Case number: 8:24-bk-07106 - Smart Communications Holding, Inc. - Florida Middle Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Smart Communications Holding, Inc.

  • Court

    Florida Middle (flmbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Roberta A. Colton

  • Filed

    11/30/2024

  • Last Filing

    02/22/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
Subchapter_V, SmBus, JNTADMN, LEAD, MotDismissPend



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Middle District of Florida (Tampa)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 8:24-bk-07106-RCT

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


Date filed:  11/30/2024
341 meeting:  01/22/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  02/10/2025

Debtor

Smart Communications Holding, Inc.

Jointly Administered with
Smart Communications Holdings, LLC
8:24-bk-07108-RCT

10491 72nd St.
Seminole, FL 33777
PINELLAS-FL
Tax ID / EIN: 47-2886302

represented by
Eyal Berger

Akerman LLP
201 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1800
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-463-2700
Fax : 954-463-2224
Email: eyal.berger@akerman.com

John L Dicks, II

Akerman, LLP
401 E Jackson St
Tampa, FL 33602
813-228-7333
Fax : 813-218-5485
Email: john.dicks@akerman.com

Daniel R Fogarty

Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A.
110 East Madison Street, Suite 200
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 229-0144
Email: dfogarty.ecf@srbp.com

Dustin Hillsey

Akerman LLP
201 East Las Olas Bouleverd
Suite 1800
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-463-2700

Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser, P.A.

110 Madison Street-Ste 200
Tampa, FL 33602

Trustee

Kathleen L DiSanto

Bush Ross, P.A.
PO Box 3913
Tampa, FL 33601-3913
813-224-9255

represented by
Kathleen L DiSanto

Bush Ross, P.A.
PO Box 3913
Tampa, FL 33601-3913
813-224-9255
Email: disanto.trustee@bushross.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

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
02/21/2025201BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document. (related document(s) (Related Doc [191])). Notice Date 02/21/2025. (Admin.)
02/21/2025200Emergency Motion for Relief from Stay. Filing Fee Not Paid. Filed by Creditor Michael Barfield (Dello Iacono, Ann )
02/21/2025199Small Business Monthly Operating Report for Filing Period January 2025 Filed by Daniel R Fogarty on behalf of Interested Party Smart Communications Holding, LLC. (Fogarty, Daniel)
02/21/2025198Small Business Monthly Operating Report for Filing Period January 2025 Filed by Daniel R Fogarty on behalf of Debtor Smart Communications Holding, Inc.. (Fogarty, Daniel)
02/20/2025197Notice of First Application for Compensation and Opportunity to Object and Request for Hearing Filed by Kathleen L DiSanto on behalf of Trustee Kathleen L DiSanto (related document(s)[196]). (DiSanto, Kathleen)
02/20/2025196Application for Compensation for Kathleen L DiSanto, Trustee Chapter 11, Fee: $8715.00, Expenses: $0.00, for the period of to. For the period: December 2, 2024 to February 19, 2025 Filed by Attorney Kathleen L DiSanto
02/20/2025195Notice of First Application for Compensation and Opportunity to Object and Request for Hearing Filed by Kathleen L DiSanto on behalf of Trustee Kathleen L DiSanto (related document(s)[194]). (DiSanto, Kathleen)
02/20/2025194Application for Compensation for Kathleen L DiSanto, Trustee Chapter 11, Fee: $5320.00, Expenses: $0.00, for the period of to. For the period: December 2, 2024 to February 19, 2025 Filed by Attorney Kathleen L DiSanto
02/19/2025193
Hearing Proceeding Memo: Hearing Held -
APPEARANCES:
Daniel Fogarty; Kathleen DiSanto; Teresa Dorr; Eyal Berger; John Landkammer; Edward Peterson; Dave Shownfeld; Michael Barfield; Donald Kirk; John Anthony LISTEN ONLY APPERANCES: Adam Shaarawy; Guy Van Baalen
WITNESSES:
EVIDENCE:
RULING:
***(1) Emergency Motion for Removal of Debtor as Debtor in Possession Filed by Edward J. Peterson III on behalf of Creditor Janice Logan (Doc #168) -
GRANTED; AGREED ORDER BY PETERSON
Joinder in Creditor Janice Logan's Emergency Motion to Remove the Debtors as Debtors-in-Possession Filed by John A Anthony on behalf of Creditor Melvin Engelk (Doc #187) Response to Creditor Janice Logan's Emergency Motion to Remove the Debtors as Debtors-in-Possession Filed by Donald R Kirk on behalf of Creditor HLFIP Holding, LLC (Doc # 179) Statement Subchapter V Trustee's Statement of Position on Creditor Janice Logan's Emergency Motion to Remove the Debtors as Debtors-in-Possession Filed by Kathleen L DiSanto on behalf of Trustee Kathleen L DiSanto (related document(s)168) (Doc #181) Objection to Emergency Motion for Removal of Debtor as Debtor in Possession Filed by Daniel R Fogarty on behalf of Debtor Smart Communications Holding, Inc., Interested Party Smart Communications Holding, LLC (related document(s)168) (Doc #186) ***(2) Preliminary Hearing on Emergency Motion for Entry of Order Enforcing the Stay as to Confidential Information in State Court Filings Filed by Daniel RFogarty on behalf of Debtor Smart Communications Holding, Inc., Interested Party Smart Communications Holding, LLC (Doc #177) -
GRANTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; ORDER BY FOGARTY
***(3) Order to Show Cause Why Case Should Not Be Dismissed -
HEARING 2/26/25 @ 4:00 PM; RESPONSE SHALL BE FILED BY MONDAY, FEB 24, 2025 NLT 5:00 PM; ORDER BY COURT (CHAMBERS TO PREPARE ORDER)
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
. (Bill) (Entered: 02/20/2025)
02/19/2025192Application to Attend Confirmation Hearing Filed by Charles Talbert (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit) (Merritt, Anel )Modified on 2/19/2025 (AM). (Entered: 02/19/2025)