Case number: 1:25-bk-10145 - ELITE EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC - Montana Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    ELITE EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC

  • Court

    Montana (mtbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    BENJAMIN P. HURSH

  • Filed

    09/07/2025

  • Last Filing

    05/16/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
JNTADMN, LEAD



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Montana (BIL)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 1:25-bk-10145-BPH

Assigned to: BENJAMIN P. HURSH
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  09/07/2025
341 meeting:  10/17/2025
Deadline for objecting to discharge:  12/16/2025

Debtor

ELITE EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC, DEBTOR

1210 N Tustin Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92807
ORANGE-CA
Tax ID / EIN: 81-3428016

represented by
Molly Considine

Patten, Peterman, Bekkedahl & Green PLLC
401 N 31st St
Ste 800
Billings, MT 59101
406-252-8500
Fax : 406-294-9500
Email: mconsidine@ppbglaw.com

Matthew A Lesnick

Lesnick Prince Pappas & Alverson LLP
315 W. Ninth St.
Suite 705
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-493-6496
Fax : 213-493-6596
Email: matt@lesnickprince.com

JAMES A PATTEN

Patten Peterman Bekkedahl Green PLLC
401 N 31st St
Ste 800
Billings, MT 59101
406-252-8500
Fax : 406-294-9500
Email: apatten@ppbglaw.com

Lisa Rajesh Patel

Lesnick Prince Pappas & Alverson LLP
315 W. Ninth St.
Suite 705
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-493-6496
Fax : 213-493-6596
Email: lpatel@lesnickprince.com

U.S. Trustee

OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRUSTEE

US DEPT OF JUSTICE
550 WEST FORT ST, RM 698
BOISE, ID 83724
208-334-1300
represented by
ANDREW JORGENSEN

US TRUSTEE OFFICE
550 W FORT ST RM 698
BOISE, ID 83724
202-834-0126
Email: Andrew.jorgensen@usdoj.gov

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
05/16/2026509BNC Certificate of Mailing - Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (related document(s) [503] Order on Motion to Appear pro hac vice). No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 05/16/2026. (Admin.)
05/15/2026508BNC Certificate of Mailing - Order. (related document(s) [500] Order (Generic)). No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 05/15/2026. (Admin.)
05/15/2026507PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [ 5/15/2026 9:06:28 AM ]. File Size [ 18168 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:37:51 ]. (AdminMontana).
05/15/2026506Minutes of Hearing Held before Judge Benjamin Hursh on 5/15/2026 (related document(s) [452] Order Setting Hearing, [469] Disclosure Statement filed by Debtor ELITE EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC) Matt Lesnick and Andy Patten for debtor William Hotze, Dominique Douglas, and Shane Coleman for Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Martin King for Creditor Flagstar Financial & Leasing LLC, Logan Rappaport for TVT Capital Source LLC, Elliott McGill for First Source Bank and BPCE Equipment Solutions USA, David Kane and Eli Patten for Commercial Credit Group Inc and Commercial Finance, Andrew Jorgensen as US Trustee, Daniel Morgan for DOC Constructions Inc., Kylie Hamilton for Marlin Leasing Corp, Sam Della Fer and Burt Ward for Gordon Brothers Commerical Equipment Finance, LLC, Reinhold Krammer, and Eric Nord for Dext Capital. Parties with status update to Court. Court to conditionally approve the disclosure statement. Hearing commenced at 09:06 and concluded at 09:44. (Hearing Location: Great Falls) [Reporting::Non-evidentiary:Hours 0:Mins 38] (KAH)
05/15/2026505Notice of Change of Address for Attorneys Shane Coleman, Emily Cross, Daniel Beierwaltes Filed by OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS. (Coleman, Shane)
05/14/2026504Notice of Submission of Redlined Versions of Disclosure Statement and Plan Filed by ELITE EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC (related document(s) [468] Chapter 11 Plan filed by Debtor ELITE EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC, [469] Disclosure Statement filed by Debtor ELITE EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC, [473] Notice of Hearing on Disclosure Statement filed by Debtor ELITE EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC). (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A - Redlined Disclosure Statement # (2) Exhibit B - Redlined Plan) (Lesnick, Matthew)
05/14/2026503Order Granting Motion To Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Sam Della Fera, Jr. (Related Doc # 501)
NOTE: Instructions to request Montana CM/ECF registration through PACER are found here.

. Signed by Judge Benjamin Hursh on 5/14/2026. (AEB) (Entered: 05/14/2026)
05/13/2026502Filing fee information:
Receipt number A3276922
. Regarding the filing fee for Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice - BK( 1:25-bk-10145-BPH) [motion,mprohac] ( 273.00). Fee amount 273.00. (re: Doc# 501) (U.S. Treasury) (Entered: 05/13/2026)
05/13/2026501Motion for Sam Della Fera, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Fee Amount $273 Filed by Creditor Gordon Brothers Commercial Equipment Finance, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of S. Della Fera) (WARD, BURT) (Entered: 05/13/2026)
05/13/2026500Order stating counsel may appear remotely at the May 15th Disclosure Statement hearing at 9:00 AM pursuant to Mont. LBR 5074-1(c). Signed by Judge Benjamin Hursh on 5/13/2026 (related document(s) 469 Disclosure Statement filed by Debtor ELITE EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC). (AEB) (Entered: 05/13/2026)