Case number: 8:26-bk-07498 - Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc. - Florida Middle Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc.

  • Court

    Florida Middle (flmbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Caryl E. Delano

  • Filed

    08/21/2026

  • Last Filing

    09/30/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
SmBus, Subchapter_V, PlnDue



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Middle District of Florida (Tampa)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 8:26-bk-07498-CED

Assigned to: Caryl E. Delano
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset

Date filed:  08/21/2026
341 meeting:  09/21/2026
Deadline for filing claims:  10/30/2026

Debtor

Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc.

PO Box 17099
Clearwater, FL 33762
PINELLAS-FL
Tax ID / EIN: 27-4348173
dba
Prime-Scape Services


represented by
Buddy D Ford

Ford & Semach, P.A.
9301 W Hillsborough Avenue
Tampa, FL 33615
813-877-4669
Email: Buddy@TampaEsq.com

Trustee

Daniel Etlinger

Underwood Murray, P.A.
100 N. Tampa Street
Suite 2325
Tampa, FL 33602
813-540-8407

 
 
U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee - TPA

Timberlake Annex, Suite 1200
501 E Polk Street
Tampa, FL 33602
813-228-2000
represented by
Nathan A Wheatley

DOJ-Ust
200 N. High St.
Ste 309
Columbus, OH 43215
614-469-7446
Email: nathan.a.wheatley@usdoj.gov

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
09/30/2026Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for 10/14/2026 02:30 PM Tampa, FL - Courtroom 9A, Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, 801 N Florida Avenue. Re: Emergency Motion for Order to Show Cause as to Why OD Capital Should Not be Sanctioned for a Willful Violation of 11 U.S.C. § 362 Doc [31]. This entry is not an official notice of hearing from the court. Noticing Instructions: The Court directs Buddy D Ford 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. (related document(s)[31]). (Miguenes, Bill)
09/30/202632Certificate of Necessity Filed by Buddy D Ford on behalf of Debtor Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc. (related document(s)[31]). (Ford, Buddy)
09/30/2026Emergency Matters Submission Notification Re: Emergency Motion for Order to Show Cause as to Why OD Capital Should Not be Sanctioned for a Willful Violation of 11 U.S.C. § 362 to be heard on or before 10/08/2026 Filed by Buddy D Ford on behalf of Debtor Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc. (related document(s)[31]). (Ford, Buddy)
09/30/202631Emergency Motion for Order to Show Cause as to Why OD Capital Should Not be Sanctioned for a Willful Violation of 11 U.S.C. § 362 Filed by Buddy D Ford on behalf of Debtor Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit "A" # (2) Exhibit "B")
09/29/202630Request for Notice Filed by Becket & Lee (BS)) on behalf of Creditor FC Marketplace, LLC. (Becket & Lee (BS)))
09/21/2026The trustee appointed in this case states that the initial meeting of creditors was held and concluded on September 21, 2026. Filed by U.S. Trustee United States Trustee - TPA. (Wheatley, Nathan)
09/15/202629Proof of Service Re: First Interim Order Granting Debtors Motion for Authority to Use Cash Collateral Effective as of the Petition Date, Providing Adequate Protection, and Request for Expedited Hearing. Filed by Buddy D Ford on behalf of Debtor Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc. (related document(s)[27]). (Ford, Buddy)
09/14/202628Notice of Hearing on Application to Set Officers' Salary (Timothy D. Lockhart as President) Filed by Buddy D Ford on behalf of Debtor Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc. (related document(s)[26], ). Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2026 at 02:30 PM at Tampa, FL - Courtroom 9A, Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, 801 N Florida Avenue. (Attachments: # (1) List of 20 Largest Unsecured Creditors) (Ford, Buddy)
09/11/202627First Interim Order Granting Debtor's Motion for Authority to Use Cash Collateral Effective as of the Petition Date, Providing Adequate Protection, and Request for Expedited Hearing (related document(s)[11]). Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2026 at 02:30 PM at Tampa, FL - Courtroom 9A, Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, 801 N Florida Avenue. Service Instructions: Buddy Ford 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)
09/10/2026Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for 10/14/2026 02:30 PM Tampa, FL - Courtroom 9A, Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse, 801 N Florida Avenue. Re: Application to Set Officers' Salary (Timothy D. Lockhart as President). Doc [26]. This entry is not an official notice of hearing from the court. Noticing Instructions: The Court directs Buddy D Ford 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. (related document(s)[26]). (Miguenes, Bill)