Case number: 8:25-bk-04912 - Harding Bell International, Inc. - Florida Middle Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Harding Bell International, Inc.

  • Court

    Florida Middle (flmbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Roberta A. Colton

  • Filed

    07/17/2025

  • Last Filing

    06/01/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Middle District of Florida (Tampa)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 8:25-bk-04912-RCT

Assigned to: Judge Roberta A. Colton
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  07/17/2025
Plan confirmed:  02/17/2026
341 meeting:  08/25/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  09/25/2025

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

 
 
Creditor Committee

Nicholas & Caroline Pope

61 W. Chiltern
Woodcote, Reading RG 8 OSG
England

 
 
Creditor Committee

Timothy & Catherine Clark

213 Lakewood Dr.
Oakville Ontario Canada L6K 1B3
Canada

 
 
Creditor Committee

Graeme Hannah

113 Casa Dora, Serena
Wadi Al Saffa 7, Dubai
United Arab Emirates

 
 
Creditor Committee

Helge Ingvald Jakobsen

Sandesletta 25B
4050 Sola
Norway

 
 
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

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
06/01/2026340Joint Motion to Extend Time to Object to Claim. Filed by Hayley Gerson Harrison on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc. (Entered: 06/01/2026)
05/31/2026339BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. (related document(s) (Related Doc [333])). Notice Date 05/30/2026. (Admin.)
05/31/2026338BNC Certificate of Mailing - Notice of Hearing (related document(s) (Related Doc [335])). Notice Date 05/30/2026. (Admin.)
05/30/2026337BNC Certificate of Mailing - Notice to Creditors and Parties in Interest (related document(s) (Related Doc [331])). Notice Date 05/29/2026. (Admin.)
05/29/2026ERROR NOTIFICATION to Hayley Harrison. The event you selected does not match the Pdf image you filed. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE COURT ON THIS FILING, (related document(s) [332]). (Celli, Lidia)
05/28/2026336Hearing Proceeding Memo: Hearing Held - APPEARANCES: ***AMENDED*** Courtney Milam; Teresa Dorr; Chad Miesen; Christopher Emden; Galvin Stewart; Jack Brenan; Nicole Noel; Nicolette Vilmos WITNESSES: EVIDENCE: RULING: (1) Con't Objection to Claim #15-1Harding Consulting Services, Inc. Contains negative notice Filed by Aaron A Wernick on behalf of Debtor (Doc #257) - CON'T TO 8/6/26 @ 10:00 AM (AOCNFNG) Response to Objection to Proof of Claim Filed by John M. Brennan on behalf of Creditor Alan J. and Susan J. Harding (related document(s)[257]) (Attachments: # [1] Exhibit 12.18.2022 Contractor Agreement - Harding & HBI - signed # [2] Exhibit 10.09.2023 Contractor Agreement Updated - Signed.pdf) ((Doc #286) (2) Preliminary Hearing on Objection to Claim #16-1 of DigComm Holdings Trust Contains negative notice Filed by Nicolette C Vilmos on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #299) - CON'T TO 8/6/26 @ 10:00 AM (AOCNFNG) Response to // RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS OBJECTION TO CLAIM #16-1 Filed by Chad Miesen on behalf of Creditor Digcomm Holdings Trust (related document (s)[299]) (Doc #315) (3) Preliminary Hearing on Objection to Claim #19-1 of Darren and Shona Carroll Contains negative notice Filed by Nicolette C Vilmos on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #301) - SETTLED; ORDER BY VILMOS Limited Response to Objection to Claim #19-1 of Darren and Shona Carroll Filed by Gavin Stewart on behalf of Creditor Darren and Shona Carroll (related document(s)[301]) (Doc #314) (4) Preliminary Hearing on Objection to Claim #39-1 of Harding Consulting Services, Inc Contains negativenotice Filed by Nicolette C Vilmos on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #304) - CON'T TO 8/6/26 @ 10:00 AM (AOCNFNG) Response to In Opposition To The Objection To Proof Of Claim NO. 39-1. Filed by John M. Brennan o! n behalf of Creditor Alan J. and Susan J. Harding (related document(s)[304]) (Doc #312) (5) Preliminary Hearing on Objection to Claim #35-1 of IRS Contains negative notice Filed by Nicolette C Vilmos on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #305) - CON'T TO 8/6/26 @ 10:00 AM (AOCNFNG) Response to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors' Objection to Claim #35-1 Filed by IRS Filed by Christopher J Emden on behalf of Creditor IRS (related document (s)305). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Doc #313) ***Note: Object to Claim #4-1 of Douglas Campbell (Doc #298), rescheduled from 6/11/26 @ 9:30am to 8/6/26 @ 10:00am in open court*** 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)
05/28/2026335Notice Rescheduling Hearing re: Objection to Claim #4-1 of Douglas Campbell. Contains negative notice. Filed by Nicolette C Vilmos on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #298) (related document(s)[333], [334], [329], [298]). Hearing scheduled for 8/6/2026 at 10:00 AM at Tampa, FL - Courtroom 8A, Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, 801 N. Florida Avenue. (Chatham, Wendy)
05/28/2026334Hearing Proceeding Memo: Hearing Held - APPEARANCES: Courtney Milam; Teresa Dorr; Chad Miesen; Christopher Emden; Galvin Stewart; Jack Brenan; Nicole Noel; Nicolette Vilmos WITNESSES: EVIDENCE: RULING: (1) Con't Objection to Claim #15-1Harding Consulting Services, Inc. Contains negative notice Filed by Aaron A Wernick on behalf of Debtor (Doc #257) - CON'T TO 8/6/26 @ 10:00 AM (AOCNFNG) Response to Objection to Proof of Claim Filed by John M. Brennan on behalf of Creditor Alan J. and Susan J. Harding (related document(s)[257]) (Attachments: [1] Exhibit 12.18.2022 Contractor Agreement - Harding & HBI - signed [2] Exhibit 10.09.2023 Contractor Agreement Updated - Signed.pdf) ((Doc #286) (2) Preliminary Hearing on Objection to Claim #16-1 of DigComm Holdings Trust Contains negative notice Filed by Nicolette C Vilmos on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #299) - CON'T TO 8/6/26 @ 10:00 AM (AOCNFNG) Response to // RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS OBJECTION TO CLAIM #16-1 Filed by Chad Miesen on behalf of Creditor Digcomm Holdings Trust (related document (s)[299]) (Doc #315) (3) Preliminary Hearing on Objection to Claim #19-1 of Darren and Shona Carroll Contains negative notice Filed by Nicolette C Vilmos on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #301) - SETTLED; ORDER BY VILMOS Limited Response to Objection to Claim #19-1 of Darren and Shona Carroll Filed by Gavin Stewart on behalf of Creditor Darren and Shona Carroll (related document(s)[301]) (Doc #314) (4) Preliminary Hearing on Objection to Claim #39-1 of Harding Consulting Services, Inc Contains negativenotice Filed by Nicolette C Vilmos on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #304) - CON'T TO 8/6/26 @ 10:00 AM (AOCNFNG) Response to In Opposition To The Objection To Proof Of Claim NO. 39-1. Filed by John M. Brennan on behalf of Creditor Alan! J. and Susan J. Harding (related document(s)[304]) (Doc #312) (5) Preliminary Hearing on Objection to Claim #35-1 of IRS Contains negative notice Filed by Nicolette C Vilmos on behalf of Creditor Committee Committee Unsecured Creditors (Doc #305) - CON'T TO 8/6/26 @ 10:00 AM (AOCNFNG) Response to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors' Objection to Claim #35-1 Filed by IRS Filed by Christopher J Emden on behalf of Creditor IRS (related document (s)305). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Doc #313) ***Note: Object to Claim #14-1 of Douglas Campbell (Doc #298) rescheculed from 6/11/26 @ 9:30am to 8/6/26 @ 10:00am in open court*** 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)Modified on 5/28/2026 (WC).
05/28/2026333Order Granting Motion To Reschedule Hearing on the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors Objection to Claim No. 4-1 of Douglas Campbell (Related Doc [329]). Hearing scheduled for 6/11/2026 at 09:30 AM at Tampa, FL - Courtroom 8A, Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, 801 N. Florida Avenue. Service Instructions: Michael Dear 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. (Kerkes, Deborah)
05/28/2026332Joint Motion of Debtor and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for Entry of Order Extending Deadline to Object to Claim Filed by Hayley Gerson Harrison on behalf of Debtor Harding Bell International, Inc.