Estate of Victor Lambou, et al v. Twyla Sketchley, et al
Plaintiff: ESTATE OF VICTOR LAMBOU, GERALYN LAMBOU, Beneficiary & Individually, DENITA LAMBOU, Personal Representative, Individually and VICKI LAMBOU, Individually
Defendant: TWYLA SKETCHLEY, Professionally & Individually, HOWARD KESSLER, Professionally & Individually, ANN VAN METER, Professionally & Individually, WILLIAM JOHNSON, Professionally & Individually, PAUL KATZ, Dr Professionally & Individually, LEONARD T. HELFAND, Professionally & Individually, THE SKETCHLEY LAW FIRM, WILLIAM JOHNSON PA, CHERRY LAUREL, HOLIDAY BY ATRIA INC, ST. AUGUSTINE PLANTATION OPERATOR, LLC, HAYWARD TITLE GROUP and BIG BEND HOSPICE, INC.
Case Number: 25-12498
Filed: July 24, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)

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Date Filed Description
September 3, 2026 Denita Lambou, et al v. Twyla Sketchley, et al

Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 68 ORDER: The motion by Appellees Atria Management Company LLC, Holiday by Atria, Inc., and Cherry Laurel for leave to join in the brief filed by Appellee St. Augustine Plantation Operator without filing a separate brief is GRANTED. [ # 65 ] BCG (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 01/09/2026 03:00 PM]
January 7, 2026 Filing 67 Appellee's Brief filed by Appellee Big Bend Hospice, Inc.. [25-12498] (ECF: Anthony Bajoczky) [Entered: 01/07/2026 04:39 PM]
January 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 66 ORDER: Motion for extension to file appellee brief filed by Appellees Twyla Sketchley and The Sketchley Law Firm is GRANTED. [ # 64 ] Appellees' brief due on 01/21/2026. RJL (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 01/07/2026 03:06 PM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 65 MOTION to adopt brief filed by Holiday By Atria Inc and Cherry Laurel. Motion is Unopposed. [65] [25-12498] (ECF: Lisa Churvis) [Entered: 01/06/2026 04:01 PM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 64 MOTION for extension of time to file appellee's brief to 01/21/2026 filed by Twyla Sketchley and The Sketchley Law Firm. Motion is Unopposed. [64] [25-12498]--[Edited 01/06/2026 by NLR] (ECF: Elizabeth Van Den Berg) [Entered: 01/06/2026 02:58 PM]
January 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 63 ORDER: Motion to adopt brief filed by Appellees William Johnson, Howard Kessler, Ann Van Meter and William Johnson PA is GRANTED. [ # 55 ], Motion to adopt brief filed by Appellee Leonard T. Helfand is GRANTED. [ # 59 ] BCG (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 01/06/2026 02:40 PM]
January 5, 2026 Filing 62 Appellee's Brief filed by Appellee Hayward Title Group. [25-12498] (ECF: Laura Labbee) [Entered: 01/05/2026 04:09 PM]
January 5, 2026 Filing 61 Notice that no action will be taken on Motion to withdraw as counsel [ # 58 ] filed by Attorney Virginia Ashley Paxton for Appellants Geralyn Lambou and Denita Lambou. Reason(s) no action being taken on filing(s): The motion at DE 58 is not signed; corrected motion was filed at DE 60 and is compliant. [Entered: 01/05/2026 11:17 AM]
January 2, 2026 Filing 60 CORRECTED MOTION to withdraw as counsel filed by Attorney Virginia Ashley Paxton for Appellants Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou. Motion is Opposed [60] [25-12498]--[Edited 01/05/2026 by NLR] (ECF: Virginia Paxton) [Entered: 01/02/2026 04:42 PM]
January 2, 2026 Filing 59 MOTION to adopt brief filed by Leonard T. Helfand. Motion is Unopposed. [59] [25-12498] (ECF: Laiken Cowley) [Entered: 01/02/2026 04:42 PM]
January 2, 2026 Filing 58 MOTION to withdraw as counsel filed by Attorney Virginia Ashley Paxton for Appellants Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou. Motion is Opposed [58] [25-12498] (ECF: Virginia Paxton) [Entered: 01/02/2026 03:59 PM]
January 2, 2026 Filing 57 MOTION to withdraw as counsel filed by Attorney Virginia Ashley Paxton for Appellants Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou. Motion is Opposed [57] [25-12498] (ECF: Virginia Paxton) [Entered: 01/02/2026 01:22 PM]
December 15, 2025 Filing 56 Notice of Joinder in St. Augustine Plantation Operator's Answer Brief filed by Attorney Brandon James Tyler for Appellees William Johnson, Howard Kessler, Ann Van Meter and William Johnson PA. [25-12498] (ECF: Brandon Tyler) [Entered: 12/15/2025 02:57 PM]
December 15, 2025 Filing 55 MOTION to adopt brief filed by William Johnson, Howard Kessler, Ann Van Meter and William Johnson PA. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [55] [25-12498] (ECF: Brandon Tyler) [Entered: 12/15/2025 02:56 PM]
December 12, 2025 Filing 54 Notice that no action will be taken on Notice that Appellees are adopting brief of St. Augustine Plantation Operator filed by Attorney Brandon James Tyler for Appellees William Johnson, Howard Kessler, Ann Van Meter and William Johnson PA. Reason(s) no action being taken on filing(s): Filed without leave of the Court, without a motion. See 11th Cir. R. 28-1(e), FRAP 28(i). [Entered: 12/12/2025 10:11 AM]
December 10, 2025 Filing 53 Notice that Appellees William Johnson P.A., William Johnson, Howard Kessler, and Anne Van Meter are adopting the brief of St. Augustine Plantation Operator as their own brief filed by Attorney Brandon James Tyler for Appellees William Johnson, Howard Kessler, Ann Van Meter and William Johnson PA. [25-12498] (ECF: Brandon Tyler) [Entered: 12/10/2025 04:45 PM]
December 8, 2025 Filing 52 Appellee's Brief filed by Appellee St. Augustine Plantation Operator, LLC. [25-12498] (ECF: David Wright) [Entered: 12/08/2025 07:44 AM]
November 26, 2025 Filing 51 Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Brandon James Tyler for Appellees William Johnson, Howard Kessler, Ann Van Meter and William Johnson PA. Appellee's Brief due on 01/07/2026 as to Appellee William Johnson.. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). - [Entered: 11/26/2025 02:37 PM]
November 25, 2025 Filing 50 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Laiken Cowley for Leonard T. Helfand. Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Laiken Cowley) [Entered: 11/25/2025 10:56 AM]
November 25, 2025 Filing 49 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Jeffrey D Slanker for Leonard Helfand Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Jeffrey Slanker) [Entered: 11/25/2025 10:52 AM]
November 24, 2025 Filing 48 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Anthony Bajoczky, Jr. for Appellee Big Bend Hospice, Inc.. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-12498] (ECF: Anthony Bajoczky) [Entered: 11/24/2025 05:11 PM]
November 21, 2025 Filing 47 Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Anthony Bajoczky, Jr. for Appellee Big Bend Hospice, Inc.. Appellee's Brief due on 01/07/2026 as to Appellee Big Bend Hospice, Inc... Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 11/21/2025 12:53 PM]
November 21, 2025 Filing 46 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Anthony L. Bajoczky, Jr. for Big Bend Hospice, Inc. Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Anthony Bajoczky) [Entered: 11/21/2025 10:37 AM]
November 20, 2025 Filing 45 Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Elizabeth Minor Van Den Berg for Appellees Twyla Sketchley and The Sketchley Law Firm. Appellees' Brief due on 01/07/2026 as to Appellee Twyla Sketchley. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 11/20/2025 04:39 PM]
November 20, 2025 Filing 44 30-Day Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Lisa J. Churvis for Appellees Cherry Laurel and Holiday By Atria Inc. Appellee's Brief due on 01/07/2026 as to Appellee Holiday By Atria Inc.. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 11/20/2025 08:36 AM]
November 19, 2025 Filing 43 Over the phone 30-day extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Robert Sniffen for Appellee Leonard T. Helfand. Appellee's Brief due on 01/07/2026 as to Appellee Leonard T. Helfand. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 11/19/2025 12:58 PM]
November 18, 2025 Filing 42 Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Laura Labbee for Appellee Hayward Title Group. Appellee's Brief due on 01/07/2026 as to Appellee Hayward Title Group.. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 11/18/2025 04:33 PM]
November 18, 2025 Filing 41 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Laura B. Labbee for Appellee The Hayward Group, LLC d/b/a Hayward Title Group. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-12498] (ECF: Laura Labbee) [Entered: 11/18/2025 03:52 PM]
November 18, 2025 Filing 40 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Laura B. Labbee for Appellee The Hayward Group, LLC d/b/a Hayward Title Group Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Laura Labbee) [Entered: 11/18/2025 03:49 PM]
November 17, 2025 Filing 39 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Elizabeth Minor van den Berg for Twyla Sketchley, The Sketchley Law Firm, P.A., and The Sketchley Method Attorney Elizabeth Minor Van Den Berg for Appellees Twyla Sketchley and The Sketchley Law Firm. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-12498] (ECF: Elizabeth Van Den Berg) [Entered: 11/17/2025 12:10 PM]
November 13, 2025 Filing 38 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Kevin P. McCoy for Appellee St. Augustine Plantation Operator, LLC Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Kevin McCoy) [Entered: 11/13/2025 11:17 AM]
November 13, 2025 Filing 37 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by David R. Wright for Appellee St. Augustine Plantation Operator, LLC. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-12498] (ECF: David Wright) [Entered: 11/13/2025 10:54 AM]
November 13, 2025 Filing 36 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by David R. Wright for Appellee St. Augustine Plantation Operator, LLC Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: David Wright) [Entered: 11/13/2025 10:50 AM]
November 7, 2025 Filing 35 Briefing Notice issued to Appellees Leonard T. Helfand, Holiday By Atria Inc, William Johnson, Paul Katz, Howard Kessler, Cherry Laurel, Twyla Sketchley, The Sketchley Law Firm, Ann Van Meter and William Johnson PA. Appellee's brief is due on or before 12/08/2025. [Entered: 11/07/2025 04:03 PM]
November 7, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER: Motion to reinstate appeal filed by Appellants Geralyn Lambou and Denita Lambou is GRANTED. [ # 26 ] ALB and EJK (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 11/07/2025 03:56 PM]
October 27, 2025 Filing 33 RESPONSE to Motion filed by Appellants Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou [ # 26 ] filed by Attorney Brandon James Tyler for Appellees William Johnson, Howard Kessler, Ann Van Meter and William Johnson PA. [25-12498] (ECF: Brandon Tyler) [Entered: 10/27/2025 12:21 PM]
October 22, 2025 Filing 32 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Brandon Tyler for William Johnson P.A., William Johnson, Howard Kessler, and Anne Van Meter. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-12498] (ECF: Brandon Tyler) [Entered: 10/22/2025 02:43 PM]
October 22, 2025 Filing 31 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Brandon J. Tyler for William Johnson P.A., William Johnson, Howard Kessler, and Anne Van Meter Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Brandon Tyler) [Entered: 10/22/2025 02:40 PM]
October 20, 2025 Filing 30 Corrected Appellant's Brief filed by Appellants Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou. [25-12498] (ECF: Thomas Hunker) [Entered: 10/20/2025 04:50 PM]
October 20, 2025 Filing 29 Appendix filed [1 VOLUMES] by Appellants Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou. [25-12498] (ECF: Thomas Hunker) [Entered: 10/20/2025 04:48 PM]
October 18, 2025 Filing 28 Corrected Appellant's Brief filed by Appellants Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou. [25-12498] (ECF: Thomas Hunker) [Entered: 10/18/2025 12:41 AM]
October 17, 2025 Filing 27 Appellant's brief filed by Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou. [25-12498] (ECF: Thomas Hunker) [Entered: 10/17/2025 11:46 PM]
October 17, 2025 Filing 26 MOTION to reinstate appeal filed by Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [26] [25-12498] (ECF: Thomas Hunker) [Entered: 10/17/2025 11:45 PM]
September 26, 2025 Filing 25 MOTION MOOT: Motion for Leave to File Out of Time is MOOT [ # 22 ] due to clerk's order filed 09/26/25. Case was dismissed for not filing brief on time by due date of 09/02/25. Motion filed by Appellants Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou. [Entered: 09/26/2025 10:01 AM]
September 26, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER: Pursuant to the 11th Cir. R. 42-2(c), this appeal is hereby DISMISSED for want of prosecution because the appellant Denita Lambou and Geralyn Lambou has failed to file an appellant's brief within the time fixed by the rules [Entered: 09/26/2025 09:46 AM]
September 23, 2025 Filing 23 Civil Appeal Statement filed by Virginia Ashley Paxton for Geralyn Lambou and Denita Lambou. (ECF: Virginia Paxton) [Entered: 09/23/2025 03:24 PM]
September 23, 2025 Filing 22 MOTION for leave to file Appellants' Brief and Appendix (Note: There was no option to file in as a motion to file Appellant's Brief or as a miscellaneous motion. The closest available option was to file as a motion to file amicus out of time -- But Appellants are parties. out of time pursuant to FRAP 29(a) filed by Virginia Paxton for Geralyn Lambou and Denita Lambou. [22] [25-12498] (ECF: Virginia Paxton) [Entered: 09/23/2025 03:01 PM]
September 22, 2025 Filing 21 AMENDED Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Geralyn Lambou and Denita Lambou. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-12498] (ECF: Virginia Paxton) [Entered: 09/22/2025 11:56 PM]
September 22, 2025 Filing 20 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by V. Ashley Paxton for Geralyn Lambou and Denita Lambou Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Virginia Paxton) [Entered: 09/22/2025 11:51 PM]
September 11, 2025 Filing 19 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Thomas L. Hunker for Geralyn Lambou and Denita Lambou. You have failed to complete the Web-Based CIP on the Court's website and have not filed the standalone CIP. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). **CIP was previously docketed in the same exhibit with the appearance of counsel form (DE 13), but needs to be filed separately on the docket using the correct event. The web-based CIP also needs to be completed** [Entered: 09/11/2025 09:16 AM]
September 8, 2025 Filing 18 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Dwight O. Slater for Twyla Sketchley and The Sketchley Law Firm. You have failed to complete the Web-Based CIP on the Court's website and have not filed the standalone CIP. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). [Entered: 09/08/2025 03:38 PM]
September 4, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER: Pursuant to the 11th Cir. R. 42-1(b), this appeal is hereby DISMISSED as to appellants Estate of Victor Lambou and Vicki Lambou for want of prosecution because the appellant Estate of Victor Lambou and Vicki Lambou has failed to file an appellant's brief within the time fixed by the rules; failed to comply with the rules on Certificates of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statements within the time fixed by the rule; failed to file a Civil Appeal Statement form within the time fixed by the rule [Entered: 09/04/2025 12:57 PM]
August 29, 2025 Filing 16 Notice of deficient Certificate of Interested Persons filed by Thomas L. Hunker for Geralyn Lambou and Denita Lambou. Incorrect Document Attached to Event: Certificate of Interested Persons needs to be filed separately on the docket and not with the Appearance of Counsel as on Docket Entry 13. [Entered: 08/29/2025 09:57 AM]
August 27, 2025 Filing 15 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Elizabeth Minor Van Den Berg for Twyla Sketchley and The Sketchley Law Firm. Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Elizabeth Van Den Berg) [Entered: 08/27/2025 01:04 PM]
August 27, 2025 Filing 14 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Aaron M. Danzig for Cherry Laurel and Holiday By Atria Inc. You have failed to complete the Web-Based CIP on the Court's website. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). [Entered: 08/27/2025 12:31 PM]
August 27, 2025 Filing 13 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Hunker, Thomas for Geralyn Lambou and Denita Lambou Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Thomas Hunker) [Entered: 08/27/2025 08:15 AM]
August 26, 2025 Filing 12 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Dwight Oneal Slater for Twyla Sketchley, The Sketchley Law Firm, P.A., and The Sketchley Method Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Dwight Slater) [Entered: 08/26/2025 02:48 PM]
August 25, 2025 Filing 11 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Aaron M. Danzig for Atria Management Company, LLC; Holiday By Atria Inc.; and Cherry Laurel. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-12498] (ECF: Aaron Danzig) [Entered: 08/25/2025 03:52 PM]
August 25, 2025 Filing 10 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Lisa J. Churvis for Atria Management Company, LLC; Holiday By Atria Inc.; and Cherry Laurel Lisa J. Churvis for Holiday By Atria Inc and Cherry Laurel. Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Lisa Churvis) [Entered: 08/25/2025 03:39 PM]
August 25, 2025 Filing 9 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Aaron M. Danzig for Atria Management Company, LLC; Holiday By Atria Inc.; and Cherry Laurel Aaron M. Danzig for Holiday By Atria Inc and Cherry Laurel. Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Aaron Danzig) [Entered: 08/25/2025 03:34 PM]
August 25, 2025 Filing 8 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Robert Sniffen for Leonard T. Helfand. You have failed to complete the Web-Based CIP on the Court's website. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). [Entered: 08/25/2025 09:09 AM]
August 22, 2025 Filing 7 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Lisa J. Churvis for Cherry Laurel and Holiday By Atria Inc, Daniel A. Nicholas for William Johnson and William Johnson PA, Robert Rivas for Howard Kessler and Ann Van Meter and Mary Katherine Simpson for Twyla Sketchley and The Sketchley Law Firm. You have failed to complete the Web-Based CIP on the Court's website and have not filed the standalone CIP. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). [Entered: 08/22/2025 11:09 AM]
August 21, 2025 Filing 6 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by LEONARD HELFAND Attorney Robert Sniffen for Appellee Leonard T. Helfand. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-12498] (ECF: Robert Sniffen) [Entered: 08/21/2025 06:10 PM]
August 12, 2025 Filing 5 Attorney Michael Ferderigos for Appellants Estate of Victor Lambou, Geralyn Lambou, Denita Lambou and Vicki Lambou is notified that, pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless the appellant files a Civil Appeal Statement. [Entered: 08/12/2025 08:43 AM]
August 12, 2025 Filing 4 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Michael Ferderigos for Estate of Victor Lambou, Geralyn Lambou, Denita Lambou and Vicki Lambou. You have failed to complete the Web-Based CIP on the Court's website and have not filed the standalone CIP. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). [Entered: 08/12/2025 08:41 AM]
August 7, 2025 Filing 3 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Robert Sniffen for Leonard T. Helfand. Related cases? No. [25-12498] (ECF: Robert Sniffen) [Entered: 08/07/2025 10:17 AM]
July 24, 2025 Filing 2 NOTICE TO PARTIES: Due to the large number of parties associated with this appeal, not all parties from the district court docket have been entered on this Court's docket at this time. The parties may consult the relevant notice(s) of appeal, other case documents, and the district court docket to identify all parties. If any party objects to not having all parties listed on the docket, the party may file an objection stating its reasoning within 14 days after the date of this notice. [Entered: 07/24/2025 12:21 PM]
July 24, 2025 Filing 1 CIVIL APPEAL DOCKETED. Notice of appeal filed by Appellants Estate of Victor Lambou, Denita Lambou, Geralyn Lambou and Vicki Lambou on 07/23/2025. Fee Status: Fee Paid. 07/24/2025. The appellant's brief is due on or before 09/02/2025. The appendix is due no later than 7 days from the filing of the appellant's brief. Awaiting Appellant's Certificate of Interested Persons due on or before 08/11/2025 as to Appellant Estate of Victor Lambou. Awaiting Appellee's Certificate of Interested Persons due on or before 08/21/2025 as to Appellees Leonard T. Helfand, William Johnson, Cherry Laurel, Twyla Sketchley and Ann Van Meter. [Entered: 07/24/2025 12:17 PM]

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Plaintiff: ESTATE OF VICTOR LAMBOU
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Defendant: THE SKETCHLEY LAW FIRM
Represented By: Elizabeth Minor Van Den Berg
Represented By: Mary Katherine Simpson
Represented By: Dwight O. Slater
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Defendant: WILLIAM JOHNSON PA
Represented By: Daniel A. Nicholas
Represented By: Brandon James Tyler
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Defendant: CHERRY LAUREL
Represented By: D. Ty Jackson
Represented By: Aaron M. Danzig
Represented By: Lisa J. Churvis
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Defendant: HOLIDAY BY ATRIA INC
Represented By: D. Ty Jackson
Represented By: Aaron M. Danzig
Represented By: Lisa J. Churvis
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Defendant: ST. AUGUSTINE PLANTATION OPERATOR, LLC
Represented By: Kevin P. McCoy
Represented By: David Robert Wright
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Defendant: HAYWARD TITLE GROUP
Represented By: Laura Labbee
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Defendant: BIG BEND HOSPICE, INC.
Represented By: Anthony Bajoczky Jr.
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