/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1) (DRG) (Entered: 10/09/2026)
10/08/2026265Certificate of No Objection Regarding Motion of the Chapter 7 Trustee for Entry of an Order (I) Authorizing and Approving the Sale of Certain Assets of the Debtor Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, and Encumbrances, and (II) Granting Related Relief (related document(s)260) Filed by Ricardo Palacio. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Form of Order # 2 Exhibit 1) (Taylor, Gregory) (Entered: 10/08/2026)
10/05/2026Adversary Case 1:26-ap-50882 Closed (JC) (Entered: 10/05/2026)
10/02/2026264Adversary case 26-50882. Complaint by Ricardo Palacio, Chapter 7 Trustee for Finest Coachbuilding Group, LLC against Force Ten Advisors, LLC d/b/a Force 10 Partners. Fee Amount $350 (12 (Recovery of money/property - 547 preference)),(13 (Recovery of money/property - 548 fraudulent transfer)),(14 (Recovery of money/property - other)). AP Summons Served due date: 12/31/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Keenan, Benjamin) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
10/02/2026263Adversary case 26-50881. Complaint by Ricardo Palacio, Chapter 7 Trustee for Finest Coachbuilding Group, LLC against Airfloat Coach Manufacturing Company LLC. Fee Amount $350 (11 (Recovery of money/property - 542 turnover of property)),(13 (Recovery of money/property - 548 fraudulent transfer)),(14 (Recovery of money/property - other)). AP Summons Served due date: 12/31/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Keenan, Benjamin) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
10/02/2026262Adversary case 26-50880. Complaint by Ricardo Palacio, Chapter 7 Trustee for Finest Coachbuilding Group, LLC against Pony.ai, Inc.. Fee Amount $350 (12 (Recovery of money/property - 547 preference)),(13 (Recovery of money/property - 548 fraudulent transfer)),(14 (Recovery of money/property - other)). AP Summons Served due date: 12/31/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Keenan, Benjamin) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
09/24/2026261Receipt of filing fee for Motion to Sale of Property Free and Clear of Liens( 24-12327-TMH) [motion,msell] ( 199.00). Receipt Number A12834127, amount $ 199.00. (U.S. Treasury) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
09/23/2026260Motion For Sale of Property Free and Clear of Liens(FEE) //Motion of the Chapter 7 Trustee for Entry of an Order (I) Authorizing and Approving the Sale of Certain Assets of the Debtor Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, and Encumbrances, and (II) Granting Related Relief Fee Amount $199 Filed by Ricardo Palacio. Hearing scheduled for 10/19/2026 at 02:00 PM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 3rd Fl., Courtroom #7, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 10/7/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Order # 2 Exhibit B - Palacio Declaration # 3 Notice # 4 Certificate of Service) (Taylor, Gregory) (Entered: 09/23/2026)
07/30/2026259Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance. Jeffrey M. Schlerf has withdrawn from the case. Filed by d/b/a Pat Velasco Velasco, Pastor. (Schlerf, Jeffrey) (Entered: 07/30/2026)