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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO.: 20-CV-81205-RAR

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v. 

COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 

GROUP, INC. d/b/a PAR FUNDING, et al.

Defendants.

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NOTICE OF SCHEDULING MEDIATION IN CONNECTION WITH 

MOTION TO APPROVE SETTLEMENT WITH ECKERT SEAMANS 

Ryan K. Stumphauzer, Esq., Court-Appointed Receiver (“Receiver”) of the Receivership 

Entities,

1 on his own behalf and with the permission of counsel for the putative investor class, 

1 The “Receivership Entities” are Complete Business Solutions Group, Inc. d/b/a Par Funding 

(“Par Funding”); Full Spectrum Processing, Inc.; ABetterFinancialPlan.com LLC d/b/a A Better 

Financial Plan; ABFP Management Company, LLC f/k/a Pillar Life Settlement Management 

Company, LLC; ABFP Income Fund, LLC; ABFP Income Fund 2, L.P.; United Fidelis Group 

Corp.; Fidelis Financial Planning LLC; Retirement Evolution Group, LLC;, RE Income Fund 

LLC; RE Income Fund 2 LLC; ABFP Income Fund 3, LLC; ABFP Income Fund 4, LLC; ABFP 

Income Fund 6, LLC; ABFP Income Fund Parallel LLC; ABFP Income Fund 2 Parallel; ABFP 

Income Fund 3 Parallel; ABFP Income Fund 4 Parallel; and ABFP Income Fund 6 Parallel; ABFP 

Multi-Strategy Investment Fund LP; ABFP Multi-Strategy Fund 2 LP; MK Corporate Debt 

Investment Company LLC; Fast Advance Funding LLC; Beta Abigail, LLC; New Field Ventures, 

LLC; Heritage Business Consulting, Inc.; Eagle Six Consulting, Inc.; 20 N. 3rd St. Ltd.; 118 Olive 

PA LLC; 135-137 N. 3rd St. LLC; 205 B Arch St Management LLC; 242 S. 21st St. LLC; 300 

Market St. LLC; 627-629 E. Girard LLC; 715 Sansom St. LLC; 803 S. 4th St. LLC; 861 N. 3rd 

St. LLC; 915-917 S. 11th LLC; 1250 N. 25th St. LLC; 1427 Melon St. LLC; 1530 Christian St. 

LLC; 1635 East Passyunk LLC; 1932 Spruce St. LLC; 4633 Walnut St. LLC; 1223 N. 25th St. 

LLC; 500 Fairmount Avenue, LLC; Liberty Eighth Avenue LLC; Blue Valley Holdings, LLC; 

LWP North LLC; The LME 2017 Family Trust; Recruiting and Marketing Resources, Inc.; 

Contract Financing Solutions, Inc.; Stone Harbor Processing LLC; LM Property Management 

LLC; and ALB Management, LLC; and the Receivership also includes the property located at 107 

Quayside Dr., Jupiter FL 33477. 

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Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, the Vagnozzi Group,2 the Parker Plaintiffs,3 and the 

Merchant Objectors4 (collectively, the “Mediation Participants”), pursuant to the Court’s Order 

Granting Motion to Stay and Requiring Mediation dated August 1, 2024 [ECF No. 2006] (“Order 

Requiring Mediation”), files this notice of scheduling mediation in connection with the Receiver’s 

Motion for: (i) Approval of Settlement among Receiver, Putative Class Plaintiffs, and Eckert 

Seamans; (ii) Approval of Form, Content, and Manner of Notice of Settlement and Bar Order; (iii) 

Setting a Deadline to Object to Approval of the Settlement and Entry of Bar Order; and (iv) 

Scheduling a Hearing; with Incorporated Memorandum of Law (the “Eckert Seamans Motion”), 

and states:

1. On August 1, 2024, the Court entered the Order Requiring Mediation, directing the 

Mediation Participants to participate in a mediation with the Honorable Michael A. Hanzman 

(Ret.), which is to be completed on or before October 18, 2024.

2. The Mediation Participants have scheduled an initial planning session for this 

mediation with Judge Hanzman for August 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., which will be conducted via 

Zoom. Counsel for all Mediation Participants will participate in the initial planning session, and 

the clients are permitted, but not required, to attend the initial planning session.

2 The “Vagnozzi Group” includes Defendant Dean Vagnozzi and non-parties Alec Vagnozzi, 

Albert Vagnozzi, and Terry Kohler.

3 The Parker Plaintiffs include the Plaintiffs in the case of Parker, et al. v. Pauciulo, et al., No. 20-

00892 (Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. 2020)

4 The Merchant Objectors are B & T Supplies, Inc. d/b/a B and T Supply d/b/a Biggest Book.com; 

Tzvi Odzer; Ruben Azrak; RKDK Inc. d/b/a Haagen Dazs; Gelato on Hudson LLC d/b/a Haagen 

Dazs; Asia Star Broadcasting Inc.; Daniel Shah; Perfect Impression Inc.; Susan Abrahams; Kara 

Dipietro; Carl Dorvil; Pamela Fleetwood; Robert Fleetwood; Fleetwood Services LLC; Michael 

Joseph Foti; Chad Frost; Gex Management Inc; HMC, Inc; Johnny Harrison, Sr; Michael Heller; 

Julie Paula Katz; MH Marketing Solutions Group, Inc; Petropangea Inc; Radiant Images Inc; 

Sunrooms Group Inc; TourMappers NorthAmerica LLC; Volunteer Pharmacy, LLC; Sean 

Whalen; Giane Wolfe; and Iris Chen Yngyin.

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3. During the initial planning session, counsel for the Mediation Participants will 

provide Judge Hanzman with a general overview of the disputed issues in connection with the 

Eckert Seamans Motion, discuss the logistics for the mediation, and finalize dates for the more indepth mediation sessions with all parties, counsel, and representatives from the insurance carriers. 

4. The Mediation Participants will file a supplemental notice of scheduling mediation 

once they have confirmed the dates for these mediation sessions. 

Dated: August 9, 2024 Respectfully Submitted, 

STUMPHAUZER KOLAYA 

NADLER & SLOMAN, PLLC

Two South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1600 

Miami, FL 33131 

Telephone: (305) 614-1400 

By: /s/ Timothy A. Kolaya 

TIMOTHY A. KOLAYA

Florida Bar No. 056140 

tkolaya@sknlaw.com 

Co-Counsel for Receiver 

PIETRAGALLO GORDON ALFANO 

BOSICK & RASPANTI, LLP

1818 Market Street, Suite 3402 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: (215) 320-6200 

By: /s/ Gaetan J. Alfano 

GAETAN J. ALFANO 

Pennsylvania Bar No. 32971 

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

GJA@Pietragallo.com

DOUGLAS K. ROSENBLUM

Pennsylvania Bar No. 90989 

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

DKR@Pietragallo.com

Co-Counsel for Receiver 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on August 9, 2024, I electronically filed the foregoing document 

with the clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing document is being 

served this day on counsel of record via transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing generated by 

CM/ECF.

 /s/ Timothy A. Kolaya 

 TIMOTHY A. KOLAYA

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