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Nevada ECF 53 entered 20 August 2026; this copy filed as EDVA ECF 246-1 on 21 August.
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Richard F. Holley, Esq. (NBN 3077)
R. McKay Holley, Esq. (NBN 15934)
SPENCER FANE LLP
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: 702.408.3400 | Fax: 702.408.3401
Email: rholley@spencerfane.com
mholley@spencerfane.com
Mark A Mintz
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JONES WALKER LLP
201 St. Charles Ave, Ste 5100
New Orleans, LA 70170
Phone 504.582.8000 | Fax 504.582.8583
Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com
Jeff P. Prostok
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
VARTABEDIAN KATZ HESTER HAYNES
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 214-4990
Email: jeff.prostok@vkhh.com
Attorneys for Interpleader Parties
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
In re:
CYBERLUX CORPORATION,
Alleged Debtor.
Case No. 26-50721-hlb
Involuntary Chapter 7
Hearing Date August 18, 2026
Hearing Time 3:00 PM
Judge: Hon. Hilary L. Barnes
ORDER GRANTING MOTION DETERMINING THE AUTOMATIC STAY IS
INAPPLICABLE
On August 10, 2026, the Interested Parties Advanced Navigation And Positioning
Corporation (“ANPC”), Assure Global LLC (“Assure Global”), Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC
(“Atlantic Wave”), Fairwinds Technologies LLC (“Fairwinds”), Legalist SPV III, L.P.
(“Legalist”), MAS USA MGT LLC (“MAS USA MGT”), Roman Investments PR LLC (Roman
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[Analyst visual review note: Judge Hilary L. Barnes signature/seal visible above body; dual Nevada ECF53/EDVA246-1 wrappers.]
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This four-page copy visibly bears Judge Hilary L. Barnes’s signature/seal and overlapping docket wrappers: Nevada ECF 53 entered 20 August 2
This four-page copy visibly bears Judge Hilary L. Barnes’s signature/seal and overlapping docket wrappers: Nevada ECF 53 entered 20 August 2026 at 16:39:17 and EDVA ECF 246-1 filed 21 August. It follows the 18 August hearing and grants the motion in part. The operative text says the automatic stay does not apply to HII Mission Technologies Corp. v Cyberlux Corp., EDVA 3:25-cv-483-JAG, which may proceed unabated. This is an entered order, not an unsigned proposal.
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Richard F. Holley, Esq. (NBN 3077)
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SPENCER FANE LLP
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: 702.408.3400 | Fax: 702.408.3401
Email: rholley@spencerfane.com
mholley@spencerfane.com
Mark A Mintz
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JONES WALKER LLP
201 St. Charles Ave, Ste 5100
New Orleans, LA 70170
Phone 504.582.8000 | Fax 504.582.8583
Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com
Jeff P. Prostok
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
VARTABEDIAN KATZ HESTER HAYNES
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 214-4990
Email: jeff.prostok@vkhh.com
Attorneys for Interpleader Parties
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
In re:
CYBERLUX CORPORATION,
Alleged Debtor.
Case No. 26-50721-hlb
Involuntary Chapter 7
Hearing Date August 18, 2026
Hearing Time 3:00 PM
Judge: Hon. Hilary L. Barnes
ORDER GRANTING MOTION DETERMINING THE AUTOMATIC STAY IS
INAPPLICABLE
On August 10, 2026, the Interested Parties Advanced Navigation And Positioning
Corporation (“ANPC”), Assure Global LLC (“Assure Global”), Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC
(“Atlantic Wave”), Fairwinds Technologies LLC (“Fairwinds”), Legalist SPV III, L.P.
(“Legalist”), MAS USA MGT LLC (“MAS USA MGT”), Roman Investments PR LLC (Roman
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[Analyst visual review note: Judge Hilary L. Barnes signature/seal visible above body; dual Nevada ECF53/EDVA246-1 wrappers.]
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The order identifies the interpleader movants and the motion seeking stay inapplicability or alternatively abstention. It records considerat
The order identifies the interpleader movants and the motion seeking stay inapplicability or alternatively abstention. It records consideration of Bilal Maadarani’s opposition, Cyberlux’s joinder/limited response, the movants’ reply and the hearing record. The written disposition does not separately grant every alternative request or dismiss the Nevada case.
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SPENCER FANE LLP
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: 702.408.3400 | Fax: 702.408.3401
Email: rholley@spencerfane.com
mholley@spencerfane.com
Mark A Mintz
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JONES WALKER LLP
201 St. Charles Ave, Ste 5100
New Orleans, LA 70170
Phone 504.582.8000 | Fax 504.582.8583
Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com
Jeff P. Prostok
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
VARTABEDIAN KATZ HESTER HAYNES
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 214-4990
Email: jeff.prostok@vkhh.com
Attorneys for Interpleader Parties
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
In re:
CYBERLUX CORPORATION,
Alleged Debtor.
Case No. 26-50721-hlb
Involuntary Chapter 7
Hearing Date August 18, 2026
Hearing Time 3:00 PM
Judge: Hon. Hilary L. Barnes
ORDER GRANTING MOTION DETERMINING THE AUTOMATIC STAY IS
INAPPLICABLE
On August 10, 2026, the Interested Parties Advanced Navigation And Positioning
Corporation (“ANPC”), Assure Global LLC (“Assure Global”), Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC
(“Atlantic Wave”), Fairwinds Technologies LLC (“Fairwinds”), Legalist SPV III, L.P.
(“Legalist”), MAS USA MGT LLC (“MAS USA MGT”), Roman Investments PR LLC (Roman
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[Analyst visual review note: Judge Hilary L. Barnes signature/seal visible above body; dual Nevada ECF53/EDVA246-1 wrappers.]
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The order expressly incorporates oral findings and conclusions from the hearing. Those reasons are not transcribed in these four pages. The
The order expressly incorporates oral findings and conclusions from the hearing. Those reasons are not transcribed in these four pages. The operative provision permits the specified interpleader to proceed; it does not itself state distribution amounts, approve a payment schedule, enter a merits ruling on each claim or prove that cash was disbursed.
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Investments”), Secure Community LLC (“Secure Community”), Michael Sinensky (“Sinesky”),
The ARG Group, LLC (“ARG”), and Thin Air Gear, LLC (“TAG”) (collectively, “Interpleader
Parties”) filed a Motion To Confirm Inapplicability Of The Automatic Stay Or, In The Alternative,
Motion To Abstain Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. § 305 [ECF No. 18] (“Motion”).
The Motion came on for hearing on August 18, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. (“Hearing”). All
appearances were duly noted on the record at the hearing on the Motion.
The Court reviewed the Motion; the Opposition To Motion To Confirm Inapplicability Of
The Automatic Stay Or, In The Alternative, Motion To Abstain Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. § 305 filed
by creditor Bilal Maadarani (ECF No. 43); the Alleged Debtor Cyberlux Corporation’s Joinder In
And Limited Response In Support Of Motion To Confirm Inapplicability Of The Automatic Stay
(ECF No. 44), and the Interpleader Parties’ Reply In Support OfMotion To Confirm Inapplicability
Of The Automatic Stay Or, In The Alternative, Motion To Abstain Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. § 305
(ECF No. 49); and the other papers and pleadings on file in this Case, of which the Court takes
judicial notice; and all other matters identified by the Court at the Hearing, and heard the oral
argument of counsel at the Hearing on the Motion.
Based upon the findings of fact and conclusions of law placed on the record at the Hearing,
which are hereby expressly incorporated pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9014(a) and (c) and 7052,
and good cause appearing:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED in part;
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R. McKay Holley’s Rule 9021 certificate visibly marks Approve for the petitioners’ counsel group, Don Robert Hall and Jeffrey R. Hall for Cy
R. McKay Holley’s Rule 9021 certificate visibly marks Approve for the petitioners’ counsel group, Don Robert Hall and Jeffrey R. Hall for Cyberlux. The certificate describes approval of the order’s reflection of the ruling. It does not, by itself, establish abandonment of prior opposition, waiver of appellate rights or consent to every distribution term. Don Robert Hall and Jeffrey R. Hall are different identified roles.
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RULE 9021 CERTIFICATE
In accordance with Local Rule 9021, counsel submitting this document certifies that the
order accurately reflects the court’s ruling and that I have delivered a copy of this proposed order
to all counsel who appeared at the hearing, any unrepresented parties who appeared at the hearing,
and each has approved or disapproved the order, or failed to respond, as indicated below:
Nathaniel Saxe, Saxe Law PLLC
and Mohamad A. Akbik, Law Offices of Mohamad A. Akbik, Esq., PLLC
for Bilal Maadarani, Chris Spangler, Neill Whiteley, and Rick Tucker
Approve Disapprove or No Response
Don Robert Hall
Pro Se
Approve Disapprove or No Response
Jeffrey R. Hall, Hutchison & Steffen, LLC
for Cyberlux Corporation
Approve Disapprove or No Response
SPENCER FANE LLP
/s/ R. McKay Holley
R. McKay Holley
Nevada Bar No. 15934
300 South Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
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[Analyst visual review note: Approve is marked for petitioners counsel group, Don Robert Hall and Jeffrey R. Hall/Cyberlux; certificate concerns accuracy of order reflecting ruling.]
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Counsel blocks identify Richard F. Holley, R. McKay Holley, Mark A. Mintz and Jeff P. Prostok for interpleader parties. Prostok is labelled
Counsel blocks identify Richard F. Holley, R. McKay Holley, Mark A. Mintz and Jeff P. Prostok for interpleader parties. Prostok is labelled admitted pro hac vice on page 1 and application pending on page 3. Both labels are preserved as a source inconsistency; this copy alone does not resolve his admission status. The order’s entered judicial status is separately evidenced by its signature and docket wrappers.
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SPENCER FANE LLP
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: 702.408.3400 | Fax: 702.408.3401
Email: rholley@spencerfane.com
mholley@spencerfane.com
Mark A Mintz
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JONES WALKER LLP
201 St. Charles Ave, Ste 5100
New Orleans, LA 70170
Phone 504.582.8000 | Fax 504.582.8583
Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com
Jeff P. Prostok
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
VARTABEDIAN KATZ HESTER HAYNES
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 214-4990
Email: jeff.prostok@vkhh.com
Attorneys for Interpleader Parties
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
In re:
CYBERLUX CORPORATION,
Alleged Debtor.
Case No. 26-50721-hlb
Involuntary Chapter 7
Hearing Date August 18, 2026
Hearing Time 3:00 PM
Judge: Hon. Hilary L. Barnes
ORDER GRANTING MOTION DETERMINING THE AUTOMATIC STAY IS
INAPPLICABLE
On August 10, 2026, the Interested Parties Advanced Navigation And Positioning
Corporation (“ANPC”), Assure Global LLC (“Assure Global”), Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC
(“Atlantic Wave”), Fairwinds Technologies LLC (“Fairwinds”), Legalist SPV III, L.P.
(“Legalist”), MAS USA MGT LLC (“MAS USA MGT”), Roman Investments PR LLC (Roman
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[Analyst visual review note: Judge Hilary L. Barnes signature/seal visible above body; dual Nevada ECF53/EDVA246-1 wrappers.]
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Hilary L. Barnes
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Richard F. Holley, Esq. (NBN 3077)
R. McKay Holley, Esq. (NBN 15934)
SPENCER FANE LLP
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: 702.408.3400 | Fax: 702.408.3401
Email: rholley@spencerfane.com
mholley@spencerfane.com
Mark A Mintz
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JONES WALKER LLP
201 St. Charles Ave, Ste 5100
New Orleans, LA 70170
Phone 504.582.8000 | Fax 504.582.8583
Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com
Jeff P. Prostok
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
VARTABEDIAN KATZ HESTER HAYNES
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 214-4990
Email: jeff.prostok@vkhh.com
Attorneys for Interpleader Parties
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
In re:
CYBERLUX CORPORATION,
Alleged Debtor.
Case No. 26-50721-hlb
Involuntary Chapter 7
Hearing Date August 18, 2026
Hearing Time 3:00 PM
Judge: Hon. Hilary L. Barnes
ORDER GRANTING MOTION DETERMINING THE AUTOMATIC STAY IS
INAPPLICABLE
On August 10, 2026, the Interested Parties Advanced Navigation And Positioning
Corporation (“ANPC”), Assure Global LLC (“Assure Global”), Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC
(“Atlantic Wave”), Fairwinds Technologies LLC (“Fairwinds”), Legalist SPV III, L.P.
(“Legalist”), MAS USA MGT LLC (“MAS USA MGT”), Roman Investments PR LLC (Roman
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the automatic stay does not apply to the Interpleader
pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, captioned HII
Mission Technologies Corp. v. Cyberlux Corp. et al. , Case No. 3:25cv483-JAG, which may
proceed unabated.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Respectfully submitted,
SPENCER FANE LLP
/s/ R. McKay Holley
Richard F. Holley, Esq. (NBN 3077)
R. McKay Holley, Esq. (NBN 15934)
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Mark A Mintz
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JONES WALKER LLP
201 St. Charles Ave, Ste 5100
New Orleans, LA 70170
Jeff P. Prostok
(Application Pro Hac Vice Pending)
VARTABEDIAN KATZ HESTER HAYNES
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Attorneys for Interpleader Parties
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[Analyst visual review note: Operative stay-inapplicability provision; Prostok pending label differs from page1 admitted.]
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CYBERLUX CORPORATION
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Richard F. Holley, Esq. (NBN 3077)
R. McKay Holley, Esq. (NBN 15934)
SPENCER FANE LLP
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: 702.408.3400 | Fax: 702.408.3401
Email: rholley@spencerfane.com
mholley@spencerfane.com
Mark A Mintz
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JONES WALKER LLP
201 St. Charles Ave, Ste 5100
New Orleans, LA 70170
Phone 504.582.8000 | Fax 504.582.8583
Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com
Jeff P. Prostok
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
VARTABEDIAN KATZ HESTER HAYNES
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 214-4990
Email: jeff.prostok@vkhh.com
Attorneys for Interpleader Parties
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
In re:
CYBERLUX CORPORATION,
Alleged Debtor.
Case No. 26-50721-hlb
Involuntary Chapter 7
Hearing Date August 18, 2026
Hearing Time 3:00 PM
Judge: Hon. Hilary L. Barnes
ORDER GRANTING MOTION DETERMINING THE AUTOMATIC STAY IS
INAPPLICABLE
On August 10, 2026, the Interested Parties Advanced Navigation And Positioning
Corporation (“ANPC”), Assure Global LLC (“Assure Global”), Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC
(“Atlantic Wave”), Fairwinds Technologies LLC (“Fairwinds”), Legalist SPV III, L.P.
(“Legalist”), MAS USA MGT LLC (“MAS USA MGT”), Roman Investments PR LLC (Roman
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RULE 9021 CERTIFICATE
In accordance with Local Rule 9021, counsel submitting this document certifies that the
order accurately reflects the court’s ruling and that I have delivered a copy of this proposed order
to all counsel who appeared at the hearing, any unrepresented parties who appeared at the hearing,
and each has approved or disapproved the order, or failed to respond, as indicated below:
Nathaniel Saxe, Saxe Law PLLC
and Mohamad A. Akbik, Law Offices of Mohamad A. Akbik, Esq., PLLC
for Bilal Maadarani, Chris Spangler, Neill Whiteley, and Rick Tucker
Approve Disapprove or No Response
Don Robert Hall
Pro Se
Approve Disapprove or No Response
Jeffrey R. Hall, Hutchison & Steffen, LLC
for Cyberlux Corporation
Approve Disapprove or No Response
SPENCER FANE LLP
/s/ R. McKay Holley
R. McKay Holley
Nevada Bar No. 15934
300 South Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
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Nevada docket wrapper records entry of the signed stay-inapplicability order.
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SPENCER FANE LLP
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: 702.408.3400 | Fax: 702.408.3401
Email: rholley@spencerfane.com
mholley@spencerfane.com
Mark A Mintz
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JONES WALKER LLP
201 St. Charles Ave, Ste 5100
New Orleans, LA 70170
Phone 504.582.8000 | Fax 504.582.8583
Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com
Jeff P. Prostok
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
VARTABEDIAN KATZ HESTER HAYNES
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 214-4990
Email: jeff.prostok@vkhh.com
Attorneys for Interpleader Parties
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
In re:
CYBERLUX CORPORATION,
Alleged Debtor.
Case No. 26-50721-hlb
Involuntary Chapter 7
Hearing Date August 18, 2026
Hearing Time 3:00 PM
Judge: Hon. Hilary L. Barnes
ORDER GRANTING MOTION DETERMINING THE AUTOMATIC STAY IS
INAPPLICABLE
On August 10, 2026, the Interested Parties Advanced Navigation And Positioning
Corporation (“ANPC”), Assure Global LLC (“Assure Global”), Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC
(“Atlantic Wave”), Fairwinds Technologies LLC (“Fairwinds”), Legalist SPV III, L.P.
(“Legalist”), MAS USA MGT LLC (“MAS USA MGT”), Roman Investments PR LLC (Roman
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The same order is reproduced as EDVA status-report Exhibit A, ECF 246-1.
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Richard F. Holley, Esq. (NBN 3077)
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SPENCER FANE LLP
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: 702.408.3400 | Fax: 702.408.3401
Email: rholley@spencerfane.com
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JONES WALKER LLP
201 St. Charles Ave, Ste 5100
New Orleans, LA 70170
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Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com
Jeff P. Prostok
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
VARTABEDIAN KATZ HESTER HAYNES
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 214-4990
Email: jeff.prostok@vkhh.com
Attorneys for Interpleader Parties
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
In re:
CYBERLUX CORPORATION,
Alleged Debtor.
Case No. 26-50721-hlb
Involuntary Chapter 7
Hearing Date August 18, 2026
Hearing Time 3:00 PM
Judge: Hon. Hilary L. Barnes
ORDER GRANTING MOTION DETERMINING THE AUTOMATIC STAY IS
INAPPLICABLE
On August 10, 2026, the Interested Parties Advanced Navigation And Positioning
Corporation (“ANPC”), Assure Global LLC (“Assure Global”), Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC
(“Atlantic Wave”), Fairwinds Technologies LLC (“Fairwinds”), Legalist SPV III, L.P.
(“Legalist”), MAS USA MGT LLC (“MAS USA MGT”), Roman Investments PR LLC (Roman
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Case 26-50721-hlb Doc 53 Entered 08/20/26 16:39:17 Page 1 of 4Case 3:25-cv-00483-JAG Document 246-1 Filed 08/21/26 Page 1 of 4 PageID# 5037
[Analyst visual review note: Judge Hilary L. Barnes signature/seal visible above body; dual Nevada ECF53/EDVA246-1 wrappers.]
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The source establishes a bounded entered ruling on the stay’s applicability to this interpleader. Broader descriptions of the oral reasoning
The source establishes a bounded entered ruling on the stay’s applicability to this interpleader. Broader descriptions of the oral reasoning and actual distribution require their own evidence.
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Complete supplied 4-page source reviewed at SHA-256 3e5ffbf97d7521921ac6e862df541bd616bf480093e70c188bfc95c8bec1eabd. Source assertions, ori
Complete supplied 4-page source reviewed at SHA-256 3e5ffbf97d7521921ac6e862df541bd616bf480093e70c188bfc95c8bec1eabd. Source assertions, original visual features, filing/communication context and identified missing attachments are retained. No unexamined later court outcome is inferred.
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SPENCER FANE LLP
A t t o r n e y s a t L a w
L a s V e g a s
Richard F. Holley, Esq. (NBN 3077)
R. McKay Holley, Esq. (NBN 15934)
SPENCER FANE LLP
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 1600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: 702.408.3400 | Fax: 702.408.3401
Email: rholley@spencerfane.com
mholley@spencerfane.com
Mark A Mintz
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JONES WALKER LLP
201 St. Charles Ave, Ste 5100
New Orleans, LA 70170
Phone 504.582.8000 | Fax 504.582.8583
Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com
Jeff P. Prostok
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
VARTABEDIAN KATZ HESTER HAYNES
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 214-4990
Email: jeff.prostok@vkhh.com
Attorneys for Interpleader Parties
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
In re:
CYBERLUX CORPORATION,
Alleged Debtor.
Case No. 26-50721-hlb
Involuntary Chapter 7
Hearing Date August 18, 2026
Hearing Time 3:00 PM
Judge: Hon. Hilary L. Barnes
ORDER GRANTING MOTION DETERMINING THE AUTOMATIC STAY IS
INAPPLICABLE
On August 10, 2026, the Interested Parties Advanced Navigation And Positioning
Corporation (“ANPC”), Assure Global LLC (“Assure Global”), Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC
(“Atlantic Wave”), Fairwinds Technologies LLC (“Fairwinds”), Legalist SPV III, L.P.
(“Legalist”), MAS USA MGT LLC (“MAS USA MGT”), Roman Investments PR LLC (Roman
__________________________________________________________________
Case 26-50721-hlb Doc 53 Entered 08/20/26 16:39:17 Page 1 of 4Case 3:25-cv-00483-JAG Document 246-1 Filed 08/21/26 Page 1 of 4 PageID# 5037
[Analyst visual review note: Judge Hilary L. Barnes signature/seal visible above body; dual Nevada ECF53/EDVA246-1 wrappers.]
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What hearing transcript and subsequent district-court orders establish the incorporated reasoning, remaining issues and actual distribution?
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What admission record and original order-approval communications resolve the conflicting Prostok labels and exact scope of certificate appro
What admission record and original order-approval communications resolve the conflicting Prostok labels and exact scope of certificate approval?
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The canvas follows the database: source to DISTIL record, DISTIL record to knowledge object, then reviewed relationship. Position alone means nothing.
Counsel characterise Judge Barnes as rejecting petitioners’ arguments and agreeing that the stay does not forestall distribution under the settlement. They report a comfort order allowing the interpleader to proceed and identify the written 20 August order as Exhibit A. This eight-page file does not itself contain the exhibit; the separately held four-page ECF 246-1 supplies it. Counsel’s description of oral reasoning must not replace the actual operative order or absent transcript.referencesThis four-page copy visibly bears Judge Hilary L. Barnes’s signature/seal and overlapping docket wrappers: Nevada ECF 53 entered 20 August 2026 at 16:39:17 and EDVA ECF 246-1 filed 21 August. It follows the 18 August hearing and grants the motion in part. The operative text says the automatic stay does not apply to HII Mission Technologies Corp. v Cyberlux Corp., EDVA 3:25-cv-483-JAG, which may proceed unabated. This is an entered order, not an unsigned proposal.
The report references Exhibit A, supplied separately as ECF246-1. Preserve one judicial act and distinct filing wrappers.
The concluding request asks the district court to rule on revised distribution motion ECF 232 and disburse accordingly. It is requested next action, not an entered distribution order, an approved amount or a bank confirmation. The wherefore clause names Jointly Acting Parties and Cyberlux; the broader joining statement and Government signature material must be read separately rather than erased.referencesThe order expressly incorporates oral findings and conclusions from the hearing. Those reasons are not transcribed in these four pages. The operative provision permits the specified interpleader to proceed; it does not itself state distribution amounts, approve a payment schedule, enter a merits ruling on each claim or prove that cash was disbursed.
The requested ECF232 decision is not the same act as allowing the interpleader to proceed; neither proves disbursement.
This four-page copy visibly bears Judge Hilary L. Barnes’s signature/seal and overlapping docket wrappers: Nevada ECF 53 entered 20 August 2026 at 16:39:17 and EDVA ECF 246-1 filed 21 August. It follows the 18 August hearing and grants the motion in part. The operative text says the automatic stay does not apply to HII Mission Technologies Corp. v Cyberlux Corp., EDVA 3:25-cv-483-JAG, which may proceed unabated. This is an entered order, not an unsigned proposal.supportsWhat hearing transcript and subsequent district-court orders establish the incorporated reasoning, remaining issues and actual distribution?
Specifically named source propositions support the bounded distinction or question.
R. McKay Holley’s Rule 9021 certificate visibly marks Approve for the petitioners’ counsel group, Don Robert Hall and Jeffrey R. Hall for Cyberlux. The certificate describes approval of the order’s reflection of the ruling. It does not, by itself, establish abandonment of prior opposition, waiver of appellate rights or consent to every distribution term. Don Robert Hall and Jeffrey R. Hall are different identified roles.supportsWhat admission record and original order-approval communications resolve the conflicting Prostok labels and exact scope of certificate approval?
Specifically named source propositions support the bounded distinction or question.
This four-page copy visibly bears Judge Hilary L. Barnes’s signature/seal and overlapping docket wrappers: Nevada ECF 53 entered 20 August 2026 at 16:39:17 and EDVA ECF 246-1 filed 21 August. It follows the 18 August hearing and grants the motion in part. The operative text says the automatic stay does not apply to HII Mission Technologies Corp. v Cyberlux Corp., EDVA 3:25-cv-483-JAG, which may proceed unabated. This is an entered order, not an unsigned proposal.supportsThe source establishes a bounded entered ruling on the stay’s applicability to this interpleader. Broader descriptions of the oral reasoning and actual distribution require their own evidence.
Specifically named source propositions support the bounded distinction or question.
Counsel blocks identify Richard F. Holley, R. McKay Holley, Mark A. Mintz and Jeff P. Prostok for interpleader parties. Prostok is labelled admitted pro hac vice on page 1 and application pending on page 3. Both labels are preserved as a source inconsistency; this copy alone does not resolve his admission status. The order’s entered judicial status is separately evidenced by its signature and docket wrappers.supportsWhat admission record and original order-approval communications resolve the conflicting Prostok labels and exact scope of certificate approval?
Specifically named source propositions support the bounded distinction or question.
The order expressly incorporates oral findings and conclusions from the hearing. Those reasons are not transcribed in these four pages. The operative provision permits the specified interpleader to proceed; it does not itself state distribution amounts, approve a payment schedule, enter a merits ruling on each claim or prove that cash was disbursed.supportsThe source establishes a bounded entered ruling on the stay’s applicability to this interpleader. Broader descriptions of the oral reasoning and actual distribution require their own evidence.
Specifically named source propositions support the bounded distinction or question.
The order identifies the interpleader movants and the motion seeking stay inapplicability or alternatively abstention. It records consideration of Bilal Maadarani’s opposition, Cyberlux’s joinder/limited response, the movants’ reply and the hearing record. The written disposition does not separately grant every alternative request or dismiss the Nevada case.supportsThe source establishes a bounded entered ruling on the stay’s applicability to this interpleader. Broader descriptions of the oral reasoning and actual distribution require their own evidence.
Specifically named source propositions support the bounded distinction or question.
This four-page copy visibly bears Judge Hilary L. Barnes’s signature/seal and overlapping docket wrappers: Nevada ECF 53 entered 20 August 2026 at 16:39:17 and EDVA ECF 246-1 filed 21 August. It follows the 18 August hearing and grants the motion in part. The operative text says the automatic stay does not apply to HII Mission Technologies Corp. v Cyberlux Corp., EDVA 3:25-cv-483-JAG, which may proceed unabated. This is an entered order, not an unsigned proposal.supportsDoes ECF 53 itself order a particular distribution or prove creditors were paid?
Specifically named source propositions support the bounded distinction or question.
The order expressly incorporates oral findings and conclusions from the hearing. Those reasons are not transcribed in these four pages. The operative provision permits the specified interpleader to proceed; it does not itself state distribution amounts, approve a payment schedule, enter a merits ruling on each claim or prove that cash was disbursed.supportsWhat hearing transcript and subsequent district-court orders establish the incorporated reasoning, remaining issues and actual distribution?
Specifically named source propositions support the bounded distinction or question.
The order expressly incorporates oral findings and conclusions from the hearing. Those reasons are not transcribed in these four pages. The operative provision permits the specified interpleader to proceed; it does not itself state distribution amounts, approve a payment schedule, enter a merits ruling on each claim or prove that cash was disbursed.supportsDoes ECF 53 itself order a particular distribution or prove creditors were paid?
Specifically named source propositions support the bounded distinction or question.
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