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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-4825PHELAN HALLINAN & SCHMIEG, LLP LAWRENCE T. PHELAN, ESQ., Id. No. 32227 FRANCIS S. HALLINAN, ESQ., Id. No. 62695 DANIEL G. SCHMIEG, ESQ., Id. No. 62205 MICHELE M. BRADFORD, ESQ., Id. No. 69849 JUDITH T. ROMANO, ESQ., Id. No. 58745 V, SHEETAL SHAH-JANI, ESQ., Id. No. 81760 JENINE R. DAVEY, ESQ., Id. No. 87077 LAUREN R. TABAS, ESQ., Id. No. 93337 VIVEK SRIVASTAVA, ESQ., Id. No. 202331 JAY B. JONES, ESQ., Id. No. 86657 PETER MULCAHY, ESQ., Id. No. 61791 ANDREW SPIVACK, ESQ., Id. No. 84439 JAIME MCGUINNESS, ESQ., Id. No. 90134 ONE PENN CENTER PLAZA, SUITE 1400 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 (215) 563-7000 184153 FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, N.A., F/K/A FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES 4000 HORIZON WAY IRVING, TX 75063 Plaintiff V. PATRICIA A. CONNOLLY 235 GETTYSBURG PIKE MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 Defendant ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL DIVISION TERM NO. O8 -A18025 eiykt teak CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW COMPLAINT IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE File #: 184153 NOTICE 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, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. Lawyer Referral Service Cumberland County Bar Association 32 South Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (800)990-9108 File #: 184153 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 File #: 184153 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 AFTER 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 OTHERWISE) 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. IF YOU HAVE FILED BANKRUPTCY AND RECEIVED A DISCHARGE, THIS IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. IT IS AN ACTION TO ENFORCE A LIEN ON REAL ESTATE. File #: 184153 1. Plaintiff is FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, N.A., F/K/A FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES 4000 HORIZON WAY IRVING, TX 75063 2. The name(s) and last known address(es) of the Defendant(s) are: PATRICIA A. CONNOLLY 235 GETTYSBURG PIKE MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 who is/are the mortgagor(s) and/or real owner(s) of the property hereinafter described. 3. On 10/25/1995 mortgagor(s) made, executed and delivered a mortgage upon the premises hereinafter described to PLAINTIFF which mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Recorder of CUMBERLAND County, in Book No. 1288, Page 709. The mortgage and assignment(s), if any, are matters of public record and are incorporated herein by reference in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 1019(g); which Rule relieves the Plaintiff from its obligations to attach documents to pleadings if those documents are of public record. 4. 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 04/01/2008 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 #: 184153 6. The following amounts are due on the mortgage: Principal Balance $55,835.58 Interest $2,142.40 03/01/2008 through 08/07/2Q08 (Per Diem $13.39) Attorney's Fees $1,250.00 Cumulative Late Charges $104.48 10/25/1999 to 08/07/2008 Cost of Suit and Title Search 750.00 Subtotal $60,082.46 Escrow Credit ($631.79) Deficit $0.00 Subtotal 631.79 TOTAL $59,450.67 7. 8. If the mortgage is reinstated prior to a Sheriffs Sale, the attorney's fee set forth above may be less than the amount demanded based on work actually performed. The attorney's fees requested are in conformity with the mortgage and Pennsylvania law. Plaintiff reserves its right to collect attorney's fees up to 5% of the remaining principal balance in the event the property is sold to a third party purchaser at Sheriffs Sale, or if the complexity of the action requires additional fees in excess of the amount demanded in the Action. Plaintiff is not seeking a judgment of personal liability (or an in personam judgment) against the Defendant(s) in the Action; however, Plaintiff reserves its right to bring a separate Action to establish that right, if such right exists. If Defendant(s) has/have received a discharge of personal liability in a bankruptcy proceeding, this Action of Mortgage Foreclosure is in no way an attempt to reestablish such personal liability discharged in bankruptcy, but only to foreclose the mortgage and sell the mortgaged premises pursuant to Pennsylvania Law. File #: 184153 9. 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, and the temporary stay as provided by said notice has terminated because Defendant(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. 10. This 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 $59,450.67, together with interest from 08/07/2008 at the rate of $13.39 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. PHELAN HALLINAN & SCHMIEG, LLP By: SAt/ T A 11 A42 c 5i LAWRENCE T. PHELA QUIRE FRANCIS S. HALLINAN, SQUIRE DANIEL G. SCHMIEG, ESQUIRE MICHELE M. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE JUDITH T. ROMANO, ESQUIRE SHEETAL R. SHAH-JANI, ESQUIRE JENINE R. DAVEY, ESQUIRE LAUREN R. TABAS, ESQUIRE VIVEK SRIVASTAVA, ESQUIRE JAY B. JONES, ESQUIRE PETER MULCAHY, ESQUIRE ANDREW SPIVACK, ESQUIRE JAIME MCGUINNESS, ESQUIRE Attorneys for Plaintiff File #: 184153 LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of ground situate in the Township of Upper Allen, Village of Shepherdstown, County of Cumberland and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the State Road, known as the Gettysburg Pike or Old U.S. Route No. 15; thence along lands now or formerly of Russell Eberly, South thirty-three (33) degrees forty-five (45) minutes East, two hundred forty-three and three-tenths (243.3) feet to a point at the comer of lands now or formerly of Lester J. Romberger and Esther B. Romberger, his wife; thence along said lands now or formerly of Lester J. Romberger and Esther B. Romberger, his wife, South fifty-six (56) degrees fifteen (15) minutes West, one hundred sixteen and seven-tenths (116.7) feet to a point at lands now or formerly of E.F. Baker; thence along said lands now or formerly of E.F. Baker, North thirty-seven (37) degrees forty-five (45) minutes West, one hundred ninety-six and five-tenths (196.5) feet, more or less, to a point in the aforesaid Gettysburg Pike (Old U.S. Route No. 15); thence along said Gettysburg Pike (Old U.S. Route No. 15), North thirty-six (36) degrees thirty (30) minutes East, one hundred forty-one (141) feet to a point in the same, the place of Beginning. Having thereon erected a frame dwelling house known and numbered as 235 Gettysburg Pike. Being a portion of the premises which Lester J. Romberger and Esther B. Romberger, his wife, by their deed dated January 9, 1962, and recorded January 9, 1962, in the Cumberland File #: 184153 County Recorder of Deed's Office in Book 'K', Volume 20, page 506, granted and conveyed unto William E. Cunnard and Alverta M. Cunnard, his wife, Grantors herein. PREMISES: 235 GETTYSBURG PIKE PARCEL: 42-28-2419-044 File #: 184153 VERIFICATION I hereby state that I am the attorney for Plaintiff in this matter, that Plaintiff is outside the jurisdiction of the Court and/or the verification could not be obtained within the time allowed for the filing of the pleading, that I am authorized to make this verification pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1024 (c), and that the statements made in the foregoing Civil Action in Mortgage Foreclosure are based upon information supplied by Plaintiff and are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. Furthermore, counsel intends to substitute a verification from Plaintiff upon receipt. The undersigned understands that this statement is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. Sec. 4904 relating to unsworn falsifications to authorities. DATE: -0/1- Attorney for Plai iff ' C7 ^_? ?T. A TT i -- CN Cj 6) SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR CASE NO: 2008-04825 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS VS CONNOLLY PATRICIA A WILLIAM CLINE , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of Cumberland County,Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, says, the within COMPLAINT - MORT FORE was served upon CONNOLLY PATRICIA A the DEFENDANT , at 0901:00 HOURS, on the 6th day of September, 2008 at 235 GETTYSBURG PIKE MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 by handing to PATRICIA A CONNOLLY a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT - MORT FORE together with and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof. Sheriff's Costs: Docketing 18.00 Service 11.00 Affidavit .00 Surcharge 10.00 00 Ct?1t?bSr ?,. 3 Sworn and Subscibed to before me this day of , So Answers: R. Thomas Kline 09/08/2008 PHELAN HALLINAN SCHMIEG By: Deputy Sheriff A. D. PHELAN HALLINAN & SCHMIEG, LLP BY: FRANCIS S. HALLINAN, ESQUIRE Identification No. 62695 One Penn Center at Suburban Station 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1400 Philadelphia, PA 19103-1814 (215) 563-7000 First Horizon Home Loans, a Division of First Tennessee Bank, N.A., f/k/a FT Mortgage Companies Plaintiff Patricia A. Connolly vs. Defendant(s) PRAECIPE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Court of Common Pleas Civil Division Cumberland County No. 08-4825 CIVIL TERM X Please mark the above referenced case Discontinued and Ended without prejudice. Please mark the above referenced case Settled, Discontinued and Ended. Please mark Judgments satisfied and the Action settled, discontinued and ended. Please Vacate the judgment entered and mark the action discontinued and ended without prejudice. Please withdraw the complaint and mark the action ended without prejudice. Date: U I U 0 Francis S. H hnan, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiff ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF PHS# 184153 vn Si? W