Case number: 6:25-bk-03734 - Lafleur Nurseries and Garden Center, LLC - Florida Middle Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Lafleur Nurseries and Garden Center, LLC

  • Court

    Florida Middle (flmbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Lori V. Vaughan

  • Filed

    06/17/2025

  • Last Filing

    11/26/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
Subchapter_V, ADV



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Middle District of Florida (Orlando)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 6:25-bk-03734-LVV

Assigned to: Lori V. Vaughan
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  06/17/2025
341 meeting:  07/17/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  08/26/2025

Debtor

Lafleur Nurseries and Garden Center, LLC

6275 W State Road 46
Sanford, FL 32771
SEMINOLE-FL
Tax ID / EIN: 27-2068885

represented by
Jeffrey Ainsworth

BransonLaw PLLC
1501 E. Concord Street
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 894-6834
Fax : (407) 894-8559
Email: jeff@bransonlaw.com

Cole Branson

Branson Law
1501 E Concord St
Orlando, FL 32803
407-716-6108
Email: cole@bransonlaw.com

Robert B Branson

BransonLaw PLLC
1501 E. Concord Street
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 894-6834
Fax : (407) 894-8559
Email: robert@bransonlaw.com

Trustee

L. Todd Budgen

Budgen Law
Post Office Box 520546
Longwood, FL 32752
407-232-9118

 
 
U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee - ORL

Office of the United States Trustee
George C Young Federal Building
400 West Washington Street, Suite 1100
Orlando, FL 32801
407-648-6301
represented by
Jill E Kelso

DOJ-Ust
400 W. Washington Street
Ste 1100
Orlando, FL 32801
407-648-6286
Email: jill.kelso@usdoj.gov

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
11/26/2025131Certificate of Service Re: Agreed Order Granting Debtor's Amended Motion to Determine Secured Status of Claim Held by Sheffield Financial. Filed by Geoffrey J Peters on behalf of Creditor Sheffield Financial (related document(s)[128]). (Peters, Geoffrey)
11/25/2025A properly docketed and related Proof or Certificate of Service for Order 128 is not indicated on the docket. Geoffrey Peters is reminded to serve the order and to file a properly docketed and related Proof of Service indicating service or contact the Court if this reminder entry appears to be entered in error. Failure to do so may result in further action. (ADIclerk)
11/23/2025130BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. (related document(s) (Related Doc [129])). Notice Date 11/22/2025. (Admin.)
11/20/2025129Order Granting Application For Interim Compensation (Related Doc [109]). Fees awarded to Jeffrey Ainsworth in the amount of $38647.50, expenses awarded: $1866.27 Service Instructions: Jeffrey Ainsworth is directed to serve a copy of this order on interested parties and file a proof of service within 3 days of entry of the order. (Calderon, Vivianne)
11/19/2025128Agreed Order Granting Motion to Determine Secured Status and to Strip Lien of SHEFFIELD FINANCIAL (Related Doc [99]). Service Instructions: Geoffrey Peters is directed to serve a copy of this order on interested parties and file a proof of service within 3 days of entry of the order. (Calderon, Vivianne)
11/12/2025127Hearing Proceeding Memo: Hearing Held - APPEARANCES: Jeff Ainsworth: Debtor; Todd Budgen: SubV Trustee; Shana Kaminski: Fox Funding; Lorne Durket: Sheffield EVIDENCE: Debtor's Exhibit 1 (Doc #124) - Admitted RULING: 1) Confirmation Hearing - First Amended Chapter 11 Plan (Doc #123) - Objection by Fox Funding Group to Confirmation of Plan (Doc #115) - Ballot Tabulation (Doc #116) - Confirmation Affidavit (Doc #118) - Confirmed 1191(a); order by Ainsworth. A Post Confirmation Status Conference is scheduled 1/6/2026 at 2:45pm (AOCNFNG) 2) Debtor's Motion to Use Cash Collateral (Doc #4) - No Action. 3) Debtor's Motion to Assume Assume Unexpired Lease of Nonresidential Real Property with Lafleur Properties, LLC (Doc #111) - Granted; order by Ainsworth. 4) Debtor's Amended Motion to Determine Secured Status/Value of SHEFFIELD FINANCIAL and to Strip Lien. Total Secured Amount Claimed: $26,548.66 (Doc #99) - Objection by Sheffield Financial (Doc #112) - Agreed order to be uploaded. 5) Debtor's Objection to Claim No. 19 of Fox Funding Group, LLC (Doc #100) - Response by Fox Funding Group (Doc #114) - Withdrawn (AOCNFNG) 6) Debtor's Motion to Determine Secured Status/Value of Fox Funding Group, LLC and to Strip Lien Total Secured Amount Claimed: $241171.88 (Doc #101) - Objection by Fox Funding Goup (Doc #113) - Resolved; agreed order to be uploaded. 7) Debtor's Motion to Allow Late Filed Ballots (Doc #125) - Granted; order by Ainsworth. (aj) Proposed Orders, if applicable, should be submitted within three days after the date of the hearing - Local Rule 9072-1(c). This docket entry/document is not an official order of the Court . (Miguenes, Bill)
11/04/2025126Ballot Tabulation AMENDED Filed by Jeffrey Ainsworth on behalf of Debtor Lafleur Nurseries and Garden Center, LLC. (Ainsworth, Jeffrey)
11/04/2025125Motion to Allow Late-Filed Ballots and for Leave of Court to Have Such Ballots Considered for Purposes of Confirmation of Debtor's Plan of Reorganization Filed by Jeffrey Ainsworth on behalf of Debtor Lafleur Nurseries and Garden Center, LLC
11/04/2025124Amended Confirmation Affidavit Filed by Jeffrey Ainsworth on behalf of Debtor Lafleur Nurseries and Garden Center, LLC. (Ainsworth, Jeffrey)
11/03/2025123First Amended Chapter 11 Small Business Subchapter V Plan Filed by Jeffrey Ainsworth on behalf of Debtor Lafleur Nurseries and Garden Center, LLC. (Ainsworth, Jeffrey)