HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-3399FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, LLP
By: FRANK FEDERMAN, ESQ., Id. No. 12248
LAWRENCE T. PHELAN, ESQ., Id. No. 32227
FRANCIS S. HALLINAN, ESQ., Id. No. 62695
ONE PENN CENTER PLAZA, SUITE 1400
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
(215) 563-7000
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CIVIL DIVISION
REGIONS MORTGAGE, INC.
1544 OLD ALABAMA ROAD
ROSWELL, GA 30076
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CIVIL D1VISION
Plaintiff
RICHARD L. KEREKISH
416 CROSSROAD SCHOOL ROAD
CARLISLE, PA 17013
TERM
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
LISA A. KEREKISH
416 CROSSROAD SCHOOL ROAD
CARLISLE, PA 17013
Defendant(s)
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
COMPLAINT IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
NOTICE
**THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY AND THIS DEBT WAS NOT REAFFIRMED, THIS
CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY. **
You have been sued in Court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following
pages, you must take 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 or for any other claim or relief
requested 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
CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
2 LIBERTY AVENUE
CARLISLE, PA 17013
(717) 249-3166
File #: 75324
IF THIS IS THE FIRST NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE
RECEIVED FROM THIS OFFICE, BE ADVISED THAT:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION
PRACTICES ACT, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. (1977),
DEFENDANT(S) MAY DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF
THE DEBT OR ANY PORTION THEREOF. IF
DEFENDANT(S) DO SO IN WRITING WITHIN
THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS
PLEADING, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF WILL
OBTAIN AND PROVIDE DEFENDANT(S) WITH
WRITTEN VERIFICATION THEREOF;
OTHERWISE, THE DEBT WILL BE ASSUMED TO
BE VALID. LIKEWISE, IF REQUESTED WITHIN
THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS
PLEADING, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF WILL
SEND DEFENDANT(S) THE NAME AND ADDRESS
OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR, IF DIFFERENT
FROM ABOVE.
THE LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE US TO WAIT
UNTIL THE END OF THE THIRTY (30) DAY
PERIOD FOLLOWING FIRST CONTACT WITH
YOU BEFORE SUING YOU TO COLLECT THIS
DEBT. EVEN THOUGH THE LAW PROVIDES
THAT YOUR ANSWER TO THIS COMPLAINT IS
TO BE FILED IN THIS ACTION WITHIN TWENTY
(20) DAYS, YOU MAY OBTAIN AN EXTENSION OF
THAT TIME. FURTHERMORE, NO REQUEST
WILL BE MADE TO THE COURT FOR A
JUDGMENT UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THIRTY
(30) DAYS AFl'ER YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS
COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, IF YOU REQUEST
PROOF OF THE DEBT OR THE NAME AND
ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN
THE THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD THAT BEGINS
UPON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS COMPLAINT,
THE LAW REQUIRES US TO CEASE OUR
EFFORTS (THROUGH LITIGATION OR
OTHERV~ISE) TO COLLECT THE DEBT UNTIL
WE MAIL THE REQUESTED INFORMATION TO
YOU. YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY
FOR ADVICE CONCERNING YOUR RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS IN THIS SUIT.
File #: 75324
Plainfiffis
REGIONS MORTGAGE, iNC.
1544 OLD ALABAMA ROAD
ROSWELL, GA 30076
The name(s) and last known address(es) of the Defendant(s) are:
RICHARD L. KEREKISH
416 CROSSROAD SCHOOL ROAD
CARLISLE, PA 17013
LISA A. KEREKISH
416 CROSSROAD SCHOOL ROAD
CARLISLE, PA 17013
who is/are the mortgagor(s) and real owner(s) of the property hereinafter described.
On 8/23/2000 mortgagor(s) made, executed and delivered a mortgage upon the premises
hereinafter described to EQUIFIRST CORPORATION which mortgage is recorded in
the Office of the Recorder of CUMBERLAND County, in Mortgage BookNo. 1636,
Page 1. PLAINTIFF is now the legal owner of the mortgage and is in the process of
formalizing an assignment of same.
The premises subject to said mortgage is described as attached.
The mortgage is in default because monthly payments of principal and interest upon said
mortgage due 12/28/2002 and each month thereafter are due and unpaid, and by the terms
of said mortgage, upon failure of mortgagor to make such payments after a date specified
by written notice sent to Mortgagor, the entire principal balance and all interest due
thereon are collectible forthwith.
File #: 75324
The following amounts are due on the mortgage:
Principal Balance
Interest
11/28/2002 through 07/15/2003
(Per Diem $44.33)
Attorney's Fees
Cumulative Late Charges
08/23/2000 to 07/15/2003
Cost of Suit and Title Search
Subtotal
$168,528.84
10,195.90
1,250.00
0.00
$ 550.00
$180,524.74
Escrow
Credit - 367.27
Deficit 0.00
Subtotal $- 367.27
TOTAL $180,157.47
The attorney's fees set forth above are in conformity with the mortgage documents and
Pennsylvania law, and will be collected in the event of a third party purchaser at Sheriffs
Sale. If the Mortgage is reinstated prior to the Sale, reasonable attorney's fees will be
charged.
Notice of Intention to Foreclose as set forth in Act 6 of 1974, Notice of Homeowner's
Emergency Assistance Program pursuant to Act 91 of 1983, as amended in 1998, and/or
Notice of Default as required by the mortgage document, as applicable, have been sent to
the Defendant(s) on the date(s) set forth thereon, end the temporary stay as provided by
said notice has terminated because Defendent(s) has/have failed to meet with the Plaintiff
or an authorized consumer credit counseling agency, or has/have been denied assistance
by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.
TIY~s action does not come under Act 6 of 1974 because the original mortgage amount
exceeds $50,000.
WHEREFORE, PLAINTIFF demands an in rem Judgment against the Defendant(s) in the sum of
$180,157.47, together with interest from 07/15/2003 at the rate of $44.33 per diem to the date of
Judgment, and other costs and charges collectible under the mortgage and for the foreclosure and
sale of the mortgaged property.
By:
FEDERM~A~N AND
g/Francis S. Hallinan
FRANK FEDERMAN, ESQUIRE
LAWRENCE T. PHELAN, ESQUIRE
FRANCIS S. HALLINAN, ESQUIRE
Attorneys for Plaintiff
File #: 75324
ALL TbL~T CERT2~IN tract of land situate in Wee= Pennsboro Township,
Cumberland County, ~ennsylvanla, bounded and described An
accordance with a Plan prepared by Roch~ey Lee Decker,
dated Januax-~ 22, 1993 and recorded in the Offic= o£ the Recorder
of Deeds for -'umberlsnd County in Plan book 66, page 104.
BE~INNIN~ at m point in dedicated right of way line of Cros~ Road
School l(oad, ~ corner of ~ot No- 37 on Plan; thence along Lot No_
37, South 32 degrees 46 minutes 40 seconds West 551.29 £eet to a
point; ~hence along Phase 2 of Cross Road School Road Estates,
~or~h 11 ds~ees 06 minutes 40 seconds East 263.45 feet tO a point;
thence along Lot No. 43 on Plan, North ~? degrees 33 minuuss 50
~econds East 325.00 feet ~o dedicated right of way line of Cross
Road Sshool RDad; thence along dedicated right of way line, Sou~h
70 degrees 4~ minutes ~5 seconds East 160.00 feet to a poink, the
place of BEginNING.
CONTAINING 1.722 acres and designated as Lot NO. 3G, Phsse 1 on
Plan of Cross Road Sohool Road Estates.
~EXNGTHES~ PREMISES WHICHHalP~on Oraves Company and Kimba, Inc.
by deed May 2~, 1995 and recorded June 1, 199~ in th~ Recor4er of
Deeds Office in and for Cu~b,:r-]~nd County, PA in Record Book 122,
page 10~1 gr~ted and conveyed unto S & A Custom Built Homes, Inc.
PREMISES BEING : 416 CROSSROAD SCHOOL ROAD
VERIFICATION
ROOSEVELT JACKSON hereby states that he is MANAGER of REGIONS
MORTGAGE, INC. mortgage servicing agent for Plaintiff in this matter, that he is authorized to take this
Verification, and that the statements made in the foregoing Civil Action in Mortgage Foreclosure are true
and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. The undersigned understands that this
statement is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Sec. 4904 relating to unswom falsification to
authorities~
DATE:
Roosevelt Jackson
Foreclosure Officer
FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, LLP
By: Frank Federman, Esquire I.D. No. 12248
Lawrence T. Phelan, Esquire I.D. No. 32227
Francis S. Hallinan, Esquire I.D. No. 62695
One Penn Center at Suburban Station
Suite 1400
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1814
(215) 563-7000
Plaintiff
Attorney for
REGIONS MORTGAGE, INC.
Plaintiff
VS.
RICHARD L. KEREKISH
LISA A. KEREKISH
Court of Common Pleas
CUMBERLAND County
No. 0g~5-~9 CIVIL TERM
O~ - 3599
Defendant(s)
PRAECIPE TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE ~
AND SETTLE, DISCONTINUE AND END
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Kindly withdraw the complaint filed in the instant matter, without prejudice, and mark
this matter settled, discontinued and ended, upon payment of your costs only.
Frank Federman, Esquire
Lawrence T. Phelan, Esquire
Francis S. Hallinan, Esquire
Attorneys for Plaintiff
SHERIFF'S RETURN -
CASE NO: 2003-03399 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CI/MBERLAND
REGIONS MORTGAGE INC
VS
KEREKISH RICHARD L ET AL
REGULAR
JASON VIORAL ,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
says, the within COMPLAINT - MORT FORE
KEREKISH RICHARD L
DEFENDANT , at 2106:00 HOURS,
at 416 CROSSROAD SCHOOL ROAD
CARLISLE, PA 17013
RICHARD KEREKISH
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT
Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
who being duly sworn according to law,
was served upon
the
on the 17th day of July , 2003
by handing to
- MORT FORE
together with
and at the same time directing His attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing 18.00
Service 6.21
Affidavit .00
Surcharge 10.00
.00
34.21
Sworn and Subscribed to before
me this ~ ~ day of
So Answers:
R. Thomas Kline
07/18/2003
FEDERMAN & PHELAN
By:
puty Sher/~iff
~ SHERIFF'S RETURN
CASE NO: 2003-03399 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
REGIONS MORTGAGE INC
VS
KEREKISH RICHARD L ET AL
- REGULAR
JASON VIOP~AL ,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
says, the within COMPLAINT - MORT FORE was served upon
KEREKISH LISA A
DEFEND~_NT , at 2106:00 HOURS, on the 17th day of July
at 416 CROSSROAD SCHOOL ROAD
CARLISLE, PA 17013 by handing to
RICHARD KEREKISH, HUSBAND
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT - MORT FORE
Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
who being duly sworn according to law,
the
, 2003
together with
and at the same time directing His attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing 6.00
Service .00
Affidavit .00
Surcharge 10.00
.00
16.00
Sworn and Subscribed to before
me this ~ ~ day of
A.D.
-- ~Prothonotary ~
So Answers:
R. Thomas Kline
07/18/2003
FEDERMAN & PHELAN
By:
puty She/~riff