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LAW OFFICES OF MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 • TELEPHONE (305) 358-6363 

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

MIAMI DIVISION 

www.flsb.uscourts.gov

In re: Chapter 11 

COSTA HOLLYWOOD PROPERTY OWNER, LLC1

 Case No. 19-22483-AJC 

 Debtor. 

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DEBTOR’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND 

MOTION TO QUASH CREDITOR COSTA 402, INC’S NOTICE OF FEDERAL 

RULE OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 2004 EXAMINATION DUCES TECUM 

Costa Hollywood Property Owner, LLC (“Costa” or “Debtor”), by and through 

undersigned counsel, respectfully requests the entry of a Protective Order from the Court, pursuant 

to Local Rule 2004-1(c) of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, 

quashing Creditor Costa 402, Inc.’s (“Creditor”) Notice of Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 

2004 Examination Duces Tecum of Debtor (“2004 Notice Duces Tecum”). The Creditor is 

improperly attempting to seek discovery in violation of the pending proceeding rule. 

Moreover, the Creditor’s basis for examination and discovery is also improper, given that 

the Creditor’s self-proclaimed basis for such requests is to determine whether the Creditor should 

accept or reject the First Amended Plan of Reorganization notwithstanding this Court’s prior order 

that determined the Debtor’s First Amended Disclosure Statement contained adequate 

information. The Creditor’s 2004 Notice Duces Tecum has no basis in law or equity, is made in 

bad faith and is only intended to harass the Debtor and its corporate representatives while 

circumventing the state court discovery process. In support thereof, the Debtor states as follows: 

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 The Debtor’s current mailing address is 777 North Ocean Drive, Hollywood, FL 33019. The 

Debtor’s EIN is 47-4883778. 

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LAW OFFICES OF MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 • TELEPHONE (305) 358-6363 

Background 

The Chapter 11 Reorganization 

1. On June 6, 2019, the Creditor filed a Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages 

in Broward County Circuit Court, Case No. 19012062 (“State Court Litigation”). 

2. On September 19, 2019 (the “Petition Date”), the Debtor filed a voluntary petition 

under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code [ECF No. 1], which stayed the State Court 

Case pursuant § 362 of the Bankruptcy Code. 

3. On October 2, 2019, the Creditor filed a Motion for Relief from Stay [ECF No. 37]. 

4. On October 15, 2019, the Debtor filed a Response to the Motion for Relief from 

Stay [ECF No. 92]. 

5. On December 12, 2019, the Court entered an Order Granting the Creditor’s Motion 

for Relief from Stay [ECF No. 176] (“Stay Relief Order”), which permitted the Creditor to pursue 

the State Court Litigation for injunctive relief only. 

6. On December 15, 2019, the Debtor filed an Expedited Application to Employ 

Michael R. Kassower, Esq. and Frank, Weinberg & Black, P.L. as Special Counsel Nunc Pro Tunc 

to December 9, 2019 [ECF No. 191] (“Application to Employ Special Counsel”), to employ the 

law firm of Frank, Weinberg & Black, P.L. to represent the Debtor in the State Court Litigation. 

7. On January 3, 2020, the Court entered an Order Granting the Application to Employ 

Special Counsel [ECF No. 207]. 

8. On March 11, 2020, the Debtor filed its Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, and its 

Disclosure Statement [ECF Nos. 248 and 249]. 

9. On April 24, 2020, the Debtor filed its First Amended Chapter 11 Plan of 

Reorganization, and its First Amended Disclosure Statement [ECF Nos. 287 and 288]. 

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LAW OFFICES OF MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 • TELEPHONE (305) 358-6363 

10. On May 8, 2020, the Court entered an Order setting a hearing for approval of the 

First Amended Disclosure Statement on June 24, 2020 [ECF No. 305] (“Disclosure Statement 

Hearing Order”). 

11. The Disclosure Statement Hearing Order further established a deadline to object to 

the First Amended Disclosure Statement on or before June 17, 2020. Creditor failed to object to 

the adequacy of the Disclosure Statement and counsel for the Creditor did not attend the Disclosure 

Statement Hearing. 

12. On June 30, 2020, the Court entered an Order approving the First Amended 

Disclosure Statement, setting a confirmation hearing on the First Amended Chapter 11 Plan of 

Reorganization on August 11, 2020, and setting related deadlines for confirmation [ECF No. 356] 

(“Confirmation Hearing Order”). 

The State Court Litigation Discovery Disputes 

13. On January 14, 2020, the Creditor served discovery requests upon the Debtor, 

attached as Exhibit A. 

14. On February 12, 2020, the Debtor filed Responses and Objections to the Creditor’s 

discovery requests, attached as Exhibit B. 

15. On March 4, 2020, the Debtor filed Amended Responses and Objections to 

Plaintiff’s discovery requests, attached as Exhibit C. 

16. On March 5, 2020, the Creditor filed a Motion to Compel regarding its discovery 

requests, attached as Exhibit D. 

17. On March 5, 2020, the Debtor served discovery requests upon the plaintiffs. 

18. On April 29, 2002, the Debtor filed a Motion to Compel Plaintiff’s Discovery 

Responses and Deposition Dates, attached as Exhibit E. 

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LAW OFFICES OF MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 • TELEPHONE (305) 358-6363 

19. On June 11, 2020, after a noticed hearing held in the State Court Litigation, the 

Circuit Court entered an Order on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel and Defendant’s Motion to 

Compel Plaintiff’s Discovery Responses and Deposition Dates (“Discovery Order”), which 

specifically provided that “[n]o depositions shall be taken at this time”. A copy of the Discovery 

Order is attached as Exhibit F. 

20. On July 2, 2020, the Debtor filed a Motion for Reconsideration of the Discovery 

Order, attached as Exhibit G. The Motion for Reconsideration details: (a) the mootness of the 

Creditor’s State Court Litigation given that the rental rules which are the subject-matter of that 

State Court Litigation were modified on June 17, 2020 (i.e. after the Discovery Order) in a manner 

that is consistent with Creditor’s requested relief in the State Court Litigation; or in the alternative 

(b) if documents are required to be produced by Debtor pursuant to the Discovery Order, then 

extensive redaction to the document production must be required to protect privacy rights of 

hundreds of units owners at Costa Hollywood who are not party to the State Court Litigation.2

21. On July 2, 2020, the Creditor filed a Motion for Contempt, attached as Exhibit H, 

despite that fact that the Creditor did not comply with the Discovery Order’s requirements. 

22. On July 3, 2020, the Debtor filed a Response to the Motion for Contempt, attached 

as Exhibit I. 

23. A hearing is currently scheduled in the State Court Litigation on the Motion for 

2 In the event this Court denies the primary relief requested in this Motion, the Debtor, in the 

alternative, requests that all document production associated with the duces tecum portion of the 

2004 Notice Duces Tecum be subject to redaction to protect privacy rights (e.g. names, addresses, 

contact information, etc.) of unit owners who are not party to the State Court Litigation. See Josifov 

v. Kamal-Hasmat, 217 So.3d 1085 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017); see also Berkley v. Eisen, 699 So.2d 789, 

792 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Rosen v. McCobb, 192 So.3d 576, 578 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016); Rasmussen 

v. South Florida Blood Serv., Inc., 500 So.2d 533 (Fla. 1987). 

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LAW OFFICES OF MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 • TELEPHONE (305) 358-6363 

Reconsideration of the Discovery Order and the Motion for Contempt on Tuesday, July 27, 2020 

at 8:45 A.M. 

The Creditor’s 2004 Notice Duces Tecum

24. Notwithstanding the hearing scheduled above on the pending discovery disputes in 

the State Court Litigation, the Creditor filed its Rule 2004 Notice Duces Tecum on July 7, 2020 

[ECF No. 362] seeking an examination of the corporate representative of the Debtor on July 24, 

2020 at 10:00 A.M., a mere 3 days before the hearing in the State Court Litigation. 

25. Schedule B of the Creditor’s 2004 Notice Duces Tecum includes a list of documents 

to be produced by the Debtor. 

26. Every single requested document requested by the Creditor is the exact same 

as the discovery requests made by the Creditor in the State Court Litigation. 

27. Specifically, the paralleled discovery requests in the Creditor’s 2004 Notice Duces 

Tecum are as follows: 

a) Rental Program agreements for each unit in the Rental Program 

(Request No. 1 in the State Court Litigation). 

b) Statement of account for each unit in the Rental Program showing 

all income, expenses, and occupancy attributable to each unit from the inception of 

each rental contract to date (Request No. 2 in the State Court Litigation). 

c) Statement of account for each unit in the Rental Program showing 

Gross Room Rental Revenue, Net Rental Revenue, and Service Fee as defined in 

the rental program agreements, attributable to each unit from the inception of each 

rental contract to date (Request No. 3 in the State Court Litigation). 

d) Itemizations of all cash reserve funds collected pursuant to Rental 

Program agreements (Request No. 4 in the State Court Litigation). 

e) A current bank statement for the reserve funds indicated in the prior 

request (Request No. 5 in the State Court Litigation). 

f) Daily occupancy reports from the inception of the Rental Program 

to date (Request No. 6 in the State Court Litigation). 

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LAW OFFICES OF MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 • TELEPHONE (305) 358-6363 

g) Escrow agreements Debtor has entered into with any escrow agent

to hold security deposits for renting owners (Request No. 11 in the State Court 

Litigation). 

h) An accounting of all security deposits placed with the Debtor by 

Renting unit Owners (Request No. 12 in the State Court Litigation). 

i) Evidence that each housekeeping/engineering vendor and any other 

vendor operating at Costa Hollywood has current commercial general liability 

insurance (Request No. 13 in the State Court Litigation). 

j) Evidence that each housekeeping/engineering vendor and any other 

vendor operating at Costa Hollywood has satisfied bonding requirements 

established by the shared facilities manager (Request No. 14 in the State Court 

Litigation). 

k) Evidence that each housekeeping/engineering vendor and any other 

vendor operating at Costa Hollywood has all required governmental licenses 

including occupational licenses (Request No. 15 in the State Court Litigation). 

l) Current account statements for shared facility assessments for each 

residential unit and commercial unit at Costa Hollywood (Request No. 16 in the 

State Court Litigation). 

m) Leases entered into where the Costa Hollywood Property Owner, 

LLC is the lessor (Request No. 17 in the State Court Litigation). 

n) Leases entered into where the Costa Hollywood Property Owner, 

LLC is the lessee (Request No. 18 in the State Court Litigation). 

o) Management Services Contract between Costa Hollywood Property 

Owner, LLC and any management company (Request No. 19 in the State Court 

Litigation). 

p) Contracts with any booking agencies including but not limited to 

Hotels.com, and Orbitz.com (Request No. 20 in the State Court Litigation). 

q) Contracts with any entity providing marketing services for Costa 

Hollywood (Request No. 21 in the State Court Litigation). 

r) Contracts with any hotel operator or manager operating a Rental

Program at Costa Hollywood (Request No. 22 in the State Court Litigation). 

28. The Creditor’s 2004 Notice Duces Tecum is a blatant attempt to acquire discovery 

of evidence related to the State Court Litigation and to circumvent the State Court’s Discovery 

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LAW OFFICES OF MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 • TELEPHONE (305) 358-6363 

Order that expressly provided no depositions to occur pertaining to the State Court Litigation3. 

Legal Analysis 

 The Application of the Pending Proceeding Rule is Proper 

29. “Using Rule 2004 to obtain discovery relevant to outside litigation is precisely the 

type of prejudice to the discovery target that the pending proceeding rule is designed to avoid.” In 

re Sanomedics, Inc., Case No. 16-21659-RAM, 2018 WL 3816772, at *2 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. July 

25, 2018) (Mark, R.) (citing In re Washington Mutual, Inc., 408 B.R. 45, 50 (Bankr. D. Del. 2009) 

(“Rule 2004 examinations may be inappropriate where the party requesting the Rule 2004 

examination could benefit their pending litigation outside of the bankruptcy court against the 

proposed Rule 2004 examinee.”) (internal quotations and additional citations omitted). 

30. The application of the pending proceeding rule is appropriate in this instance. In re 

Washington Mutual, Inc., 408 B.R. at 51 (“the relevant inquiry is whether the Rule 2004 

examination will lead to discovery of evidence related to the pending proceeding or whether the 

requested examination seeks to discover evidence unrelated to the pending proceeding”). 

31. “The pending proceeding rule cases direct the party seeking discovery to take 

discovery in the pending proceeding, not as an alternative to Rule 2004 discovery in the main 

bankruptcy case.” In re Sanomedics, Inc., 2018 WL 3816772, at *3. 

32. The Creditor has made no effort to guise its documents requests in the 2004 Notice 

Duces Tecum; the document requests are the same requests that were made and are pending in the 

State Court litigation, word for word. 

33. Furthermore, “[t]he pending proceeding rule states that once an adversary 

3 The areas of inquiry stated within the 2004 Notice Duces Tecum mirror the areas of inquiry in 

deposition notice within the State Court Litigation. 

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LAW OFFICES OF MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 • TELEPHONE (305) 358-6363 

proceeding or contested matter has been commenced, discovery is made pursuant to Federal Rules 

of Bankruptcy Procedure 7026 et seq., rather than by a [Rule] 2004 examination.” In re 

Camferdam, 597 B.R. 170, 173-174 (N.D. Fla. 2018) (citing In re Washington Mutual, Inc., 408 

B.R. 45, 50) (internal quotations omitted). 

34. The 2004 Notice Duces Tecum is a discovery request made pursuant to Rule 2004 

despite the pending State Court Litigation, which is a contested matter as shown by the discovery 

disputes involved therein. 

The 2004 Notice Duces Tecum Requests Information 

Despite the First Amended Disclosure Statement Containing 

Adequate Information as stated by this Court’s Confirmation Hearing Order 

35. In addition, counsel for the Creditor has indicated over e-mail that he requires “the 

deposition [of the Debtor’s corporate representative] before I decide whether to accept or reject 

the Chapter 11 liquidation plan on behalf of my clients. I do not believe that your client has 

made a full disclosure of the financial and operational status of the hotel.” See attached 

Exhibit J (emphasis added). 

36. The Creditor did not object to the First Amended Disclosure Statement as 

containing inadequate information pursuant to § 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code or attend the hearing 

on the First Amended Disclosure Statement to voice any objection. 

37. The Confirmation Hearing Order entered after the hearing on the First Amended 

Disclosure Statement provided, in part: “[t]he court finds that the disclosure statement (as 

amended, if amendments were announced by the plan proponent or required by the court at the 

hearing) contains ‘adequate information’ regarding the plan in accordance with 11 U.S.C. 

§1125(a). Therefore, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §1125(b) and Bankruptcy Rule 30l7(b), the disclosure 

statement is approved.” (Confirmation Order, pg. 2). 

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LAW OFFICES OF MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 • TELEPHONE (305) 358-6363 

38. “For the purposes of a plan's disclosure statement, adequate information means 

information of a kind, and in sufficient detail, as far as is reasonably practicable in light of the 

nature and history of the debtor and the condition of the debtor's books and records, that would 

enable a hypothetical reasonable investor typical of holders of claims or interests of the relevant 

class to make an informed judgment about the plan.” In re New Power Co., 438 F. 3d 1113, 1120 

(11th Cir. 2006). 

39. The Creditor did not dispute the adequacy of the information provided in the 

approved First Amended Disclosure Statement and did not appeal the Confirmation Hearing Order. 

40. The Creditor’s 2004 Notice Duces Tecum is a clear attempt to circumvent the 

pending contested proceeding to acquire documents from the Debtor days before the scheduled 

hearing in the State Court Litigation. 

41. The Creditor’s purported basis for requesting documents and scheduling a 2004 

examination is without merit, and is only intended to harass the Debtor and its corporate 

representatives. 

42. The 2004 Notice Duces Tecum should be quashed, and the Debtor respectfully 

requests the Court to enter a Protective Order that provides for same. 

WHEREFORE, the Debtor respectfully requests entry of a Protective Order in the form 

attached hereto as Exhibit K (i) quashing the Creditor’s 2004 Notice Duces Tecum, and (ii) 

granting such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper. 

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LAW OFFICES OF MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 • TELEPHONE (305) 358-6363 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on July 

16, 2020, via the Court's Notice of Electronic Filing upon Registered Users set forth on the attached 

Exhibit 1 and via U.S. Mail upon the Manual Notice List and the Master Service List, pursuant to 

Local Rule 2002-1 (H), Designation of Master Service List in Chapter 11 Cases, attached as 

Exhibit 2. 

s/ James C. Moon 

James C. Moon, Esquire 

Florida Bar No. 938211 

jmoon@melandrussin.com

MELAND RUSSIN & BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 Southeast Financial Center 

200 South Biscayne Boulevard 

Miami, Florida 33131 

Telephone: (305) 358-6363 

Telecopy: (305) 358-1221 

Attorneys for Debtor in Possession

 

 and 

 

 s/ Michael R. Kassower, Esq. 

Michael R. Kassower, Esquire 

Florida Bar No. 85084 

mkassower@fwblaw.net

FRANK WEINBERG BLACK, P.L. 

7805 SW 6th Court 

Plantation, Florida 33324 

Telephone: (954) 474-8000 

 Telecopy: (954) 474-9850 

 

Special Counsel for Debtor in Possession

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Electronic Mail Notice List

The following is the list of parties who are currently on the list to receive email notice/service 

for this case. 

 Alejandro R Alvarez service@ara-lawfirm.com 

 Scott Andron sandron@broward.org 

 Robert C. Arnold bob@thevictorialawgroup.com, 

bankruptcy@thevictorialawgroup.com 

 Eric N Assouline ena@assoulineberlowe.com, ah@assoulineberlowe.com 

 Paul J. Battista pbattista@gjb-law.com, gjbecf@gjblaw.com;chopkins@gjb-law.com;jzamora@gjblaw.com;gjbecf@ecf.courtdrive.com;vlambdin@gjb-law.com 

 Jeffrey S. Berlowitz jberlowitz@siegfriedrivera.com, 

jortega@siegfriedrivera.com 

 Rodrigo S Da Silva rodrigo@rdasilvalaw.com, kimberly@rdasilvalaw.com 

 Yasin Daneshfar ydaneshfar@bplegal.com, 

ecuellar@bplegal.com;kbrown@bplegal.com;FTLefile@bplegal.com;tfritz@be

ckerlawyers.com 

 Steven M Davis sdavis@bplegal.com 

 Darin A DiBello dibello@fasidibellolaw.com, perry@fasidibellolaw.com 

 Michael P Dunn michael.dunn@dunnlawpa.com, 

rbasnueva@dunnlawpa.com;mzucker@dunnlawpa.com 

 Julie Feigeles jf@womenatlawfl.com, way@womenatlawfl.com 

 Jerold C Feuerstein jfeuerstein@kandfllp.com, 

litigation@kandfllp.com;CValenzuela@kandfllp.com;skossar@kandfllp.com;s

kossar@kandfllp.com 

 David L Gay dgay@carltonfields.com, 

cguzman@carltonfields.com;efile@ecf.inforuptcy.com;miaecf@cfdom.net 

 Brandon J Hechtman bhechtman@wickersmith.com 

 John B. Hutton III huttonj@gtlaw.com, 

mialitdock@gtlaw.com;miaecfbky@gtlaw.com;perezan@gtlaw.com 

 Kimberly H Israel kisrael@mcglinchey.com, jglus@mcglinchey.com 

 Mark Journey mjourney@broward.org, swulfekuhle@broward.org 

 Michael R Kassower mkassower@fwblaw.net, mrothman@fwblaw.net 

 Andrew V Layden alayden@bakerlaw.com, 

orlbankruptcy@bakerlaw.com;cmartin@bakerlaw.com 

 James C. Moon jmoon@melandrussin.com, 

ltannenbaum@melandrussin.com;mrbnefs@yahoo.com;jmoon@ecf.courtdrive.

com;ltannenbaum@ecf.courtdrive.com;phornia@ecf.courtdrive.com 

EXHIBIT 1

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 Meaghan E Murphy mmurphy@melandrussin.com, 

ltannenbaum@melandrussin.com;mrbnefs@melandrussin.com;mmurphy@ecf.

courtdrive.com 

 Office of the US Trustee USTPRegion21.MM.ECF@usdoj.gov 

 Alberto H Orizondo aorizondo@aglawpa.com, stephanie@aglawpa.com 

 Alexander S Orlofsky alex@orlofskylawfirm.com 

 Christina V Paradowski cvp@trippscott.com, 

bankruptcy@trippscott.com;hbb@trippscott.com 

 Meghan E Paraschak meghan@orlofskylawfirm.com 

 Chad P Pugatch cpugatch.ecf@rprslaw.com 

 Alexis S Read alexis.read@dunnlawpa.com, asr@alexisreadlaw.com 

 Humberto E Rivera humberto@hriveralaw.com, 

G61034@notify.cincompass.com;humberto@ecf.courtdrive.com 

 Raymond L Robinson teri@rrobinsonlaw.com, ray@rrobinsonlaw.com 

 Victor K Rones vrones@victorkronespa.com, jrones@victorkronespa.com 

 Peter D. Russin prussin@melandrussin.com, 

ltannenbaum@melandrussin.com;mrbnefs@yahoo.com;prussin@ecf.courtdrive

.com;ltannenbaum@ecf.courtdrive.com;phornia@ecf.courtdrive.com 

 Zana Michelle Scarlett Zana.M.Scarlett@usdoj.gov 

 James Schwitalla jwscmecf@bellsouth.net, 

miamibkcmyecf@gmail.com;schwitallajr74031@notify.bestcase.com 

 Zach B Shelomith zbs@lsaslaw.com, 

fpd@lsaslaw.com;info@lsaslaw.com;zshelomith@ecf.inforuptcy.com 

 Ryan Tables tableslawgroup.patty@gmail.com 

 Roy L. Weinfeld rlw@weinfeldlaw.com 

 Andrew D. Zaron azaron@leoncosgrove.com, jgomez@leoncosgrove.com 

 

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Manual Notice List

The following is the list of parties who are not on the list to receive email 

notice/service for this case (who therefore require manual noticing/service). 

ADK Holdings LLC

18 Serein Ct 

Muttontown, NY 11791-0000 

Air Esscentials, Inc.

7055 SW 47 Street 

Miami, FL 33155 

Michael R. Kassower

FRANK WEINBERG & BLACK, P.L. 

7805 SW 6th Court 

Plantation, FL 33324 

Jairo Romero

16979 NW 19th Street 

Pembroke Pines, FL 33028 

The Plumbing Experts, Inc.

2055 S Congress Ave 

Delray Beach, FL 33445 

Robb Udell

100 SE 2nd ST 29th Flr 

Miami, FL 33131 

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U.S. Trustee: (Notice provided via NEF)

Office of The United States Trustee

51 SW First Avenue, Room 1204

Miami, FL 33130

Debtor-in-Possession: (via U.S. Mail)

Costa Hollywood Property Owner, LLC

777 North Ocean Drive

Hollywood, FL 33019

Debtor-in-Possession’s Attorney:

(Notice provided via NEF)

Peter D. Russin, Esquire

James C. Moon, Esquire

Meland Russin & Budwick, P.A.

3200 Southeast Financial Center

200 South Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, Florida 33131

Secured Creditors: (via U.S. Mail)

777 N. Ocean Drive, LLC

c/o MRFS LLC

825 Third Avenue, 37th Floor

New York, NY 10022

777 N. Ocean Drive, LLC

c/o Jerold C. Feuerstein 

Kriss & Feuerstein LLP

360 Lexington Ave #6502

New York, NY 10017

Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.

5555 Anglers Ave, Suite 1A

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Beauchamp Construction Co Inc.

c/o Benjamin K. Artzt

2100 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Ste 825

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Design Engineering Group, LLC

c/o Harvey, F William, Esq.

5402 Red Cypress Lane

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33319

HVAC Associates, Inc.

PO Box 1355

Pompano Beach, FL 33061

Italkraft LLC

2900 NW 77 Ct

Doral, FL 33122

Lenny's Cleaning, Painting

& Waterproofing, Inc.

10040 NW 46 St

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33351

Tropic Fire Protection, Inc.

922 SW 36th Ave

Boynton Beach, FL 33435

United Leasing, Inc.

PO Box 5089

Evansville, IN 47715

United States and its agencies:

(via U.S. Mail)

Internal Revenue Service

P.O. Box 7346

Philadelphia, PA 19101-7346

Internal Revenue Services

Insolvency Unit

7850 S.W. 6th Court

Mail Stop 5730

Plantation, FL 33324

Notice of Appearances:

(Notice provided via NEF

Upon Registered Users)

Victor K. Rones, Esq.

Attorney for Costa Investors LLC, Creditor

16105 NE 18th Avenue,

North Miami Beach, FL 33162

EXHIBIT 2

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MASTER SERVICE LIST PER LOCAL RULE 2002-1(H)

Andrew V. Layden, Esq.

Attorneys for New Continent Ventures, Inc.

Baker & Hostetler LLP

200 S. Orange Ave.

SunTrust Center, Suite 2300

Orlando, FL 32801-3432

Jerold C. Feuerstein, Esq.

Attorneys for 777 N. Ocean Drive, LLC

KRISS & FEUERSTEIN LLP

360 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1200

New York, New York 10017

Michael P. Dunn, Esq.

Alexis S. Read, Esq.

Attorneys for Evolution Hospitality, LLC

Dunn Law P.A.

66 W. Flagler Street, Ste. 400

Miami, FL 33130

Humberto Rivera, Esq.

Attorneys for Professional Blinds 

Systems, Inc.

Rivera Law Firm, P.A.

P.O. Box 211746

Royal Palm Beach, FL 33421

Raymond L. Robinson, Esq.

Attorneys for Pamela Terry

RobinsonLaw, P.A. 

1501 Venera Avenue, Suite 300

Coral Gables, FL 33146

Brandon J. Hechtman, Esq.

Attorneys for Evolution Hospitality LLC and 

AMO Hospitality Group LLC

Wicker Smith O’hara

Mccoy & Ford, P.A.

2800 Ponce de Leon Boulevard

Suite 800

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Paul J. Battista, Esq.

Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian, Esq.

Attorneys for 777 N. Ocean Drive, LLC

Genovese Joblove & Battista, P.A.

100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 4400

Miami, Florida 33131

Mark A. Journey, Esq.

Scott Andron, Esq.

Attorneys for Broward County, Florida

Broward County Attorney

Governmental Center, Suite 423

115 South Andrews Avenue

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

Julie Feigeles, Esq.

Attorneys for Eduardo Reyes Herrera

and Astrid Aurora Arevalo Molina

Feigeles & Haimo LLP

7900 Peters Road, Suite B-200

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324

Kimberly Held Israel, Esq.

Attorneys for United Leasing, Inc.

McGlinchey Stafford

10407 Centurion Parkway North, Suite 200

Jacksonville, FL 32256

Alberto H. Orizondo, Esq.

Attorneys for Italkraft, LLC

Law Office of Alexis Gonzalez, P.A.

3162 Commodore Plaza, Suite 3E

Coconut Grove, Florida 33133

Darin A. DiBello, Esq.

Attorneys for Belet Investments, LLC

Darin A. DiBello, Esq.

FASI & DIBELLO, P.A.

150 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 1010

Miami, FL 33131

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Jeffrey S. Berlowitz, Esq.

Attorneys for La Cuisine, LLC

SIEGFRIED RIVERA

201 Alhambra Circle, Eleventh Floor

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Andrew D. Zaron, Esq.

Attorneys for Beauchamp Construction

Co., Inc.

LEÓN COSGROVE, LLP

255 Alhambra Circle, Suite 800

Coral Gables, Florida 33134

Max A. Goldfarb, Esq.

Attorneys for Lenny’s Cleaning, Panting 

& Waterproofing

Biscayne Building – Suite 802

19 West Flagler Street

Miami, FL 33130-4406

Chad P. Pugatch, Esq.

Attorneys for Baker Concrete Construction

Rice Pugatch Robinson, et al.

101 NE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1800

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

Robert C. Arnold, Esq.

Attorneys for Estate of Pablo Haeffner

The Victoria Law Group

80 SW 8th St., Suite 2000

Miami, FL 33130

James Schwitalla, Esquire

Attorneys for Mr. Glass Doors

& Windows, Inc.

The Bankruptcy Law Offices

of James Schwitalla, P.A.

12954 S.W. 133 Court

Miami, Florida 33186

Zach B. Shelomith, Esquire

Attorneys for Betje Investments LLC

2699 Stirling Road, Suite C401

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33312

Christina V. Paradowski, Esq.

Attorneys per ECF Nos. 178-187

Tripp Scott, P.A.

110 S.E. Sixth Street, Fifteenth Floor

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

Eric N. Assouline, Esq.

Attorneys for Monike Troncoso

Assouline & Berlowe, P.A.

Miami Tower

100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 3105

Miami, FL 33131

Yasin Daneshfar, Esq.

Attorneys for Hyvac Mechanical 

Services, Inc.

Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.

1 East Broward Blvd., Suite 1800

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

Rafael Recalde, Esq.

Attorneys for Gustavo Carlos 

Lescovich Ramos

Recalde Law Firm, P.A.

10800 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 440

Miami, FL 33161

Alejandro R. Alvarez, Esquire

Attorneys for Visualscape, Inc.

ARA LAW FIRM

355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1100

Coral Gables, Florida 33134

Rodrigo S. Da Silva, Esq. 

Attorneys for High Horizons, LLC

Law Offices of Rodrigo S. Da Silva, P.A. 

777 Arthur Godrey Road, Suite 402 

Miami Beach, Florida 33140

Roy L. Weinfeld, P.A.

Attorneys for the Estate of Pablo Haeffner

2665 S. Douglas Road, Suite 805

Miami, FL 33133

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MASTER SERVICE LIST PER LOCAL RULE 2002-1(H)

20 Largest Unsecured Creditors:

(via U.S. Mail)

Centrada Solutions, LLC

5010 Riverside Drive, # 300

Irving, TX 75039

Cielo Restaurant LLC

777 N Ocean Dr

# SF

Hollywood, FL 33019

D-Essentials Inc.

218 S Dixie Hwy

Hallandale, FL 33009

FA Development and Real Estate

343 Commercial Street

#212

Boston, MA 02109

General Caulking And Coatings Co., Inc.

101 NW 176 St

Mami, FL 33169

Gustavo Carlos Lescovich Ramos

Parada 6 de la Brava

Edif Icon Bravia Depto #707

Punta del Este

URUGUAY

Hyvac, Inc.

312 S Military Trail

Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

Italkraft LLC

2900 NW 77 Ct

Doral, FL 33122

JM Plastering, Inc.

16333 NW 84 PL

Hialeah, FL 33016

La Cuisine Intl Distributors, Inc.

2005 NW 115 Ave

Miami, FL 33172

Mr. Glass Doors & Windows Inc.

8120 NW 84 St

Miami, FL 33166

National Fire Protection, LLC

3125 W Commercial Blvd, # 200

Ft Lauderdale, FL 33309

Pablo Haeffner & Rita Cassia DaSilva

c/o Alexander M. Turner, Esq.

Law Offices of Alexander M. Turner, P.A.

317 Seventy First St

Miami Beach, FL 33141

Poma Construction Corp.

2049 SW Poma Dr

Bldg#1

Palm City, FL 34990

Renacer LLC

444 Brickell Ave

Suite 828

Miami, FL 33131

Ruben Eduardo Reyes Herrera

c/o Thomas R. Shahady

Shahady & Wurtenberger, P.A.

7900 Peters Rd, Ste B-200

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324

SOS Security LLC

PO Box 6373

Parsippany, NJ 07054

Stones Unlimited, LLC

By and through, Registered Agent

Kevin D. Mercer, P.A.

10800 Biscayne Blvd

Suite 700

Miami, FL 33161

Unlimited Electrical Contractors

3500 Park Central Blvd N

Pompano Beach, FL 33064

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