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This Order Has Been Entered On The Docket

Date
2021-04-24

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An order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in In re Panthera Enterprises, LLC, BK No. 2:19-bk-00787, a Chapter 7 case, filed April 24, 2021 as Doc 341. It concerns the motion of the West Virginia Economic Development Authority for relief from the automatic stay to foreclose against the debtor's real property in Hardy County, West Virginia. The court treats the April 22, 2021 hearing as preliminary and sets a final hearing on the motion and objections by Zoom for Government on June 1, 2021. The order keeps the stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362 in effect through completion of that final hearing. It was drafted by counsel for the Authority and is followed by a Bankruptcy Noticing Center certificate of notice and a CM/ECF service list.

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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:
BK No. 2:19-bk-00787
PANTHERA ENTERPRISES, LLC,
Chapter 7
Debtor

Aaron C. Amore, Chapter 7 Trustee

WEST VIRGINIA ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,

Movant
Vv.

PANTHERA ENTERPRISES, LLC,

Respondent

ORDER CONTINUING TO FINAL HEARING
MOTION OF WEST VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR RELIEF FROM THE AUTOMATIC STAY TO FORECLOSE AGAINST
THE DEBTOR'S REAL PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH ALL FIXTURES,
BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AT 2506 FISH POND ROAD,
OLD FIELDS, HARDY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

On April 22, 2021, the Motion for Relief from the Automatic Stay to Foreclose Against the
Debtor's Real Property, Together with all Fixtures, Buildings and Improvements Thereon, at 2506

Fish Pond Road, Old Fields, Hardy County, West Virginia filed by the West Virginia Economic

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Development Authority, and the objections filed in response thereto, came before the Court for
consideration.

The Court has determined the April 22 hearing to be a preliminary hearing, with final
hearing on the Motion and objections to be conducted by Zoom for Government on June 1,
2021, at 9:30 AM. The automatic stay imposed by 11 U.S.C. § 362 remains in effect through and

including completion of the final hearing on June 1, 2021.

The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to Counsel for the West Virginia
Economic Development Authority, Counsel for objector West Virginia Paving, Inc., Counsel for
objector TR&L, LLC and SMI, LLC, the Chapter 7 Trustee, Counsel for the Debtor, and any

other party who has requested to receive notice in this case.

THE LINK TO JOIN THE VIDEO HEARING IS URL:
https://vawb-uscourts-gov.zoomgov.com/j/16106051116.

The Meeting ID is: 161 0605 1116. The password is: 0922.

Drafted and Submitted by:

/s/ Debra Lee Allen

Debra Lee Allen, WVSB # 9838

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

48 Donley Street, Suite 800

Morgantown, West Virginia

(T) 304.216.5835

dallen@spilmanlaw.com

Attorney for West Virginia Economic Development Authority

        No. 2:19-bk-00787                  Doc 341             United States
                                                              Filed  04/24/21Bankruptcy  Court 04/25/21 00:42:29 Page 3 of 6
                                                                                    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: Apr 22, 2021                                               Form ID: pdfdoc                                                           Total Noticed: 18
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 Apr 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                     +   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: 16

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
                                                                                        Apr 22 2021 19:06:00      Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., 707 Grant Street, Suite
                                                                                                                  2200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1945
cr                     + Email/Text: brapp@wtplaw.com
                                                                                        Apr 22 2021 19:06:00      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
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       No. 0424-2
              2:19-bk-00787              Doc 341          Filed User: ad
                                                                04/24/21            Entered 04/25/21 00:42:29                        Page
                                                                                                                                 Page 4 of26of 4
Date Rcvd: Apr 22, 2021                                           Form ID: pdfdoc                                                      Total Noticed: 18

                                                  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: Apr 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 April 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 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
                                 on behalf of Counter-Claimant Panthera Training LLC dkahle@basnightkinser.com

Elizabeth B. Carroll
                                 elizabeth_carroll@vawb.uscourts.gov
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Date Rcvd: Apr 22, 2021                                       Form ID: pdfdoc                                                     Total Noticed: 18
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

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
                           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 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
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Date Rcvd: Apr 22, 2021                                       Form ID: pdfdoc                                                    Total Noticed: 18
                            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: 50

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