Case number: 3:26-bk-30281 - EquiTecs - Florida Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    EquiTecs

  • Court

    Florida Northern (flnbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Karen K. Specie

  • Filed

    03/18/2026

  • Last Filing

    03/26/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
Aw341MtgPM, PlnDue, SmBus, Subchapter_V



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Florida (Pensacola)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-30281-KKS

Assigned to: Judge Karen K. Specie
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset
Date filed:  03/18/2026
341 meeting:  04/08/2026
Deadline for filing claims:  05/27/2026
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  09/14/2026
Deadline for objecting to discharge:  06/08/2026

Debtor

EquiTecs

807 County Highway 181 W.
Defuniak Springs, FL 32433
Walton-FL
Tax ID / EIN: 86-2481066
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Equi-Tape Inc Holding
represented by
Michael Austen Wynn

Stichter Riedel Blain & Postler
430 W 5th Street
Suite 400
Panama City, FL 32401
850-303-7800
Fax : 813-229-1811
Email: mwynn@srbp.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

110 E. Park Avenue
Suite 128
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-942-1660
represented by
Jason H. Egan

Office of the U. S. Trustee
110 E. Park Avenue
Suite 128
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 942-1664
Fax : (850) 942-1669
Email: jason.h.egan@usdoj.gov

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
03/26/202625Certificate of Service/Mailing Filed by Michael Austen Wynn on behalf of EquiTecs [Re: 24 Notice of Hearing]. (Wynn, Michael) (Entered: 03/26/2026)
03/25/202624Notice of Emergency Preliminary Hearing.
Hearing scheduled on 4/1/2026 at 09:30 AM (Eastern Time) at/via Tallahassee (2nd Floor Courtroom, U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, 110 E. Park Ave.)
.
Parties may appear at the following alternate location:
via Zoom (NOTE: Zoom participants may not introduce evidence or cross examine witnesses without prior authorization of the Court. See FLNB Zoom participation instructions at www.flnb.uscourts.gov/zoom). (Re: 21 Motion for Authority to Maintain Pre-Petition Bank Account, 22 Motion to Use Cash Collateral.) SERVICE: Michael Wynn shall serve this notice of emergency/expedited hearing immediately by facsimile or email on all parties as required by the applicable Rules and a certificate of service must be filed immediately thereafter. (jwc) (Entered: 03/25/2026)
03/25/202623Statement of Need for Emergency Hearing on or before April 1, 2026 Filed by Michael Austen Wynn on behalf of EquiTecs [Re: 22 Motion to Use Cash Collateral]. (Wynn, Michael) (Entered: 03/25/2026)
03/25/202622
Emergency Motion to Use Cash Collateral
Filed by Michael Austen Wynn on behalf of EquiTecs (Wynn, Michael)
(Entered: 03/25/2026)
03/25/202621
Motion for Authority to Maintain Pre-Petition Bank Account
Filed by Michael Austen Wynn on behalf of EquiTecs (Wynn, Michael)
(Entered: 03/25/2026)
03/25/202620Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor Filed by Michael Austen Wynn on behalf of Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A.. (Wynn, Michael) (Entered: 03/25/2026)
03/25/202619
Application to Employ Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A. (430 West 5th St., Suite 400, Panama City, FL 32401-6356) as Counsel for Debtor
Filed by Michael Austen Wynn on behalf of EquiTecs (Wynn, Michael)
(Entered: 03/25/2026)
03/24/202618Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice Filed by Heather L. Ries on behalf of Beverly Gordon, D.C.. Notice is being served to an address not listed on the mailing matrix. Additional Recipients not listed on matrix: Beverly Gordon, D.C., c/o Heather L. Ries, Esq., Fox Rothschild LLP, 777 S. Flagler Drive, Suite 1700, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (Ries, Heather)
03/23/202617Case Management Summary Filed by Michael Austen Wynn on behalf of EquiTecs. (Wynn, Michael)
03/22/202616BNC Certificate of Mailing. (Re: [10] Chapter 11 Subchapter V Duties of the Debtor Order, Notice of Status Conference, & Deadline to File Plan.) Notice Date 03/22/2026. (Admin.)