Case Information
*1 IT IS ORDERED as set forth below:
Date: October 31, 2025
_________________________________ Jeffery W. Cavender U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge ________________________________________________________________
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION IN RE: )
)
Phillip Anthony Butler )
)
Debtor(s). )
) CASE NO. 25-58447-jwc ) CHAPTER 7 ) Bell Road Venture Partners, LLC, ) Judge Jeffery W. Cavender )
Movant. ) ) CONTESTED MATTER
V. ) )
Phillip Anthony Butler, Debtor(s), Michael J. ) Bargar, Trustee ) Respondents. )
) ) ORDER GRANTING RELIEF FROM AUTOMATIC STAY
On September 30, 2025, Bell Road Venture Partners, LLC ( (cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:73)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:48)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:180) ) filed a Motion For Relief From Automatic Stay (Doc. No. 28) (the (cid:179)(cid:48)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:180)(cid:12) . The Motion concerns rented real property known as 2050 Everly Lane, Johns Creek, Georgia 30097 (the "Property").
A hearing on said Motion was heard on October 30, 2025, upon notice Movant contends was proper. A response in opposition was filed to the Motion solely by Debtor; no response or objection to the Motion was filed by the Trustee. Debtor failed to appear at the hearing, and similarly no (cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) was announced at the hearing by the Trustee.
The Court, having considered the Motion and all other matters of record, hereby GRANTS Movant relief from the automatic stay for all purposes allowed by law including, but not limited to, the right for Movant to proceed with a Dispossessory Action and judgment to obtain possession of the Property. Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that Movan (cid:87)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:55) he automatic stay pursuant to 11 U.S.C. ยงยง 362(d) of the Bankruptcy Code is MODIFIED to allow Movant to pursue all remedies available under Georgia law to recover possession of the Property, and that the Property be abandoned as property of the estate.
ORDERED that Movant may obtain a post-petition judgment within the course of a dispossessory action to recover possession of the Property, but Movant is not permitted to pursue any collection activities on that judgment as to property of the estate during the pendency of the instant Bankruptcy.
[END OF DOCUMENT] Order presented by:
/s/ Matthew F. Totten MATTHEW F. TOTTEN
(Georgia Bar No. 798589)
5579 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd, Ste B-136
Tel: (404) 692-4342
Email: mft@tottenfirm.com
Distribution List:
Matthew Totten, Esq.
2090 Dunwoody Club Dr
Ste 106-33
Atlanta, GA 30350
U.S. Trustee
Office of the United States Trustee
362 Richard Russell Building
75 Ted Turner Drive, SW
Kyle A. Cooper
Chapter 7 Trustee
120 Travertine Trl
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Phillip Anthony Butler, Debtor pro se
2050 Everly Lane
Alpharetta GA 30097
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia In re: Case No. 25-58447-jwc Phillip Anthony Butler Chapter 7
Debtor
CERTIFICATE OF NOTICE District/off: 113E-9 User: bncadmin Page 1 of 1 Date Rcvd: Oct 31, 2025 Form ID: pdf401 Total Noticed: 1 The following symbols are used throughout this certificate: Symbol Definition
+ Addresses marked '+' were corrected by inserting the ZIP, adding the last four digits to complete the zip +4, or replacing an incorrect ZIP. USPS regulations require that automation-compatible mail display the correct ZIP. Notice by first class mail was sent to the following persons/entities by the Bankruptcy Noticing Center on Nov 02, 2025: Recip ID Recipient Name and Address db + Phillip Anthony Butler, 2050 Everly Lane, Johns Creek, GA 30097-0007
TOTAL: 1
Notice by electronic transmission was sent to the following persons/entities by the Bankruptcy Noticing Center. Electronic transmission includes sending notices via email (Email/text and Email/PDF), and electronic data interchange (EDI).
NONE
BYPASSED RECIPIENTS The following addresses were not sent this bankruptcy notice due to an undeliverable address, *duplicate of an address listed above, *P duplicate of a preferred address, or ## out of date forwarding orders with USPS. NONE
NOTICE CERTIFICATION
I, Gustava Winters, declare under the penalty of perjury that I have sent the attached document to the above listed entities in the manner shown, and prepared the Certificate of Notice and that it is true and correct to the best of my information and belief.
Meeting of Creditor Notices only (Official Form 309): Pursuant to Fed .R. Bank. P.2002(a)(1), a notice containing the complete Social Security Number (SSN) of the debtor(s) was furnished to all parties listed. This official court copy contains the redacted SSN as required by the bankruptcy rules and the Judiciary's privacy policies.
Date: Nov 02, 2025 Signature: /s/Gustava Winters
CM/ECF NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING The following persons/entities were sent notice through the court's CM/ECF electronic mail (Email) system on October 31, 2025 at the address(es) listed below: Name Email Address
Kyle A. Cooper kylecoopertrustee@gmail.com ecf.alert+Cooper@titlexi.com
Matthew Franklin Totten on behalf of Creditor Bell Road Venture Partners LLC mft@tottenfirm.com jet@tottenfirm.com,mtots@recap.email Office of the United States Trustee ustpregion21.at.ecf@usdoj.gov
TOTAL: 3