UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
SOUTHERN DIVISION AT LONDON
HBKY, LLC,
Plaintiff,
Civ. No. 6:21-cv-00101-GFVT-HAI
KINGDOM ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC, ET AL.,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE & APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISERS
Comes the undersigned, Court appointed Special Master, and gives notice that pursuant to the Order of Sale [Doc# 1152] entered in the above-captioned case on March 30, 2026 he will on JUNE 11, 2026 at 1:00 P.M. at the door of the Harlan County Courthouse facing Central St., in Harlan, Kentucky, offer for sale at public auction and outcry to the highest and best bidder the hereinafter described real property in Harlan and Bell Counties, more particularly described in the Order of Sale (the "Realty"):1
FORMER BLACK STAR LAND & MINING PROPERTY
KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 72, BLACKSTAR
HARLAN COUNTY PVA MAP #s 037-00-00-001.00; 037-00-00-001_01;
036-00-00-001.00
KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 72, BLACKSTAR, IN RELATION TO CERTAIN MINERAL INTERESTS IN WHOLE OR IN PART ONLY
HARLAN COUNTY PVA MAP #s 025-00-00-001.00; 027-00-00-001; 027-00-00-002
CHUNKLINK SPUR, PATHFORK
HARLAN COUNTY PVA MAP #049-00-00-001.00
CATRONS CREEK
HARLAN COUNTY PVA MAP #062-00-00-001.00
KY 987 BLAKESNAKE
BELL COUNTY PVA MAP # 179-00-00-020.00
The Realty is being sold to pay the principal judgment of $45,260,810.90, plus interest, costs, and fees and in accordance with the Order of Sale and terms therein, and subject to [Doc #335], including those terms related to credit bidding. GENERAL SALE TERMS: (1) A minimum bid which is greater than or equal to 67% of the appraised value of the Realty will be required in order to bid (the "Minimum"), with the Minimum to be paid to the undersigned by certified check or cashier's check made payable to the "United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky" by a bidder before any bid will be accepted (i.e., a bidder must pay the Minimum in order to bid at the sale), which shall be held by the undersigned until the sale has concluded and refunded to any unsuccessful bidder within 10 days of the sale; (2) the balance of any bid in excess of the Minimum shall be paid to the undersigned within 20 days after the sale, by a certified or cashier's check payable to the "United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky"; and (3) if the successful bidder fails to timely pay the balance due, the certified or cashier's check for the Minimum shall be forfeited and shall be applied to cover the expenses of the sale, including any commissions due, with any amount remaining remitted to the Plaintiff and applied to reduce the Plaintiff's aforesaid judgment, and the Realty shall then be offered again for sale.
The Realty will be appraised by Kevin Bisceglia and Jonathan Evans, two disinterested, intelligent housekeepers actively engaged in or having at least one year of experience in the field of real estate. Their appraisals will be filed in the record once received by the undersigned and may be obtained from the undersigned.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/C. BISHOP JOHNSON
BISHOP JOHNSON C. BISHOP JOHNSON, PLLC
PO Box 128
Pineville, KY 40977
Phone: (606) 337-6500
Fax: (606) 337-6100
Email: cbishopjohnson@bellsouth.net
IPL0337910
May 13,20,27,Jun 3 2026