Bell v. Disner et al

Filing 22

ORDER granting 21 Motion to Substitute Party. Signed by Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens on 11/14/2022. (AR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
OCALA DIVISION
KENNETH D. BELL and
NATIONWIDE JUDGMENT
RECOVERY, INC., in his capacity as
court-appointed Receiver for Rex
Venture Group, LLC dba
ZeekRewards.com
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No: 5:21-mc-11-JSM-PRL

TODD DISNER, TRUDY GILMOND,
TRUDY GILMOND, LLC, JERRY
NAPIER, DARREN MILLER,
RHONDA GATES, DAVID
SORRELLS, INNOVATION
MARKETING, LLC, AARON
ANDREWS, SHARA ANDREWS,
GLOBAL INTERNET
CORPORATION, T. LEMONT
SILVER, KAREN SILVER, MICHAEL
VAN LEEUWEN, DURANT
BROCKETT, DAVID KETTNER,
MARY KETTNER, P.A.W.S.
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC,
LORI JEAN WEBER and
ZEEKREWARDS.COM,
Defendants.
ORDER
This case is before the Court on the motion for substitution of party filed by
Nationwide Judgment Recovery, Inc. (Doc. 21). Nationwide Judgment Recovery, Inc.,
requests that this Court substitute Nationwide Judgment Recovery, Inc. as the named Plaintiff
in this matter in place of Matthew Orso, as Successor Trustee to Kenneth D. Bell, in his
capacity as Court Appointed Receiver for Rex Venture Group, LLC.

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As established by the motion and the exhibits to the motion, Nationwide Judgment
Recovery, Inc. is the party in interest under Rule 25(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
It is well settled that substitution is committed to the discretion of the court. “Substitution
under Rule 25(c) is purely a matter of convenience, and regardless of whether substitution is
ordered, the respective substantive rights of the transferor or the transferee are not affected.”
Barker v. Jackson Nat. Life Ins. Co., 163 F.R.D. 364, 365 (N.D. Fla. 1995).
Accordingly, the motion for substitution of party (Doc. 21) is GRANTED, and
Nationwide Judgment Recovery, Inc. shall be substituted as the named Plaintiff in this matter
in place of Matthew Orso, as Successor Trustee to Kenneth D. Bell, in his capacity as Court
Appointed Receiver for Rex Venture Group, LLC. The Clerk is directed to take all steps
necessary to effectuate the substitution of party on the docket.
DONE and ORDERED in Ocala, Florida on November 14, 2022.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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