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Denied in part, admitted in part. It is denied that Plaintiff showed Defendant recent photographs of himself with his Porsche, Mercedes Benz, 1985 Camero and MG. It is denied that Plaintiff showed Defendant his 1960's Dodge stored in the garage at the 119 South Duke Street property. It is admitted that Plaintiff purchased a 1988 Mercury Sable and a 1977 Pontiac. It is denied that Plaintiff represented to Defendant that he owned all of these vehicles. By way of further response, Defendant stole photo albums from the 119 South Duke 4 {pc. '~'<..JH/h .~/~I/(l(l , , I 'I I i I I I I Street property in March of 1998 and made assumptions therefrom. I II It is denied tha t the same is relevant to the within subj ect I matter or is proper grounds for a Counterclaim. 35. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff represented to Defendant that he had lived for the prior two (2) years in Germany with his ex-wife and two adopted daughters. It is denied that the same is relevant to the within subject matter or is proper grounds for a Counterclaim. 36. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff represented to Defendant that he was fluent in three (3) languages and regularly traveled the world in his capacity as an international sales representative. By way of further response, Plaintiff did travel internationally in the past. It is denied that the same is relevant to the within subject matter or is proper grounds for a Counterclaim. 37. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff showered Defendant and her children with lavish gifts and expensive social outings. It is denied that Plaintiff paid for gifts with cash and credit cards and purchased the gifts in Defendant's presence. By way of further response, Plaintiff was unemployed and with little income most of the time. It is denied that the same is relevant to the within subject matter or is proper grounds for a Counterclaim. 5 (pJ, JJH/h . 21 1.1/ 'i~l Tierra Lenker. It is denied that the same is relevant to the within subject matter or is proper grounds for a Counterclaim. 59. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff admitted to Defendant that he was unable to work because he had failed to pay federal and state taxes since March 31, 1995. By way of further response, Plaintiff has never been notified by the IRS or any other revenue department that he owes taxes. Defendant stole Plaintiff's personal documents and made assumptions therefrom. It is denied that the same is relevant to the within subject matter or is proper grounds for a Counterclaim. 60. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff admitted to Defendant that he had been a fugitive in Europe with his ex-wife and children. By way of further response, Plaintiff has never been charged with any crime and has never been a fugitive. It is denied that the same is relevant to the within subject matter or is proper grounds for a Counterclaim. 61. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff admitted that his United States passport had been cancelled. By way of further response, Plaintiff's passport has never been cancelled nor revoked. It is denied that the same is relevant to the within subject matter or is proper grounds for a Counterclaim. 11 73. ,,-~ 76. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff has refused to I I return the remaining items refcrrcd to in paragraph number 74. By way of further response, it is denied that Plaintiff has those items in his possession. 77. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff deprived Defendant the use and enjoyment of said chattels. By way of further response, it is denied that Plaintiff has said chattels in his possession. 78. Denied. It is denied that Defendant has suffered monetary damages in the amount of $2,000.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit, because of Plaintiff's conversion of Defendant's personal property. By way of further response, it is denied that Plaintiff has said items in his possession. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests this Honorable Court dismiss Defendant's Counterclaim of conversion and enter i judgment on behalf of Plaintiff. COUNT 3: TR~SPASS TO LAND 79. No response required. 80. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff used an unauthorized and improperly retained key to gain access through a locked passageway door at the front of the house on 119 South I I II I I II 16 7r, "''''',1 "yO' i Duke Street. It is denied that Plaintiff kicked in the back i [ passageway door breaking it. By way of further response, , i Plaintiff did not have a key in his possession to gain access I through said passageway since Defendant had changed the lock to that entry as well. 81. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff broke the window into the butler's pantry on the first floor of the house. 82. Denied. It is denied that Defendant Wiltschek (sic) , (Plaintiff) , stacked the broken window pieces and original hand hewn wood trim on the windowsill and on the sidewalk. 83. Denied. It is denied tha t Defendant Wiltschek (sic) , (Plaintiff), removed the security grate from the second floor kitchen window. It is denied that Defendant (sic), (Plaintiff), broke the window and climbed into the kitchen breaking the over- the-sink light below the window in the process of entering. It is denied that Defendant (sic), (Plaintiff), cleaned up the broken wood, glass and plastic, placing it in the trash bag in the kitchen. By way of further response, Plaintiff did not have a key to gain access through the locked passageway door at the front of the house located at 119 South Duke Street and accord~ngly, did not commit trespass or cause damages as alleged. 'I I 17 7f I JJM/tl.' ;'1'.11'.1" I."".... I , I contact an attorney. 107. Denied. It is denied that the publication of Plaintiff's assertion of Defendant's misrepresentation, as a licensed attorney, materially damaged Defendant's credibility in the local legal community and seriously damaged Defendant's ability to be admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar. By way of further response, Defendant has damaged her credibility solely on her own through representations which she made to plaintiff and others, as being a licensed attorney. 108. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff caused any public humiliation and reduced the credibility of Defendant in the Courtroom of District Justice William Farrell. By way of further response, Defendant has publicly humiliated and damaged her credibility solely on her own through representations which she made to Plaintiff and others, as being a licensed attorney. 109. Denied. It is denied that Plaintiff has caused Defendant public humiliation and an inability to procure legal counsel. By way of further response, Defendant has publicly humiliated and damaged her credibility solely on her own through representations which she made to Plaintiff and others, as being a licensed attorney. 24 ~{p. ."" f:".... I'll, C r PI': FOil (,IS'rING CASE ~'OR . .U^" (Must be typewritten ilnd suanitted in duplicate) 10 'I'IIE PROI'1I0t\UI'MlY OF CUMBERLJ\ND COUNTY Please list the following case: (Check one) for JURY trial at the next term of civil court. ( XX) for trial without a jury. ----------------------------------------- CAPTION OF CASE (entirc caption must be statcd in full) (check onc) ( X) Civil Action - Law Monica Del Carmen Gomez, by her Attorney-In-Fact. Walter Wiltschek Appeal from Arbitration (other) (Plaintiff) vs. Suzanne S. Abel (Defendant) The trial list will be called on and 4/20/99 Trials COITTrence on 5/10/99 & 5/17/99 Pretrials will be held on 4/28/99 (Briefs are due 5 days before pretrials. ) vs. (The party listing this case for trial shall provide forthwith a copy of the praecipe to all counsel, pursuant to local Rule 2l4.l.) No. 98 Civil 3426 19 98 Indicate the attorney who will try case for the party who files this praecipe: John James Mooney, III, Esquire Indicate trial counsel for other parties if known: Suzanne S. Abel, Pro Se This case is ready for trial. Date: 1/2/99 q/. '"' .----......- uire .. () S-~ --~;..- r'~: ':-:-' . \.8 I.D i..) 'Ii ~:J I .! . !~!: .,il ..-, -j{\ ~! ~fJ l,jrn -I ~~ ~(~' :: ~::: i_ --1"'1 .,'. " 3-:~i r;- :;2 :.: I I I I I I vs. REV. DR. GERALD GINGRICH, Additional Defendant -~ -' . -- o -n :::J := :!! ....- _....:4. , 1'0 ~t, -~ .~1 ;':} ',-;:1'\ '-.' .... <- :< i 'r' . I ~' 'IZ' !/'. I ' ~~ /. , ,.\ . \ II . '1;' i J' :'. /p: 1,/, . jf. "~ J ,1.\ . I!' la ' 1 . ,.-- , MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Attorney-In-Fact, WALTER WIL TSCHEK, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Defendant No, 98-3426 CIVIL ACTION - LAW -' ~~! ~!. '~:':.''':': ?..~ -g ':':') ," .:'") N c~; vs, SUZANNE ABEL, t." . .. " .- " -:~ -. ,,:> PRAECIPE FOR WRIT TO JOIN ADDITIONAL DEFENDANT To: Prothonotary Kindly Issue Writ to Join as an Additional Defendant, to the following party In the above captioned case: Reverend Doctor Gerald Gingrich, 773 Kreitz Creek Road, York, PA 17406- 8719 Counsel for Plaintiff is: John James Mooney, III, Esquire, Mooney & Associates, 230 York Street, Hanover, PA 17331. Counsel for Defendant is: Suzanne Abel, Pro Se, P,O. Box 1032 ,Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. Date: IJ/;3Jq~ Signature Name: Suz e Abel, Pro Se Address: P,O, Box 1032 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 CjS ,':, ;:.,'"":-"'..;t"':"'::-':""'" :'~i.. . ,,~'.'f!;. '.~ ~~;:; or;- ---,-.' ," '~jf,"""'''' . 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I...!'J) -, j . r r, 1.....,) ~ ~'" y .-- , ...-,.~ -. \ WALTER WIL TSCHEK, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA .,' vs, REV. DR. GERALD GINGRICH, KATHLEEN GINGRICH, Additional Defendants No, 98-SU06021 ,09 CIVIL ACTION - LAW o.D '" .., 1.0 ~ 7- :"".- -< .. ;.;> c - ''0 - 2 .' .. w - \D SUZANNE ABEL, Defendant vs, ANSWER WITH NEW MATTER AND COUNTERCLAIMS ANSWER AND NOW, this Ir day of March, 1999, comes the Defendant, Suzanne Abel, pro se pending retention of counsel. and files the following Answer with New Matter and Counterclaims to the Complaint: 1, Denied. Plaintiff testified on November 25, 1998, before District Justice Farrell of York County, that he no longer resides at the averred address, Plaintiffs current residence is unknown, Said averment therefore is denied, and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 2. Admitted. 3, Paragraph 3 was omitted from Plaintiffs Complaint. 4, Denied in part, admitted in part. Plaintiff represented to Defendant that he had several residences, one of which was the 119 South Duke Street address. Plaintiff never advised Defendant when he began or ended residing at any of his purported addresses, After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 4. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 5. Admitted, 6. Denied in part, admitted in part, Plaintiff and Defendant were involved in a romantic relationship, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 6. Said averments are therefore denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 7, Denied. Defendant has never represented to Plaintiff, or anyone else, that she is an attorney, Moreover, after reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining JDI. .. l~--\ averments of Paragraph 7. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 8, Denied. Defendant has never represented to Plaintiff, or anyone else, that she is an attorney. Defendant informed Plaintiff during their first conversation that Defendant was a law school graduate, and was planning to take the July 1998 bar exam. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 8, Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 9. Admitted, 10. Denied in part, admitted in part, Plaintiff continued to reside with his personal belongings at 119 South Duke Street, subject to the agreed upon condition that Plaintiff reimburse Defendant for Plaintiffs hou~ing costs including, but not limited to, electric, gas, oil, water, sewer, trash, and repairs & maintenance, Plaintiff failed to reimburse Defendant for any expenses Plaintiff incurred. Thereupon, Plaintiffs continued residence was neither lawful nor authorized, After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 10, Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 11, Denied, Plaintiff, not Defendant, terminated the relationship. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 11. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 12. Denied in part, admitted in part, Plaintiff re-keyed the front door lock, thus locking out Defendant, the lawful owner of the property, on or about March 31, 1998, On or before April 25, 1998, Plaintiff voluntarily vacated and abandoned the property, taking with him everything a person could load into a small truck, inCluding real property fixtures. On April 28, 1998, Defendant had the locks changed to prevent Plaintiffs re-entry and further damage to the real property. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 12. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 13. Denied, By the time Defendant first entered the premises on April 25, 1998, and subsequently changed the locks on April 28, 1998, Plaintiff, or Plaintiffs agent, had removed almost all of Plaintiffs personal property, as well as fixtures which were attached to the real property, and which Plaintiff had represented to Defendant were permanent fixtures in the property. Therefore, when Defendant entered the premises on April 25, 1998, and again on April 28, 1998, Defendant found the residence to be essentially vacant. Defendant initially attempted to locate Plaintiff to arrange return of Plaintiffs remaining personal property, identified as Exhibit A, Plaintiff eventually requested return of the items identified as Exhibit A, but demanded to meet with Defendant alone to "teach her a thing or two about the law," J 0 d--. .~. , ' Plaintiffs current threat, in context with Plaintiffs prior threats and subsequent actions carrying out those prior threats against Defendant's person, property, and profession placed Defendant in apprehension of imminent harm, Therefore, Defendant requested that Plaintiff secure a constable or sheriff to witness and supervise the transfer of property. Defendant has repeatedly offered to meet with Plaintiff to perform the transfer of personal property, Each time Plaintiff has heretofore refused to comply with Defendant's condition, electing instead to file the instant action, After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 13, Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 14. Denied. Attached here as Exhibit A, is an itemization and valuation of the personal property Plaintiff abandoned at the property, which Defendant continues to offer to Plaintiff for reclamation. This personal property remains at the residence at 119 South Duke Street, York, PA, and Defendant continues to extend the offer for reclamation when witnessed by an Officer of the Law. As recently as November 25, 1998, Plaintiff continues to refuse to reclaim his abandoned property. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 14, Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 15. Denied. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 15, Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Suzanne Abel, respectfully request~ judgment in her favor and against Plaintiff, together with the costs of this action and such other and further relief as this Court deems just and appropriate. NEW MA rrER 16. The foregoing responses to the averments of the Complaint are incorporated by reference and re-alleged as affirmative defenses. 17. The Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, 18, Defendant avers she is not liable to Plaintiff because Plaintiff had knowledge of, and voluntarily assumed the risks out of, the transactions from which the alleged damages arose, 19. Defendant avers she is not liable to Plaintiff because Plaintiff freely, knowingly, and intentionally abandoned his personal property enumerated in Exhibit A on or about April 25, 1998, Despite repeated offers by Defendant, Plaintiff has refused to make arrangements to reclaim the items remaining at the residence, as itemized at '. }06. ,"",,\ ) r"'''', Defense Exhibit A. Therefore, Plaintiff has relinquished any and all claims to those items, 20. Defendant avers she is not liable to Plaintiff because the intentional and/or wrongful acts of persons other than Defendant; to wit: Additional Defendants; constituted an intervening and superseding cause of Plaintiffs alleged injuries and damages. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Suzanne Abel, respectfUlly requests judgment in her favor and against Plaintiff and/or Additional Defendants, together with the costs of this action and such other and further relief as this Court deems just and appropriate. COUNTERCLAIMS COUNT 1: FRAUD 21. Paragraphs 1 through 20 are hereby incorporated by reference. 22. Pursuant to Rule 2252 of the Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure, Defendant joins Additional Defendants. a) Additional Defendants are the Reverend Doctor Gerald Gingrich and Kathleen Gingrich, husband and wife, adult individuals whose last known address was 773 Kreutz Creek Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania 17406, and who are now believed to reside in the Dover area, York County, Pennsylvania, b) At the meeting of December 20, 1997, Plaintiff represented to Defendant that Additional Defendants were long time friends of Plaintiff who had loyally supported Plaintiff through his legal trials. c) On or about Christmas, 1997, Plaintiff introduced Defendant to Additional Defendants at Additional Defendants' house where Additional Defendants were having a Christmas party for their friends and congregation, d) In the course of that afternoon Christmas party, Additional Defendants independently corroborated Plaintiffs assertions that Additional Defendants were Plaintiffs long time friends who loyally supported Plaintiff through his legal trials. e) Further in the course of that afternoon Christmas party, Additional Defendants made statements to Defendant directly, and in Defendant's presence to third parties, that Plaintiff was an honorable, trustworthy, finanCially stable person who had recently fallen on hard times. f) Additional Defendants further represented to Defendant that Plaintiff was an attentive, loving, devoted father whose honor and integrity were beyond respect. g) Additional Defendants alleged that Gerald Gingrich was the pastor at a church. h) Defendant accepted one invitation to attend a service at Additional Defendant's church, /0 !r--, ".....~ ' l t.-.... i) Plaintiff sold Additional Defendants his Mercury Sable car in January 1998 and alleged to Defendant he took a loss on the transaction, Defendant subsequently learned Plaintiff realized a profit from the transaction. j) Additional Defendants represented to Defendant that Plaintiffs legal problems were solely the responsibility of Plaintiffs ex-wife, Karen. . k) Additional Defendants represented to Defendant that Plaintiffs daughter, Jazmin Wiltschek, was Plaintiffs legally adopted child, I) Plaintiff represented to Defendant that Additional Defendants managed Plaintiffs financial affairs. m) Defendant heard, on several occasions, messages on Plaintiffs answering machine from Additional Defendants relating to the payment of Plaintiffs expenses, n) Plaintiff eventually alleged, and Additional Defendant confirmed, that Additional Defendant Gerald Gingrich held power of attorney for Plaintiffs house, which Plaintiff recorded in his adopted daughter's Chilean birth mother's name. 0) Additional Defendant Gerald Gingrich attended the closing wherein Additional Defendant Gerald Gingrich knowingly and willingly signed over to Defendant the property at 119 South Duke Street, York, Pennsylvania, subject of the litigation docketed at No. 98-3426 CIVIL ACTION - LAW, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. 23. On or after December 20, 1997, Defendant and Plaintiff became involved in a relationship, which caused Defendant to place her trust in Plaintiff. 24. Plaintiff represented to Defendant that he was an executive international sales representative for DentsPly, Int'l, making a six figure salary, owning four homes: one in York, PA, one in Florida, one in Chile, and one in Germany; and owning several investment vehicles. 25. Plaintiff showed Defendant what appeared to be recent photographs of Plaintiff with his Porsche, his Mercedes Benz, his 1985 Camaro, and his MG. Plaintiff regularly drove a 1988 Mercury Sable, and further told Defendant he had a 1977 Pontiac. Plaintiff further showed Defendant his classic, pristine 1960's DOdge stored in the garage at the 119 South Duke Street property, Plaintiff represented to Defendant that he owned all of these vehicles, 26. Plaintiff represented to Defendant that he had lived for the prior two years in Germany with his now ex-wife (Karen) and their two adopted daughters (Tierra Lenker, now returned to her birth parents, and Jazmin Wiltschek). 27, Plaintiff represented to Defendant that he was fluent in three languages, and that he regularly traveled the world in his capacity as an international sales representative, 28. Plaintiff showered Defendant, and Defendant's three children, with lavish gifts including expensive jewelry, a leather purse, clothing, designer perfumes, /rJj' r~ r"'":., expensive dinners, candy, flowers, books, bubble bath, toys for the children, expensive social outings (including an extravagant New Year's Eve Party), and cash, Plaintiff paid for the gifts purchased in Defendant's presence with cash, and credit cards. 29, Plaintiff regularly discussed with Defendant plans to travel locally and internationally together; and plans to take excursions to visit art exhibits and museums, Plaintiff and Defendant took several excursions together, 30, Defendant had told Plaintiff that she was planning to take the Bar Exam in July 1998, and the parties made their long term travel and excursion plans accordingly. 31. Defendant told Plaintiff that she had been divorced for 10 years, and that she was currently involved in child custody litigation to maintain custody of her six-year-old daughter. 32, Defendant told Plaintiff that Defendant was active in counseling to help cope with the stress inherent in the child custody litigation. 33, Defendant and Plaintiff eventually became romantically involved, which caused Defendant to place a great deal of trust in Plaintiff, 34. Pursuant to their trusting relationship, Defendant allowed Plaintiff to transfer into her checking account a wire transfer of $5000.00 from Plaintiffs German bank account upon Plaintiffs assertion that he did not yet have a local bank account. 35, Once it had deposited into Defendant's account, Defendant offered to give Plaintiff a cashier's check for his $5000.00 Plaintiff refused and directed Defendant to pay Plaintiffs living expenses, at his direction, until he established a local cheCking account. At Plaintiff's direction, Defendant issued checks and made cash payments for Plaintiffs living expenses including dining out, gas for his Mercury Sable car, food, and household furnishings, 36. Further pursuant to their trusting relationship, Plaintiff gave Defendant a car. Defendant authorized the initial gift transfer on January 8, 1998, attempting to transfer title of Plaintiffs 1992 BMW gray market car into Defendant's name. Plaintiff alleged he i:lid not need the car, and that he wanted Defendant to have a large car to accommodate her two teenage boys and young daughter comfortably and safely, 37. Plaintiff admitted to Defendant on February 19, 1998, when the title transfer was actually accomplished that he was unable to obtain automobile insurance because of his misdemeanor conviction for a driving-under-the-influence related homicide- by-vehicle for which he was imprisoned for one year at Maryland's Snow Hill Correction Facility around 1987, 38. Plaintiff represented to Defendant that he owned the 119 South Duke Street property, that he originally titled the property to Plaintiff Monica del Carmen Gomez Perez Wiltschek so that his ex-wife (Karen) cOuld not claim the property if it was JD~. :,; ,',I I 'I II i! Ii , 1 1"1 1...... 1: ;:1, .,..~..'.:)l , '..x ~--:::..7,j l"~ " r:".., inherited by the minor child, Jazmin WiIlschek, whom he was allowing to be raised by his ex-wife (Karen) as her own daughter. 39. Plaintiff represented to Defendant that title to the property was clear, and that Defendant should use the property to obtain a home equity loan to finance Defendant's child custody litigation, 40. Further pursuant to their trusting relationship, Defendant accepted Plaintiffs gift transfer of the title of the real property at 119 South Duke Street, York, PA. Plaintiff represented to Defendant that Plaintiff purchased the property in cash in August 1997, and had titled it to Jazmin WiIlschek's (his adopted daughter) birth mother who lives in Chile, had never left Chile, and only spoke Spanish, 41. Defendant subsequently learned that Plaintiff Gomez was also Plaintiffs third, and bigamous, wife: Monica del Carmen Gomez Perez WiIlschek. 42, At the conference on January 28, 1998, to transfer legal title of the 119 South Duke Street property, Plaintiff introduced the Reverend Doctor Gerald Gingrich as Plaintiff Monica del Carmen Gomez Perez Wiltschek's Attorney in Fact. Defendant had previously met Dr, Gingrich and found him to be a sincere, trustworthy, honest man, further adding to Plaintiffs credibility, and further increasing Defendant's trust in Plaintiff, 43. Upon Alan Kim Patrono, Esq.'s inquiry, Plaintiff asserted, and Dr, Gingrich confirmed, that Plaintiff has already paid cash for the property, necessitating Mr. Patrono's office to re-write the Property Settlement Sheet confirming receipt of the cash payment. 44. Following settlement, Plaintiff admitted to Defendant that he had not actually adopted the minor child, Jazmin Wiltschek, and that he was not the biological father of the minor child, Plaintiff represented to Defendant that he was the minor child's father because he was able to get his name listed on the minor child's Chilean birth certificate, thereby conferring upon her U,S. citizenship, 45. Upon agreement of the parties, Plaintiff continues to reside at the 119 South Duke Street property and promised to reimburse Defendant for Plaintiffs living expenses I hOUSing costs. 46. Defendant then began, at Plaintiffs insistence and guidance, applying for a home equity loan pursuant to Plaintiffs suggestion that Defendant use the proceeds of the loan to finance her child custody litigation, 47. Further pursuant to their trusting relationship, Defendant accompanied Plaintiff to his ex-wife's (Karen's) house where he thereupon showed Defendant $500.00 cash he allegedly received from Plaintiffs ex-wife (Karen). Plaintiff alleged the $500.00 was re-payment of prior a loan Plaintiff had extended to his ex-wife (Karen), 48. Plaintiff used the $500.00 for a romantic weekend in Atlantic City and New York City, when the parties became engaged, Defendant nevei had possession or /67. ,~ 1'......." control of the $500,00 cash, Nor did Defendant ever borrow any money from Plaintiff, 49. Almost immediately after the engagement, Plaintiff began making demands upon Defendant to liquidate her assets, including her personal jewelry, automobiles, and the property at119 South Duke Street, both by selling them outright and by obtaining a home equity loan using the property as collateral to provide living expenses for Plaintiff. 50, Defendant in the meantime learned that Plaintiff had misrepresented his occupational status, Plaintiff eventually admitted he was unemployed and had not worked at DentsPly, Int'I. since 1994 when he fled the United States to hide in Europe with the minor child, Tierra Lenker, whom the York County Courts had ordered be returned to her biological parents. 51. Plaintiff further admitted to Defendant that he was unable to work because he had failed to pay federal and state taxes since he received his retirement buy-out money of $132,500.00 on March 31, 1995, from Legg Mason. Plaintiff represented that the balance of the retirement buy-out was on deposit in his account in Germany, which was where the wire transfer of $5000,00 in early January 1998 originated, 52. Plaintiff specifically admitted to Defendant that he had been a fugitive in Europe from November 1994 through April 1997 with his ex-wife (Karen), with the child they had attempted to adopt but had been ordered to return to her birth parents, Tierra Lenker, and with the child for whom he was named the father on the Chilean birth certificate, Jazmin Wiltschek, 53. Plaintiff further admitted his U,S. passport had been canceled on July 2, 1997 pursuant to his criminal activity, but that Plaintiff still had a valid Chilean Passport, and a valid Austrian Passport, so that their international travel plans were still possible. 54. Because of Plaintiffs actions, verbal assertions, promises, and course of conduct, Defendant trusted Plaintiff and detrimentally relied upon Plaintiffs assertions when Defendant accepted Plaintiffs generous gifts. 55. Plaintiff intended his conduct and course of action to induce Defendant into permitting Plaintiff to use Defendant's good name and credit to launder his money into the United States, escape tax liability, and avoid detection for his criminal conduct. 56, Plaintiffs conduct induced Defendant to accept Plaintiffs gifts and assurances that he would honor his agreements regarding the pet dog, Amber, and Plaintiffs living expenses I housing costs, 57, Defendant began to suspect that Plaintiff had defrauded Defendant into using her good name and credit to launder money back into the United States in an attempt to avoid his tax and criminal liabilities, Therefore, Defendant ceased to agree to Plaintiffs ongoing demands, / () r. /"-. 58, For 3 weeks following the engagement, Plaintiff incessantly nagged and badgered Defendant by demanding Defendant liquidate her assets and turn the proceeds over to Plaintiff for his living expenses, Defendant explained to Plaintiff that Defendant was not financially able to absorb the tax consequences for the accession to wealth which would occur upon the immediate sale or re-conveyance of the car and the house, 59. Plaintiff asserted that "this isn't worth it anymore," and then demanded return of his engagement ring which Defendant promptly returned, thus terminating the relationship, 60. Defendant subsequently requested Plaintiff relinquish possession of the property at 119 South Duke Street, as well as all keys to the property and the vehicles. Plaintiff relinquished some keys, but retained his set of keys to the 1992 BMW and to the property at 119 South Duke Street, York, PA. It was then that Defendant discovered Plaintiff had procured unauthorized copies of her apartment and both mailbox keys, 61. Plaintiff immediately, and repeatedly thereafter, threatened to "make sure you can never practice law in Pennsylvania" by reporting Defendant to the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and her employer for stealing Plaintiffs property, 62. Plaintiff also threatened "to destroy Defendant" by contacting opposing counsel and then testifying against Defendant at her upcoming child custody hearing; unless Defendant re-conveyed title to both the automobile and the 119 South Duke Street property, immediately, 63, Plaintiff subsequently advised Defendant that he was getting therapy for his drinking problem, and that he wanted to resume the relationship, Additional Defendants confirmed Plaintiffs assertions that he was receiving treatment, and that he wanted the relationship to work, 64. Additional Defendants called Defendant asserting that Plaintiff had realized the error of his ways, a!1d recommended to Defendant to give Plaintiff another chance at the relationship, 65. In reliance upon Additional Defendants' assertions and considering Additional Defendants' social and moral stature, Defendant agreed to meet Plaintiff to discuss a reconciliation, 66. At that meeting, Defendant returned Plaintiffs two German wine glasses and a leather purse Plaintiff had given Defendant. 67. In reliance upon Plaintiffs, and Additional Defendant's, actions, verbal assertions, and promises, Defendant was induced into believing that Plaintiff would peaceably and voluntarily vacate the residence by April 24, 1998, taking only his personal property with him, /01, -', , 68. Plaintiff and/or Additional Defendants removed Plaintiffs personal property, as well as fixtures attached to the real property during the month of April 1998, 69. Defendant learned that Plaintiff had vacated the residence when she went to the residence after receiving assurances from Additional Defendants that Plaintiff had moved out. 70. Additional Defendants subsequently confirmed to Defendant that they had, upon Plaintiffs instructions, removed the personal property Plaintiff left behind when he fled to Germany in April 1998 under the auspices of visiting his ailing mother, 71. Additional Defendant further confirmed that they placed Plaintiffs personal property in storage, and then sold Plaintiffs personal property at Plaintiffs instructions, netting only several hundred dollars which was turned over to Plaintiff upon his return from Germany. 72. Plaintiffs conduct was fraudulent, outrageous and malicious, thereby supporting the imposition of punitive damages against Plaintiff. 73. Because of Plaintiffs actions and course of conduct after the engagement, Defendant has suffered pecuniary damages to her credit and legal reputation in the amount of $100,000,00, as well as interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages, WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests Judgment in the amount of $100,000.00 plus interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages against Plaintiff and Additional Defendants, COUNT 2: BREACH OF CONTRACT and TRESPASS TO LAND 74, Paragraphs 1 through 73 are hereby incorporated by reference. 75, After title to the real property at 119 South Duke Street, York, PA was legally conveyed to Defendant on January 28, 1998, Plaintiff agreed to reimburse .. Defendant for all housing costs including, but not limited to, oil, gas, electric, water, sewer, trash, and repairs & maintenance. Attached here as Exhibit B is an itemization of the housing costs Plaintiff incurred between January 28, 1998 and April 28, 1998, 76. Plaintiff subsequently, repeatedly refused to reimburse Defendant for any of the expenses Plaintiff incurred while living at Defendant's property, in breach of the parties' agreement that Plaintiff would cover his own living expenses, 77. Defendant has incurred damages in the amount of $732,93 for Plaintiffs unreimbursed housing expenses, 78. Upon Plaintiffs defiant and unyielding repudiation of the parties' agreement for Plaintiff to cover his own housing expenses, Defendant notified Plaintiff on or about March 1, 1998, he would have to vacate the premises by April 1, 1998, 79, Defendant went to the property on April 1 , 1998, and discovered that Plaintiff had changed the locks, and that Defendant was unable to gain access to the property, lit). ~"''''''' r..'> 80. Upon looking inside the locked front door, Defendant discovered that the property had been damaged, to wit: the }I," thick period glass in the foyer interior door had been smashed. Defendant knew that Plaintiff and the Reverend Doctor Gerald Gingrich had keys to the property. To Defendant's knowledge, no one else had keys, The previous owner of the property is deceased. 81. The circa 1870 window glass was replaceable with modern glass, although Defendant had to special order the glass due to the thickness and pattern of the glass. The replacement glass cost $90,10. 82, During the month of April 1998, Defendant did not have access to the property, and made no attempt to gain access to the property. 83. During April 1998, Defendant was unable to communicate with Plaintiff, despite repeated attempts to communicate through Plaintiffs ex-wife (Karen), Plaintiffs attomeys of record (John Mooney, Esq. and Dann Johns, Esq.), and Additional Defendants, Each of the parties alleged they had no idea of Plaintiffs whereabouts, and/or expressed their unwillingness to convey messages to Plaintiffs, 84. On April 24, 1998, Additional Defendants represented to Defendant that Plaintiff had vacated the premises and left the country, Defendant knew, based on Court documents Plaintiff had previously shown to Defendant, that Plaintiffs United States Passport had been canceled in July 1997, Defendant further knew, based on Piaintiffs demonstrations to Defendant, that Plaintiff held Chilean and Austrian passports issued in January 1995, despite Plaintiffs status as a U.S. citizen naturalized in the 1970's. Therefore, Defendant believed Plaintiff may still have been in the area, and would continue to commit criminal acts unless affirmatively thwarted, 85. On Saturday, April 25, 1998, went to the South Duke Street residence in the company of two associates and gained access to the property. Defendant and the two associates discovered that the premises had been vacated and abandoned. All of the personal property that could be carried by person and transported in a small truck had been removed. Defendant also discovered several large trash bags throughout and outside the residence; and discovered several bags .contained various documents evidencing Plaintiffs criminal activities and intentionally fraudulent assertions and conduct regarding Defendant. 86. On April 28, 1998, Defendant returned to the property in the company of a locksmith. Defendant had the locks changed to prevent Plaintiffs unlawful re-entry, The cost to change the locks was $141.67, 87, Defendant has suffered monetary damages caused by Plaintiffs unlawful trespass and habitation of $964.70, to replace the circa 1870's window Plaintiff broke, and to re-key the locks after Plaintiff vacated and abandoned the property, as well as interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages. !I!- ",r""",-, -~. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests Judgment in the amount of $964,70 plus interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages against Plaintiff and Additional Defendants, COUNT 3: CONVERSION 88. Paragraphs 1 through 87 are hereby incorporated by reference. 89. Additionally, upon entering the residence on April 25, 1998, Defendant discovered that Plaintiff, or Plaintiffs agents, had removed many fixtures, Attached here as Exhibit C is an itemization and valuation of the fixtures Plaintiff or his agent removed from the real property at 119 South Duke Street during the month of April 1998, 90. Defendant further discovered that, in the process of removing fixtures, including custom made draperies, carpet and shelving units, Plaintiff or Plaintiffs agent caused damage to the property which necessitated repair and/or replacement. The cost of repairing the structure and the replacement value of the fixtures, as itemized in Exhibit C, is $12,700,00. 91, In February 1998, Plaintiff has asked Defendant to allow Defendant's dog, a beagle named Amber, to stay at the South Duke Street house to help protect Plaintiff and the property, Defendant agreed, on condition that the dog be returned if Plaintiff decided she was too much work, 92. Upon entering the residence on April 25, 1998, Defendant further discovered that Amber, her food, food and water bowls, brush, and leash were all gone. Plaintiff initially alleged the dog ran away, but then subsequently admitted to Defendant that he sold Amber to "get even" with Defendant. Amber was valued at $500.00, The food, food and water bowls, brush, and leash are valued at $55,00. 93, Plaintiffs refusal to return to Defendant her fixtures and personal property, which Plaintiff admitted he took without Defendant's permission, has permanently deprived Defendant of the use and enjoyment of said items. 94. Because of Plaintiffs conversion of Defendant's fixtures and personal property, Defendant has suffered monetary damages in the amount of $13,255.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests Judgment in the amount of $13,255,00 plus interest and costs of this suit against Plaintiff and Additional Defendants, fl I COUNT 4: INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS 95, Paragraphs 1 through 94 are hereby incorporated by reference, 96, Through his actions and course of conduct detailed in the preceding paragraphs and incorporated herein by reference, Plaintiff intentionally and/or recklessly defrauded Defendant into trusting him, and accepting his gifts, II J- -,.....,. ,'-0"", , , 97. Plaintiffs actions and course of conduct induced Defendant to place her trust in Plaintiff by accepting Plaintiffs generous gifts of the car and the property. Under any circumstances, but particularly in light of Plaintiffs knowledge of Defendant's stress over her pending child custody litigation, Plaintiffs actions and course of conduct were extreme and outrageous. 98. Plaintiff has instituted numerous separate legal proceedings and investigations against Defendant in the past six months in an attempt to harass, intimidate, and extort money from Defendant, to wit: a) No, 98-3425 CIVIL ACTION - LAW, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania b) No, 98-3426 CIVIL ACTION - LAW, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania c) No. CV435-98-101, District Justice Farrell, in York County, Pennsylvania d) No, 98-SU-06021 ,09 CIVIL ACTION - LAW, in York County, Pennsylvania e) Cumberland County District Attorney's Office Criminal Investigation, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 99, Because of Plaintiffs extreme and outrageous conduct, Defendant has suffered severe emotional distress, 100. Further because of Plaintiffs extreme and outrageous conduct, Defendant was unable to focus on the July 1998 Bar Exam, thus not passing the exam. 101. Due to Defendant's professional humiliation with permanent career consequences, and stress caused by Plaintiffs frivolous and harassing series of law suits in two different counties, Defendant sought and received psychiatric care, which resulted in employment difficulties for Defendant. 102. Plaintiff's conduct was fraudulent, outrageous and malicious, thereby supporting the imposition of punitive damages against Plaintiff, 103. Defendant has suffered emotional damages in the amount of $1 00,000.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit. Defendant has further suffered pecuniary damages for medical treatment in excess of $5000,00, and punitive damages. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests Judgment in the amount of $105,000.00 plus interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages against Plaintiff .' and Additional Defendants, COUNT 4: DEFAMATION 104. Paragraphs 1 through 103 are incorporated by reference, 105. In the course of setting forth his allegations in his Complaint, Plaintiff asserted in Paragraphs 7 and 8 that "Defendant further represented to Plaintiff that she was an attorney, which also caused Plaintiff to place a great deal of trust in Defendant." I t3- , f". -.., 106. As Answered in Paragraphs 7 and 8, Defendant never asserted to anyone, including Plaintiff, that she was an attorney and/or that she was licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania or in any other state, Defendant has never performed any legal services for Plaintiff, nor has she ever represented to Plaintiff that she was qualified to do so, 107. Plaintiff knew his allegation was inaccurate and erroneous because he repeatedly asked Defendant to perform legal work for him. To wit: (1) handle a discrimination law suit Plaintiff had filed against a previous employer, (2) handle a slander/libel/defamation law suit Plaintiff wanted filed against various York County newspapers which reported on his two year kidnapping story regarding minor, Tierra Lenker, (3) handle various law suits Plaintiff wanted filed against Brooks Pomper, Esq., Tierra Lenker's court appointed attorney who was pursuing a Contempt Order against Plaintiff for testifying before York County Judge Erb that he did not know the whereabouts of his ex-wife, or the minor child, Tierra Lenker, and (4) handle a replevin suit in Florida regarding one of Plaintiffs automobiles. 108, Defendant refused each of Plaintiffs repeated requests, each time reminded Plaintiff that Defendant was not authorized to practice law, and each time recommended Plaintiff contact an attorney, 109, Plaintiff reiterated his defamatory allegation in open court before District Justice Farrell on November 25,1998. 110. The publication of Plaintiffs assertion that Defendant misrepresented herself as a licensed attorney has materially damaged Defendant's credibility in the local legal community, and has seriously impaired Defendant's ability to be admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar, Plaintiffs numerous and serious, but unfounded, allegations necessitate Defendant incurring additional legal expenses to defendant against rejection from the Pennsylvania Bar; the outcome of which is, at best, uncertain. 111. Defendant has further suffered public humiliation and damaged credibility in the Courtroom of District Justice William Farrell where Plaintiff publicly reiterated h!s defamatory allegation. 112. Defendant has similarly suffered public humiliation and an ongoing inability to procure legal counsel due to Plaintiffs defamatory allegation. 113. Plaintiffs defamatory allegation adversely affected Defendant's reputation in the general community, in the legal communities of Cumberland, York, and Dauphin Counties, and with the Pennsylvania Bar. 114, Plaintiffs conduct was intentional, fraudulent, outrageous and malicious, thereby supporting the imposition of punitive damages against Plaintiff. 115. Defendant has suffered severe emotional damage due to Plaintiffs extreme and outrageous conduct in the amount of $100,000.00, plus legal career earnings, as well as interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages, /IJ ., . ".~.....-.. . \ WALTER WIL TSCHEK, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA vs. SUZANNE ABEL, Defendant vs. REV. DR. GERALD GINGRICH, KATHLEEN GINGRICH, Additional Defendants No. 98-SU06021.09 CIVIL ACTION - LAW PROOF OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Answer was served upon Plaintiffs attorney, John James Mooney, III, Esquire, Mooney & Associates, 230 York Street, Hanover, PA 17331 by regular and First Class U.S. Mail, postage prepaid on March 12, 1999, . IUU. u.../ S'uzan e Abel P.O. Box 1032 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (717) 791-9904 Pro Se Defendant /d... c) , 1"''''', ..~.., , MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEi:: IN TilE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Plaintirr CUMIlERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLV ANIA VS. <JX-3426 CIVIL SUZANNE A13EL. Dcrcndant CIVIL ACTION - LA W vs, REV, DR. GERALD GINGRICH, Additional Defcndant IN RE: MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE ORDER AND NOW, this ;!. 2...,J day or April, 1999. the defcndant's motion for continuance is DENIED, BY THE COURT, John James Mooney, III, Esquire Mooney & Associates 230 York Street Hanover, PA 17331 ,/IlL ", ' ~d~tf_ o.-f/:1 ;;J./9 (I, c..-c-tf>-<-<4J / ,. -- "b, l' , Suzanne S, Abel, Pro Se 5029 E, Trindle Road, Apt. 1 Meehanicsburg, PA 17055 Court Administrator :rlm /J.J.. >- 0..0 r; .~. <'< "'- I- CO ....1 0 o;E UJz f:..J~ <.) . ..... R=Q :;:c > ......~~ (";1~ c- '." I '" '~"(J) ',,, u.:: ::JZ ',,.WO:- O:fj =:!t;'1..I Ck: tUu ',u..-C Cl. roc.. F oct ... u_ en. => 0 en <.:> \..-/' ~', v I <-,: --I .-." . MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Attorney-in-Fact. WALTER WIL TSCHEK, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA vs. SUZANNE ABEL, Defendant vs. REV. DR. GERALD GINGRICH, Additional Defendant No. 98-3426 CIVIL ACTION - LAW PETITON FOR CHANGE OF VENUE AND NOW, this day of April, 1999, comes the Defendant. Suzanne Abel, Pro Se, and files a Petition for Change of Venue (Forum Non Conviens), to Wit: 1. Plaintiff is Monica Del Carmen Gomez Perez, an adult individual whose residence is unknown, but is believed to reside in Chile, South America, represented by her Attorney in Fact, Walter Wiltschek. 2. Plaintiff Walter Wiltschek is an adult individual whose residence is unknown, but whose last known residence was 2901 Brookeside Avenue, Dover, York County, Pennsylvania 17315. 3. Defendant Suzanne Abel is an adult resident residing at 5029 East Tindle Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. 4. Additional Defendant Reverend Doctor Gerald Gingrich is an adult resident residing at1 05 Rt. 30, Thomasville, PA 17364. 5. Before this Honorable Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County is the case docketed at No. 98-3425 CIVIL ACTION - LAW (attached as Exhibit A). 6. Before this Honorable Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County is the above case docketed at No. 98-3426 CIVIL ACTION - LAW (attached as Exhibit B). 7. Before the Honorable Court of Common Pleas of York County is the case docketed at No. 98-SU06021.09 CIVIL ACTION - LAW (attached at Exhibit C). 8. Removal to York County is necessary because the balancing of convenience strongly favors a transfer for the following reasons: /36. i~' ~~.......~ . 8.a. Plaintiffs Choice of Venue: Plaintiff filed the above docketed case in Cumberland County, along with sister case docketed at No. 98-3525. Plaintiff then filed a third case premised on the same underlying factual and legal issues in York County, docketed at No. 98-SU06021.09. While Plaintiffs choice of venue is generally accorded significant weight, instantly Plaintiff clearly chose two separate venues. Defendant Abel asks this Honorable Court to permit the collective cases to be heard in one venue. 8.b. Interests of Other Parties: 1. ease of access to sources of proof - Real property title records are located at the York County Courthouse; police records and evidence are located at the City of York Police Department office; and title transfer records for the real property are located at the realty transfer office in the City of York. 2. availability of compulsory process for attendance of unwilling witnesses - All of Plaintiffs and Additional Defendant's witnesses, to Defendant Abel's knowledge, reside and/or work in York County. None of Plaintiffs and Additional Defendant's witnesses, to Defendant Abel's knowledge, reside and/or work in Cumberland County. 3. cost of obtaining attendance of willing witnesses - Defendant Abel's witnesses reside in Dauphin County but have agreed to willingly appear in York County without process, if they only have to testify one time. 4. possibility that view of the premises will be required - The real property at issue in case Docketed at NO.98-3426, and the personal property at issue in the case Docketed at No, 98-SU-06021.09, are located one block from the York County Courthouse in the City of York. Both cases allege a valuation of the respective property. Therefore, the likelihood is great that the property will need to be viewed by the Court in the course of resolving these matters. 5. potential enforceability of judgment - The County of York will be in the strongest position to quickly and efficiently enforce a judgment against Defendants since both the real and personal property are located within the county, and within the City, of York. 6. ease, celebrity or expense of litigation - The Court may, sua sponte, consolidate these cases (Pa.R.C.P. 213.'I(a)). Notwithstanding, Defendant Abel intends to seek consolidation of the three cases to minimize legal expenses, and research, preparation and court time; and to minimize inconvenience and costs for herself and her witnesses. Removal to York County, and the subsequent /3(. """" ,...., consolidation of the cases, will undoubtedly result in parallel time and cost savings for the Court, Plaintiff, and Additional Defendant. 8.c. Public Interest: 1. judicial economy - The three cases at issue all involve the same four individuals, the same series of transactions. the same allegations, the same legal issues, the same burdens of proof, the same defenses, the same collection of witnesses, and the same documentary evidence. These cases are factually complex and tightly interwoven. It would be an unnecessary waste of precious judicial resources for the factual background to be outlined in two sister courts. Furthermore, the likelihood is great that the property will need to be viewed by the court in the course of resolving these matters. It would likewise be an unnecessary waste of precious judicial resources for the Cumberland County Judiciary to travel to within one block of the York County Courthouse to view the subject real and personal property when the cases can properly be transferred to York County. 2. court / judicial familiarity - Because the three cases are grounded in the same legal issues, a finding in one court will have preclusive effect on the outstanding case(s). Further, the York County judicial system is familiar with the property at issue, with the location of the real and personal property at issue, with the counsel of record, and with the local procedure for enforcement of judgment. 9. Removal to York County is necessary because Defendant is presently faced with the undue legal and financial hardship and burden of defending the identical factual and legal issues in three separate cases in two separate counties. In part due to the number of cases and the diversity of venues, Defendant has been unable thus far to obtain counsel. Changing venue to one county, and subsequently consolidating the three cases, will result in less work for potential counsel, and therefore better enable Defendant to secure counsel in these matters. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests this Honorable Court to grant this Petition to Change Venue to York County for Consolidation with the pending matter already docketed in that venue. Respectfully Submitted, ell ,- , Name: Suza ne Abel, Pro Se , Address: P.O~- ox 1032 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 By: /3). ""',,) t""lt.", Jm.I lD..5.U 12. Shortly aftcr obtaining owncrship, Dcfcndant terminated the romantic rclationship, dcmanded Plaintiff give her back the keys to her apartment, the keys to her car which Plaintiff had been driving, as well as all keys to the 1992 BMW vehicle. 13. Defendant severed all relationships with Plaintiff and indicated she had no intention of repaying Plaintiff. 14. Defendant further stated that all monies and the vehicle were now "gifts" to Defendant and he could not prove otherwise. 15. Despite demands, Defendant has failed and refused to pay Plaintiff, which failure constitutes a breach of contract. 16. Plaintiff has suffered monetary damages of $24,300.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests judgment in the amount of $24,300.00 plus interest and costs of this suit. COUNT II: FRAUDULENT CONVERSION 17. Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 16 hereof. lB. Plaintiff believes, and therefore avers, that Defendant fraudulently induced Plaintiff into lending her money and conveying the automobile to her and that Defendant had no intention of repaying Plaintiff the sums owed to him. 3 I 3 fp. i 'f ! ;; ":'" ':~::t;_~ ,t";':';i", ~ , , AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALm OF PENNSYLVANIlt : 88: COUNTY OF YORK. Before me, a Notary Public, in 8Dd for said County 8Dd Commcnwea1th. pcr.lOII8lly appc.arcd j .,I.~ll J..-,' t. I'd -':()ir; Ie . being duly sworn a......>1Jiug 10 law, deposes 8Dd says that the filets ....H.IH;'~:1 in the fu.~;..g C'c!mDlolnr- arc tIuc and coacct 10 the bcstof hi.<- knowkdgc, inti" .....hnn 8Dd bclict: L(}/-; ~Cli'( SWORN 8Dd SUBSCRJBED 10 befuIe me this q~ day of ~d~ ,19!e ~t)~ NotIzy Public Notarial Seal P bl C Melissa C. ~,ner. Nota2'ou~ty' Hanover oorc, Yo~ M ,. 20'J0 Mv commISSion E.xPlreS ay II. . .,,_~." ':'SSO~\ii:iO:1 t': N:J:1!:;S /3 r, ~) ,....., 10-'-98 . and correct description of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by reference. 5. On or about December 20, 1997, Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, met Defendant through an ad in the newspaper which was intended by Defendant to solicit romantic relationships or companionship by adult males. 6. Defendant and Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, became involved in a romantic relationship which caused Plaintiff to place a great deal of trust in Defendant. 7. Defendant further represented to Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, that she was an attorney, which also caused Walter Wiltschek to place a great deal of trust in Defendant. 8. Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, later learned that Defendant, although a law school graduate, was not a licensed attorney. 9. Defendant represented to Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, that she was expecting to receive a substantial cash settlement from an ex-husband and even requested Plaintiff's assistance in searching into assets owned by her ex-husband. COUNT I: BREACH OF CONTRACT 10. Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 9 hereof. 11. Defendant and Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, agreed that Defendant would purchase the real property of Plaintiff referred 2 I 4-( " 1: l I: , " ., ,I it [1 , , r , I, 'f-\;";'."';' ",,:" ,........'" ~ /""",, .' 10..'." to in paragraph 4 herein for the sum $40,000.00. 12. Defendant wanted to purchase the property as an investment and was going to pay for the property with either funds obtained from her ex-husband, as set forth in paragraph 9 herein or by refinance of the property. 13. On January 28, 199B, plaintiff, Monica Del Carmen Gomez, by and through her attorney-in-fact, Gerald I. Gingerich, conveyed the property to Defendant. A true and correct copy of said deed is attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and incorporated herein by reference. 14. Shortly after said conveyance, Defendant terminated the romantic relationship and refused to pay the $40,000.00. She further engaged in a self-help eviction of plaintiff, Walter wiltschek, who had been living at the property aforementioned, by changing the locks on the real property. 15. Despite demands, Defendant has breached the contract and refused to pay for the real property or to convey it back to plaintiff, Walter wiltschek. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests this Honorable Court enter judgment against Defendant in the amount of $40,000.00 plus interests, costs of suit and any other relief, equitable or otherwise, including recision of the transfer to Defendant. 3 ! 4-~ .-"', I r' JJKJ D-5-U COUNT II: FRAUDULENT CONVERSION , 16. Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through : 15 hereof. ~. , 17. Plaintiff, walter Wiltschek, believes, and therefore avers, that Defendant fraudulently enticed Plaintiff into the Agreement and never had any intention of paying the contract price, but intended to defraud Plaintiff. 18. Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, believes, and therefore avers, that Defendant intended to fraudulently convert the property to her own without any consideration being paid by using deceitful, untrue and malicious representations solely intended to defraud Plaintiff. 19. Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, believes, and therefore avers, that Defendant had engaged in a pattern of deceit, the purpose of which was solely to obtain pecuniary gain for herself. 20. Despite demands, Defendant has failed and refused to pay for the real property or, in the alternative, to convey it back to Plaintiff. 21. Defendant's conduct is fraudulent, outrageous and malicious, thereby necessitating the imposition of punitive damages against Defendant. 22. Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, has sustained monetary loss including the value of the property, interest, attorney fees and costs of this suit. 4 I frj. t:' ," (', '. ,- , ,: . . - Power of Attorney KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ PEREZ, of Santiago, Chile, do hereby make, constitute and appoint WALTER WILTSCHEK of York County, Pennsylvania, my true and lawful Attorney In Fact for me and in my name, place and stead and on my behalf to do and execute the following acts, deeds and things, including (but not by way of limitation) the following: 1. To purchase, have, hold, possess, control, manage, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, sell or otherwise dispose of, lease(for any term or perpetually and with or Without privilege of purchase and with or without privilege of renewal) the real estate known as premises No. 119 South Duke Street, York, Pennsylvania, and its contents of household goods and furnishings; as well as all or any part of my property, real or personal, in such manner and on such terms as my said Attornev In Fact shall see fit; in connection with the foregoing to make," execute, acknowledge and deliver deeds, mortgages, bills 0: sale, leases and other proper instruments of conveyance, hypothecation, lease, assignment and transfer and to invest and reinvest the proceeds 0: such sale and/or any other monies of mine in such property, real or personal, as my said Attorney In Fact deem expedient. 2. To receive and collect any monies thRt may be due and owing to me from any person, firm or corporation and to deposit the same in any bank account of mine or in any account my Attorney In Fact shall open for me under the authority granted him in this instrument; and to withdraw the same and any other monies on deposit in such account or accounts. 3. To pay from my funds, using therefor either principal or income in the sole discretion of my said Attorney In Fact such expenses of mine as my Attorney In Fact shall see fit to defray for my benefit and to sign income tax returns for me. 4. To enter into and to perform contracts on my behalf and to carry out all contracts entered into by me. S. And generally to do and perform all acts, deeds and things that I personally could do if present and acting in the premises notwithstanding the fact that authority has not been specifically conferred hereinabove upon my Attorney In Fact to do and perform such acts, deeds and things. (1) ;U EXHIBIT Pi A 'W ,,' '.- .". ....,...,... ':0- --::. go , " ... " . ,..""', 6. This Powe. of Atto.ney shall not be affected by the disability o. incapacity of the principal, . \ f 7. This Powe. of Atto.ney shall remain effective until death, Order of Court o. revocation. 8, I he.eby .atify and confi.m all that my said Atto.ney In Fact shall lawfully do o. cease to be done by vi.tue he.eof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have he.eunto set my hand and seal this JUL '4 1997 day of July ,1997 \\ I _ . '-\.() \.t \./"Q.~ MONI~A DEL CARMEN C;~~r GOMEZ PEREZ '(Seal) Signed, Sealed and De1ive.ed in the Presence of (Seal) ,.. . I do he.eby accept this Powe. of Attorney this 19 day " - :1," 1;. ~ \ ~- , r\ .t{ 'I '. "1 I ;1..:' 'l(\ (2) .""'1 ) 1"""'\ '. ('C'. #2- Alan Kim PBlronll; Esq. :lO Wool Middle SlI1lel Ge<<ysllurg, Pennsylvania IT.:Z 717.:J34.l1098 , . " i, \'.. . .... - ,. " \'" '. <,' '" , .... ,;.' '.1 THIS DEED MADE THE j!,'3 ~ day of January in the ~W one thousand nine hundred ninety eight, (1998), ~vl BETWEEN MONICA DEL cARMEN GOMEZ PEREZ, a single woman, by her AT'I'ORNEY-IN-FACT, GERALD I. GINGRICH, of 773 Kreitz Creek Road, York, pennsylvania, GRANTOR / AND 6 suZANNE ABEL, of 5029 Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055, GRANTEE, . ". " " WITNESSETH, that in consideration of the sum of FORTY THOUSAND AND NO/10C DOLLARS, ($40,000.00), in hand oaid, the receiot of which is hereby acknowledged, the said GrantorS do hereby grant and convey to the said Grantee, ALL that certain tract of. land situated, lying, and beina on s~:..e~side of and known as No: 119 South Duke Street in~the ~u~~_:c:rk, York County, r'enns:;lve'nia, together with the ~mprovements thereon erected and bounded ~:~ limited as follows to wit: BOUNDED on the north by property now or formerly bf York Trust Company on the east by a public alley on the south by property now or formerly of Curtis N. Hollinger and on the west by said South Duke Street. Fronting on said south Duke Street 28 feet .and 9 inches and extendina . of uniform width to the hereilwefore mentioned alley. ~ BEING THE SAME which Edna E. Leidic, widow, by her Attorney- in-Fact, Theodcra B. Waltermyer, by rh~ir deed dated August 15, 1997 and reccrded in the office cf the Recorder of Deeds of York County, Pennsylvania in Record Book 1299 at Page 993 granted and conveyed unto Monica Del Carm;,.. Gomez Perez, a single woman, erroneously ,stated as a married w~man in said deed, the GRANTOR herein. EXHIBIT /41 G ........,) r-, ....... ....__............-:-.::~,~ '-' ..~_.. .. ." . ....-.-...-- .' ,'. ,"-'- .~. -~... AND, the said Grantor does hereby covenant and agree that she will warrant speciallY the property hereby conveyed, subject to recorded and/or visible easements and restrictions, if any. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Grantor has hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year first above written. SIGNED, SEALED:AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENCE OF 4~~/;c. g-..- . ~ gj c:~ Jf-, ~ MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ Z by her attorneY-in-fac~ I. GINGRICH ()/J.</ /I-tbf-~u WITNESSES . J,~ ~J.~ ~RALD I. GI~ICH, ~arney- in-fact t \ ReCelVed FEB 2 6 1998 City of York J CD .:> o-=-U"10 V'> '" Cl C> v: ..~ ~ ~ '" ..... a: ",Ill ClE: .,; _ a rJ a on .....,....... ~('J O'I~ C> ___0 ." ~ - -- ~ "'0-% - - - %a: !5ClSool ~ ....."'::> ""aJ..'Cl i>c"'~ OQ..J !i;0~ .('J ~ u,... "'Il!'" .:.: CD ~ OS.-4 . ... bI .....""% !!l a::::u,J:::Z:: "'aJ....-4Cl r~=~,... ....-... e":mQ: oof' '" cc:.;:I:-- - cc =- --=- ~u I CertD.'y ThiaDecument 'Ib Be Recorded I~ York County, Pa. ..,...... .~-;....RfI'8.t.~ ....~ .....:: IP.A "". .~.~.v_. .r!lf. - ...~.. :>t:'. '."'~ . .' :L 'oGl. !~: ::;: ~'-". . /~: """" i,:.,. .... .: ..."",;:::....:.<.. ,~..'" .."'~"I;::... . .......... ;4-[ 1"'""\ ~ AFFIDA vrr COMMONWEALlH OF PENNSYLVANIk : ss: COUNTY OF YORK Before me, a NotBry Public, in and for said Coun1y md Commonwealth. pc:rsona1ly ((]1;T\JCl;..."]x1 (J."fT\LI1 I..JcJ7T<i-Z- I:::t{ /'1;.1 C...t[,;rrJ'j .. ,,1- ~ (' r t:.. ~ ' ,I,', { 'n ^ LJ,; r5J.^ Iu . being duly sworn lil.;\;ulJiug to law, deposes and says that the facts c..'IH:...,j in the fu.~~ CC.n1 /J (0 (r1 r arc true md (A,u,.a to the best of Jus- kDowicdgc, injiYm..hnn md bcIict: 1n ~u cq: j)~' ILfJ:... C! LIlt;- SWORN md SUBSCRIBED to before me this 9th- day of (~)},DA . 1m. JfhL.Mn C ~ NoCmy Public NOlanal Seal P bfc Melissa C. Miller. Notacry u tv' So.... YO""' OUn'l Hanov2f .... M" 2000 Uv commisSIon Exclres ay I , , :'~~cCl:l,tIOn 0\ twtan~s IS;. ~) ) ,. . . Complete set of glasses $ 50.00 THREE BEDROOMS Bedroom #1 rruddJ-e. Double bed Two night tables Three mirrors Small radio and cassette Total of Bedroom # ] $ 700.00 Bedroom # 2 ~ French Provincial Double Bed Two dressers Night stand Light Total of Bedroom # 2 $ 350.00 Bedroom # 3 Single bed Night stand Total of Bedroom # 3 $100.00 Linens $200.00 Bathroom # 1 i " , , i: I , ~. I i Massager i .i , / !J~l . . , r-'~ ) r.......'\ ! . . ,. Shaving machine electric model $150.00 Towels $100.00 Dininl! Room Large Dining Table with four chairs $400.00 Microwave can $100.00 Artwork and paintings (some prints) $2000.00 Miscellaneous Clothing (coats. shins. etc.) S1000.00 Medication $ 100.00 Toiletries S 50.00 Snowblower (used) $ 100.00 Holiday Decor $ 250.00 Antique toys Marx Truck S1400.00 German Toys S 100.00 Ceiling fans (brought from Germany) (two at $50.00 per fan) $ 100.00 Electronic cash register S1000.00 Dehwnidifiers (two at S50_00 each) S 100.00 Photographs and frames S 300.00 Personal documents Priceless Custom Jewelry (necklaces, bracelets) S 120.00 (51. - .'....-.. ..- ,,-,\ - \ r'~" ) I . . Collector's Watch $ 75.00 (paid) , New Wallets (four) $ 80.00 , I ' ~ . , Office Supply $ 150.00 [v. Books (hardbound and Dictionaries) $ 300.00 {~ , ~ Collection of 45 Records $ 100.00 i ! , ' Wooden clothes hangars $ 25.00 Garden tools (sheers, rakes) $ 50.00 Car cleaning supplies $ 25.00 Infant car seat (gift) $ 60.00 New 10 speed Kreudler German bike $ 800.00 Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner (new) $ 900.00 Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner (used) $ 200.00 Total of Personal Possessions $15,525.00 /~, .~ . ,""'"\ , . ,;,..;., MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Attorney-in-Fact, WALTER WIL TSCHEK, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA vs. SUZANNE ABEL, Defendant vs. REV. DR. GERALD GINGRICH, Additional Defendant No. 98-3426 CIVIL ACTION - LAW PROOF OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Rule to Show Cause and Petition for Change of Venue was served upon the following by regular and First Class U.S. Mail, postage prepaid on April 12. 1999: Attorney for Plaintiffs: John James Mooney, III, Esquire Mooney & Associates 230 York Street Hanover, PA 17331 Additional Defendant: (counsel unknown): Rev, Dr. Gerald Gingrich 105 Rt. 30 Thomasville, PA 17364 lU SUZ8 ne Abel , P.O. Box 1032 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (717) 791-9904 Pro Se Defendant I~( .,.:'....-:...'.. ~ ... ~ MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ: IN TIlE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA \'S. 9X-J426 CIVIL SUZANNE ABEL. Defcndant CIVIL ACTION - LA W \'S. REV. DR. GERALD GINGRICH, Additional Defcndant IN RE: MOTION TO OUASIJ PLAINTIFF'S REOUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE ORDER AND NOW, this 'Z.. 2....oJ day of April, 1999, a rule is issued on the plaintiff to show cause why the relicI' requcsted ought not to be grantcd. This rulc returnablc twenty (20) days after service. Argument hcrcon is set for Wednesday, May 26, 1999, at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom Number 4. At that time, the parties shall also address the question of the joinder of the Rev. Dr. Gerald Gingrich as an additional defendant and whether, intcr alia, the defendant or thc plaintiffs have complained with Pa.R.C.P. 2252(b)(I). In thc evcnt that the motion for change of venue is decided adversely to the defcndant and, furthcr, that this case will not proceed against Rev. Gingrich, trial hercin is set for Wcdnesday, Junc 16, 1999, at 9:30 a.m. If it is dctermined that l the case cannot proceed to trial forthwith, thc trial datc will be cancelled. BY THE COURT, , ~Al Ke)in A. I-less, J. / 1~3 .......-'.>~ " ~......-~ ""'" ~ John James Mooney, 1/1, Esquire Mooney & Associates 230 York Street Hanover, PA 17331 . ~,,,,..(l~L't( /. ./ U-'~ . - l,.......:-iJ~' .d"-.l..)'1Q. I~-' . ~,. Suzanlll: S. Abel, Pro Se 5029 E. Trindle Roml, Apt. I Mechanicsburg,I'A 17055 Court Administrator :rlm /~4 'b: al ~. < ..::J 7- 1-. a:. _.~ wO T)? C)? ::':: ;~)Z u: ~.,~ '- <1 '.l~_L .::: O~ .c.)....... be :', l1:. N :"(.f) L.W o~ ('oJ ..:Jz '.'Z --:.;Jl{', o~ t~.hu 0::" . 'r:-: 0.. .~B Q.. "-" u. m :5 u cr> u .~ .. \.J ~ y '- 1"", r--'l doctor/patient privilege, and mailers which may cause her unreasonable embarrassment or, perhaps, Infringe upon her right of privacy under the Pennsylvania and United States Constitutions. G. Plaintiff's discovery request will cause unreasonable annoyance, embarrassment, opprosslon, and unduly burdensome expense to the Defendant because is it overly broad. The generic discovery request amounts to a fishing expedition, which Is prohibited by Pa. R.C.P. 4011. 7. The records and documents Plaintiff purports to request contain intimate and personal details of Defendant's life. 8. Dissemination of this highly personal information will result in embarrassment, unreasonable annoyance, oppression, and probable additional trauma to Defendant and Defendant's minor children. 9. Defendant is protected from Plaintiffs blanket Request for Production of Documents pursuant to Pa. R.C.P. No. 4012 as follows: a) A discovery request which is limited in scope and which does not violate the doctor/patient privilege, b) A discovery request which enumerates with specificity the exact nature and quality of documents requested, and c) A discovery request which stipulates that the requested material will be delivered to this Honorable Court and sealed under Order of Court and opened only as directed by this Honorable Court may be warranted. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests this Honorable Court to grant a Motion for a Protective Order. RespectfUlly Submitted, 9JJ~UWj CLivl Suzah e Abel, Pro Se P.O. Box 1032 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 By: Name: Address: /70, ... . . . ~ . . e . . . f'!'!.. \~ .t . . . . ,::; ". . ,; ,;.0",_".-,..,;. "_"r,, ...,;:.~.,. ..__.,--~- '. . '---~-_...._-.,._-- , - -_.,--,_._-~,---- " COUNTY OF YORK I 'L 1 t 2B EAST MARKET ST" YORK. P~ .17401.;;'. '.: ";INSTRUCTIONS. .....,'J::}>:!i::i:,;'~ i.... PROCESS RECi~pe,.~~~ ~F~Yb~~IT OF RETURN . PLEASE tyPE ONLYLIf"ES.1Tii,ii,,:;::\j it ..'DONOTDETACHANYCopiES;J:iC;AF:, ~ .' ;0: . ..1, ~LAI~TIFF/SI 2. COURT NUMBER Ii . Monica Del Carmen GOrrez& Walter ~1iltschek.. 98-3426 Civil !) 3. DEFENDANT/51 4. TYPE OF WRIT OR COMPLAINT Suzanne Abel VS Rev. Dr. Gerald Gingrich writ to Join Additional Deft. SERVe 5. NAME OF INDIVIDUAL. COMPANY. CORPORATION. ETC. TO SERVE OR DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY TO BE LEVIEO. ATTACHEO. OR SOLD. .~ Rev. Dr. Gerald Ginqrich .....-- 10' ADDRESS (STREET OR RFD WITH BOX NUMBER. APT NO., CITY. BORO. TWP., STATE AND ZIP CODE , AT Rte. 130 Thoma6ville, PA 17364 t.,...7;INDIC"1ESEilVICE" CPERSDNI\L CPERSONINCHARGE. I CDEp,UTIZE , CCeRtMAIL. _ ,IJ1STCLASSMAIL CPOSTED . CDTHER ,i. NOW 19 _I, SHERIFF OF YORK CbUNtY, PA, do hereby deputize ihe sheriff 01 . .' ,'" .' COUNTY to execute this Wrl! and mBke return thereol according .::;::10 law, Thla deputetlon being made at the request and risk olthe plelntlff. '..:L' ",_. ," )~ ;.8. BPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT WILL ASSIST IN EXPEDITING SERVICE: ( OFFICE OF: THE SHERIFF SERVICE CALL (717) 771-9601 I SHERIFF OF YORK GOUNTY OUT OF CX:JlJNTY' CUMBEHLAND ADVM"CE FEE PO BY CU/4BERLAND COUN'I'Y' SHEHIFF ~:~ ,1 "" " .NDTE'ONLY APPUCABLE ON WRIT OF EXECUTION: N.B. WAIVER OF WATCHMAN, Any deputy sheriff levying upon or ehachlng any property undar wllhln wril may leava . .' :"i,:,_':. sa~:YIi,~uta watchman,_ln custody'ofwhomever Is found In possesston, after nollfylng person ollew or attachment, withoutliabUity on the part of such deputy or tho sheriff to any' ;)!,:'t.: plahiUff herein' for'any loss, destructl!Jn, or removal of any property before sheriN's sale thereof.., ,/ ,. /:;.i..- K..9..TYSJ=~N~fESS of ATTORNEY/ORIGINATOR and SIGNATURE! '10. TELEPHONE NUMBER 11. DATE k.' -POBox 1032, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-791-9904 4/12/99 12. t)~ND ,NOnCE OF SERVICE COPY TO NAME, AND ADDRESS BELOW: (This al'8a must be completed If notice Is to be mallea). Cumberland County.Sheriff ...1l"#~(~.f,;~'ii1i:?ii";~:;)i;SPACE'eELOW'FOR:USE'OF.THE SHERIFF,ONLV .',00. NOT'WRITEBELOWTHIS LINE ,(".";.;,;,.,;,,,,"'':;;! ~,~~ >:';,,13'~:J,aCknOWiel:tge receipt of the writ, ':' ',SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED CL~RK 14. Date Received 15. ExpiratJo~' 'J;' .' orcomplalnlaslndlcaledabove. B. Feeser 4/14/99 5/12/99 ~'",~~.:.-, ,,-' ,-,-.., ,,' :,.., ,-" ,,' ,'- ,-. ~-' '-'''' " ;,fi,;,,:;::.,';lB..~h.eI'8bYC;:'ER FYand_RErURNtha. t I [J havop. ersona.IIY sorved, a have-posted propinty, [J have legal evittence of serVice 85 shown In . ':;':"~';':: ":':" Bemarks~, have executed as In ,"Remarks", the wrlt!Jr complaint described on the Individual, company, cor. _;~:._;:-, ::' :" peraUon, c, I the address inserted below by handing a TRUE and ATTESTED COPY thereol. . . -. . ...;-",,', ',:f~;"'17.1J nie by certlIY and return a NOY' FOUND because I am unable to locate the Individuai, company. corporation. etc, named above. (See remarks below.) ,. - 18. NAM AN LE OF INDIVID}l SERVED I LIST ADDRESS HERE IF NOT SHOWN ABOVE (Relationship to Defendenl) 19. Dal of 6JIVlca 20.1ime oLSelVlce t/ /(,,/9'1 'j: tioJ- Time Miles Int. Date nme Miles Int ,.',-,-;,';;; 3.72(21. 72) /(/tj c.".Y"c~ c.-I -,~...>,~,"~.,,,.,...,>, ,.".,' C-lG, ..:; . /33/ }L,;;~\~ . (1/:;'/I.rI;1 . "~.l .f, l', ,'.,,-' .-.~ ' ,,;,;:'~'~:"~'" "2J.st :34..dayof '->:,~..' 36. Signature 01 35. / ,4t(;l''':MV';~6MMISSON.ExPIREs': Pl<<~~i.~.~i,~' ,~,,' ,;,,:,,/,42.1 ACKNOWLEOGE RECEIPT OF THE SHERIEF'S RETURN SIGNATURE ii"'\:.OFAUTHORIZED ISSUING AUTHORITY'AND TITLE .. i;~~~f:;tWHr(E~__lssulng Authority :_; 2. PINK '. Attorney ,3,' CANARY,. Sherifl's Office I/~':'\f~:/!!;S::~'.o;'<:,:,":'..:~.,:" ..: . .... .. ",- ", :",',~; i":'. 'i";-'. .,; -,. ".,', COUNTY OF YORK - ' OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF SERVICI~ CALL (717) 771-9601 L r- - . ,,{: - f,\, fl' '; ~ ' -It "j ,'j " '\' , :!" I ' } ," ~, ;l,r. }~ - I If... 11)f "~I, , ;11\ Ij -, "I . ;; 28 EAST MARKET ST.. YORK. PA 17401 SHERIFF SERVICE PROCESS RECEIPT, and AFFIDAVIT OF RETURN INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE TYPE ONLY LINES 1 TO 12 DO NOT DETACH ANY COPIES. 1. PLAINTlFF/S! 2. counr NUMUEn Monica Del Cannen Gomez& Walter Wiltschek 98-3426 Civil 3. DEFENDANT/S! 4. TYPE OF wnlT OR COMPLAINT Suzanne Abel VS Rev. Dr. Gerald Gingrich IWrit to Join Additional Deft. S E 5. NAME OF INDIVIDUAL. COMPANY. CORPORATION. ETC. TO SEnvE OR OESCnlPTlON OF pnOPEnTY TO BE LEVIED. ATTACHED. OR SOLO. ERV . Rev. Dr. Gerald Gingrich 10 . ADDRESS (STREET OR RFO WITH BOX NUMBER, APT NO.. CITY. BORO. TWP.. STATE ANO ZIP COOE AT Rte. 130 Thomasville, PA 17364 7. INDICATE SERVICE, 0 PERSONAL 0 PERSON IN CHARGE 0 DEPUTIZE 0 CERT. MAIL a 1 ST CLASS MAIL a POSTED a OTHER NOW 19 _I, SHERIFF OF YORK COUNTY, PA, do hereby deputize the sheriff 01 COUNTY to execute this Writ and make return thereol according to law. This deputation being made at the request and risk 01 the plalntlll. 8. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT WILL ASSIST IN EXPEDITING SERVICE: 2.00 '1J5-IOS-- /t{, 30 7i. StlEAIFF OF VORK COUNTY OUT OF CXJUNTY CUMBERIJ\ND ADVANCE FEE PO BY CUMBERLAND CXJUNTY SHERIFF NOTE ONLY APPLICABLE ON WRIT OF EXECUTION: N.B. WAIVER OF WATCHMAN. Any deputy sherilf levying upon or allaching any property under within writ may leave same without a watchman, In custody of whomever is found In possession, aller notifying person 01 levy or Bllachmen!. without liability on tho part 01 such depuly or the sherifllo any plaintiff herein for any loss, destruction, or removal of any property beloro sheriff's sale thereol. 9. TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS 01 ATTORNEY/ORIGINATOR and SIGNATURE 10. TELEPHONE NUMBER 11. DATE Suzanne Abel POBox 1032, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-791-9904 4/12/99 12. SEND NonCE OF SERVICE COPY TO NAME AND ADDRESS BELOW: (This ores must be completed If notice Is to be melled). Cumberland County Sheriff ',':!. ".' '. SPACE BELOW FOR USE OF THE SHERIFF ONLY. DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE 13.1 acknowledge receIpt 01 tho writ SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED CLERK 14. Dalo Received 15. Expirationl~ or complaint as Indicated abov.. B. Feeser 4/14/99 5/12/99 16.1 hereby C~R FY and RETURN that I Cl have personally served, 0 have posted property. Cl havo regal evidence of service as shown in ~Aemarks', have execuled as In "Remarks', the writ or complaint described on tho individual, company, cor- porallon, c, the address Inserted below by handing a TRUE and ATTESTED COPY thereol. 17, Q I hereby certify and return a NOT FOUND because I am unable to locato the individual, company, corporation, etc, named above. (See remarks below.) 18, NAM AN iT LE OF INDIVID}l ERVEOI LIST ADDRESS HERE IF NOT SHOWN ABOVE (Relationship to Defendant) 19,Dal of S rvice 20. lime of Service . It, 99 7; tJ,j- ~.OO 3.n S~t v..l >v ,'(I",) K; CI~ lM- 23. n $51.28 I' I-{ . C.1';331}(" I ('1//)//11) 33.AFFIRMED SO ANSWER. 35. J:!v. 36. Signature of Cep. Shorilf 37.Signaturc of Yor County ShoriffM. HOSE, 38. Signature 01 Foreign County Sheriff 34. day of MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 42.1 ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE SHERIFF'S RETURN SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED ISSUING AUTHORITY AND TITLE 1, WHITE. Issuing Aulhorlly 2, PINK. Attornoy 3, CANARY - Shorllf's Olflce 4. BLUE - Sheriff's Olfice / 7 (J: ~ (":~~ MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA V. CIVIL ACTION - LAW 98-3426 CIVIL TERM ~' SUZANNE ABEL, Defendant V. REV.DR.GERALD GINGRICH, Addl. Defendant WALTER WILTSCHEK, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA V. CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. 98-3425 CIVIL TERM SUZANNE ABEL, Defendant IN RE: PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this 26th day of May, 1999, the motion of the defendant for a change of venue is denied. Trial in this case will be conducted on Wednesday, June 16, 1999, at 9:30 a.m. By the Court, Judith Koper Morris, Esquire For the Plaintiff Ad Suzanne S. Abel, Pro Se P.O. Box 1032 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 C'A-~~ fY"-~J2,.L 5/~'l j'i? ....&.-r. :bg 17 r. olI>;;"~ r-":;'\ WALTER WILTSCIIEK, Plaintiff IN TIlE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA vs. 98-3425 CIVIL SUZANNE ABEL, -- Defendant CIVIL ACTION - LA W MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her attorney-in- Fact, WALTER WIL TSCHEK : Plaintiffs IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND CO~TY, PENNSYLVANIA 98-3426 CIVIL / vs. SUZANNE ABEL, Defendant CIVIL ACTION - LAW IN RE: NONJURY TRIAL BEFORE HESS. J. ORDER AND NOW, this ,,'" -, day of October, 1999, after trial without ajury, in both captioned matters, we find on the plaintiffs claims in favor of the defendant. The counterclaims of the defendant have been withdrawn. BY THE COURT, .l1i laD' .,:,.' ''-'" - ~,::- F""\ ,""--;", WALTER WILTSCIIEK, Plaintiff IN TilE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 98-3425 CIVIL vs. SUZANNE ABEL, Defendant CIVIL ACTION - LAW MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her allorney-in- Fact, WALTER WIL TSCHEK : Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 98-3426 CIVIL vs. SUZANNE ABEL, Defendant CIVIL ACTION - LAW IN RE: NONJURY TRIAL BEFORE I-lESS. J. The above captioned mailers were consolidated for trial and disposition. The case arises out of the transfer of certain assets to the defendant for which the plaintiff now demands repayment or reimbursement. The case has a touch of romance and even intrigue. There is, in fact, a surreal quality about it. Mr. Walter Wiltschek, the plaintiff, purports to be an international businessman. He has spent time in Europe and has a wife in Chile. He and the defendant became involved in a romantic relationship through an ad in a newspaper. Eventually, the two traveled for a romantic weekend to New York City where they were engaged to be married. Shortly after the engagement, the relationship deteriorated. In the meantime, however, Mr. Wiltschek, as allorney-in-fact for his Chilean wife, conveyed certain real estate to the ( ocL "-~'~...' . ~...---.... t t. ~; p. r-'\ "-"'"1 98-3425 CIVIL 98-3426 CIVIL The plaintiff contends that there was a contemporaneous oral agreement at the time he transferred title of the BMW to the defendant to the effeet that the defendant would pay the defendant $18,000 for the vehicJc-nJbcil at some indefinite time in the future. There was, _ however, no written evidcnce of any such agrcement. What remains is simply the outright transfer of title of the vehicle from the plaintiff to the defendant with no evidence whatsoever of whether or when any consideration would be paid by her to him. Plaintiff alleged a contemporaneous oral agreement was created when the sum of $5,500 was transferred to the defendant, which provided that the defendant would repay the plaintiff for the money at some indefinite time in the future. The plaintiff offered no written evidence to support his allegation and in any event failed to sustain his burden of proving even an oral contract. Regarding the real property, the Statute of Frauds requires a contract for the sale of land to be in writing and signed by the party to be charged. 33 P.S. Section I et seq. A conveyance of real property through a deed is presumptively valid and will not be set aside unless it is shown by elear and convincing evidence that the transfer was improperly induced by fraud or other misconduct on the part of the transferee. Walsh v. Bucalo, 423 Pa.Super. 25, 620 A.2d 21 (1993). The burden of proving that the transfer was the product ofa lack of mental capacity or undue influence or fraud or a confidential relationship is on the person seeking to set aside the deed. We have already dealt with the fact that no confidential relationship existcd in this case. There is also no evidenee of undue influence or fraud of any kind. In fact, the plaintiff admittcd that there were faets which he failed to disclose. Nor, is there evidence that the transfers were 4 /f~ 98-3425 CIVIL 98-3426 CIVIL f""'; ~;-.'~ \ the product of the lack of menial capacity. The plaintiff agreed that he was not ill or suffering any mental defects when he signed the instant title documents. The defendant contends that the items of property in this case were gifts, admittedly lavish, prompted by her romantic involvement with the plaintiff. Whether any of these items were given to the defendant in contemplation of marriage need not be addressed, however, as the plaintiff has not raised such a contention and is now clearly estopped from doing so. See Lindh v. Surman, 702 A.2d 560 (Pa.Super. 1997), holding that the gift of an engagement ring was subject to an implied condition requiring its return if the marriage did not take place. ORDER AND NOW, this "{... day of October, 1999, after trial without a jury, in both captioned matters, we find on the plaintiffs claims in favor of the defendant. The counterclaims of the defendant have been withdrawn. BY THE COURT, John 1. Mooney, III, Esquire For the Plaintiff Suzanne Abel Pro Se Defendant :r1m 5 ItC. / .- ) c: '..D n ('," '.{) 1 :-) I " --, -1'; ::~~: ':'.:{ : ,- ; ,-, -' l ::'J (.' , (J.) ... . .;( , -. C' .."1",., ..' ,. '-1 -..- ~'1 1:. :'1 ,-.-, ()\ --.~ " ." '. ", .' ""'" ,..... 98-3425 CIVIL 98-3426 CIVIL defendant. He also transferred legal title of a BMW motor vehicle and claims to have made a loan to the defendant in the amount of $5,500. There is no written instrument of any kind reflecting the defendant's agreement to pay for any of these items or setting forth the tenns ofa repayment ofa loan_ Nonetheless, Mr. Wiltsehek now seeks reimbursement and repayment from his former inamorata. Ms. Abel counters that, while she was flattered by the plaintiff's generosity, she is neither obliged nor in a position to pay him the more than $60,000 which he now seeks. At first blush, it would appear illogical that a worldly and well-educated man would transfer certain property outright to a person to whom he is not yet married. Realizing, however, that one of the transfers was made by the attorney-in-fact for the plaintiffs current wife, the matter becomes less mysterious. After careful consideration of all of the testimony adduced in this case, we are satisfied to resolve questions of credibility in favor of the defendant. This factual detennination may, alone, be sufficient to resolve this case. Notwithstanding, we note that basic legal principles militate against recovery by the plaintiff. The plaintiffs attempts to prove certain understandings with regard to these assets is clearly violative of the Statute of Frauds. The plaintiff contends that the Statute of Frauds has no application because a confidential relationship existed between the parties. A confidential relationship exists where the circumstances "make it certain that the parties did not deal on equal tenns; where, on the one side there is an ovennastering influence, or on the other, weakness, dependence or trust, justifiably reposed." Weir bv Gasper v. Estate of Ciao, 521 Pa. 491, 504, 556 A.2d 819, 825 (1989). The burden is initially on the party seeking to 2 /13. .' I,.. ~-, rr" 98-3425 CIVIL 98-3426 CIVIL The plaintiff contends that there was a contemporaneous oral agreement at the time he transferred title of the BMW to the defendant to the effect that the defendant would pay the Regarding the real property, the Statute of Frauds requires a contract for the sale ofland defendant $18,000 for the vehicle albeit at some indefinite time. in the future. There was, however, no written evidence of any such agreement. What remains is simply the outright transfer of title of the vehicle from the plaintiff to the defendant with no evidence whatsoever of whether or when any consideration would be paid by her to him. Plaintiff alleged a contemporaneolls oral agreement was created when the sum of $5,500 was transferred to the defendant, which provided that the defendant would repay the plaintifffor the money at some indefinite time in the future. The plaintiff offered no written evidence to support his allegation and in any event failed to sustain his burden of proving even an oral contract. to be in writing and signed by the party to be charged. 33 P.S. Section 1 et seq. A conveyance of real property through a deed is presumptively valid and will not be set aside unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the transfer was improperly induced by fraud or other misconduct on the part of the transferee. Walsh v. Bucalo, 423 Pa.Super. 25, 620 A.2d 21 (1993). The burden of proving that the transfer was the product of a lack of mental capacity or undue influence or fraud or a confidential relationship is on the person seeking to set aside the deed. We have already dealt with the fact that no confidential relationship existed in this case. There is also no evidence of undue influence or fraud of any kind. In fact, the plaintiff admitted that there were facts which he failed to disclose. Nor, is there evidence that the transfers were 4 I rS- .~ c <.- ;AJ P "<t fi::. C> jI::. ~ 0 ~ e. . .. ~ " 1:) , ~'.; 0: :; ('l '.', r t AJ r E G: (/J t , ~'l . ...' -~) . ) d' >J \.0 " 1:\ :.1 ; :.1 ~~1 .,.11 ,0 , ..:,(L) ..!~, ~'- -n ';~~ (") ':":rn ':;.:..', -;.:~ :< ..-...., r:i ,;- 10 P.Y1'l510 Cumbarland County Prot~onotarY'~O((ice ~ Civil Case Inqulry r~ 1998-03425 WILTSCHEK WALT8R (vs) ABEL SUZANNE S Page 1 Reference No..: Case Type...,.: WRIT OF SUMMONS Judgment. . . . , , : .00 Judge Assigned: HESS KEVIN A Disposed Desc.: ------------ Case Comments ------------_ F 1.l ed. . . . . . . . : 'PJme. . . . .. . . . : Execution Date ,Jury Trial".. Disposed Date. Higher Crt 1.: Hlgher Crt 2,: 6/19/1998 2:39 0/00/0000 0/00/0000 ***********************************'k******************************************** General Index Attorney In(o WILTSCHEK WALTER PLAINTIFF MOONEY JOHN JIll ABEL SUZANNE S DEFENDANT PRO SE 5029 E TRINDLE ROAD APT #1 MECHANICSBURG PA 17055 ******************************************************************************** * Date Entries * ******************************************************************************** 6/19/1998 6/23/1998 10/16/1998 11/19/1998 12/03/1998 12/23/1998 2/25/1999 3/04/1999 3/30/1999 4/12/1999 4/12/1999 4/22/1999 4/22/1999 4/22/1999 5/07/1999 5/27/1999 10/04/1999 - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIRST ENTRY - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PRAECIPE FOR WRIT OF SUMMONS IN CIVIL ACTION-WRIT OF SUMMONS ISSUED -------------------------.------------------------------------------ SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED. Litiqant.: ABEL SUZANNE S SERVED : 6/23/98 WRIT OF SUMMONS Costs....: $30.20 Pd By: MOONEY & ASSOC. 06/23/1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPLAINT ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE TO REINSTATE COMPLAINT BY JOHN JAMES MOONEY III ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED Litiqant.: ABEL SUZANNE S SERVED : 12/02/98 REINST NOT & COMPL Costs....: $31.44 Pd By: MOONEY & ASSOCIATES 12/03/1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ANSWER WI'l'H NEW MATTER AND COUNTERCLAIM -------------------------------------.------------------------------ PLAINTIFF'S ANSWER TO NEW MATTER AND COUNTERCLAIMS ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE FOR LISTING CASE FOR TRIAL BY JOHN JAMES MOONEY III ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 3/30/99 - IN RE NONJURY TRIAL - PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 4/22/99 9 AM - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 3/31/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE ------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE ------------------------------------------------------------------- DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS FOR DISCOVERY AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER -------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 4/22/99 - IN RE MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE - DENIED - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 4/22/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 4/22/99 - IN RE MOTION TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE _ RULE IS ISSUED ON PLAINTIFF RETURNABLE 20 DAYS AFTER SERVICE _ ARGUMENT 5/26/99 3 PM CR 4 - TRIAL 6/16/99 9:30 AM - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 4/22/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 5/7/99 - IN RE MOTION TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE _ ARGUMENT 5/26/99 3 PM IS RESCHEDULED TO 5/26/99 1:30 PM CR 4 - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 5/10/99 -------------------------.------------------------------------------ ORD~R OF COURT - DATED 5/26/99 - IN RE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE - DENIED - TRIAL 6/16/999:30 AM - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 5/27/99 . ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 10/4/99 - IN RE NONJURY TRIAL - WE FIND ON THE PLAINTIFF'S CLAIMS IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT - COUNTERCLAIMS OF THE /i7- 4:31 P.M. . , .1"'\ r-1 5 -j 4-J-/p Superior Court of Pennsylvania Appeal Docket Sheet Docket Number: 141 MDA 2000 Page 1 of 2 January 21, 2000 WALTER WIL TSCHEK, Appellant v. SUZANNE S. ABEL, Appellee Monica Del Carmen Gomez, by her Attorney-in-Fact, WALTER WIL TSCHEK, Appellant v. SUZANNE: S. ABEL, Appellee - Initiating Document: Case Status: Notice of Appeal Active Case Processing Status: January 21,2000 Journal Number: Case Category: Civil Awaiting Original Record CaseType: Civil Action Law Consolidated Docket Nos.: Related Docket Nos.: Next Event Type: Original Record Received SCHEDULED EVENT Next Event Due Date: December 8, 1999 Next Event Type: Docketing Statement Received Next Event Due Date: February 4, 2000 COUNSEL INFORMATION Appellant, WIL TSCHEK, WALTER Pro Se: ProSe IFP Status: Attorney: BarNo.: Address: Appoint Counsel Status: Wiltschek, Walter Law Firm: PO Box 3843 York, PA 17402 Phone No.: Receive Mail: Yes Fax No.: (/ Appellee, ABEL, SUZANNE S. Pro Se: ProSe IFP Status: Attorney: BarNo.: Address: Appoint Counsei Status: ABEL, SUZANNE Law Firm: 5029 E. TRINDLE ROAD MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 Phone No.: Receive Mail: Yes Fax No.: FEE INFORMATION Receipt No.:15012 10/1/99 c)o-o 3023 , r"" 98-3425 CIVIL 98-3426 CIVIL set aside a transaction to prove that a confidential relationship existed between the parties. Thomas v. Seaman, 451 Pa. 347, 304 A.2d 134 (1973). Where undue influence and incompetency do not appear and the relationship between the parties is not one ordinarily known as confidential in law, the evidence to sustain a confidential relationship must be certain, it cannot arise from suspicion or from infrequent or unrelated acts. Weir. supra, 556 A.2d at 825. If it is established that a confidential relationship existed at the time the alleged gift was made, the burden shifts to the donee to show that the alleged gift was free of any taint of undue influence or deception. Id.; Banko v. Malanecki, 499 Pa. 92, 451 A.2d 1008 (1982). In this case, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant misrepresented herself as a licensed attorney and because of that misrepresentation, a confidential relationship somehow arose. We are satisfied that the testimony concerning this misrepresentation is not credible. Even if it were, at no time does the plaintiff contend that Ms. Abel was hired to be his lawyer or that their relationship was one of attorney-client. The Statute of Frauds with regard to personalty is dealt with at 13 Pa.C.S.A. Section 1206. It states: A. General Rule. - Except in the cases described in subsection b, a contract for the sale of personal property is not enforceable by way of action or defense beyond $5,000 in amount or value of remedy unless there is some writing which indicates that a contract for sale has been made between the parties at a defined or stated price, reasonably identifies the subject matter, and is signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought or by his authorized agent. " ;-1 " " " 'I i-J ,! " " ;!i " 3 old? ! r. ".~\, ..- 98-3425 CIVIL 98-3426 CIVIL The plaintiff contends that there was a contemporaneous oral agreement at the time he transferred title of the BMW to the defendant to the effect that the defendant would pay the defendant $1 8,000 for the vehic1-~ albeit at some indefinite time in the future. There was, however, no written evidence of any such agreement. What remains is simply the outright transfer of title of the vehicle from the plaintiff to the defendant with no evidence whatsoever of whether or when any consideration would be paid by her to him. Plaintiff alleged a contemporaneolls oral agreement was created when the sum of $5,500 was transferred to the defendant, which provided that the defendant would repay the plaintiff for the money at some indefinite time in the future. The plaintiff offered no written evidence to support his allegation and in any event failed to sustain his burden of proving even an oral contract. Regarding the real property,the Statute of Frauds requires a contract for the sale ofland to be in writing and signed by the party to be charged. 33 P.S. Section I et seq. A conveyance of real property through a deed is presumptively valid and will not be set aside unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the transfer was improperly induced by fraud or other misconduct on the part of the transferee. Walsh v. Bucalo, 423 Pa.Super. 25, 620 A.2d 21 (1993). The burden of proving that the transfer was the product of a lack of mental capacity or undue influence or fraud or a confidential relationship is on the person seeking to set aside the deed. We have already dealt with the fact that no confidential relationship existed in this case. There is also no evidence of undue influence or fraud of any kind. In fact, the plaintiff admitted that there were facts which he failed to disclose. Nor, is there evidence that the transfers were 4 0{ CIj, ~ 0 ~ 0- 0 Ik. 0 cij 0 ........ 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CARMI':N (vs) ABEl, Refer.ence No,.: Caso 'rypo, , . . .: WR 1'[' OF SUMMONS Judgment......: .00 Judge AssIgned: IIESS KEVIN A DIsposed Dose.: ------------ Case COllll11enLH __HH___________ 6/19/1998 2:42 0/00/0000 0/00/0000 **********************A********************************************************* General Index ALtorlley IlIfo GOMEZ MONICA DEL CARMEN WIL'l'SCHEK WAL'l'ER POWER OF ATTORNEY ABEL SUZANNE S 5029 E TRINDLE ROAD APT #1 MECHANICSBURG PA 17055 GINGRICH GERALD REVEREND DOCTOR 773 KREITZ CREEK ROAD YORK FA 17406 8719 PI,AIN'I'I FF "LAI N'l'I FF MOONEY JOHN JIll MOONEY JOliN JIll PRO SE DEFENDANT DEFENDANT y Judgment Index GINGRICH GERALD REVEREND DOCTOR Amount Date Desc 6/10/1999 WITHDRAWN ******************************************************************************** * Date Entries * ******************************************************************************** 6/19/1998 6/23/1998 9/10/1998 9/24/1998 10/08/1998 10/08/1998 10/16/1998 10/21/1998 10/21/1998 10/27/1998 11/17/1998 11/17/1998 11/19/1998 11/20/1998 12/03/1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIRST ENTRY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRAECIPE FOR WRIT OF SUMMONS IN CIVIL ACTION-WRIT OF SUMMONS ISSUED ------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED. Litigant.: ABEL SUZANNE S SERVED : 6/23/98 WRIT OF SUMMONS Costs.. ..: $30.20 Pd By: MOONEY & ASSOCIATES 06/23/1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FOR DEFENDANT BY HUBERT X GILROY ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE FOR RULE TO FILE COMPLAINT AND RULE ISSUED - CURTIS R LONG PROTHONOTARY ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE TO AMEND CAPTION - MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMES - BY JOHN JAMES MOONEY I II ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITION FOR CONTEMPT ---~--------------------------------------------------------------- COMPLAINT ------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL -----------------------------------------------'-------------------- ORDER OF COURT - DATED 10/21/98 - IN RE PETITION FOR CONTEMPT - ARGUMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR 12/3/98 1:30 PM CR 4 - BY KEVIN A HESS J NOTICE MAILED 10/22/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------- COURT ORDER - DATED 10/26/98 - IN RE PETITION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL - RULE IS ISSUED UPON DEFENDANT RETURNABLE 10 DAYS FROM DATE OF SERVICE - BY KEVIN A HESS J - NOTICE MAILED 10/27/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITION TO MAKE RULE ABSOLUTE ------------------------------..------------------------------------ ORDER - DATED 11/17/98 - IN RE PETITION TO MAKE RULE ABSOLUTE - GRANTED - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 11/17/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE TO REINSTATE COMPLAIN'r BY JOHN JAMES MOONEY III ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE FOR DEFENDANT BY HUBERT X GILROY ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED 0<1 ( PYS510 1998-03426 cuml~~r]and County ProthonotarY'~Office , , CivJi Case TnquJry " GOME~ MONICA DEL CARMEN (vs) ABEL SUZANNE 2 Page Reference No..: Case Type..,..: WRIT OF SUMMONS Judgment.,....: .00 .Judge Ass I.gnm!: IIJ;SS KI;V IN A D.I spoRed Dosc.: -------.----- Case Comments ------------- 6/19/1998 2:42 0/00/0000 0/00/0000 12/04/1998 12/23/1998 12/23/1998 2/25/1999 3/04/1999 3/30/1999 4/12/1999 4/12/1999 4/12/1999 4/22/1999 4/23/1999 4/22/1999 4/22/1999 5/07/1999 5/27/1999 6/10/1999 10/04/1999 10/11/1999 F i 1 ad. . . . . . . . : 'rime......... : Exeeu tJ on Da te ,Jury 'I'rJal.." Disposed Date. IIJgher Crt 1.: IIJgher Crt 2.: 1.ltlgant.: ABEL SlJ~ANNE S SERVED : 12/02/98 REINS'I' NO'l'I (, COMPI, ORDER OF COUR'l' ~~~:::::::_~~~:~~-~~-~~:_~~~~~:_~-~~~~~~~~~~-~:~~~~~~~~------------ ORDER OF COURT - DATED 12/3/98 - IN RE MOTION FOR SANCTIONS - PETITION IS DEFERRED - DEFENDANT TO SUBMIT HERSELF TO A DEPOSITION BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 12/7/98 -------.------------------------------------------------------------ ANSWER WITH NEW MA'I"l'ER AND COUN'l'ERCLAIMS ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE FOR WRIT TO JOIN ADDITIONAL DEFENDANT - REVEREND DOCTOR GERALD GINGRICH - BY SUZANNE ABEL PRO SE ------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAINTIFF'S ANSWER TO NEW MAT~'ER AND COUNTERCLAIMS ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE FOR LISTING CASE FOR TRIAL BY JOHN JAMES MOONEY III ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 3/30/99 - IN RE NONJURY TRIAL - PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 4/22/99 9 AM - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 3/31/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE FOR REINSTATEMENT OF PROCESS ------------------------------------------------------------------- MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE ------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE ------------------------------------------------------------------- DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS FOR DISCOVERY AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER ------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED Litiqant.: GINGRICH GERALD DR REV SERVED : 4/16/99 THOMASVILLE PA YORK COUNTY Costs....: $58.72 Pd By: SUZANNE ABEL 04/23/1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 4/22/99 - IN RE MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE - DENIED - BY KEVIN A HESS .I - COPIES MIALED 4/22/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 4/22/99 - IN RE MOTION TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE - RULE IS ISSUED ON PLAINTIFF RETURNABLE 20 DAYS AFTER SERVICE - ARGUMENT 5/26/99 3 PM CR 4 - TRIAL 6/16/99 9:30 AM - BY KEVIN A HESS .I - COPIES MAILED 4/22/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 5/7/99 - IN RE MOTION TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE - ARGUMENT 5/26/99 3 PM IS RESCHEDULED 5/26/99 1:30 PM CR 4 - BY KEVIN A HESS .I - COPIES MAILED 5/10/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER OF COURT - DATED 5/26/99 - IN RE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE - DENIED - TRIAL 6/16/99 9:30 AM - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 5/27/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE TO WITHDRAW THE COMPLAINT AGAINST REV DR GERALD GINGRICH WITH PREJUDICE BY SUZANE ABEL ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 10/4/99 - IN RE NONJURY TRIAL - WE FIND ON THE PLAINTIFF'S CLAIMS IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT - COUNTERCLAIMS OF THE DEFENDANT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 10/5/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- SUGGESTION OF BANKRUPTCY BY STEVEN P MINER ESQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LAST ENTRY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ******************************************************************************** * Escrow Information * * Fees & Debits Beq BaI Pvmts/Ad4 End Ba1 * ******************************************************************************** =2(~. PYS510 Page 3 C:JlilbArlilnd CounLy ProtllOnoLilrY'!j-.Office ,-, C1vll Case Inquiry "--0. 1998-03426 GOME7. MON r C^ DEI. CMlMEN (vs) MJEL SlJ7.^NNI', 35.00 35,00 ,50 .50 5,00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 ------------------------ 50.50 50.50 FlIed, . . . . . . . : 'l'l(no. . . . . . . . . : Execution Dato ,Jury 'I'r1al.... Disposed Date, lIigher Crt 1.: lIigher Crt 2.: .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 - ------.----- .00 6/19/1998 2:42 0/00/0000 0/00/0000 Referonce No..: Caso Typo,. ,..: WRIT OF SlJMMONS Judgment....,.: .00 Judge ^ssigned: III.;SS KIN IN ^ Disposed Desc.: ------------ Case CommenLs ------------- WRI'l' OF SUMMONS T^X ON WRIT SETTI.EMENT JCP FEE SET'l'LEMENT .~I .~ f. ***************~**************************************************************** * End of Case Information * ******************************************************************************** oZ13. PYS510 1998-03426 Cumberland County Civil Case Prothonotary's Office Inquiry _ _ . ~ &~uANNE Filed........ : 'rime. I.... . ",: Execution Date Jury Trial.... Disposed Date. Higher Crt 1.: Higher Crt 2.: 6/19/19! 2:. 0/00/001 O/OOiOOI I 1/1 MO/~ lDGlO .... GOMEZ .,.,)NICA DEL CARMEN (vs) AIlEI, Page I Reference No..: Case Type.. ...: WRIT OF SUMMONS Judgment... ...: .00 Judge Assigned: m:ss KEVIN A Disposed Dusc.: ------------ Case Comments ------------- "". , , \ \ ****..*********************************.********************.**.*************. Gnnnrol Index Attorney Info GOMEZ MONICA DEL CARMEN PLAINTIFF MOONEY JOHN JIll WILTSCHEK WALTER powlm OF PLAINTIFF MOONEY ,1OHN J III ATTORNEY ABEL SUZANNE S DEFENDANT PRO SE 5029 E TRINDLE ROAD AP'r # 1 MECHANICS BURG PA 17055 GINGRICH GERM,D REVEREND DEFENDANT Y DOCTOR 773 KREITZ CREEK ROAD YORK PA 17406 8719 Judgment Index GINGRICH GERALD REVEREND DOCTOR Amount Date Desc 6/10/1999 WITHDRAWN *****************************************************************************, * Date Entries *****************************************************************************~ /- :L 6/19/1998 3- cf 6/23/1998 ,'l 9/10/1998 ~ 9/24/1998 1--- g 10/08/1998 fi- /f.. 10/08/1998 11 / 3D 10/16/1998 M-.34- 10/21/1998 q 10/21/1998 !Jf 10/27/1998 35"- 38" 11/17/1998 jj 11/17/1998 !H - i/b 11/19/1998 Ifl 11/20/1998 If). 12/03/1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIRST ENTRY - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRAECIPE FOR WRIT OF SUMMONS IN CIVIL ACTION-WRIT OF SUMMONS ISSUI ----------------------------------------------------------------_. SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED. Litigant.: ABEL SUZANNE S SERVED : 6/23/98 WRIT OF SUMMONS Costs....: $30.20 Pd By: MOONEY & ASSOCIATES 06/23/1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------ PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FOR DEFENDANT BY HUBERT X GILROY ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------ PRAECIPE FOR RULE TO FILE COMPLAINT AND RULE ISSUED - CURTIS R LOr PROTHONOTARY -----------------------------------------------------------------~ PRAECIPE TO AMEND CAPTION - MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMES - BY JOHN JAME MOONEY II I ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------ PETITION FOR CONTEMPT ------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPLAINT ------------------------------------------------------------------ PETITION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER OF COURT - DATED 10/21/98 - IN RE PETITION FOR CONTEMPT - ARGUMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR 12/3198 1:30 PM CR 4 - BY KEVIN A HESS J NOTICE MAILED 10/22/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------ COURT ORDER - DATED 10/26/98 - IN RE PETITION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL - RULE IS ISSUED UPON DEFENDANT RETURNABLE 10 DAYS FROM DATE OF SERVICE - BY KEVIN A HESS J - NOTICE MAILED 10/27/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------ PETITION TO MAKE RULE ABSOLUTE ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER - DATED 11/17/98 - IN RE PETITION TO MAKE RULE ABSOLUTE _ GRANTED - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 11/17/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------ PRAECIPE TO REINSTATE COMPLAINT BY JOHN JAMES MOONEY III ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------ PRAECIPE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE FOR DEFENDANT BY HUBERT X GILROY ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------ SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED .h. . Ph;:;:-r,':".~ .. . . . ....'.'. ........... , ; - .-:~. ,~,'j:~~~L.f:201ilii~~;J!d;~~~~:~;~j;:;~~:j~~_f~:~~{iijri~U;ill\~~t8~tjl;~~~:z~~~~~%t~j;;yi\~f:QJi:JB/i~llii[&t@j:6;:L;~ PYS510 1998-03426 Cumberland County prothonotary's orrJco ...... C I vii C,1sn I nqlll ry ~".. ---- ,..,. GOME7. 140NIC^ DEI. CAIlMEN (vs) MlEL ~",I.ANNI, Page Ho(orence No..: Case '!'ype.....: WIlI'r OF' SUMMONS Judgment......: .00 ,Judge ^ss 19ned: HESS KEV I N A DIsposed Desc.: ------------ Case Comments ------ 6/l9/19! 2:1, O/OO/OO( O/OO/OO( ". , , , \lJ3 12/04/1998 {J..lfv:f'b 12/23/1998 54 - IoL 12/23/1998 ~~.-- CjD Cit ti1... 2/25/1999 3/04/1999 3/30/1999 (j3 - Il/ 4/12/1999 /1)/ fl.<l 4/12/ 1999 IHi --/l, L. 4/12/1999 Ie,,> - /11.. 4/22/1999 (l.). 4/22/ 1999 i~? 4/22/1999 i7.s- ofp 4/23/1999 /77 5/07/1999 nr 5/27/1999 17q 6/10/1999 1'(0 -lrIP 10/04/1999 rS'7- fry 10/11/1999 (S'l- (11 10/29/0099 d...Ur '"-(; 1/27/2000 Filed........ : 11111\0. . . . . . . . . : Execution Dato .Jury TrIal.... Disposed Date. Higher Crt 1.: Higher Crt 2.: 1.ItJqont.: ABEL SU7.MlNE S SI,RVEIJ : 12/02/98 HEINS'I' NO'I'I " Cor4Pl. ORDEIl OF COUll'!' ~~~~~:::~:_!~~:~~-~~-~~:_~~~~~~-~-~~~~~:~:~~-~~~~~~:~~~----------- OIWEH OF COURT - ONI'ED 12/3/98 - IN RE MO'l'ION FOR SANCTIONS - PE'I'I'I'ION IS DEFERIlED - DEn:NDAN'!, '1'0 SUBMIT HERSELF TO A DEPOSITlm BV KEVIN A IIr;SS ,J - COPlr;S ~lAILED 12/:/98 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------. ANSWr;1l W l1'1I NEW MNI''I'ER ^ND COUNTERCI,A IMS ------------------------------------------------------------------ PIlM:CIPE FOR WRI'I' '1'0 JOIN MJDI'l'lONAI, DEFEND^NT - REVEREND DOCTOR m;RM,D GINGRICH - BY SUZANNE MlEL PRO sr; -----------..------------------------------------------------------ PLAIN1'1 Ff" S ^NSWlm '1'0 NEW MAT'!'ER ^ND COUN'I'ERCI,AIMS ------------------------------------------------------------------ PR^I,CTPE FOil I~IS1'ING C^SE FOR TRIAL BY JOHN JAMES MOONEY III ESQ -------.----------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - D^TED 3/30/99 - IN RE NONJURY TRIAL - PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 4/22/99 9 ^M - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 3/31/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------ PR^ECIPE FOR REINSTATEMENT OF PROCESS ------------------------------------------------------------------- MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE -----------------------------------------------------------------~ PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE ------------------------------------------------------------------ DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S REOUES'I' FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS FOR DISCOVERY AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER - DATED 4/22/99 - IN RE MO'l'ION FOR CONTINUANCE - DENIED - B\ KEVIN ^ HESS J - COPIES MIALED 4/22/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DATED 4/22/99 - IN RE MOTION '1'0 QUASH PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND PE'I'ITION FOR CH^NGE OF VENUE - RUL IS ISSUED ON PLAINTIFF RETURNABLE 20 D^YS AFTER SERVICE - ARGUMEN1 5/26/99 3 PM CR 4 - TRIAL 6/16/99 9:30 AM - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 4/22/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------ SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED Litiqant.: GINGRICH GERALD DR REV SERVED : 4/16/99 THOMASVILLE PA YORK COUNTY Costs....: $5B.72 Pd By: SUZANNE ABEL 04/23/1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER - DATED 5/7/99 - IN RE MOTION TO OUASH PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE - ARGUMENT 5/26/99 3 PM IS RESCHEDULED 5/26/99 1:30 PM CR 4 - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 5/10/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER OF COURT - DATED 5/26/99 - IN RE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE - DENIED - 'I'RI^L 6/16/99 9:30 AM - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIE MAILED 5/27/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------ PR^ECIPE TO WITHDRAW THE COMPL^INT AGAINST REV DR GERALD GINGRICH WITII PREJUDICE BY SUZ^NE ABEL ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER - D^TED 10/4/99 - IN RE NONJURY TRIAL - WE FIND ON THE PL^IN'I'IFF'S CLAIMS IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT - COUNTERCLAIMS OF TH DEFENDANT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 10/5/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUGGESTION OF BANKRUPTCY BY STEVEN P MINER ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------ No'rICE OF APPEAL 1'0 SUPERIOR COURT FROM ORDER ENTERED 10/4/99 BY WALTER WILTSCHEK -------------------------------------------------------.----------- SUPERIOR COURT OF P^ NOTICr; OF APPEAL DOCKETING TO # 141 MDA 2000 - - - - - - - - - - - LAST ENTRY - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,-., r, rn n ~ 0 " z z ~ ::l 0 0 " ~ ? ? ;; " 3 :< 0 ~ V; 3 " Co ,.., " X ::l ,.., Co ... :!1 ~ ":l ;,- "- Co ::l < Vl " ~ ~ " 0 " " " ,.., .., n -i ;;i a Cl n ;. " ~ ~ 0 0 3 3 0 ~ n 0 " I 0 '" ~ .;! " I I ;: '" '< 1 i I I i , ! I I I I " , 1 :\ .'~c"'~.'-:-r-._." -f . .- ('J , d (3) (-: ,. '. -" i . --0 I 0.- () tJJ( C-J ();' , 0 I., . \), I' I... In (~J ~, t:\ It) r (" " ,. -:r: '.. " -..! " \.{) " , " ~ J $ -, " , . - ::t- ..1.1 -', '" -. CL c.... ) U \.J\ U jj f1) ", L~,-- -------- ! I , ! I I. ,. il ;i ii II II __II rJ);: ~w.:l5 CD~: ZU>- oo~ orJ)a: ~~~ . ~ ~ ,,~ "QQ'" ~~~s 5~;,:<:i ton -"'~ .fI 0 <5- ...."7....r-. ~ ~o;~ :::~-~ ':~~.~ ......."" i;:5! ~ ~ ~;: ~ ~ :I:N:J:h .~, ~ W - . . . - U - . V .. PA-~ 7 7) .U- ~ . ~ u _' ~..- o~~., ~~'8:g ;Si~~ uo~ !"'~~ z=zr:: ",~.. '~::-:".. _...i.... '---" i:;;;C,I\ r''''''~. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVAlIIA CIVIL DIVISION MONCA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Power of Attorney, WALTER WILTSCHEK, Plaintiff, NO. q ~ - .'3 cj. d lo C~LL,j) ")tr iY\ v. . . PRAECIPE FOR WRIT OF SUMMONS . . SUZANNE S. ABEL, Defendant. PRAECIPE To: Prothonotary Issue writ to name the following as a Defendant in the above-captioned case: Suzanne S. Abel Counsel for the Plaintiff is: John James Moonev~ IIi!3'3Eisquire Mooney & Associates. 230 York Street. Hanover. PB _1__ Counsel for the Defendant (if Unknown Date: i I. ': j-r'- _" I I /, Signature Print N Address: WRIT OF SUMMONS TO DEFENDANT TO: Suzanne S. Abel 5029 E. Trindle Road. Apt. #1 Mechanicsbura. PA17055 YOU ARE HAS NAMED YOU AS A DEFENDANT REQUIRED TO DEFEND. Date: ,jl..\.I'JL \q4\\ , \qq8 By: rAUE COPY FROM RECORD n TeGlImony whereof, Ili~re umo set my t!ano nd the seal oi said COUrl ell Ct:rlls~), Pa. llis---1'J-tli\ day 1'5- ?JJ:!:.':1L 190,.9. 8 I I NJ I 011~1,1;1.Li1.1Y$ Pro:~Gnotmy Deputy 4- r.o. 0 '0 0 ,--. ::'~I -11 '.'> -r ;'/ I :.:;;='1 [", .'U r" "IITl -. ~~-- ';'i' C:.' ~.). ., -- - ._-l~i-, , ~. \, ~~o .'- -11 ( '-.J(') ~rn .....' .- r-) ~ .", -.,. .'; r;- 5~ :<: r", -... ~- \" n: ," e... " te ~ "J r C',., t. ( " II.. 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Ii II II II II I _ _._ __________.l__~_ .____ J L____=:-:-_---:--=-:=:==:=:-=-~=_===:=_===_..::=====:=____==___ - -~--~~--~- - ---- --- --- ri II It I I i VJ 3: II <<3~ <: .J ~~ f- It <: I en I ~u >- w ~ ~ 00 ~ z ~ ;; ~_r-- a: M 5~~ oVJ ,,~ ~ ~ ~~~s 'Q<Il .~ 0 5 ~ ~~~~ ~~ f- 2:;f-=a . " oao~ O~~;6 > ~ f- 0 ~ '" ~ r:;- ~~-g!:: c <: . " ~=~r::: >-"1':'-1'- x l:;; ~ .' . . -.' -, OCT .1 6 199~ JJHI lo..S..98 ,..., ~ 4. On or about August 3, 1998, Plaintiff's attorney received a letter from Hubert x. Gilroy, Esquire, indicating that Defendant would be retaining his services and that he would not be able to attend Defendant's deposition scheduled on August 5, 1998. 5. Defendant's counsel never contacted Plaintiff's counsel to reschedule said deposition and accordingly, Plaintiff's counsel rescheduled the deposition of Defendant for September 22, 1998, at 9:00 a.m. Said letter confirming same is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "B". 6. Defendant did not appear for the deposition rescheduled for September 22, 1998. 7. Defendant's failure to attend her deposition constitutes willful contempt of the Subpoena dated July 14, 1998. 8. Plaintiff respectfully requests a hearing be held regarding this Petition at the next available day before the Court. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests this Honorable Court adjudicate Defendant in contempt and impose the following sanctions upon Defendant: a) Order Defendant to attend her deposition which was originally scheduled for August 5, 1998; b) Order Defendant to pay to Plaintiff's counsel $350.00 for counsel fees; II I' t L ( , 1'''', ('. I ~ t t , , <. Ii li __ ) ',i l, ~: ~:H ~o~ii' o\W~i< --~ db :~ : !9i'\.: 0 :~:::J: . W '!- : ct(\ ': 0 ~ I- \J<!1' a: ~z 0. : -. , :J~~~ ~ a. ~{ >J!d ~rn ~ - 7 I I I ! i I ! ! ! I , i i , I I , ~ ~. J V) 5: ~u..J ..: ..J ~~ f- ..: u..J t/) ZU >- ~ 00 w ~ 5\ Z i . ~ a: ~ .!:!o;!:: oV) .~ 'E~o g ~~., 00 0 .~ .5;::~ ~~i~ ~~ f- .f!::: ~ ~~ -~..2t:: ~~ .. ~ .."T f- ~" o.~ ~~~~ ..: 0- -"- "-"'- "T~ ",::::" z_z.... ~ v . . J j '] ,I .. ...... IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Attorney-in-Fact, WALTER WILTSCHEK, Plaintiff, NO. 98-3426 vs. CIVIL ACTION - LAW SUZANNE S. ABEL, Defendant. . . NOTICE You have been sued in Court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take prompt action within twenty (20) days after this complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so, the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the court without further notice for any money claimed in the complaint for any other relief requested in these papers by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP. Cumberland County Lawyer Referral 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Telephone: (717) 249-3166 NOTICIA Le nan demandado a usted a la corte. Si usted guiere defenderse en contra estas demandas expuestas en las paginas siguientes, Ilsted tiene veinte (20) dias de plazo al partir de la fecha de la demanda y la notification. Usted debe presentar una apariencia escrita 0 en persona 0 por abogado y archivar en la corte en forma escrita sus defensas 0 sus objeciones alas demandas en contra suya. Se ha avisado que si usted no se defienda, la corte tomara medidas y puede entrar una orden contra usted sin previo aviso o notificacion y por cualquier queja 0 alivio que es pedido en la peticion de demanda. USTED PUEDE PERDER DINERO 0 PROPIEDA- DES 0 OTROS DERECHOS IMPORTANTES PARA USTED. LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABOGADO INMEDIATAMENTE. SI USTED NO TIENE 0 CONOCES UN ABOGADO, VAYA EN PERSONA 0 LLAME POR TELEFONO A LA OFICINA CUYA DIRECCION SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA ABAJO PARA AVERIGUAR DON DE SE PUEDE CONSEGUIR ASISTENCIA LEGAL. Cumberland County Lawyer Referral' 2 Liberty Avenue Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Telephone: (717) 249-3166 /7 ~ ",;~ IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Attorney-in-Fact, WALTER WILTSCHEK, Plaintiff, NO. 98-3426 vs. . . CIVIL ACTION - LAW SUZANNE S. ABEL, Defendant. C 0 M P L A I N T AND NOW, this qY1L day of October, 1998, comes the Plaintiff, Monica Del Carmen Gomez, by her Attorney-in-Fact, Walteil~iltschek, by and through his attorneys, Mooney & -'-'; Associates, by John James Mooney, III, Esquire, and files the within Complaint, whereof the following is a statement, to wit: 1. Plaintiff is Monica Del Carmen Gomez, by her Attorney- in-Fact, Walter Wiltschek, an adult individual who resides at 2901 Brookeside Avenue, Dover, York County, Pennsylvania 17315. 2. Defendant is Suzanne S. Abel, an adult individual residing at 5029 E. Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055. 3. Walter Wiltschek, is attorney-in-fact for Monica Del Carmen Gomez, by reason of a Power of Attorney dated July 14, 1997, a true and correct copy of which is attached as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference. 4. On or about August 15, 1997, Plaintiff, Monica Del Carmen Gomez, acquired ownership of real property located at 119 South Duke Street, York City, York County, Pennsylvania, a true 1 /0: , ., r.....-:;,., and correct description of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by reference. 5. On or about December 20, 1997, Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, met Defendant through an ad in the newspaper which was intended by Defendant to solicit romantic relationships or companionship by adult males. 6. Defendant and Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, became involved in a romantic relationship which caused Plaintiff to place a great deal of trust in Defendant. 7. Defendant further represented to Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, that she was an attorney, which also caused Walter Wiltschek to place a great deal of trust in Defendant. B. Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, later learned that Defendant, although a law school graduate, was not a licensed attorney. 9. Defendant represented to Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, that she was expecting to receive a substantial cash settlement from an ex-husband and even requested Plaintiff's assistance in searching into assets owned by her ex-husband. COUNT I: BREACH OF CONTRACT 10. Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 9 hereof. 11. Defendant and Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, agreed that Defendant would purchase the real property of Plaintiff referred 2 /q. ..'<~~ ,..--'" 10-5-98 to in paragraph 4 herein for the sum $40,000.00. 12. Defendant wanted to purchase the property as an investment and was going to pay for the property with either funds obtained from her ex-husband, as set forth in paragraph 9 herein or by refinance of the property. 13. On January 28, 1998, Plaintiff, Morlica Del Carmon Gomez, by and through her attorney-in-fact, Gerald I. Gingerich, conveyed the property to Defendant. A true and corroct copy of said deed is attached hereto as Exhibit "CD and incorporated herein by reference. 14. Shortly after said conveyance, Defendant terminated the romantic relationship and refused to pay the $40,000.00. She further engaged in a self-help eviction of Plaintiff, Walter wiltschek, who had been living at the property aforementioned, by changing the locks on the real property. 15. Despite demands, Defendant has breached the contract and refused to pay for the real property or to convey it back to Plaintiff, Walter wiltschek. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests this Honorable Court enter judgment against Defendant in the amount of $40,000.00 plus interests, costs of Buit and any other relief, equitable or otherwise, including recision of the transfer to Defendant. 3 ;<0, ,....,~ t"'""'~ COUNT II: FRAUDULENT CONVERSION 16. Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 15 hereof. 17. Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, believes, and therefore avers, that Defendant fraudulently enticed Plaintiff into the Agreement and never had any intention of paying the contract price, but intended to defraud Plaintiff. lB. Plaintiff, walter Wiltschek, believes, and therefore avers, that Defendant intended to fraudulently convert the property to her own without any consideration being paid by using deceitful, untrue and malicious representations solely intended to defraud Plaintiff. 19. Plaintiff, Walter wiltochek, believes, and therefore avers, that Defendant had engaged in a pattern of deceit, the purpose of which was solely to obtain pecuniary gain for herself. 20. Despite demands, Defendant has failed and refused to pay for the real property or, in the alternative, to convey it back to Plaintiff. 21. Defendant's conduct is fraudulent, outrageous and malicious, thereby necessitating the imposition of punitive damages against Defendant. 22. Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, has sustained monetary loss including the value of the property, interest, attorney fees and costs of this suit. 4 cJJ ~ ,,"~ WHEREFORE, Plaintiff reapecl:fully rUCJuentn thin Honorable Court enter jUdgment againat Defendllnt in tho 11Inonnt of $40,000.00 plus interest, coutu of Duit, lIttorney foos, punitive damages and any other relief, equitablu or otherwise, including recision of the transfer to Defendant. Respectfully submitted, MOONEY & ASSOCIATES By: ~~~~ John James ~ ley, III, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiff 230 York Street Hanover, PA 17331 (717) 632-4656 I.D. # 39137 5 d<J., Ii I; i; , " " " ...:;:.;;.., , , Power of Attorney KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ PEREZ, of Santiago, Chile, do hereby make, constitute and appoint WALTER WILTSCHEK of York County, Pennsylvania, my true and lawful Attorney In Fact for me and in my name, place and stead and on my behalf to do and execute the following acts, deeds and things, including (but not by way of limitation) the following: 1. To purchase, have, hold, possess, control, manage, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, sell or otherwise dispose of, lease(for any term or perpetually and with or without privilege of purchase and with or without privilege of renewal) the real estate known as premises No. 119 South Duke Street, York, Pennsylvania, and its contents of household goods and furnishings; as well as all or any part of my property, real or personal, in such manner and on such terms as my said Attorney In Fact shall see fit; in connection with the foregoing to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver deeds, mortgages, bills of sale, leases and other proper instruments of conveyance, hypothecation, lease, assignment and transfer and to invest and reinvest the proceeds of such sale and/or any other monies of mine in such property, real or personal, as my said Attorney In Fact deem expedient. 2. To receive and collect any monies that may be due and owing to me from any person, firm or corporation and to deposit the same in any bank account of mine or in any account my Attorney In Fact shall open for me under the authority granted him in this instrument; and to withdraw the same and any other monies on deposit in such account or accounts. 3. To pay from my funds, using therefor either principal or income in the sole discretion of my said Attorney In Fact such expenses of mine as my Attorney In Fact shall see fit to defray for my benefit and to sign income tax returns for me. 4. To enter into and to perform contracts on my behalf and to carry out all contracts entered into by me. 5. And generally to do and perform all acts, deeds and things that I personally could do if present and acting in the premises notwithstanding the fact that authority has not been specifically conferred hereinabove upon my Attorney In Fact to do and perform such acts, deeds and things. (1) EXHIBIT A CJ.3. i , ,'-''''''. Alan Kim Palrono, Eaq, :lU W.'I Mlddlo 01'001 nOIlYIIIIIlU, r"'"llyl,.II. \'r.J~: 717_134000110 #2- . , ' " \ (I \/ ..:" THIS DEED MADE THE ~8" day of January in tha rtw one thousand nine hundred ninety eight, (1998), ~-, BETWEEN MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ PEREZ, a single woman, by her ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, GERALD I. GINGRICH, of 773 Kreitz Creek Road, York, pennsylvania, GRANTOR / AND 6 SUZANNE ABEL, of 5029 TrindJ.e Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055, GRANTEE, WITNESSETH, that in consideration of the sum of FORTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS, ($40,000.00), in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the said Grantors do hereby grant and convey to the said Grantee, ALL that certain tract of. land situated, lying, and being on the eastern ~ide of and known as No: 119 ~outh Duke Street in the ~rk, York County, Fenns~"lve,nia, together with the ~mprovements thereon erected and bounded and limited as follows to wit: BOUNDED on the north by property now or formerly bf York Trust Company on the east by a public alley on the south by property now or formerly of Curtis N. Hollinger and on the west by said South Duke Street. Fronting on ,said South Duke Street 28 feet'and 9 inches and extending of uniform width to the hereil..oefor'e mentioned alley. ~ 1I<-1/1s- ~'~7"7":-"''''''~',' "',' ',..' "," .. BEING THE SAME which Edna. E. Leidig, widow, by her At torney- in-Fact, Theodora B. Waltermyer, by rneir deed dated August 15, 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of York County, Pennsylvania in Record Book 1299 at Page 993 granted and conveyed unto' Monica Del Carm.", Gomez Perez, a single woman, erroneously stated as a married WGman in said deed, the GRANTOR herein. ~HIBrr C dS ~ -". ...-..,".~.~"."'.''''-' AND/ the said Grantor does hereby covenant and agree that she will warrant specially the property hereby conveyed, subject to recorded and/or visible easements and restrictions, if any. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Grantor has hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year first above written. SIGNED, SEALED:AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENCE OF mJ4A/1(. g~ , ()h..v // eht-,.",~ WITNESSES t I Received FEB 2 6 1998 '. City of y~ ! j , en '" 10 01 l(") 0 '" co '" u; ..~ ~ ~ '" '" it; w a: '" b1 0'lE: '" _ 0 r"J 0: '" ...... _...... 0 "J w>-..... ~CU 0'lCl. ~ ... ... ~ '" "'....z ... ... ... ~tns'1"'4 '" za: :z: .....:::l:> '" co ",' co ..... ...J OO...! on c ~O~ "CU :::J >< en c:::J u>- c<Z:li!::C "" en ~OB.-l .. "'.... l;l l.LJ~:Z: '" ex"-,, .-l O'l . "'.... ~u:;:z "-l_eJ>-O Cl::OW tnQ'lCt:: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ti O>-Cl. ;:; err .c II CI Q c.J_ ~ ~ :s ~r= a! JrJ~PJ('~ MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ by her attorney-in-fac I. GINGRICH ? EJ~~ GI 1 Certify This Decument 'lb Be Recorded Ip. York County, Pa. ......... ...~-j.. Rfco;"". "~iI<Jf-'''':''''''~f!l~'' :Jtl ..,'" ':a . .. .0- I (,J: 1 .:-'"'- .~. ::.'J. . .. . .n- ~-... . .."": . ,J.:o, .,~..- ..:ll,f: 'h..:~ 1~.." -" itcOUt\,~... . ......... e2fo. . ',~:~ , ,~;~.,. rl " ,~.~' . I ":~ ~s:: .;f"", ~":i .- \!j\~ .,)";,"'/"'", ;'" l'l,~'!-:'I I," c) -.;,.~ ('"" .- .) , -I;.- ~~~.~:::",y~ '--,-:''\\ ;'~":'j' ~., , /~tt.~ .,.f .~~...,. '".. ~/;.". , :1. 'f'c'" '}l,'. ,.. .~~ , r ~' 'f " -. ...... ';';'''''/;{~.'': ~( "1",1 , ,'_ ,'i'';' ~f' . ,. :0 ~. I ~.. ,~~ ,-' "~'/I ,.: ,j. ""~:: ~' "";,;~\ i ':'\... I)';,; v \. . p. "~ ,1'J ~ .~;.t . j' ~,' s~ , :,.: :-, I. , . 'r, , )/ < . ~p. '"',fl"' ~~~; {if I .;.:. ,. ',-t; , -;:.:. '",'! 1:,:#1~:. ",',l "', ') " ,{'f' J {' , " ~"I! .' .,,';<<. "-,. , ""...~?: ",' r!: '. (/. :.rJ. r"'~'''.'.. MONCA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ. hy her Powcr of Attorney. WALTER WILTSC/IEK. :IN TilE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF :CLJMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYL V AN/A ;1 PlainlilT v :CIV/L ACTION - LAW SUZANNE S. ABEL. :NO. 98 - 3426 Dcfendant COURT ORDER AND NOW, Ihis z (,.... day of October, 1998. upon consideration of the attached Petition to Withdraw as Counsel. a Rule to show cause is hereby isslled upon Defendant Suzanne S. Abel, directing that she show eause as to why Huberl X. Gilroy. Esquire and the firm of Broujos & Gilroy. P.C. should not be allowed to wilhdraw as her legal counsel inlhe above case. This Rule is relurnable within 10 days from service of Ihis Order upon the Defendant BY THE COURT: cc: /tL J, Hubert X. Gilroy. ESqUir8 John James Mooney, Esquire f',o..,:Q...,! Suzanne S, Abel, Defendant I\j "t, ',_< loj"\';? 3f. 09/01/1998 14:13 717-243-8227 BROUJOS GILROY PC PAGE 02/0::1 ,'-\ ,-""., BROUJOS B GILR.OY, p.e. AITORNEYS AT LAW JOJ.n~ H. IlROUJOS HUIlERT X. CILROY 4 NORm t-V\lJO~R. :st"RBE'( CARLISLe. P~NI~SYLV^NIA 17013 717-243...4574 NON..TOLL fOp,. ~RJ.saUflC AI\(^; "7.766-1690 fJVC 24)"6227 1 August 3, 1998 Ms. Suzanne Abel P.O. Bolt 1032 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 f RE: FEE AGREEMENT f Dear Ms. Abel: We are pleased that you have asked our finn to represent you. This letter sets forth the Agreement concerning our representation of you and will become effective upon our receipt of a countersigned copy of.this letter and the retainer fee. 1. We request that you pay to our linn a: retainer in the amount of$2,000.00. We will apply yow- retainer against time exp,ended on your behalf; and at such time as that amount is exhausted, you will be billed regularly for additional time expended. 2. Our representation oryou will be charged at an hourly rate. OUf hourly rate is $125.00 per hour. These rates may be modified over time, although at this moment, we do Dot anticipate any changes. Our monthly statements to you will reflect the rates in effect at the time the service was perfonned. We do not ordinarily notifY our clients of changes in the rates. We will keep you advised of all time expended by us in representing you. It is impossible to determine in advance the amount of time that will be needed to complete your case. We will keep you fully infonned oftime used for conferences, drailing documents, research, court time, and any other time spent on your case. 3. We will bill you periodically on a t~e expended basis. We reserve the right to terminate our attomey/client relationship for non-payment offees or costs. We expect you to keep current with our billings. We will charge a finance charge of one per cent (1%) per month (annual rate of 12%) to any account balance which remains outstanding for more than 30 days from the date of such balance is invoiced. A i ~. i i. , i. , j,' i EXHIBIT RECEIVED TlMESEP,!. I: I aPM 3]. PRINT TIMESEP. I. 1:11PM ("" ;.~ -, ,-I ') 'Cl " \ ,) ~::~:~ , , .-In " , ,~,.:J " ! " ( ,) ~- '.'--,;'.:~~-.~<;;.::.~ (? ....... , .'l.. :-1 (,,) -., ), ", :.'\ .:< I . t- I , , , I- - , , 1 , , , " I , , .- , _I @ - \ LL I- i! II II ,. II \ I , , I I I i i I I I i I I I I I ,I I i _cc~-.lcl-c= U)5 <X5u..l~ >-,t2~ ~HUl ZU>- OO~ OU)a: ~U) ~ ~<C~ ~ 1.;.....' . . . . " . ~ .~ "ON ~~t!~ .- if -.,. g...<Q .>c.2~!! 5 0 ~!:: >O"7:;:!'" ;;; ~~2~ o~<E'2 .. .:!. ..t: :;;"1 j;;S. ~~ Co .:r::: :i::::l:i!;:: S\ . ~ u_~ 1::"'- Ot:<E 'E'2..o:A ~~~~ 000"" ~"'~~ z=zr:: 1"""1 ,-..'.- , -, , . , ;'l , i\ c:-: CJ c~) " " -,'I {-.:; C , \'-;'1 u i '0 ~~ > . ...! -.I ',.,. ., ~~: ~ ,~..... -'" r " MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Attorney-in-Fact, WALTER WILTSCHEK, PlaintH f IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW V SUZANNE S. ABEL, Defendant NO. 98-3426 CIVIL TERM IN RE: MOTION FOR SANCTIONS ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this 3rd day of December, 1998, action on the within petition is deferred, and it is ordered and directed that the defendant submit herself to a deposition to be held at the York office of plaintiff's counsel. It is noted that the defendant, while willing to make her best efforts to clear her calendar, has indicated that anytime during the period of December 28 through December 31, 1998, is acceptable. Katrina M. Leudtke, Esquire For the Plaintiff By the Court, ~(~ 411 Ke~. Hess, J. Suzanne S. Abel, Pro Se P.O. Box 1032 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 :bg ) C"-F /h'l.l~ /J-1-?P ..tv. 43, f""\ f1"'\ MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Attorney-in-Fact, WALTER WIL TSCHEK, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA vs. Defendant No. 98-3426 CIVIL ACTION - LAW SUZANNE ABEL, ANSWER WITH NEW MATTER AND COUNTERCLAIMS ANSWER AND NOW, thi~,.d day of December, 1998, comes the Defendant, Suzanne Abel, pro se pending retention of counsel, and files the following Answer with New Matter and Counterclaims to the first Complaint: 1. Denied. Attorney in Fact for Plaintiff testified on November 25, 1998, before District Justice Farrell of York County, that he no longer resides at the averred address. Attorney in Fact's current residence is unknown. 2. Admitted. 3. Denied. By title transferred on January 28, 1998, Plaintiff represented to Defendant that The Reverend Doctor Gerald I. Gingrich was Plaintiff's Attorney in Fact. 4. Denied. Exhibit B was not attached to Defendant's copy of the Complaint. Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 6. Said averments are therefore denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 5. Admitted. 6. Denied in part, admitted in part. Plaintiff and Defendant were involved in a romantic relationship pursuant to Plaintiff answering Defendant's classified ad for dates. Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 6. Said averments are therefore denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 7. Denied. Defendant has never represented to Plaintiff, or anyone else, that she is an attorney. Moreover, after reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 7. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 8. Denied. Defendant has never represented to Plaintiff, or anyone else, that she is an attorney. Defendant informed Plaintiff Wiltschek during their first conversation that Defendant was a law school graduate, and that she was planning to take the 4-fr ..., ~ j ,;//~..~_. '-, r-"'~ July 1998 bar exam. Moreover, after reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 6. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 9. Denied. Defendant has been divorced since July 11, 1990. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments of Paragraph 8. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Suzanne Abel, respectfully requests judgment in her favor and against Plaintiff, together with the costs of this action and such other and further relief as this Court deems just and appropriate. COUNT 1: BREACH of CONTRACT 10. No answer is deemed necessary. However, if somehow an answer is deemed necessary, the responses to Paragraphs 1 through 9 above are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 11. Denied. Defendant never entered into any agreement with Plaintiff Wiltschek for any money or for any property. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments of Paragraph 11. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 12. Denied. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments of Paragraph 12. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 13. Denied. Exhibit "C" was not included with Defendant's copy of the Complaint. Therefore, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments of Paragraph 13. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 14. Denied in part, admitted in part, Plaintiff, not Defendant, terminated the relationship. Upon Plaintiffs termination of the relationship, Defendant demanded Plaintiff return all Defendant's key which Plaintiff had legitimately andlor surreptitiously procured. Defendant also requested Plaintiff to pay for utility and housing costs at 119 South Duke Street, which Plaintiff refused to pay and threatened to harm Defendant's person and property. After Plaintiff vacated the property on or about April 28, 1998, Defendant changed the property locks. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 14. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial ~ ~: --\ ,..... 15. Denied. Defendant never entered into a contract with Plaintiff Wiltschek. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments of Paragraph 15. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. By way of further response, the New Matter below is incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Suzanne Abel, respectfully requests judgment in her favor and against Plaintiff, together with the costs of this action and such other and further relief as this Court deems just and appropriate. COUNT 2: FRAUDULENT CONVERSION 16. No answer is deemed necessary. However, if somehow an answer is deemed necessary, the responses to Paragraphs 1 through 15 above are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 17. Denied. Defendant never entered into any agreement with Plaintiff Wiltschek to purchase the real property. Further, Defendant never intended to defraud Plaintiffs. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments of Paragraph 17. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. By way of further response, the New Matter and Counterclaims below are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 18. Denied. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments of Paragraph 18. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. By way of further response, the New Matter and Counterclaims below are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 19. Denied. Defendant honestly represented herself to Plaintiff Wiltschek. Defendant never intended to deceive Plaintiff Wiltschek. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 19. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. By way of further response, the New Matter and Counterclaims below are incorporated by reference as though fUlly set forth herein. 20. Denied in part, admitted in part. The averments of Paragraph 20 are Conclusions of Law to which no responsive pleading is required. To the extent a response is deemed required, Defendant avers that following Plaintiff Wiltschek's termination of the relationship, Plaintiff Wiltschek repeatedly demanded Defendant re-convey Plaintiff Wiltschek's gifts, including the instant real property. Defendant has been unable to re-convey due to a security interest on the property. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining averments of Paragraph 20. Said ~. . ....... ,..... averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. 21. Denied. The averments of Paragraph 21 are Conclusions of Law to which no responsive pleading is required. To the extent a response is deemed required, after reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments of Paragraph 21. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. By way of further response, the New Matter and Counterclaims below are incorporated by reference as though fUlly set forth herein. 22. Denied. After reasonable investigation, Defendant is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the averments of Paragraph 22. Said averments therefore are denied and strict proof thereof, if admissible, is demanded at trial. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Suzanne Abel, respectfully requests judgment in her favor and against Plaintiff, together with the costs of this action and such other and further relief as this Court deems just and appropriate. NEW MATTER 23. Paragraphs 1 -22 are incorporated by reference and re-alleged as affirmative defenses. 22. The Complaint and each of its counts fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 23. Plaintiffs' causes of action are barred by the Statute of Frauds. 24. Defendant avers that she is not liable to Plaintiffs because the transfer of title to the real property was a gift whereby Plaintiff Wiltschek intended to transfer title to Defendant, and in fact conveyed and delivered title of the real property to Defendant. 25. Defendant avers that she is not liable to Plaintiffs because Plaintiff Wiltschek had knowledge of, and voluntarily assumed the risks out of the transaction from which, the alleged injuries and damages arose. 26. Defendant avers that she is not liable to Plaintiffs because the intentional andlor wrongful acts of persons other than Defendant constituted an intervening and superseding cause of Plaintiffs' alleged injuries and damages. 27. Plaintiffs' claims must be reduced andlor barred as a result of the intentional andlor wrongful acts of persons other than Defendant in the course of legally transferring title to the real property, 28. In the event the Court finds Defendant Abel liable to Plaintiffs, Additional Joined Defendant Reverend Doctor Gerald Gingrich is liable over to Defendant Suzanne Abel. 4-1 ~'. ; , 29. In the event the Court finds Defendant Abel liable to Plaintiffs, Additional Joined Defendant Reverend Doctor Gerald Gingrich is jointly and severally liable to Defendant Suzanne Abel. 30. Defendant avers that she is not liable to Plaintiffs because Plaintiff Wiltschek freely, knowingly, and intentionally gifted to, and delivered to, Defendant legal title relative to the donative gifts. WHEREFORE, Defendant, Suzanne Abel, respectfully requests judgment in her favor and against Plaintiff, together with the costs of this action and such other and further relief as this Court deems just and appropriate. COUNTERCLAIMS COUNT 1: FRAUD 31. Paragraphs 1 through 30 are hereby incorporated by reference. 32. On or after December 20,1997, Defendant and Plaintiff Wiltschek became involved in a relationship, which caused Defendant to place her trust in Plaintiff Wiltschek. 33. Plaintiff Wiltschek represented to Defendant that he was an executive international sales representative for DentsPly, Int'l, making a six figure salary, owning four homes: one in York, PA, one in Florida, one in Chile, and one in Germany; and owning several investment vehicles. 34. Plaintiff Wiltschek showed Defendant what appeared to be recent photographs of Plaintiff Wiltschek with his Porsche, his Mercedes Benz, his 1985 Camaro, and his MG. Plaintiff Wiltschek regularly drove a 'j 988 Mercury Sable, and further told Defendant he had a 1977 Pontiac. Plaintiff Wiltschek further showed Defendant his classic, pristine 1960's Dodge stored in the garage at the 119 South Duke Street property. Plaintiff Wiltschek represented to Defendant that he owned all of these vehicles. 35. Plaintiff Wiltschek represented to Defendant that he had lived for the prior two years in Germany with his now ex-wife (Karen) and their two adopted daughters (Tierra Lenker, now returned to her birth parents, and Jazmin Wiltschek). 36. Plaintiff Wiltschek represented to Defendant that he was fluent in three languages, and that he regularly traveled the world in his capacity as an international sales representative. 37. Plaintiff Wiltschek showered Defendant, and Defendant's three children, with lavish gifts including expensive jewelry, a leather purse, clothing, designer perfumes, expensive dinners, candy, flowers, books, bubble bath, toys for the children, expensive social outings (including an extravagant New Year's Eve Party), and cash. Plaintiff Wiltschek paid for the gifts purchased in Defendant's presence with cash, and credit cards. 4t. ,-"":" ,:.- \ 38. Plaintiff Wiltschek regularly discussed with Defendant plans to travel locally and internationally together; and plans to take excursions to visit art exhibits and museums. Plaintiff Wiltschek and Defendant took several excursions together. 39. Defendant had told Plaintiff Wiltschek that she was planning to take the Bar Exam in July 1998, and the parties made their long term travel and excursion plans accordingly. 40. Defendant told Plaintiff Wiltschek that she had been divorced for 10 years, and that she was currently involved in child custody litigation to maintain custody of her six- year-old daughter. 41. Defendant told Plaintiff Wiltschek that Defendant was active in counseling to help cope with the stress inherent in the child custody litigation. 42. Defendant and Plaintiff Wiltschek eventually became romantically involved, which caused Defendant to place a great deal of trust in Plaintiff Wiltschek. 43. Pursuant to their trusting relationship, Defendant allowed Plaintiff Wiltschek to transfer into her checking account a wire transfer of $5000,00 from Plaintiffs German bank account upon Plaintiff Wiltschek's assertion that he did not yet have a local bank account. 44. Once it had deposited into Defendant's account, Defendant offered to give Plaintiff Wiltschek a cashier's check for his $5000.00 Plaintiff Wiltschek refused and directed Defendant to pay Plaintiff Wiltschek's living expenses, at his direction, until he established a local checking account. At Plaintiff Wiltschek's direction, Defendant issued checks and made cash payments for Plaintiff Wiltschek's living expenses including dining out, gas for his Mercury Sable car, food, and household furnishings. 45. Further pursuant to their trusting relationship, Plaintiff Wiltschek gave Defendant a car. Defendant authorized the initial gift transfer on January 8, 1998, attempting to transfer title of Plaintiff Wiltschek's 1992 BMW gray market car into Defendant's name. Plaintiff Wiltschek alleged he did not need the car, and that he wanted Defendant to have a large car to accommodate her two teenage boys and young daughter comfortably and safely. 46. Plaintiff Wiltschek admitted to Defendant on February 19, 1998, when the title transfer was actually accomplished that he was unable to obtain automobile insurance because of his felony conviction for a driving-under-the-influence related homicide-by-vehicle for which he was imprisoned for one year at Maryland's Snow Hill Correction Facility around 1992. 47. Plaintiff Wiltschek represented to Defendant that he owned the 119 South Duke Street property, that he originally titled the property to Plaintiff Monica del Carmen Gomez Perez Wiltschek so that his ex-wife (Karen) could not claim the property if it was inherited by the minor child, Jazmin Wiltschek, whom he was allowing to be raised by his ex-wife (Karen) as her own daughter. in. " p'. , 48. Plaintiff Wiltschek represented to Defendant that title to the property was clear, and that Defendant should use the property to obtain a home equity loan to finance Defendant's child custody litigation. 49. Further pursuant to their trusting relationship, Defendant accepted Plaintiff Wiltschek's gift transfer of the title of the real property at 119 South Duke Street, York, PA. Plaintiff Wiltschek represented to Defendant that Plaintiff Wiltschek purchased the property in cash in August 1997, and had titled it to Jazmin Wiltschek's (his adopted daughter) birth mother who lives in Chile, had never left Chile, and only spoke Spanish. The mother was revealed to be the instant Plaintiff Gomez. 50. Defendant subsequently learned that Plaintiff Gomez was also Plaintiff Wiltschek's third, and bigamous, wife: Monica del Carmen Gomez Perez Wiltschek. 51. At the conference on January 28, 1998, to transfer legal title of the 119 South Duke Street property, Plaintiff Wiltschek introduced the Reverend Doctor Gerald Gingrich as Plaintiff Monica del Carmen Gomez Perez Wiltschek's Attorney in Fact. Defendant had previously met Dr. Gingrich and found him to be a sincere, trustworthy, honest man, further adding to Plaintiff Wiltschek's credibility, and further increasing Defendant's trust in Plaintiff Wiltschek. 52. Upon Alan Kim Patrono, Esq.'s inquiry, Plaintiff Wiltschek asserted, and Dr. Gingrich confirmed, that Plaintiff Wiltschek has already paid cash for the property, necessitating Mr. Patrono's office to re-write the Property Settlement Sheet confirming receipt of the cash payment. 53. Following settlement. Plaintiff Wiltschek admitted to Defendant that he had not actually adopted the minor child, Jazmin Wiltschek, and that he was not the biological father of the minor child. Plaintiff Wiltschek represented to Defendant that he was the minor child's father because he was able to get his name listed on the minor child's Chilean birth certificate, thereby conferring upon her U.S. citizenship. 54. Defendant then began, at Plaintiff Wiltschek's insistence and guidance, applying for a home equity loan pursuant to Plaintiff Wiltschek's suggestion that Defendant use the proceeds of the loan to finance her child custody litigation. 55. Further pursuant to their trusting relationship, Defendant accompanied Plaintiff Wiltschek to his ex-wife's (Karen's) house where he thereupon showed Defendant $500.00 cash he allegedly received from Plaintiff Wiltschek's ex-wife (Karen). Plaintiff Wiltschek alleged the $500.00 was re-payment of prior a loan Plaintiff Wiltschek had extended to his ex-wife (Karen). 56. Plaintiff Wiltschek used the $500.00 for a romantic weekend in Atlantic City and New York City, when the parties became engaged. Defendant never had possession or control of the $500.00 cash. Nor did Defendant ever borrow any money from Plaintiff Wiltschek. (7). ~" ,,.,..,.... 57. Almost immediately after the engagement, Plaintiff Wiltschek began making demands upon Defendant to liquidate her assets, including her personal jewelry, automobiles, and the property at 119 South Duke Street, both by selling them outright and by obtaining a home equity loan using the property as collateral to provide living expenses for Plaintiff Wiltschek. 58. Defendant in the meantime learned that Plaintiff had misrepresented his occupational status. Plaintiff Wiltschek eventually admitted he was unemployed and had not worked at DentsPly, In!'1. since 1994 when he fled the United States to hide in Europe with the minor child, Tierra Lenker, whom the York County Courts had ordered be returned to her biological parents. 59. Plaintiff Wiltschek further admitted to Defendant that he was unable to work because he had failed to pay federal and state taxes since he received his retirement buy-out money of $132,500 on March 31, 1995, from Legg Mason. Plaintiff Wiltschek represented that the balance of the retirement buy-out was on deposit in his account in Germany, which was where the wire transfer of $5000.00 in early January 1998 originated. 60. Plaintiff Wiltschek specifically admitted to Defendant that he had been a fugitive in Europe from November 1994 through April 1997 with his ex-wife (Karen), with the child they had attempted to adopt but had been ordered to return to her birth parents, Tierra Lenker, and with the child for whom he was named the father on the Chilean birth certificate, Jazmin Wiltschek. 61. Plaintiff Wiltschek further admitted his U.S. passport had been canceled on July 2, 1997 pursuant to his criminal activity, but that Plaintiff Wiltschek still had a valid Chilean Passport, and a valid Austrian Passport, so that their international travel plans were still possible. 62. Defendant began to suspect that Plaintiff Wiltschek had defrauded Defendant into using her good name and credit to launder money back into the United States in an attempt to avoid his tax and criminal liabilities. Therefore, Defendant ceased to agree to Plaintiff Wiltschek's ongoing demands. 63. For 3 weeks following the engagement, Plaintiff Wiltschek incessantly nagged and badgered Defendant by demanding Defendant liquidate her assets and turn the proceeds over to Plaintiff Wiltschek for his living expenses. Defendant explained to Plaintiff Wiltschek that Defendant was not financially able to absorb the tax consequences for the accession to wealth which would occur upon the immediate sale or re-conveyance of the car and the house. 64. Plaintiff Wiltschek asserted that "this isn't worth it anymore," and then demanded return of his engagement ring which Defendant promptly returned, thus terminating the relationship. 65. Defendant subsequently requested Plaintiff Wiltschek relinquish possession of the property at 119 South Duke Street, as well as all keys to the property and the vehicles. Plaintiff Wiltschek relinquished some keys, but retained his set of keys to 0;' .~ , r~i- the 1992 BMW and to the property at 119 South Duke Street, York, PA. It was then that Defendant discovered Plaintiff Wiltschek had procured unauthorized copies of her apartment and both mailbox keys. 66. Plaintiff Wiltschek immediately, and repeatedly thereafter, threatened to "make sure you can never practice law in Pennsylvania" by reporting Defendant to the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and her employer for stealing Plaintiff Wiltschek's property. 67. Plaintiff Wiltschek also threatened "to destroy Defendant" by contacting opposing counsel and then testifying against Defendant at her upcoming child custody hearing; unless Defendant re-conveyed title to both the automobile and the 119 South Duke Street property, immediately. 68. Plaintiff Wiltschek's conduct and course of action were intended to induce Defendant into permitting Plaintiff Wiltschek to use Defendant's good name and credit to launder his money into the United States, escape tax liability, and avoid detection for his criminal conduct. 69. Because of Plaintiff Wiltschek's actions and course of conduct preceding the title transfers, Defendant trusted Plaintiff Wiltschek and detrimentally relied upon Plaintiff Wiltschek's assertions when Defendant accepted Plaintiff Wiltschek's generous gifts. 70. Plaintiff Wiltschek's conduct was fraudulent, outrageous and malicious, thereby supporting the imposition of punitive damages against Plaintiff Wiltschek. 71. Because of Plaintiff Wiltschek's actions and course of conduct after the engagement, Defendant has suffered pecuniary damages to her credit in the amount of $100,000.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests Judgment in the amount of $100,000.00 plus interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages. COUNT 2: CONVERSION 72. Paragraphs 1 through 71 are hereby incorporated by reference. 73. Between January 1998 and March 1998, Plaintiff Wiltschek had unsupervised access to Defendant's apartment of residence at 5029 East Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg, 74. Without Defendant's prior knowledge or permission, Plaintiff Wiltschek removed from Defendant's residence the following items: a) One apartment key for Defendant's apartment. b) Two mailbox keys; including one for a Post Office Box at the Mechanicsburg, PA post office and one for the apartment mail box. c) One pearl necklace and earring set. s~ '"' -', ,--~--. d) One pair of sapphire and diamond earrings Defendant purchased from the $1000.00 inheritance received from her deceased father's estate. e) One photograph of Defendant. f) Several CDs and cassette tapes. g) Various dishes, pots, storage containers, and food. h) 2 Crystal wine glasses Defendant received from her Grandmother, which her Grandmother had originally brought over from Scotland. i) Personal supplies; including toothpaste, shaving cream, shampoo, cream rinse, toilet paper, paper towels, hand towels and washcloths. 75. As Defendant discovered the missing items, Defendant asked Plaintiff Wiltschek about their disappearance. Mr. Wiltschek admitted taking each item, and promised to return each. Plaintiff Wiltschek returned the keys and the photograph. Defendant subsequently found the kitchen items in Plaintiff Wiltschek's kitchen at i 'j 9 South Duke Street, York, PA while taking inventory after Plaintiff Wiltschek vacated the premises. 76. Plaintiff Wiltschek has refused to return the remaining items (I.e., the pearl necklace and earring set, the sapphire and diamond earrings, CD's and cassette tapes). 77, Plaintiff Wiltschek's refusal to return to Defendant her personal property, which Plaintiff Wiltschek admitted he took without Defendant's permission, has permanently deprived Defendant of the use and enjoyment of said chattels. 78. Because of PlaintiffWiltschek's conversion of Defendant's personal property, Defendant has suffered monetary damages in the amount of $2000.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests JUdgment in the amount of $2000.00 plus interest and costs of this suit. COUNT 3: TRESPASS TO LAND 79. Paragraphs 1 through 78 are hereby incorporated by reference, 80. On or about the July 4, 1998, weekend, Plaintiff Wiltschek used an unauthorized and improperly retained key to intentionally gained access through a locked passageway door at the front of the house at 119 South Duke Street, of which Defendant is the legal owner, to the passageway leading to the property's back yard. Plaintiff Wiltschek kicked in the back passageway door, breaking it. 81. Once inside the back yard, Defendant Wiltschek went to the back porch where he used Plaintiffs garden tools and leather gloves to break the window into the Butler's Pantry on the first floor of the circa 1870 house. 82. Defendant Wiltschek stacked the broken window pieces and original hand hewn wood trim on the windowsill and on the sidewalk. The glass inside the house was swept up and the larger pieces of glass were stacked on the pantry shelf. 53. -', r - 83. Unable to gain entry through this 18" square window however, Defendant proceeded to the second floor where he removed the security grate from the second floor kitchen window. Defendant broke the window and climbed into the kitchen, breaking the over-the-sink light below the window in the process of entering. Defendant cleaned up the broken wood, glass, and plastic, placing it in the trash bag in the kitchen, 84. On July 5,1998, Defendant returned home to find the property damaged. Defendant called York City Police, who responded and filed a report. 85. The window glass and wood trim were not replaceable with modern glass and wood trim. Defendant needed to have a custom made window to replace the window Plaintiff Wiltschek destroyed. 86. Plaintiff Wiltschek's conduct was fraudulent, outrageous and malicious, thereby supporting the imposition of punitive damages against Plaintiff Wiltschek. 87. Defendant has suffered monetary damages caused by Plaintiff Wiltschek's trespass to repair andlor replace the passageway doors and locks, the Butler's Pantry window and trim, the second floor window security grate, the window, and the light in the amount of $1200.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests Judgment in the amount of $1200.00 plus interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages, COUNT 4: CONVERSION 88. Paragraphs 1 through 87 are hereby incorporated by reference. 89. After entering Defendant's house at 119 South Duke Street, York, PA, the weekend of July 4, 1998, Plaintiff Wiltschek used Defendant's trash bags to remove the following items belonging to Defendant from Defendant's property: a) Defendant's box of hand tools and electric tools, all of which were Craftsman or Black & Decker brands (including hammer, standard and l1"etric screw driver sets, standard wrench set, standard socket set, automatic screwdriver, wire cutters, set of 4 pliers, portable drill, level, 2 adjustable wrenches, masks and goggles, hand saw, miter box, tape measure, drill bits, nails, screws, bolts, washers, exacto knife and blades, duct tape, WD40. b) Defendant's sixteen year old son's CD Player & radio boom box, containing one "Blues Travelers" CD. c) Defendant's six years old daughter's five Caucasian baby dolls, baby doll clothing, the daughter's baby blankets she used for her dolls, and the daughter's baby clothing she used for her dolls. d) One 10-count box of Hefty green yard trash bags; One 20-count box of Hefty white kitchen trash bags. e) Garden pruning tools and leather gardening gloves. ~~ - r'- f) Three rolls of Charmin triple-roll toilet paper (plastic wrapping of toilet paper was left at the property). 90. Defendant has suffered monetary damages to replace all items in the amount of $2500.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit. 91. Plaintiff Wiltschek's taking of Defendant her personal property without Defendant's permission has permanently deprived Defendant of the use and enjoyment of said chattels. 92. Plaintiff Wiltschek's conduct was fraudulent, outrageous and malicious, thereby supporting the imposition of punitive damages against Plaintiff Wiltschek. 93. Defendant has suffered monetary damages to replace the chattel Plaintiff Wiltschek took and kept without consent of Defendant Owner in the amount of $2500.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests Judgment in the amount of $2500.00 plus interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages. COUNT 5: INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS 94. Paragraphs 1 through 93 are hereby incorporated by reference. 95. Through his actions and course of conduct detailed in the preceding paragraphs and incorporated herein by reference, Plaintiff Wiltschek intentionally andlor recklessly defrauded Defendant into trusting him, and accepting his gifts. 96. Plaintiff Wiltschek's actions and course of conduct induced Defendant to place her trust in Plaintiff Wiltschek by accepting Plaintiff Wiltschek's generous gifts of the car and the property. Particularly in light of Plaintiff Wiltschek's knowledge of Defendant's stress over her pending child custody litigation, Plaintiffs actions and course of conduct were extreme and outrageous. 97. Because of Plaintiff Wiltschek's extreme and outrageous conduct, Defendant has suffered severe emotional distress. 98. Further because of Plaintiff Wiltschek's extreme and outrageous conduct, Defendant was unable to focus on the July 1998 Bar Exam, thus not passing the exam, 99. Due to Defendant's professional humiliation with long term career consequences, and stress caused by Plaintiff Wiltschek's frivolous and harassing series of law suits in two different counties, Defendant sought and received psychiatric care, which resulted in employment difficulties for Defendant. 100. Plaintiff Wiltschek's conduct was fraudulent, outrageous and malicious, thereby supporting the imposition of punitive damages against Plaintiff Wiltschek. 101. Defendant has suffered emotional damages in the amount of $1 00,000.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit. Defendant has further suffered pecuniary damages for medical treatment in the amount of $5000.00, and punitive damages. j6~ . ."'''- "'-~'. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests Judgment in the amount of $105,000.00 plus interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages. COUNT 6: DEFAMATION 102. Paragraphs 1 through 101 are incorporated by reference. 1 03.ln the course of setting forth his allegations in his Complaint, Plaintiff WiIlschek asserted in Paragraph 7 that "Defendant further represented to Plaintiff that she was an attorney, which also caused Plaintiff to place a great deal of trust in Defendant." 104.As Answered in Paragraph 7, Defendant never asserted to anyone, including Plaintiff Wiltschek, that she was an attorney andlor that she was licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania or in any other state. Defendant has never performed any legal services for Plaintiff Wiltschek, nor has she ever represented to Plaintiff WiIlschek that she was qualified to do so. 105. Plaintiff Wiltschek knew his allegation was inaccurate and erroneous because he repeatedly asked Defendant to perform legal work for him. To wit: (1) handle a discrimination law suit Plaintiff WiIlschek had filed against a previous employer, (2) handle a slander/libel/defamation law suit Plaintiff Wiltschek wanted filed against various York County newspapers which reported on his two year kidnapping story regarding minor, Tierra Lenker, (3) handle various law suits Plaintiff Wiltschek wanted filed against Brooks Pomper, Esq., Tierra Lenker's court appointed attorney who was pursuing a Contempt Order against Plaintiff Wiltschek for testifying before York County Judge Erb that he did not know the whereabouts of his ex-wife, or the minor child, Tierra Lenker, and (4) handle a replevin suit in Florida regarding one of Plaintiff Wiltschek's automobiles, 106. Defendants refused each repeated request, reminded Plaintiff Wiltschek each time that Defendant was not authorized to practice law, and each time recommended Plaintiff Wiltschek contact an attorney. 107. The pUblication of Plaintiff Wiltschek's assertion that Defendant misrepresented herself as a licensed attorney has materially damaged Defendant's credibility in the local legal community, and has seriously damaged Defendant's ability to be admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar. 108. Defendant has suffered public humiliation and reduced credibility in the Courtroom of District Justice William Farrell where Plaintiff Wiltschek publicly reiterated his defamatory allegation. 109. Defendant has suffered public humiliation and an inability to procure legal counsel due to Plaintiff Wiltschek's defamatory allegation. 110. Plaintiff WiIlschek's allegation against Defendant has adversely affected Defendant's reputation. 111. Plaintiff Wiltschek's conduct was fraudulent, outrageous and malicious, thereby supporting the imposition of punitive damages against Plaintiff Wiltschek. ~. . - r~' 112. Defendant has suffered severe emotional damage due to Plaintiff WiIlschek's extreme and outrageous conduct in the amount of $100,000.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests judgment in the amount of $100,000.00 plus interest and costs of this suit, and punitive damages. Respectfully Submitted, Suzanne Abel, Pro Se By ~J)jJJ Box 1032 E. Trindle Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 791-9904 (H) 783-9276 (W) 67 . . (0) \1:\ n '.. :'J " 1 ., :~"J -..I f_.,~ I ,. '- " , ~1 -n F: ; l t',) ,-1"1 f..) J ".-, , ;r , ,,) .. ;', .; -q 2) ~? ,j rn .... _=.i ',~) 1":~ C) '_~'J -..: , I n~ "Of r ;"1 . )>. : -r-- "Or~: ~~: ~;: r- :r. . . . . . O . ' .' : o. : ~t~ ~:. l .,1 , n f: .) ~ ( i '\\\: \\ ~ '\. - ,..:-' ::,) n 'il -., -,- ~lfg :,n 19 t~\ .:,../1"'1 :-""1 ., .~ ''71 " .-, -.) C~J .' l~ C) 'D \ .' ,-- pi ;0 en :;: CJ' :;: ~ > CD C III '< 0 0.... <: N ,.. ::l . III .... ::r 1-'" \0 0< ::l CD CD 0 <Xl .~ ~ ~::= " ::l '1 '1 III I tj~ '1 CD w . :;: :>- " ... j~ :t> 1-'" .... CD N 0 Gl CJ' ,.. .... ,.. '" W. ~~ 'CD CD .... 0 N '1 ,.. en '1 () () & III 0 ::l III 1-'" t"",- ,.. ~ ::r CD '1 <: ~ 0. (t, '< 3 1-'" ~ 00 ;.; , ro ,.. t':!~ ;,. Gl 1-'" ::l I-' "!jZ c.. 1-'" ::l oJ t':!t':! e: ::l I Gl 0 e. 1.O ":I 0 ;;l UI ZO o '1 III 3 UI ii I 1-'" 0 ro j 0> - 0 .... N ;,. >Z t:l ::r t - " " ~ g' r s 3 c.. ~ .. " ::;1 ..., .. place a great deal of t~ust into Defendant. Defendant and Plaintiff, Walter Wiltscl~k, agreed that Defendant would purchase the real property at 119 South Duke Street, York, Pennsylvania, for the sum of $40,000.00. On January 28, 1998, Plaintiff, Monica Del Carmen Gomez, by her Attorney-Tn-Fact, Gerald T. Gingerich, conveyed the property to Defendant, for the sum of $40,000.00. After the conveyance, Defendant terminated the relationship with Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, and refused to pay the $40,000.00. Accordingly, Defendant breached the contract for the sale of the property and Plaintiff believes and avers that Defendant is also guilty of fraudulent conversion by false representations made to Plaintiff which were intended to defraud him of $40,000.00. II. STATEMENT OF BASIC FACTS AS TO DAMAGES: Defendant agreed to pay $40,000.00 for the purchase of the property located at 119 South Duke Street, York, Pennsylvania. Due to Defendant's breach of contract and fraudulent conversion, Plaintiff, Walter Wiltschek, has suffered monetary damages in the amount of $40,000.00, as well as interest and costs of this suit. 2 t\Hl./hm ,/;'Cl/l}'l make valuable improvements on the property for which compensation in damages would be inadequate. fu:vnold v. Slanaker, 16 Beaver 97, (1954), In re Yarnall's Estate, 103 A.2d 753,376 Pa. 582 (1954), Rarrv v. Shimek, 62 A.2d 46, 360 Pa. 315 (1949). Further, for a parol gift of real estate to be taken out of requirements of Statute of Frauds, requiring all contracts to be in writing, must be definite and certain, possession must be taken by donee in consequence of oral agreement and valuable improvements must have been made on land by donee. Ford v. Vernon, 30 Luz. 121, (1935).. Book' s Adm'r v. Book, 45 Lane. 253, 50 York 113 (1936). Additionally, a confidential relationship, the showing of which will rebut presumption of gift, exists if the parties do not deal on equal terms, but rather have a relationship in which there is overmastering influence on one side or dependence on the other side; if it is established that a confidential relationship existed at the time of the making of the gift, burden shifts to the donee to establish that the alleged gift was free of any taint of undue influence or deception. Banko v. Malanecki, 451 A.2d 1008, 499 Pa. 92 (1982). In the case at hand, Plaintiff testified that at the start of his relationship with Defendant she told him she was an attorney. Believing her to be an attorney, Plaintiff placed great trust upon 7 ....;0....,. ~:ML/hm /29/~(J her word and believed her when she told him she would repay him the money for the real estate. Therefore, a confidential relationship existed between Plaintiff and Defendant which caused them to deal in unequal terms and caused her to have a great deal of influence over Plaintiff. Therefore, the burden in this case must shift to Defendant to establish that if this transaction was a gift, that it was free of any taint of undue influence or deception. Further, Defendant never initiated any valuable improvements on the property at all. The only evidence in this case concerning the real estate which is credible is Plaintiff's testimony that it was an oral contract wherein she promised to repay him the sum of $40,000.00. There was other evidence presented that the real estate was not a gift, which was direct, positive and unambiguous. Defendant did take possession of the property, but admitted she did not pay the deed consideration. Defendant testified that she has only been residing there on the weekends. Therefore, Plaintiff has overcome the presumption that the real estate was a gift to Defendant. With respect to the sum of $5,500.00 which Plaintiff gave to Defendant and was promised by Defendant to repay, Plaintiff maintains again that there was a confidential relationship between himself and Defendant. A confidential relationship exists if the 8 ~ p. t:~L/h:r, ,/ ;"'1 'l'l parties cia not deal on equal lerms, but on lit" 011(' :;it!" t1wre I:; an overmastering influence, or, on Lite oLher, iI wI),d:n0.ss, dependence or trust. Id at 1010, citing Estate of Dziersf:i, 449 Pa. 285, 296 A.2d 716 (1972). Plaintiff had an unusual amount of trust in Defendant since she represented herself to be an attorney to Plaintiff which caused him to justifiably rely on her promise to repay him the sum of $5,500.00. In this case, since a confidential relationship existed between Plaintiff and Defendant, at the time the alleged gift was made, the burden shifts to the Defendant to establish that the alleged gift was free of any taint of undue influence or deception. With respect to the automobile, for which Defendant promised to repay Plaintiff, again, Plaintiff maintains that a confidential relationship existed between himself and Defendant as outlined above. Plaintiff testified that Defendant promised to repay him the sum of $18,000.00. Believing her to be an attorney, he took her at her word and entered into an oral contract with her. He never manifested any intent to give Defendant any interest in a gift. It is not credible that he would have given Defendant so many gifts after only knowing her for approximately one (1) month. Plaintiff maintains he has established, through his testimony, that a confidential relationship existed between himself and Defendant which now places the burden on Defendant to prove that 9 ~~J./hrn ./;''1; qq the alleged gift was free of any taint of undue influence or deception, which she cannot since she entered into three (3) separate contracts with Defendant fraudulently with the intent to deprive him of substantial cash and property, both personal and real. V. CONCLUSION: The testimony produced at trial established that there were three (3) separate oral contracts between Plaintiff and Defendant. The first, concerning real estate, which fell out of the Statute of Frauds, but for which Plaintiff is still entitled to recover monetary damages since Defendant fraudulently induced him to enter by creating a confidential relationship. The second contract was for Plaintiff to lend Defendant the sum of $5,500.00 for which she promised to repay Plaintiff. Defendant created a confidential relationship by telling Plaintiff she was an attorney which means that it was a valid oral contract. Defendant also now has the burden of establishing the alleged gift was free of any taint of undue influence or deception. The third contract was a contract for Plaintiff to give Defendant his car, worth over $18,000.00 in exchange for her promise to repay him. Defendant created a confidential relationship with Plaintiff which caused him to rely on her word 10 '..,1 . "'~'_.'-"-'-:'~"."-- MOONEY & ASSOCIATES JUt - fj 1999rJ' ". . ....... . '<';;;'=~-~':-.'-' ,'-,,-'-:,' :\ · . . <\fJ:l/' ^ \ . . '~I/.) ~ .... ........." .L_ 'I ".' t. . . I .J1....n-- ru '1 "'~'__u,_""",:, _ o.:r.""'""~'Uo: ',. ,-;~?:.~-:~=:~~::-~l~:~~~\ . '':--'''\-'-"-~''--f-- '/;- ~.:~:I''', '-'~'-r- _"........_..~.. _' ATTORNEYS AT LAW Jolin Jamcs Mooncy, '" Judith Kopcr Morris Katrina 1\1. Lucdtke July 1, 1999 Office of the Prothonotary Cumberland County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013 Re: Walter Wiltschek vs. Suzanne S. Abel No. 98-3425 Monica Del Carmen Gomez, by her AttorneY-in-Fact, Walter Wiltschek vs. Suzanne S. Abel No. 98-3426 Dear Sir/Madam: Enclosed herewith for filing, please find an original and three (3) copies of each of the above-captioned Plaintiff's Trial Memorandums. Kindly file the original and forward to the Honorable Kevin A. Hess for his review. Please time-stamp the copies and return to me in the self-addressed stamped envelope I have provided. If you should have any questions, please contact my office. Best regards, MOONEY & ASSOCIATES JOhn Iil.nv.4- (17cv!t?/, 'TiT 111M John James Mooney,Jrr, Esquire JJM/hm Enclosures cc~ Walter Wiltschek -------, \ c.62:i0 York Street Hanover, PA 1733 i 717/632/4656 CJ 115 Carlisle Street New Oxford, PA 17350 717/624/7054 =-1 40 East Philadelphia Street York, PA I 7403 71 7/846/4722 Facsimile: 717.632-3612 e.mail: mooneylawl[lhotmail.com Address all correspondence to the designated office. .. I '/ I (LU' , .,. ' ~J IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MONCA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Power of Attorney, WALTER WIL TSCHEK NO. 98-3426 Civil term vs. CIVIL ACTION - LAW SUZANNE S, ABEL NOTICE OF DEPOSITION TO: SUZANNE S. ABEL 5029 E. Trindle Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 4007, the Piaintiffin the above captioned matter will take your deposition, upon oral examination, for the purposes of discovery, before a Notary Public, or other person authorized to administer oaths, at the Law Office of Mooney & Associates, located at 230 York Street, Hanover, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, August 5, 1998 at 9:00 a.m. on all matters involved in the above action, and that the above named persons are requested to appear at the aforesaid time and place and submit to examination under oath. Date: ! I , .. 1 i', ,"-1:< II I.J I I ~ M~lONEY & A~lS0C)1A TES . "I' '1." /: r ,'1, , 1_- ~. '/,,_>! L-~() ui....., /'/;/1..._/ , - \, ,,' /" ' - ~ ~ B . ,,~-- 1-' , John James)Vfooney, 1II, Esquire, / ( Att0"ney/or flaintiff ~ . I . 230 York Street \ I:Ianover:-P~nnsylvania 17331 ~..- (717) 632-4656 I.D. # 39137 '/ i CLIENT'S COPY BROU]OS & GILROY, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 4 NORTII HANOVER STREET CARLISLE. PENNSYl.V.\NJA 17013 717-243-4574 NON. TOLL FOR HARRlSDURC AREA 717-766-1690 JOliN H. BROUJOS HUOERT X. GILROY FAX: 243-8227 August 18, 1998 John James Mooney, III, Esquire Mooney & Associates 230 York Street Hanover, PA 17331 Re: Del Carmen Gomez v Abel Dear John: You had called concerning the scheduling of a deposition in the above matter. Ms, Abel called my office today and left a message that she would have arrangements completed to formally retain us by the end of the week. I should be in touch with you by that time, Yours sincerely, Hubert X, Gilroy dch cc: Suzanne Abel to . ( : John James Mooney, Esq, September 4, 1998 Page 2 I will look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, dch Enclosures cc: Suzanne Abel 'i ; , i , " I' i!. I: , /I, n I,' , , " ',':, , ""f' "",' :"','4, I' ".<, \"~7i. r~>,::""":"' _,' ~ ~r..."" :;;" j (' ( ; MONCA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Power of Attorney, WALTER WfLTSCHEK, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Plaintiff V CIVIL ACTION - LAW SUZANNE S, ABEL, Defendant PRAECIPE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: PURSUANT to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1 037(a), please enter a Rule upon the Plaintiff to file a Complaint within 20 days after service of the Rule, Respectfully Submitted, r /:<;;./ q~ Date qtyf- JJMI la-s-IS Uv I 1 U 1,J,J ,. CLIENT'S COpy . . . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MON!CA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, by her Attorney-in-Fact, WALTER WILTSCHEK, Plaintiff, NO. 98-3426 VB. CIVIL ACTION - LAW SUZANNE S. ABEL, Defendant. .. . ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this d.,...it-- , ~ day of 1998, upon consideration of the within Petition for Contempt, it is hereby ordered and directed that a.~s scheduled for the ':?.nd. day of PJH~ , 1998, at J: 30 4- p.m. in Courtroom Number of the Cumberland County Courthouse. BY THE COURT, /.3/ 'k.AH'~" fJ.. ~ J. CETlFICATE AND TRANSMITTAL OF RECORDS UNDER PENNSYLVANIA RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 1931 (C) To the Prothonotary of the Apellate Court to which the within matter has been appealed: fA- Qu.-l~ti/ (c) r The undersigned, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, the said court being a court of record, do hereby certify that annexed hereto is a true and correct copy of the whole and entire record, including an opinion of the court as required by P A RAP. 1925, the original papers and exhibits, if any on file, the transcript of the proceedings, if any, and the docket entries in the following matter: MCJYt.L tee. Df.J.J ~rw~ ~) lYll~Z- by N..v a-O:-M'l\.-~I-;n ---/hc.f- YJa{h~ /AI il tsdt e.. I( ( ~.tl-L.a1-1 H e. /~~I C!~uIf at ILjI ;1,.[ Jj A-- dvO-O() qt-3/t4 The documents comprising the record have been numbered from No, 1 to 2Ic/;'and attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list of the documents correspondingly numbered and identified with reasonable definiteness, including with respect to each document, the number of pages comprising the document. The date on which the record has been transmitted to the Appellate Court is c{ -(f.p_ 0 Q ~ - (S ( A...I/l- tu Curtis R, Long, Prothonotary Jane H. Sparling, Dpty. An additional copy of this certificate is enclosed. Please sign and date copy, thereby acknowledging receipt of this record. Date Signature & Title Cumberland County Prothonotary's Office Civil Case Inquiry 1998-03426 GOMEZ MONICA DEL CARMEN (vs) ABEL SUZANNE Reforence No,,: Filed..""..: 6/19/19' Case Type.....: WHI'1' OF SUMMONS Time.. .. . .. .. : 2:' Judgment, , . , , . : ,00 Execution Date 0/00/001 Judge Assigned: !lESS KEVIN A DJuiSrY~0~er~a6a' te: 0/00/001 Disposed Desc,: ____________ Case Comments ______u_____ Hig er Crt 1.: itft fA.OIr ),.D" Higher Crt 2,: I. \ PYS510 Page , , **..**..**...*******************************************************...*****., "'\ General Index Attorney Info , ., GOMEZ MONICA DEL CARMEN PLAINTIFF MOONEY JOHN J II I WILTSCHEK WALTER POWER OF PLAINTIFF MOONEY JOHN JIll ATTORNEY ABEL SUZANNE S DEFENDANT PRO SE 5029 E TRINDLE ROAD APT #1 MECHANICS BURG PA 17055 GINGRICH GERALD REVEREND DEFENDANT Y DOCTOR 773 KREITZ CREEK ROAD YORK PA 17406 8719 Amount Date Desc 6/10/1999 WITHDRAWN Judgment Index GINGRICH GERALD REVEREND DOCTOR *************************************************************************..... * Date Entries ************************************************************************.****. ~=~ 6/19/1998 6/23/1998 S 9110/1998 ~ 9/24/1998 "{.- 8' 10/08/1998 q -/'" 10/08/1998 n-3O 10116/1998 3c-3+ 10/21/ 1998 1 10/21/1998 31 10/27/1998 ?Ii - 3~ 11117/1998 1;5 11117/1998 3q - L{.o 11/19/1998 tJ-i 11/20/1998 If.), 12/03/1998 _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - FIRST ENTRY - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRAECIPE FOR WRIT OF SUMMONS IN CIVIL ACTION-WRIT OF SUMMONS ISSUI ----------------------------------------------------------------- SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED. Litiqant,: ABEL SUZANNE S SERVED : 6/23/98 WRIT OF SUMMONS Costs. ...: $30.20 Pd By: MOONEY & ASSOCIATES 06/23/1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------- PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FOR DEFENDANT BY HUBERT X GILHOY ESQ ----------------------------------------------------------------.-. PRAECIPE FOR RULE TO FILE COMPLAINT AND RULE ISSUED - CURTIS R LO~ PROTHONOTARY , _________________________________________________________________r PRAECIPE TO AMEND CAPTION - MONICA DEL CARMEN GOMES - BY JOHN JAMI: MOONEY II I ESQ -----------------------------------------------------------------~ PETITION FOR CONTEMPT _________________________________________________________________w COMPLAINT -----------------------------------------------------------------. PETITION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL ------------------------------------------------------------------' ORDER OF COURT - DATED 10/21/98 - IN RE PETITION FOR CONTEMPT - ARGUMENT IS SCHEDUI,ED FOR 12/3/98 1:30 PM CR 4 - BY KEVIN A HESS ,] NOTICE MAILED 10/22/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------ COURT ORDER - DATED 10/26/98 - IN RE PETITION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL - RULE IS ISSUED UPON DEFENDANT RETURNABLE 10 DAYS FROM DATE OF SERVICE - BY KEVIN A HESS J - NOTICE MAILED 10/27/98 -----------------------------------------------------------------. PETITION TO MAKE RULE ABSOLUTE ------------------------------------------------.------------------ ORDER - DATED 11/17/98 - IN RE PETITION TO MAKE RULE ABSOLUTE - GRANTED - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 11/17/98 ------------------------------------------,------------------------ ~~~~~:~~_:~_~~:~~:~:~_~~~~~~:~:_~:_~~~~_~~~~~_~~~~~:_:::_~~9_____. PRAECIPE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE FOR DEFENDAN'l' BY HUBERT X GILROY ESQ ------------------------------------------------------------------ SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED · :;~~'!!~;it~l!t~h~~i~~;i/'.;.',"/,'!ti~it~;,;!>?:ii_iAi.,~;,.,:..:..:,'~!,!:',3j.:,;~~~\~1ij~~;'.,......:i+i~f~&%~,!:\Jjj:,.:..;i....\:l\);i:~:;!ii~#.~[~,~~~i~\iMf:~;.J~iW;Yfj'~' ~Y;~~N;I,ti \ 1990-0342G GOMEZ MON ICA DEI. CAIlMI':N (vs) AIIEI. :-;UZANNE F'I 1 ",J, . , , , , . , : 'l'ilue. . . . . . . . . : !';XCClI Lion Do Ln Jury'l'dill.... D!5!'Osec! Dilte. 1IlglC!r Crt I.: lIigher CrL 2,: LiLiqnnL.: ADEL SUZANNE :-; SI"lVED : 12/02/90 HE:INST NO'l'I & COMPI. OHDEH OF COUll'!' CosLS",.: $31.44 I'd By: MOONEY & ASSOCIA'I'ES 12/03/1998 -----_.._--~--------_._--_._---------------------------------------- OHDEll OF COUIl'1' .. DA'I'Ell 12/3/98 - IN RE MO'l'lON [o'OIl SANC'I'IONS -- PE'I'I'1'ION IS DEFEHHEll -- DEFENDAN'I' '1'0 SUDMIT lIEHSELF '1'0 A DEPOSI~'lOl f1Y KEVIN A 1I1,SS J- COPIES MAILED 12/7/98 ---------------------.------------------------..----'..---------." ANSWEH WITlI NE:W MNl"['EH AND COUNTEHCLAIMS ------.------.-------..-----.-------'-------------------------------- PHAECIPE FOH WH1'1' '1'0 JOIN ADDITIONAL DI,F'ENDAN'I' - HEVEREND DOC'l'OR GERALD GINGRIClI - DY SUZANNE ADEl.. PRO SE --------..--..----------------------------------------------------- PLAtN'I'IFF'S ANSWEH '1'0 NEW MA'I"I'ER AND COUN1'ERCI,AIMS --------,---------------------------------------------------------. PRAI,CIPP. FOH LlSTING CASE FOR 'rIllA!, DY JOHN JAMES MOONEY III ESQ -----------------------------------------------------------------. ORDER - DATED 3/30/99 - IN RE NONJURY TRIAL - PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 4/22/99 9 AM -- BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 3/31/99 ______________________________________________________---J-------- PRAECIPE FOR REINSTA~'EMENT OF PROCESS HO (cronen No..: Case Typo,.,..: WRI'I' OF SUMMONS JudgmenL...".: .00 Judge Assigned: IIESS KEVlN A lliflpo5ed Dose.: ____________ CilHO Commonts ------ G119119' 2: ' 0/00/001 0/00/001 '. \ '0/> 12/0411998 t..flf- 6-" 12/23/1998 ,)'I -' (p;l 12/23/1990 ~'3 - qo 1./25/1999 ql ]/04/1999 q).. 3/30/1999 93.... 1J...1 411211999 IP"- I~ 4112/1999 l).(j - IG'J.. 4/12/1999 11o~- f7J-. 4/22/1999 I;),).., 4/22/1999 /{~3 4/22/1999 :1, -l1fp 4/23/1999 (17 5/07/1999 nr 5/27/1999 t'1,q (,/10/1999 18"0' {~ 10/04/1999 1<67- 1'G<t 10/ i1/ 1999 (flq -' Iq1 10/29/0099 ).,.00- ;}..( 3 1/27/2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------ MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE ------------------------------------------------------------------ PETITION FOR CHANGE OF' VENUE ----------------------------------------------------------------- DEF'ENDAN'r'S MOTION '1'0 QUASH PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST F'OR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS FOR DISCOVERY AND IN TilE ALTERNATIVE DEFENDANT'S MOTION F'OR A PROTECTIVE ORDER -----------------------------------------------------------------. ORDER - DATED 4/22/99 - IN RE MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE - DENIED - B' KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MIALED 4/22/99 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER - DA'l'ED 4/22/99 - IN HE MOTION '1'0 QUASH PI,AIN'I'IFF'S REQUES'l' FOR PRODUCTION OF' DOCUMENTS AND PETITION F'OR CHANGE OF' VENUE - RUI IS ISSUED ON PLAINTIFF RETURNADLE 20 DAYS AFTEH SEHVICE - ARGUMEN~ 5/26/99 3 PM CR 4 - TRIAL 6/16/99 9:30 AM -- BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 4/22/99 --------------------------------------..--------------------------- SHERIF'F'S RETURN FILED Litiqant.: GINGRICH GERALD DR REV SERVED : 4/1G/99 THOMASVILLE PA YORK COUNTY Costs..,.: $58.72 I'd By: SUZANNE ABEL 04/23/1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER - DATED 5/7/99 - IN RE MOTION TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND PETITION F'OR CHANGE OF VENUE - ARGUMENT 5/26/99 3 PM IS RESCHEDULED 5/26/99 1:30 PM CR 4 - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 5/10/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER OF' COURT - DATED 5/26/99 - IN RE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE _ DENIED - TRIAL 6/16/99 9:30 AM - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIE MAILED 5/27/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------ PRAECIPE TO WITHDRAW THE COMPLAINT AGAINST REV DR GERALD GINGRICH WITH PREJUDICE BY SUZANE ABEL ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER - DATED 10/4/99 -- IN RE NONJURY TRIAL - WE FIND ON THE PLAINTIFF" S CLAIMS IN FAVOR OF' THE DEF'ENDAN'l' - COUNTERCLAIMS OF '1'1 DEFENDANT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN - BY KEVIN A HESS J - COPIES MAILED 10/5/99 ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUGGESTION OF BANKRUPTCY BY STEVEN I' MINEH ESQ ----------.-------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE OF' APPEAL TO SUPEHIOH COURT F'HOM OHDER ENTERED 10/4/99 BY . WALTER WILTSCHEK -----------------------------------------------------------------~ SUPERIOH COURT OF' PA NOTICE OF' APPEAL DOCKETING TO # 141 MDA 2000 _ _ _ _ - - - -- - - -- LAST ENTHY - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cumuorlnnd County I'rottlOIlULtll. y " v.. -- Civil Cnno Inquiry 1998-03426 GOM!';: MONIClI IJr~r. ClI\lMEN (VH) lIm:l. SU;:fINN!' PYS5l0 Ileferonco No,.: Caso Type"",: WIlT'I' OF SUMMONS ~JtldgmQnt... I": .00 .Tudge lIssigned: !lESS KEVIN II IHsposed Dosc,: ------------ Cnse Comments ------------. FJ lod........: 'rimo..... I. ..: r';xecutlon Dnte Jury'I'rlnl,.,. Disposed Dnto. Higher Crt 1,: Highor Crt 2,: 6/19/1998 2: 42 0/00/0000 0/00/0000 .*********.*.*......**Ah***A.*.*...*....*A****************************...******* . Escrow Informntlon · . Fees & Debl ts 130q l3ill I'vmts I lid i (~nd HilI · k*******************************t********~******~********t*k..*...*.**..*....... WRIT OF SUMMONS TAX ON WRIT SETTLEMENT JCP FEE SETTLEMENT APPEAL 35,00 35.00 ,50 ,50 5.00 5,00 5.00 5.00 5,00 5.00 30,00 30,00 ------------------------ 80,50 80,50 .00 .00 .00 .00 ,00 .00 ------------ .00 *********************.**********.**********.************************************ * End of Case Information * ****i*****.*******************************.************************************* . \~'ifJ~r;~':[;h!~,i,\ '~;;;'.;l,:,:",,';,:i~:;;i:.J~~1;~;;~ ~;' , .,.'" ."..-,-'." '.'. . ... ";:t.r;;ri;~;:'-:.'-';,,, -.;),'.'!}jt~~&j;~i:' ....- ...,--.....,.,.--.-.-.-'..-,---- - ..,.,....