IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA
CASE NO. 50-2025-CA-012039--XXXA-MB
NASON, YEAGER, GERSON,
HARRIS & FUMERO, P.A.,
a Florida professional association
Plaintiff,
v.
WHITE RIVER ENERGY CORP.,
a Nevada corporation, et al.,
Defendants.
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NOTICE OF ACTION
BY PUBLICATION
To: Any and all Defendants listed above whose residence, whereabouts, or identity is unknown, who have been unable to be served after diligent search and inquiry, including unknown persons or entities claiming any right, title, or interest in the escrow funds that are the subject of this action.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an interpleader action has been initiated by Plaintiff, Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A., as a neutral escrow agent holding in Trust $780,970.69 in escrow funds (the "Escrow Funds"), by filing a two count Complaint in this Court under Case No. 50-2025-CA-012039-XXXA-MB, in which Plaintiff seeks:
(i) to interplead the Escrow Funds into the Registry of this Court, along with all Defendant claimants to the same, following its resignation and in light of competing, inconsistent demands, in accordance with, and pursuant to, Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.240, Fla. Stat. Chapter 86, and §4(d) & §5 of an Escrow Agreement executed by Plaintiff and Defendant, White River Energy Corp. ("Seller") on or about August 5, 2024 (the "Escrow Agreement"), in which Plaintiff agreed to act solely as a neutral escrow agent in connection with Seller's sale of certain sovereign tax credits originally issued by Native American recognized tribes (the "Tax Credits") to various tax credit purchasers (collectively, the "Buyers"), and,
(ii) for a judgment declaring: (a) which Buyer Defendants (if any) are legally entitled to recover from the Escrow Funds, (b) whether Seller's demand for return of the Escrow Funds is valid, (c) whether ADR or other contractual prerequisites bar certain Buyer Defendant's claims, and (d) that Plaintiff has satisfied all of its obligations under the Escrow Agreement.
YOU ARE REQUIRED to serve a copy of your written response or defenses, if any, to the Complaint upon IVAN J. REICH, ESQ., Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is NASON, YEAGER, GERSON, HARRIS & FUMERO, P.A., 3001 PGA Boulevard, Suite 305, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, on or before April 30, 2026, a date which is within twenty (20) days, and within sixty (60) days, after the first publication of this Notice in the Daily Business Review in Palm Beach County, Florida and file the original with the Clerk of the Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida, 2052 N. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, FL 33401, either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a Default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or Petition.
"If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact William Hutchings Jr., MPA, PHR, the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, Palm Beach County Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, Florida 33401; telephone number (561) 355- 4380 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711."
March 2, 9, 16, 23 2026
LSAR0466203