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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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Sworn and Subscibed to
before me this day
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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
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