Harding Bell International, Inc.
11
Roberta A. Colton
07/17/2025
01/15/2026
Yes
v
Assigned to: Judge Roberta A. Colton Chapter 11 Voluntary Asset |
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Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc.
113 Pontotoc Plaza Auburndale, FL 33823 POLK-FL Tax ID / EIN: 59-3672993 |
represented by |
Hayley Gerson Harrison
Wernick Law PLLC 2255 Glades Road Ste 324a Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-961-0922 Email: hharrison@wernicklaw.com Aaron A Wernick
Wernick Law, PLLC 2255 Glades Rd Ste 324a Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-961-0922 Email: awernick@wernicklaw.com |
U.S. Trustee United States Trustee - TPA
Timberlake Annex, Suite 1200 501 E Polk Street Tampa, FL 33602 813-228-2000 |
represented by |
Teresa Marie Dorr
Office of the United States Trustee 501 E. Polk Street, Suite 1200 Tampa, FL 33602 813-228-2000 Fax : 813-228-2303 Email: teresa.dorr@usdoj.gov |
Creditor Committee Brian and Angela McDonald
6 Marchfield Park Lane Edinburgh EH4 5BF United Kingdom |
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Creditor Committee Nicholas & Caroline Pope
61 W. Chiltern Woodcote, Reading RG 8 OSG England |
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Creditor Committee Timothy & Catherine Clark
213 Lakewood Dr. Oakville Ontario Canada L6K 1B3 Canada |
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Creditor Committee Graeme Hannah
113 Casa Dora, Serena Wadi Al Saffa 7, Dubai United Arab Emirates |
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Creditor Committee Helge Ingvald Jakobsen
Sandesletta 25B 4050 Sola Norway |
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Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors |
represented by |
James Bradley Eising, II
Berger Singerman LLP 101 E. Kennedy Blvd Ste 1165 Tampa, FL 33602 813-498-3400 Email: jeising@bergersingerman.com Edward J. Peterson, III
Berger Singerman LLP 101 East Kennedy Blvd Suite 1165 Tampa, FL 33602 813-498-3400 Fax : 813-527-3705 Email: epeterson@bergersingerman.com Nicolette C Vilmos
Berger Singerman LLP 111 N. Magnolia Avenue Suite 1450 Orlando, FL 32801 407-743-7900 Email: nvilmos@bergersingerman.com |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
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| 01/15/2026 | 236 | Certificate of Service Re: Order Granting Motion to Extend Time to Assume or Reject Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases - through February 6, 2026 (Related Doc # 229. Filed by Hayley Gerson Harrison on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc. (related document(s)[232]). (Harrison, Hayley) |
| 01/15/2026 | 235 | Certificate of Service Re: Filed by Hayley Gerson Harrison on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc. (related document(s)[234], [230]). (Harrison, Hayley) |
| 01/15/2026 | 234 | Notice of Hearing on Motion to Assume Lease Agreements and Executory Contracts Filed by Hayley Gerson Harrison on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc. (related document(s)[230]). Hearing scheduled for 2/6/2026 at 10:00 AM at Tampa, FL - Courtroom 8A, Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, 801 N. Florida Avenue. (Harrison, Hayley) |
| 01/14/2026 | Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for 02/06/2026 10:00 AM Tampa, FL - Courtroom 8A, Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, 801 N. Florida Avenue. Re: Motion to Assume Lease Agreements and Executory Contracts Doc 230. This entry is not an official notice of hearing from the court. : The Court directs Aaron A Wernick to prepare, file, and serve a notice of hearing that includes the information on the Notice of Hearing Sample Form available at https://www.flmb.uscourts.gov/proguide/documents/Samples/Notice_of_Hearing_Bankruptcy_Sample_Form.pdf?id=1 Counsel must file and serve the notice of hearing on interested parties within 3 days. If the hearing is on an Emergency/Expedited matter, then counsel must file and serve the notice of hearing immediately upon receipt of this directive. If the notice of hearing is not timely served and filed, then the Court will remove it from the hearing calendar and, in its discretion, may deny the relief requested. Noticing Instructions (related document(s)230). (Bill) (Entered: 01/14/2026) | |
| 01/14/2026 | 233 | Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report for the Month Ending: 12/31/2025 Filed by Aaron A Wernick on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A- Notes for December 2025 # 2 Exhibit B- December 2025 Bank Statement) (Wernick, Aaron) (Entered: 01/14/2026) |
| 01/13/2026 | 232 | Order Granting Motion to Extend Time to Assume or Reject Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases - through February 6, 2026 (Related Doc # 229). Service Instructions: Aaron Wernick 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. (Lidia) (Entered: 01/13/2026) |
| 01/12/2026 | 231 | Hearing Proceeding Memo: Hearing Held - APPEARANCES: Haley Harrison; Teresa Dorr; Chad Miesen; Edward Peterson; Raye Elliott; Bradley Saxton; Alexander Dowding LISTEN ONLY APPEARANCE : Maria Hikein WITNESSES: EVIDENCE: RULING: ***(1) Con't Status Conference - CLOSED ***(2) Con't Emergency Motion to Use Cash Collateral of Cogent Bank and SouthState Bank Filed by Aaron A Wernick on behalf of Debtor (Doc #7) - GRANTED ON FURTHER INTERIM BASIS TO 2/6/26 @ 10:00 AM; ORDER BY MAYER Supplemental Motion to Use Cash Collateral Filed by Aaron A Wernick on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc (related document(s)[61]) (Attachments: # [1] Exhibit A- Proposed Order) (Doc #93) Response to Reservation of Rights with respect to Motion for Authority to Use Cash Collateral Filed by James Bradley Eising II on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (re: Doc #7) (Doc #147) Opposition Response to Debtor's Emergency Motion to Approve Use of Cash Collateral of Cogent Bank and SouthState Bank Filed by Raye Curry Elliott on behalf of Creditor SouthState Bank, N.A. (re: Doc #7) (Doc #153) Joinder in SouthState Bank, N.A.'s Opposition to Debtor's Emergency Motion to Approve Use of Cash Collateral of Cogent Bank and SouthState Bank Filed by Bradley M Saxton on behalf of Creditor Cogent Bank (re: Docs 7, 153) (Doc #154) ***(3) Con't Expedited Motion for Authority to Pay Affiliate Officer Salaries Filed by Aaron A Wernick on behalf of Debtor (Doc #18) - GRANTED ON FURTHER INTERIM BASIS TO 2/6/26 @ 10:00 AM; ORDER BY MAYER Objection to Payment of Affiliate Officers Salaries Filed by James Bradley Eising II on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (re: Doc #18) (Doc #148) ***(4) Con't Motion to Establish Procedures to Permit Monthly Payment of Interim Fee Applications of Chapter 11 Professionals Filed by Aaron A Wernick on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc (Doc #21) - GRA! NTED ON FURTHER INTERIM BASIS TO 2/6/26 @ 10:00 AM; ORDER BY MAYER Opposition Response to Debtor's Motion to Establish Procedures to Permit Monthly Payment of Interim Fee Applications of Chapter 11 Professionals Filed by Christian P George on behalf of Creditor SouthState Bank, NA (re: Doc #21) (Doc #143) Joinder in SouthState Bank, N.A.'s Response in Opposition to Debtor's Motion to Establish Procedures to Permit Monthly Payment of Interim Fee Applications of Chapter 11 Professionals Filed by Bradley M Saxton on behalf of Creditor Cogent Bank (re: Docs 143, 21) (Doc #151) ***(5) Con't Motion to Compel Initial Distribution to Seller/Clients Filed by Edward J Peterson III on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #132) - CON'T TO 2/6/26 @ 10:00 AM (AOCNFNG) Notice of Filing Exhibit A to Motion to Compel Distribution by Edward J. Peterson III on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #134) Opposition Response to Committee of Unsecured Creditors' Motion to Compel Initial Distribution to Seller/Clients Filed by Raye Curry Elliott on behalf of Creditor SouthState Bank, NA (related document(s)[132]) (Doc #149) Joinder Filed by Nicole Mariani Noel on behalf of Creditor Audrey James, Brandi Flowers and Darrin Hockney, David And Barbara Brady, Finbarr and Joseph Fox, Michael and Monica Chadwick, Simon Weld and Socorro Weld, Thomas Adrian Adams and Jennifer Higgins (related document(s) 132) (Doc #150) Joinder in SouthState Bank, N.A.'s Response in Opposition to Committee of Unsecured Creditors' Motion to Compel Initial Distribution to Seller/Client Filed by Bradley M Saxton on behalf of Creditor Cogent Bank (re: Docs 149, 132) (Doc #152) 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) |
| 01/09/2026 | 230 | Motion to Assume Lease Agreements and Executory Contracts Filed by Aaron A Wernick on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc. |
| 01/09/2026 | 229 | Ex Parte Motion to Extend Time to Second Ex Parte Motion to Extend Time to Assume or Reject Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases.. Filed by Aaron A Wernick on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc. |
| 01/08/2026 | 228 | Certificate of Service Re: Order Granting Application For Compensation (Related Doc # 197). Fees awarded to Aaron A Wernick in the amount of $172,168.00, expenses awarded: $3,974.64. Filed by Aaron A Wernick on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc. (related document(s)[225]). (Wernick, Aaron) |