UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION

www.flsb.uscourts.gov

In re: Case No. 22-12790-EPK

Chapter 7 

EXCELL AUTO GROUP, INC., 

Debtor. 

______________________________/ 

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SERVE SUBPOENA 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Rule 45(a)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, made applicable to this proceeding pursuant to Rule 9016 of the Federal Rules of 

Bankruptcy Procedure that Nicole Testa Mehdipour, chapter 7 trustee, by and through 

undersigned counsel, intends on serving the attached subpoena upon Sinteag Ventures, Inc. on 

September 28, 2022, or as soon thereafter as service can be effected. 

Dated: September 28, 2022 

FURR AND COHEN, P.A. 

Special Counsel for Trustee

2255 Glades Road, Suite 419A 

Boca Raton, FL 33431 

Telephone: (561) 395-0500 

Facsimile: (561) 338-7532 

BY: /s/ Alan R. Crane___________ 

Alan R. Crane 

Florida Bar No.: 0963836 

E-Mail: acrane@furrcohen.com

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served via e-mail 

on the parties listed below on this 28th day of September 2022. 

BY: /s/ Alan R. Crane___________ 

Alan R. Crane 

Florida Bar No.: 0963836 

E-Mail: acrane@furrcohen.com

Jordan Rappaport, Esq. (jordan@rorlaw.com) – counsel to Aaron Parkinson 

Nicole Testa Mehdipour, Esq. (nicolem@ntmlawfirm.com) – Chapter 7 Trustee/Plaintiff 

Court Reporters: omctrep@aol.com

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B2570 (Form 2570 – Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or To Permit Inspection in a Bankruptcy Case or Adversary Proceeding) (12/15)

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

_________________________________________ District of _________________________________________ 

In re __________________________________________

Debtor

(Complete if issued in an adversary proceeding)

_________________________________________

Plaintiff

v.

__________________________________________

Defendant

Case No. _____________________

Chapter ___________

Adv. Proc. No. ________________

SUBPOENA TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION, OR OBJECTS OR TO PERMIT 

INSPECTION OF PREMISES IN A BANKRUPTCY CASE (OR ADVERSARY PROCEEDING) 

To: ________________________________________________________________________________________ (Name of person to whom the subpoena is directed) 

 Production: YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce at the time, date, and place set forth below the following

documents, electronically stored information, or objects, and to permit inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of the

material: 

PLACE DATE AND TIME

 Inspection of Premises: YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit entry onto the designated premises, land, or

other property possessed or controlled by you at the time, date, and location set forth below, so that the requesting party 

may inspect, measure, survey, photograph, test, or sample the property or any designated object or operation on it. 

PLACE DATE AND TIME

CLERK OF COURT 

________________________

Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk

OR 

________________________

Attorney’s signature

The name, address, email address, and telephone number of the attorney representing (name of party)

____________________________ , who issues or requests this subpoena, are:

Notice to the person who issues or requests this subpoena 

If this subpoena commands the production of documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things, or the 

inspection of premises before trial, a notice and a copy of this subpoena must be served on each party before it is served on 

the person to whom it is directed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(4).

Southern Florida

Excell Auto Group, Inc. 

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Sinteag Ventures, Inc., C/O Registered Agents, Inc., 7901 4th Street North, Suite 300, St. Petersburg, FL 33702

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Attached as Exhibit A.

Furr & Cohen, P.A., 2255 Glades Road, Suite 419A, Boca Raton, FL 33431 October 26, 2022 at 10:00 am

The following provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 45, made applicable in bankruptcy cases by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9016, are 

attached – Rule 45(c), relating to the place of compliance; Rule 45(d), relating to your protection as a person subject to a 

subpoena; and Rule 45(e) and 45(g), relating to your duty to respond to this subpoena and the potential consequences of not 

doing so. 

Date: _____ 9/28/2022 ________ 

/s/ Alan R. Crane 

Nicole Testa Mehdipour, Trustee

Alan R. Crane, Esq. Furr & Cohen, P.A., 2255 Glades Road, Suite 419A, Boca Raton, FL 33431, acrane@furrcohen.com, (561) 395-0500

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B2570 (Form 2570 – Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or To Permit Inspection in a Bankruptcy Case or Adversary Proceeding) (Page 2)

PROOF OF SERVICE

(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 45.)

I received this subpoena for (name of individual and title, if any): ______________________________________________ 

on (date) __________ .

I served the subpoena by delivering a copy to the named person as follows: ____________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________ on (date) ___________________ ; or 

I returned the subpoena unexecuted because: ____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Unless the subpoena was issued on behalf of the United States, or one of its officers or agents, I have also tendered to the 

witness the fees for one day’s attendance, and the mileage allowed by law, in the amount of $ _______________________ .

My fees are $ _________ for travel and $_________ for services, for a total of $_________ . 

I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true and correct. 

Date: _______________

________________________________________________

Server’s signature

________________________________________________

Printed name and title

________________________________________________

Server’s address

Additional information concerning attempted service, etc.: 

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B2570 (Form 2570 – Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or To Permit Inspection in a Bankruptcy Case or Adversary Proceeding) (Page 3)

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(c), (d), (e), and (g) (Effective 12/1/13) 

(made applicable in bankruptcy cases by Rule 9016, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure) 

(c) Place of compliance.

(1) For a Trial, Hearing, or Deposition. A subpoena may command a

person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition only as follows:

(A) within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or

regularly transacts business in person; or 

(B) within the state where the person resides, is employed, or regularly 

transacts business in person, if the person 

(i) is a party or a party’s officer; or

(ii) is commanded to attend a trial and would not incur substantial

expense.

(2) For Other Discovery. A subpoena may command:

(A) production of documents, or electronically stored information, or

things at a place within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, 

or regularly transacts business in person; and

(B) inspection of premises, at the premises to be inspected.

(d) Protecting a Person Subject to a Subpoena; Enforcement.

(1) Avoiding Undue Burden or Expense; Sanctions. A party or

attorney responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must take 

reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a person 

subject to the subpoena. The court for the district where compliance is 

required must enforce this duty and impose an appropriate sanction —

which may include lost earnings and reasonable attorney's fees — on a 

party or attorney who fails to comply.

(2) Command to Produce Materials or Permit Inspection.

(A) Appearance Not Required. A person commanded to produce

documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things, or to 

permit the inspection of premises, need not appear in person at the place of 

production or inspection unless also commanded to appear for a deposition, 

hearing, or trial.

(B) Objections. A person commanded to produce documents or tangible

things or to permit inspection may serve on the party or attorney designated 

in the subpoena a written objection to inspecting, copying, testing or 

sampling any or all of the materials or to inspecting the premises — or to 

producing electronically stored information in the form or forms requested. 

The objection must be served before the earlier of the time specified for 

compliance or 14 days after the subpoena is served. If an objection is made, 

the following rules apply:

(i) At any time, on notice to the commanded person, the serving party 

may move the court for the district where compliance is required for an 

order compelling production or inspection.

(ii) These acts may be required only as directed in the order, and the

order must protect a person who is neither a party nor a party's officer from 

significant expense resulting from compliance.

(3) Quashing or Modifying a Subpoena.

(A) When Required. On timely motion, the court for the district where

compliance is required must quash or modify a subpoena that:

(i) fails to allow a reasonable time to comply;

(ii) requires a person to comply beyond the geographical limits

specified in Rule 45(c);

(iii) requires disclosure of privileged or other protected matter, if no

exception or waiver applies; or

(iv) subjects a person to undue burden.

(B) When Permitted. To protect a person subject to or affected by a

subpoena, the court for the district where compliance is required may, on 

motion, quash or modify the subpoena if it requires:

(i) disclosing a trade secret or other confidential research,

development, or commercial information; or

(ii) disclosing an unretained expert's opinion or information that does

not describe specific occurrences in dispute and results from the expert's 

study that was not requested by a party.

(C) Specifying Conditions as an Alternative. In the circumstances

described in Rule 45(d)(3)(B), the court may, instead of quashing or 

modifying a subpoena, order appearance or production under specified 

conditions if the serving party:

(i) shows a substantial need for the testimony or material that cannot

be otherwise met without undue hardship; and

(ii) ensures that the subpoenaed person will be reasonably 

compensated.

(e) Duties in Responding to a Subpoena.

(1) Producing Documents or Electronically Stored Information. These

procedures apply to producing documents or electronically stored 

information:

(A) Documents. A person responding to a subpoena to produce 

documents must produce them as they are kept in the ordinary course of 

business or must organize and label them to correspond to the categories in 

the demand.

(B) Form for Producing Electronically Stored Information Not 

Specified. If a subpoena does not specify a form for producing 

electronically stored information, the person responding must produce it in 

a form or forms in which it is ordinarily maintained or in a reasonably 

usable form or forms.

(C) Electronically Stored Information Produced in Only One Form. The

person responding need not produce the same electronically stored 

information in more than one form.

(D) Inaccessible Electronically Stored Information. The person

responding need not provide discovery of electronically stored information 

from sources that the person identifies as not reasonably accessible because 

of undue burden or cost. On motion to compel discovery or for a protective 

order, the person responding must show that the information is not 

reasonably accessible because of undue burden or cost. If that showing is 

made, the court may nonetheless order discovery from such sources if the 

requesting party shows good cause, considering the limitations of Rule 

26(b)(2)(C). The court may specify conditions for the discovery.

(2) Claiming Privilege or Protection.

(A) Information Withheld. A person withholding subpoenaed

information under a claim that it is privileged or subject to protection as 

trial-preparation material must:

(i) expressly make the claim; and

(ii) describe the nature of the withheld documents, communications,

or tangible things in a manner that, without revealing information itself 

privileged or protected, will enable the parties to assess the claim.

(B) Information Produced. If information produced in response to a 

subpoena is subject to a claim of privilege or of protection as trialpreparation material, the person making the claim may notify any party that 

received the information of the claim and the basis for it. After being 

notified, a party must promptly return, sequester, or destroy the specified 

information and any copies it has; must not use or disclose the information 

until the claim is resolved; must take reasonable steps to retrieve the 

information if the party disclosed it before being notified; and may 

promptly present the information under seal to the court for the district 

where compliance is required for a determination of the claim. The person 

who produced the information must preserve the information until the claim 

is resolved.

...

(g) Contempt. The court for the district where compliance is required – and

also, after a motion is transferred, the issuing court – may hold in contempt

a person who, having been served, fails without adequate excuse to obey

the subpoena or an order related to it. 

For access to subpoena materials, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a) Committee Note (2013) 

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EXHIBIT “A” 

I. Instructions

A. Scope of Requests: The scope of this request is from August 1, 2013 through

the date of the production. For reach Request herein, you shall produce Documents in your 

possession, custody, or control and within the meaning of Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. Possession, custody, or control should be construed as broadly as possible under 

applicable law. The fact that your investigation is continuing or discovery is incomplete is not an 

excuse for your failure to respond to each request as fully and completely as possible. Your 

responses should consist of information known to you through yourself, your agents, your 

attorneys, your employees, or your representatives. All documents produced pursuant to this 

request are to be produced as they are kept in the usual course of business and shall be organized 

and labeled (without permanently marking the item produced) so as to correspond with the 

categories of each numbered request hereof. If copies or drafts exist of a Document, the production 

of which has been requested herein, produce and submit for inspection and copying each and every 

copy and draft which differs in any way from the original Document or from any copy or draft. 

B. Lost Documents: If you at any time had possession, custody, or control of any

Document requested herein, and such Document has been lost, destroyed, discarded, or is not 

presently in your possession, such Documents shall be identified as completely as possible, 

including: 

1. The names of the authors of the Document;

2. The names of the persons to whom the Documents or copies were sent;

3. The date of the Document;

4. The date on which the Document was received by each addressee, copyee or its

recipients;

5. A description of the nature and subject matter of the Document that is as

complete as possible;

6. The date on which the Document was lost, discarded or destroyed; and

7. The manner in which the Document was lost, discarded or destroyed.

C. Claim of Privilege: With respect to any Document that Debtor withholds under

claim of privilege, the Debtor shall number such Documents, hold them separately, and retain them 

intact pending a ruling by the Court on the claimed privilege. In addition, the Debtors shall provide 

a statement, signed by an attorney representing the Debtor, setting for the as to each such 

Document: 

1. The names and senders of the Document;

2. The names of the authors of the Document;

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3. The names of the persons to whom the Document or copies were sent;

4. The job title of every person named in subparagraphs 1, 2, and 3 above;

5. The date of the Document;

6. The date on which the Document was received by each addressee, copyee or its

recipient;

7. A brief description of the nature and subject matter of the Document; and

8. The statute, rule or decision which is claimed to give rise to the privilege.

D. Responses: If you cannot, after exercising due diligence to secure or produce the

Document(s) requested, you must identify which Request(s) that you do not have any responsive 

Documents for, and answer the request for production to the fullest extent possible, specifying 

your inability to produce the Document(s), providing the identity of the person who has possession, 

custody, or control of the requested Document(s). 

E. Definitions: All words in this request for production shall have their plain, ordinary

and common meanings unless specifically defined below in the Definition section of this Notice. 

F. Duplicate Copies: Copies of Documents which are identical duplicates of other

Documents which have already been produced for inspection and copying in this action need not 

be produced again, except that the duplicates must be produced if handwritten or any other type of 

notes or similar intelligence appear thereon or are attached thereto, including markings on slips 

indicating the routing of the Document to individuals or organizations. 

G. Inclusive Construction: Generally, each request should be construed so as to bring

within the scope of the request any Documents or information that might otherwise be construed 

as outside of the scope. For example, the singular form of any word includes the plural, and vice 

versa; the words “and” and “or” shall be construed interchangeably; the words “any” and “all” 

shall be construed interchangeably; the past tense of any word incorporates the present tense and 

vice versa; the use of any gender encompasses the other gender; and, the use of the word 

“including” shall be construed as illustrating and not excluding. 

II. Definitions

A. “Petition Date” means April 8, 2022.

B. “Bankruptcy Case” means the above captioned bankruptcy case.

C. “Debtor” means Excell Auto Group, Inc., as well as any other person acting for

the benefit of on behalf of Excell Auto Group, Inc., including but not limited to Scott Zankl, 

Kristen Zankl, and any employees or former employees, officers, directors, shareholders, 

attorneys or agents. 

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D. “Examinee,” “You,” or “Your” means all agent(s), affiliate(s), or any other

person acting for the benefit of or on behalf of Green Bucket Investments. 

E. “Ferrari Motorcycle” means the black, 2014 Orange County Chopper with VIN

ending 170885. 

F. “Document(s)” means information in all stored or communicated forms. With

respect to all electronically stored information, “Document(s)” shall expressly be deemed to 

include such items in their native electronic form unless expressly stated otherwise. The meaning 

of “Document(s)” shall be construed as broadly as permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. 

G. “Communication(s)” means any act or process imparting, express, or

exchanging information in any manner or form. 

H. “Person” includes individual, partnership, corporation, trust, and any other

artificial entity. 

I. The terms “support,” “evidence,” “relate to,” “relating to,” “related to,”

“referred to,” “concerning,” “pertaining to,” and “regarding,” in any tense, shall mean 

anything which directly, or indirectly, concerns, consists of, pertains to, reflects, evidences, 

describes, sets forth, constitutes, contains, shows, underlies, supports, refers to in any manner, is 

or was used in the preparation of, appended to, legally, logically or factually connected with, 

proves, disproves, or tends to prove or disprove. 

DOCUMENTS REQUESTED 

1. All Documents evidencing payment of the purchase for the Ferrari Motorcycle by

You. 

2. All Communications between You and the Debtor or anyone acting on behalf of the

Debtor related to the Ferrari Motorcycle. 

3. All Documents related to the Ferrari Motorcycle.

4. All Communications between You and Frederick Middleton relating to the Ferrari

Motorcycle. 

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5. All Communications between You and any third-party, not responsive to request

numbers 2 and 4 above, relating to the Ferrari Motorcycle. 

6. All Documents related to every other transaction between You and the Debtor.

7. All Communications relating to the Debtor in any way.

8. All Documents supporting the Proof of Claim that You filed in this bankruptcy case.

9. All Documents refuting any factual allegations with respect to the Trustee’s position

regarding the Ferrari Motorcycle. 

10. All Documents evidencing any transfer of funds or other property between You and

the Debtor. 

11. All Documents evidencing any contracts between You and the Debtor.

12. Copies of Your US Tax Returns for tax years 2014 through 2021.

13. All Documents relating to any loans between You and the Debtor.

14. All Documents relating to the “locator” program regarding the Debtor.

15. All Documents relating to “Locates Investments” with the Debtor.

16. All Documents relating to “Wholesale & Locates” with the Debtor.

17. For any transactions, deals, loans, or other financial dealings that You had with the

Debtor, provide all Documents relating money or other tangible or intangible personal property 

that transferred between You and the Debtor, including but not limited to Documents on how You 

kept track of any amounts paid, received or owed. 

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