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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION 

www.flsb.uscourts.gov 

In re: Chapter 7 

 

EXCELL AUTO GROUP, INC., Case No. 22-12790-EPK

 

 

 Debtor. 

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NOTICE OF RULE 2004 EXAMINATION 

(Via Remote Video Conference) 

Chapford Specialty Finance LLC and Chapford Credit Opportunities Fund LP 

(collectively, “Chapford”), by and through undersigned counsel, pursuant to Federal Bankruptcy 

Rule 2004 and Local Rule 2004-1, gives notice of the examination of TEDDI J. SOFOUL under 

oath on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) via Veritext Legal Solutions Remote 

Video Conference, upon oral examination, before a Notary Public or other officer authorized by 

law to administer oaths. 

The examination may continue from day to day until completed. If the examinee receives 

this notice less than 14 days prior to the scheduled examination date, the examination will be 

rescheduled upon timely request to a mutually agreeable time. Note: Any parties planning on 

attending should contact our office prior to the examination to ensure that the examination has 

not been rescheduled to another date.

The examination is pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2004 and Local Rule 2004-1, and will be 

recorded by stenographic means before a court reporter or any officer duly authorized by law to 

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administer oaths and record testimony via video conferencing call platform. The scope of the 

examination shall be as described in Bankruptcy Rule 2004. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the undersigned reserves the right to conduct this 

examination utilizing the secure web-based deposition option afforded by Veritext or in the 

alternative video teleconferencing (VTC) services offered by Veritext (“Web Deposition”) or 

telephonically only to provide remote access for those parties wishing to participate in the 

examination via the internet and/or telephone. Also, take notice that the court reporter may also be 

remote via one of the options above for the purposes of reporting the proceeding and may or may 

not be in the presence of the examinee. Please contact the noticing attorney at least five (5) calendar 

days prior to the examination to advise that it is your desire to appear via this remote participating 

means so that the necessary credentials, call-in numbers, testing and information, if necessary, can 

be provided to you prior to the examination. In addition, we reserve the right to utilize instant 

visual display technology such that the court reporter’s writing of the proceeding will be displayed 

simultaneously to their writing of same on one’s laptop, desktop, iPad, tablet or other type of 

display device connected to the court reporter. 

Court reporting services will be provided by Veritext. 

Pursuant to Local Rule 2004-1 no order shall be necessary. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

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

June 7, 2022, via the Court’s Notice of Electronic Filing upon Registered Users listed on the 

attached Exhibit 1 and served via Regular U.S. Mail upon the parties listed on the Manual 

Notice List. 

By: /s/James C. Moon

James C. Moon, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 938211 

jmoon@melandbudwick.com 

MELAND BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 Southeast Financial Center 

200 South Biscayne Blvd. 

Miami, Florida 33131 

Telephone: (305) 358-6363 

Facsimile: (305) 358-1221 

Counsel Chapford Specialty Finance LLC 

Chapford Credit Opportunities Fund LP 

 

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Exhibit 1 

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. 

 Joaquin J Alemany joaquin.alemany@hklaw.com, jose.casal@hklaw.com 

 Paul A Avron pavron@bergersingerman.com, 

efile@bergersingerman.com;efile@ecf.inforuptcy.com;mmorgan@bergersingerman.com 

 Zachary J Bancroft zbancroft@bakerdonelson.com, 

sdenny@bakerdonelson.com,bkcts@bakerdonelson.com 

 Eyal Berger eyal.berger@akerman.com, jeanette.martinezgoldberg@akerman.com 

 Stephen C Breuer stephen@breuer.law, 

genna@breuer.law,stephen@ecf.courtdrive.com 

 Alan R Crane acrane@furrcohen.com, 

rrivera@furrcohen.com;ltitus@furrcohen.com;staff1@furrcohen.com 

 Mitchell A Dinkin mdinkin@madlegal.net, lucyd@madlegal.net 

 G Steven Fender steven.fender@fender-law.com, simone@fenderbollingpaiva.com 

 Travis A Harvey tharvey@bakerdonelson.com 

 Dana L Kaplan dana@kelleylawoffice.com, 

cassandra@kelleylawoffice.com;debbie@kelleylawoffice.com;craig@kelleylawoffice.co

m;kelleycr75945@notify.bestcase.com;scott@kelleylawoffice.com 

 Mark A Levy mark.levy@brinkleymorgan.com, 

sandra.gonzalez@brinkleymorgan.com;brinkleymorganecf@gmail.com 

 James Randolph Liebler jrlii@lgplaw.com, mkv@lgplaw.com 

 Nathan G Mancuso ngm@mancuso-law.com 

 David B Marks brett.marks@akerman.com, charlene.cerda@akerman.com 

 Nicole Testa Mehdipour nicolem@ntmlawfirm.com, 

cm_ecf_service@ntmlawfirm.com;atty_mehdipour@bluestylus.com;cmecfservice@gmai

l.com;mehdipournr85783@notify.bestcase.com 

 Nicole Testa Mehdipour Trustee@ntmlawfirm.com, 

TRUSTEE_CMECF_Service@ntmlawfirm.com;FL80@ecfcbis.com;ntm@trustesolution

s.net;BCasey@ntmlawfirm.com 

 James B Miller bkcmiami@gmail.com 

 James C. Moon jmoon@melandbudwick.com, 

ltannenbaum@melandbudwick.com;mrbnefs@yahoo.com;jmoon@ecf.courtdrive.com;lta

nnenbaum@ecf.courtdrive.com;phornia@ecf.courtdrive.com 

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

 John E Page jpage@slp.law, 

dwoodall@slp.law;pmouton@slp.law;pmouton@ecf.courtdrive.com;jpage@ecf.courtdriv

e.com 

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 Eric S Pendergraft ependergraft@slp.law, 

dwoodall@slp.law;dlocascio@slp.law;bshraibergecfmail@gmail.com;pmouton@slp.law 

 Hampton Peterson legalservices@PBCTax.com 

 Jordan L Rappaport office@rorlawfirm.com, 1678370420@filings.docketbird.com 

 David A Ray dray@draypa.com, 

sramirez.dar@gmail.com,cm_ecf_service@ntmlawfirm.com 

 Ivan J Reich ireich@nasonyeager.com, msmith@nasonyeager.com 

 Jason S Rigoli jrigoli@furrcohen.com, rrivera@furrcohen.com;staff1@furrcohen.com 

 Harry J Ross hross@hjrlaw.com, jerri@hjrlaw.com 

 John D. Segaul john@segaul.com, 

court@segaulstoll.com;melissa@segaul.com;segaullawfirmpa@jubileebk.net 

 Zach B Shelomith zbs@lss.law, info@lss.law;zshelomith@ecf.inforuptcy.com 

 Bradley S Shraiberg bss@slp.law, 

dwoodall@slp.law;dwoodall@ecf.courtdrive.com;pmouton@slp.law 

 Eric J Silver esilver@stearnsweaver.com, 

jless@stearnsweaver.com;fsanchez@stearnsweaver.com;cgraver@stearnsweaver.com;mf

ernandez@stearnsweaver.com 

 David R. Softness david@softnesslaw.com 

 Christian Somodevilla cs@lss.law, info@lss.law;cs@ecf.courtdrive.com 

 Peter D Spindel peterspindel@gmail.com, peterspindelcmecf@gmail.com 

 Mark E Steiner MES@lgplaw.com, pm@lgplaw.com 

 Aaron A Wernick awernick@wernicklaw.com, 

awernick@ecf.courtdrive.com;crubin@wernicklaw.com;dkariotis@wernicklaw.com;mla

verriere@wernicklaw.com 

 Paul E Wilson pwilson@paulwilsonesq.com 

 Harry Winderman harry4334@hotmail.com, 

lynoramae@gmail.com,lm@whcfla.com,filings@whcfla.com 

 Thomas G Zeichman tzeichman@bmulaw.com, G67999@notify.cincompass.com 

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). 

Ally Bank Lease Trust - Assignor to Vehicle Asset Universal Leasing Trust 

(a.k.a. "VAULT TRUST", or "V.A.U.L. Trust", or "VAULT", or "V.A.U.L.T.") 

c/o AIS Port 

4515 N Santa Fe Ave. Dept. APS 

Oklahoma City, OK 73118 

Scott Zankl 

16937 Pierre Circle 

Delray Beach, FL 33446 

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