UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA 

Richmond Division 

In the Matter of: 

 MP No.: 16-00301-KRH 

Yoram Rozenberg 

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

On March 4, 2016, (the “Petition Date”) William Thomas Hudgins Jr. (the “Debtor”), 

filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Petition”). On Official 

Form 11 annexed to the Petition, Gretchen Santoro, a bankruptcy petition preparer employed by 

Legal Aid Administration Document Preparation LLC, purported to certify on January 22, 2016 

that she had been paid $200.00 to help prepare the Debtor’s Petition and related bankruptcy 

schedules. Also, on March 4, 2016, the Debtor filed an application have the Chapter 7 filing fee 

waived in his case (the “Fee Application”). The Court set for the Fee Application for a hearing 

on March 30, 2016. 

Prior to the Petition Date, the Office of the United States Trustee (the “U.S. Trustee”), 

filed a complaint, initiating an adversary proceeding, against Yoram Rozenberg, Legal Aid 

Administration Document Preparation LLC and two other related companies. Mr. Rozenberg is 

an owner or officer of Legal Aid Administration Document Preparation LLC and the two related 

companies. The U.S. Trustee’s complaint sought damages and injunctive relief for misconduct in 

connection with bankruptcy petition preparer services rendered by Mr. Rozenberg and his 

companies. At an initial pre-trial conference on January 13, 2016, the U.S. Trustee asked the 

Court to continue the pre-trial conference, and represented to the Court that the parties had 

already agreed to settle the adversary proceeding and were working on a formal consent order. 

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At the continued pre-trial conference on February 24, 2016, the U.S. Trustee again represented to 

the Court that an agreement in principal had been reached with Mr. Rozenberg and a consent 

order had been sent to Mr. Rozenberg for his endorsement. On March 25, 2016, the Court 

entered a consent order resolving the adversary proceeding whereby Mr. Rozenberg and his 

companies would be permanently enjoined from acting as a bankruptcy petition preparer in the 

Eastern District of Virginia as defined in § 110 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Consent Order”). 

On March 30, 2016, the Court conducted a hearing on the Debtor’s Fee Application (the 

“Hearing”). At the Hearing, the Debtor appeared and testified that he could not afford the filing 

fee, and had paid $200.00 to Ms. Santoro and Legal Aid Administration Document Preparation 

LLC because he believed them to be a legal aid group. The U.S. Trustee also appeared at the 

hearing and represented to the Court that although the Consent Order was entered after the 

Petition Date, there was an agreement between the U.S. Trustee and Mr. Rozenberg prior to the 

Petition Date that prohibited Mr. Rozenberg and his companies from offering bankruptcy 

services in the Eastern District of Virginia. The U.S. Trustee requested that the Court issue an 

order to show cause. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Court granted the Fee Application. 

 In consideration whereof, it is 

ORDERED that Yoram Rozenberg, and Legal Aid Administration Document 

Preparation LLC shall appear before the Court on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in 

Judge Huennekens’ Courtroom, Room 5000, U.S. Courthouse, 701 East Broad Street, Richmond, 

VA 23219, and show cause why they should not be sanctioned for violating their agreement with 

the Office of the United States Trustee. 

ENTERED: Apr 22 2016

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_____/s/ Kevin R. Huennekens___________ 

 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE 

Copies to: 

Legal Aid Administration Document Preparation, LLC 

23123 State Road 7 

Boca Raton, FL 33428 

Yoram Rozenberg 

19292 Cherry Hills Terrace 

Boca Raton, FL 33498 

Robert Van Arsdale

Office of the U.S. Trustee 

701 East Broad Street, Suite 4304 

Richmond, VA 23219

Entered on Docket: 4/22/16

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