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Stipulation And Agreed Order Modifying Proposed Payments

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2019-09-13

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A Stipulation and Agreed Order Modifying Proposed Payments to Creditor West Virginia Paving, Inc. from Proceeds of Sale, In re Panthera Enterprises, LLC, Case No. 2:19-bk-00787, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, signed June 22, 2021 by Judge Paul M. Black and filed as Doc 373. The stipulation between West Virginia Paving, Inc. and Chapter 7 Trustee Aaron C. Amore concerns the Trustee's motion to sell the debtor's real property free and clear of liens under 11 U.S.C. § 363. It states that the creditor will consent to the sale if it receives $30,000.00 in cash at closing and an additional $20,000 from the Note as an administrative expense, with an unsecured deficiency claim of $625,318.65. The order deems the sale motion modified. The 8-page filing includes a certificate of notice and a CM/ECF service list.

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No. 2:19-bk-00787      Doc 373      Filed 06/24/21      Entered 06/25/21 00:37:35         Page 1 of 8
   SIGNED: June 22nd, 2021
                                                                ________________________________
   THIS ORDER HAS BEEN ENTERED ON THE DOCKET.
                                                                          Paul M. Black
   PLEASE SEE DOCKET FOR ENTRY DATE.
                                                              UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE




                        IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
                      FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA


          In Re:

   PANTHERA ENTERPRISES, LLC,                                           Case No.: 2:19-bk-00787
                                                                        Chapter 7
                   Debtor.                                              Judge Paul M. Black


       STIPULATION AND AGREED ORDER MODIFYING PROPOSED PAYMENTS
       TO CREDITOR WEST VIRGINIA PAVING, INC. FROM PROCEEDS OF SALE

          COMES NOW West Virginia Paving, Inc., a secured creditor in this proceeding,

   hereinafter WVP, and Aaron C. Amore, the Chapter 7 Trustee, and do agree and stipulate, and do

   propose this Stipulation and Agreed Order with respect to the distribution of the proceeds of sale

   as the same are embodied in the Trustee’s “Motion For An Order Approving The Sale Of The

   Debtor’s Real Property And Novating Certain Government Contracts Free And Clear Of Liens,

   Claims, Interests, And Encumbrances Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. § 363” (hereinafter referred to as

   “the Sale Motion”), and agreeing to certain other relief as to the Trustee. In support thereof the

   parties would say, allege and show unto the Court as follows:

          1.       The Debtor filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the

   Bankruptcy Code on September 13, 2019. By Order entered on July 21, 2020, the proceeding

   was converted to one under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, and Aaron C. Amore was

   appointed the Chapter 7 Trustee.
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          2.      WVP is a secured party under a Deed of Trust in the principal amount of

   $500,000 dated August 21, 2013 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Hardy County

   Commission in Trust Deed Book 277 at page 355 upon the Debtor’s 689.40 acre parcel of real

   property. WVP's lien is subordinate to West Virginia Economic Development Authority's duly

   perfected first lien Deed of Trust against the 689.40 acre parcel. WVP is also the holder of a

   Judgment Lien docketed on June 30, 2017, in the amount of $631,647.53 plus costs in the

   amount of $278.00, plus interest thereon upon both of the Debtor’s parcels of real property, as

   the same are set forth in Judgment Lien Docket 30 at page 143, and as corrected in Judgment

   Lien Docket 30 at page 156. Such Judgment Lien is subordinate in priority to the consensual

   liens of the West Virginia Economic Development Authority, its own Deed of Trust, Howard

   Shockey & Sons Inc., Virginia Heritage Bank, and a tax lien in favor of the State of West

   Virginia State Tax Department.

          3.      The Sale Motion of the Trustee seeks an Order of and from this Court allowing

   for the sale of the Debtor’s real property free and clear of liens, with such liens attaching to the

   proceeds of sale, as set forth is Sections 363(f)(2), (4) & (5) of the Bankruptcy Code.

          4.      The undersigned counsel for WVP has been in discussions with the Trustee

   regarding the extent of the payments which would flow to WVP as a result of the proposed sale,

   and specifically as to the rights of WVP to object to the said sale and to the Trustee’s proposed

   distributions to parties which hold junior liens without first satisfying the claims of WVP.

          5.      Counsel for WVP and the Trustee have stipulated and agreed that, in lieu of the

   filing of an Objection by WVP to the Sale Motion which might impair the Trustee’s ability to

   consummate the sale, WVP will consent to the proposed sale upon condition that the amounts

   proposed to be distributed to WVP as the same are set forth in paragraph 69 of the Sale Motion,



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   and paragraph numbered 4.3(c) of the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “APA”) attached to the

   Sale Motion, be modified and amended to provide that WVP shall receive cash at closing in the

   amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00); and an additional Twenty Thousand Dollars

   ($20,000) from the “Note” referenced in paragraph 73 of the Sale Motion, and paragraph

   numbered 4.3(f) of the APA, shall be payable as an administrative expense as the Trustee

   receives payments upon the Note, provided, however, that either WVP or the Trustee shall have

   the right to seek relief from the Court at any time. In addition, WVP shall have an unsecured

   deficiency claim upon its claim number 8 filed with the Clerk of the Court in the amount of

   $625,318.65, to be paid as a general unsecured claim.

          6.     The terms of this Stipulation and Agreed Order are conditioned upon entry of the

   Sale Order approving the proposed terms of sale except as modified herein.

          Accordingly, it is therefore ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Trustee’s “Motion For

   An Order Approving The Sale Of The Debtor’s Real Property And Novating Certain Government

   Contracts Free And Clear Of Liens, Claims, Interests, And Encumbrances Pursuant To 11

   U.S.C. § 363” is deemed to be modified by this STIPULATION AND AGREED ORDER.



   Respectfully submitted,

   /s/ Stephen L. Thompson
   Stephen L. Thompson, Esq. (WVSB # 3751)
   BARTH & THOMPSON
   P.O. Box 129
   Charleston, West Virginia 25321
   Telephone: (304) 342-7111
   Facsimile: (304) 342-6215
   E-mail: sthompson@barth-thompson.com

   Counsel for West Virginia Paving, Inc.




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   /s/ Aaron C. Amore
   Aaron C. Amore, Esq. (WVSB # 6455)
   AMORE LAW, PLLC
   206 West Liberty Street
   Charles Town, WV 25414
   Telephone: (304) 885-4111
   Facsimile: (866) 417-8796
   E-mail: aaron@amorelaw.com

   Counsel for Chapter 7 Trustee Aaron C. Amore




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        No. 2:19-bk-00787                  Doc 373             United States
                                                              Filed  06/24/21Bankruptcy  Court 06/25/21 00:37:35 Page 5 of 8
                                                                                    Entered
                                                              Northern District of West Virginia
In re:                                                                                                  Case No. 19-00787-pmb
Panthera Enterprises, LLC                                                                               Chapter 7
       Debtor
                                                     CERTIFICATE OF NOTICE
District/off: 0424-2                                                  User: ad                                                                    Page 1 of 4
Date Rcvd: Jun 22, 2021                                               Form ID: pdfdoc                                                           Total Noticed: 19
The following symbols are used throughout this certificate:
Symbol          Definition
+                Addresses marked '+' were corrected by inserting the ZIP, adding the last four digits to complete the zip +4, or replacing an incorrect ZIP. USPS
                 regulations require that automation-compatible mail display the correct ZIP.


Notice by first class mail was sent to the following persons/entities by the Bankruptcy Noticing Center on Jun 24, 2021:
Recip ID                   Recipient Name and Address
db                         Panthera Enterprises, LLC, 2506 Fishpond Road, Old Fields, WV 26845
aty                    +   Henry G. Swergold, 475 Park Avenue South, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10016-6901
aty                    +   Mark A. Lindsay, 707 Grant Street, Suite 2200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1945
aty                    +   Morgan Grossman, 475 Park Avenue South, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10016-6901
aty                    +   Robert M. Sellards, Bailes, Craig, Yon & Sellards, PLLC, 401 10th Street, Suite 500, Huntington, WV 25701-2223
cr                     +   Betty P. Williams, P. O. Box 122, Moorefield, WV 26836-0122
cr                     +   Darrick and Emily Gust, c/o Spencer D. Elliott, Lewis Glasser PLLC, 300 Summers Street Suite 700, Charleston, WV 25301 US
                           25301-1632
acc                    +   John Lantzy, Smith, Elliott, Kearns & Company, LLC, 19405 Emerald Square, Suite 1400, Hagerstown, MD 21742-3666
acc                    +   Kelly T. Smith, Smith, Elliot, Kearns & Company, LLC, 19405 Emerald Square, Suite 1400, Hagerstown, MD 21742-3666
cr                         Panthera Training, LLC, 2506 Fish Pond Road, Old Fields, WV 26845
cr                     +   Renick C. Williams, P. O. Box 122, Moorefield, WV 26836-0122
cr                     +   Robert R. Williams, P. O. Box 122, Moorefield, WV 26836-0122
cr                     +   SMI, LLC, 123 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Charlottesville, VA 22902-6800
cr                     +   TR&L, LLC, 123 E. Main Street, 5th Floor, Charlottesville, VA 22902-6800
cr                     +   West Virginia Economic Development Authority, 180 Association DR, Charleston, WV 25311-1217
cr                     +   West Virginia Paving, Inc., c/o Stephen L. Thompson, Barth & Thompson, P. O. Box 129, Charleston, WV 25321 UNITED STATES
                           25321-0129
cr                         West Virginia State Tax Department, Bankruptcy Unit, P.O. Box 766, Charleston, WV 25323-0766

TOTAL: 17

Notice by electronic transmission was sent to the following persons/entities by the Bankruptcy Noticing Center.
Electronic transmission includes sending notices via email (Email/text and Email/PDF), and electronic data interchange (EDI). Electronic transmission is in Eastern
Standard Time.
Recip ID                 Notice Type: Email Address                                     Date/Time                 Recipient Name and Address
aty                    + Email/Text: kburkley@bernsteinlaw.com
                                                                                        Jun 22 2021 18:59:00      Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., 707 Grant Street, Suite
                                                                                                                  2200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1945
cr                     + Email/Text: brapp@wtplaw.com
                                                                                        Jun 22 2021 18:59:00      PJSC Aviation Company Ukrainian Helicopters,
                                                                                                                  c/o Brandy M. Rapp, Esq., Whiteford, Taylor &
                                                                                                                  Preston LLP, 10 S. Jefferson Street, Suite 1110,
                                                                                                                  Roanoke, VA 24011-1314

TOTAL: 2


                                                       BYPASSED RECIPIENTS
The following addresses were not sent this bankruptcy notice due to an undeliverable address, *duplicate of an address listed above, *P duplicate of a
preferred address, or ## out of date forwarding orders with USPS.
Recip ID         Bypass Reason Name and Address
cr                             Anthony McIntyre
cr                             Bruce Hardy
cr                             Rob Duncan, Manager/Duncan Development Group, LLC
cr                             Rob Duncan, Manager/TR&L, LLC,, a Virginia Limited Liability Company, Successor to SMI, LLC,, a Virginia Limited Liability
                               Company
cr                             Stacie Hardy
cr                             Timothy Miller

TOTAL: 6 Undeliverable, 0 Duplicate, 0 Out of date forwarding address
District/off:
       No. 0424-2
              2:19-bk-00787              Doc 373          Filed User: ad
                                                                06/24/21            Entered 06/25/21 00:37:35                        Page
                                                                                                                                 Page 6 of28of 4
Date Rcvd: Jun 22, 2021                                           Form ID: pdfdoc                                                      Total Noticed: 19

                                                  NOTICE CERTIFICATION
I, Joseph Speetjens, declare under the penalty of perjury that I have sent the attached document to the above listed entities
in the manner shown, and prepared the Certificate of Notice and that it is true and correct to the best of my information and
belief.

Meeting of Creditor Notices only (Official Form 309): Pursuant to Fed .R. Bank. P.2002(a)(1), a notice containing the
complete Social Security Number (SSN) of the debtor(s) was furnished to all parties listed. This official court copy contains
the redacted SSN as required by the bankruptcy rules and the Judiciary's privacy policies.

Date: Jun 24, 2021                                       Signature:           /s/Joseph Speetjens




                                CM/ECF NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING
The following persons/entities were sent notice through the court's CM/ECF electronic mail (Email) system on June 22, 2021 at the address(es) listed below:
Name                             Email Address
Aaron C. Amore
                                 on behalf of Defendant Panthera Enterprises LLC amorewvt@gmail.com,
                                 aca@trustesolutions.net;jackiewvt@gmail.com;annwvt@gmail.com

Aaron C. Amore
                                 amorewvt@gmail.com aca@trustesolutions.net;jackiewvt@gmail.com;annwvt@gmail.com

Aaron C. Amore
                                 on behalf of Plaintiff Aaron Amore Trustee amorewvt@gmail.com,
                                 aca@trustesolutions.net;jackiewvt@gmail.com;annwvt@gmail.com

Aaron C. Amore
                                 on behalf of Counter-Defendant Panthera Enterprises LLC amorewvt@gmail.com,
                                 aca@trustesolutions.net;jackiewvt@gmail.com;annwvt@gmail.com

Aaron C. Amore
                                 on behalf of Counter-Defendant Aaron Amore Trustee amorewvt@gmail.com,
                                 aca@trustesolutions.net;jackiewvt@gmail.com;annwvt@gmail.com

Aaron C. Amore
                                 on behalf of Trustee Aaron C. Amore amorewvt@gmail.com aca@trustesolutions.net;jackiewvt@gmail.com;annwvt@gmail.com

Aaron C. Amore
                                 on behalf of Counter-Claimant Panthera Enterprises LLC amorewvt@gmail.com,
                                 aca@trustesolutions.net;jackiewvt@gmail.com;annwvt@gmail.com

Aaron C. Amore
                                 on behalf of Plaintiff Panthera Enterprises LLC amorewvt@gmail.com,
                                 aca@trustesolutions.net;jackiewvt@gmail.com;annwvt@gmail.com

Anita M. Swaton
                                 Anita_Swaton@wvnb.uscourts.gov

Brandy M. Rapp
                                 on behalf of Creditor PJSC Aviation Company Ukrainian Helicopters brapp@wtplaw.com twhitt@wtplaw.com

Debra Lee Allen
                                 on behalf of Plaintiff West Virginia Economic Development Authority dallen@spilmanlaw.com

Debra Lee Allen
                                 on behalf of Defendant West Virginia Economic Development Authority dallen@spilmanlaw.com

Debra Lee Allen
                                 on behalf of Creditor West Virginia Economic Development Authority dallen@spilmanlaw.com

Douglas Kahle
                                 on behalf of Creditor Panthera Training LLC dkahle@basnightkinser.com

Douglas Kahle
                                 on behalf of Plaintiff Panthera Training LLC dkahle@basnightkinser.com

Douglas Kahle
                                 on behalf of Defendant Panthera Training LLC dkahle@basnightkinser.com

Douglas Kahle
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                                                                                                                           Page 7 of38of 4
Date Rcvd: Jun 22, 2021                                       Form ID: pdfdoc                                                     Total Noticed: 19
                           on behalf of Counter-Claimant Panthera Training LLC dkahle@basnightkinser.com

Elizabeth B. Carroll
                           elizabeth_carroll@vawb.uscourts.gov

Eric Michael Wilson
                           on behalf of Creditor West Virginia State Tax Department eric.m.wilson@wv.gov lora.l.rutledge@wv.gov

Gary O. Kinder
                           on behalf of U.S. Trustee United States Trustee gary.o.kinder@usdoj.gov

James E. Smith, II
                           on behalf of Plaintiff Betty P. Williams jes2esq@frontiernet.net

James E. Smith, II
                           on behalf of Creditor Renick C. Williams jes2esq@frontiernet.net

James E. Smith, II
                           on behalf of Creditor Betty P. Williams jes2esq@frontiernet.net

James E. Smith, II
                           on behalf of Plaintiff Renick C. Williams jes2esq@frontiernet.net

James E. Smith, II
                           on behalf of Plaintiff Robert R. Williams jes2esq@frontiernet.net

James E. Smith, II
                           on behalf of Creditor Robert R. Williams jes2esq@frontiernet.net

John J. Richardson
                           on behalf of Debtor Panthera Enterprises LLC jrichardson@bernsteinlaw.com

John J. Richardson
                           on behalf of Attorney Bernstein-Burkley P.C. jrichardson@bernsteinlaw.com

Julia A. Chincheck
                           on behalf of Counter-Claimant Panthera Training LLC jchincheck@bowlesrice.com

Julia A. Chincheck
                           on behalf of Plaintiff Panthera Training LLC jchincheck@bowlesrice.com

Julia A. Chincheck
                           on behalf of Creditor Panthera Training LLC jchincheck@bowlesrice.com

Julia A. Chincheck
                           on behalf of Defendant Panthera Training LLC jchincheck@bowlesrice.com

Kathy M. Santa Barbara
                           on behalf of Counter-Claimant TR&L LLC ksantabarbara@yahoo.com, cmarshsblo@yahoo.com

Kathy M. Santa Barbara
                           on behalf of Defendant TR&L LLC ksantabarbara@yahoo.com, cmarshsblo@yahoo.com

Kathy M. Santa Barbara
                           on behalf of Creditor SMI LLC ksantabarbara@yahoo.com, cmarshsblo@yahoo.com

Kathy M. Santa Barbara
                           on behalf of Creditor TR&L LLC ksantabarbara@yahoo.com, cmarshsblo@yahoo.com

Michael R. Proctor
                           on behalf of Plaintiff Panthera Training LLC mproctor@bowlesrice.com, lcrown@bowlesrice.com

Robert Sellards
                           on behalf of Creditor Azadian Group LLC rms@bcyon.com

Robert S. Bernstein, Esq
                           on behalf of Debtor Panthera Enterprises LLC rbernstein@bernsteinlaw.com,
                           cwirick@bernsteinlaw.com;cwirick@ecf.courtdrive.com;rbernstein@ecf.courtdrive.com

Sabrina B. Lee
                           sabrina_lee@vawb.uscourts.gov

Salene Rae Mazur Kraemer
                           on behalf of Debtor Panthera Enterprises LLC skraemer@bernsteinlaw.com, salene@ecf.courtdrive.com,

Spencer D. Elliott
                           on behalf of Creditor Darrick and Emily Gust selliott@lgcr.com

Stephen L. Thompson
                           on behalf of Creditor West Virginia Paving Inc. sthompson@barth-thompson.com,
                           office@barth-thompson.com;chris@barth-thompson.com

Steven L. Thomas
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Date Rcvd: Jun 22, 2021                                       Form ID: pdfdoc                                                    Total Noticed: 19
                            on behalf of Defendant TR&L LLC sthomas@kaycasto.com,
                            lwalker@kaycasto.com;abrewster@kaycasto.com;nball@kaycasto.com

Steven L. Thomas
                            on behalf of Defendant SMI LLC sthomas@kaycasto.com,
                            lwalker@kaycasto.com;abrewster@kaycasto.com;nball@kaycasto.com

Steven L. Thomas
                            on behalf of Creditor TR&L LLC sthomas@kaycasto.com,
                            lwalker@kaycasto.com;abrewster@kaycasto.com;nball@kaycasto.com

Steven L. Thomas
                            on behalf of Creditor SMI LLC sthomas@kaycasto.com, lwalker@kaycasto.com;abrewster@kaycasto.com;nball@kaycasto.com

Travis Alan Knobbe
                            on behalf of Creditor West Virginia Economic Development Authority tknobbe@spilmanlaw.com dambrose@spilmanlaw.com

United States Trustee
                            ustpregion04.ct.ecf@usdoj.gov

William J. Leon
                            on behalf of Counter-Defendant Bill V. Neff Sr. jayleon@comcast.net

William J. Leon
                            on behalf of Creditor SMI LLC jayleon@comcast.net

William J. Leon
                            on behalf of Plaintiff Bill V. Neff Sr. jayleon@comcast.net

Zachary James Rosencrance
                            on behalf of Plaintiff Panthera Training LLC zrosencrance@bowlesrice.com, ajones@bowlesrice.com

Zachary James Rosencrance
                            on behalf of Defendant Panthera Training LLC zrosencrance@bowlesrice.com, ajones@bowlesrice.com

Zachary James Rosencrance
                            on behalf of Creditor Panthera Training LLC zrosencrance@bowlesrice.com, ajones@bowlesrice.com

Zachary James Rosencrance
                            on behalf of Counter-Claimant Panthera Training LLC zrosencrance@bowlesrice.com, ajones@bowlesrice.com


TOTAL: 56


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