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By: Edward J. O'Brien, Esquire
1060 Andrew Drive, Suite 170
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 696-2120
Attorney for Plaintiff
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ID. NO. 2985
CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.
701 East 60th Street N
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
V.
ROBERT L WHITMER
117 Walnut Dale Road
Shippensburg PA 17257-9693
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. O8 - l X • r `'"'? " l
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
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Burton Neil & Associates, P.C.
By: Edward J. O'Brien, Esquire ID.1 0.32985
1060 Andrew Drive, Suite 170
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 696-2120
Attorney for Plaintiff
CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.
701 East 60th Street N
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
V.
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. O - 7 I '7? ?utc.( T
ROBERT L WHITMER
117 Walnut Dale Road
Shippensburg PA 17257-9693
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
1. Plaintiff is CITIBANK
Complaint
I DAKOTA), N.A., with place of business located at
701 East 60th Street North, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
2. Defendant is Robert L
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
3. Plaintiff is a national baa
business including consumer lending
4. Plaintiff furnished consun
, who resides at 117 Walnut Dale Rd, Shippensburg,
association, engaged in various types of banking
the issuance of credit cards.
credit to the defendant by means of a(n) Sears credit card
with account number ending in 9305 )hereinafter referred to as the credit card account.
5. Plaintiff kept accurate
6. Plaintiff mailed to def:
records of all debits and credits to the account.
monthly statements for the account including the billing
statement attached hereto as Exhibit r The monthly statements accurately stated the previous
balance, the debits and credits to the count for the prior billing period.
7. Before plaintiff mailed Exhibit A, defendant had for many months made payments on
account of the billing statement or retained the statement without payment.
8. Defendant's actions as set forth above constituted an account stated between parties
for the sum of $5,020.01 which sum reflects the Exhibit A statement balance less credits, if any,
which were applied subsequent to
Wherefore, plaintiff demands
the costs of this action.
date of Exhibit A.
against defendant for the sum of $5,020.01, and
Burto Nei18?l?sociates, P.C.
By:
Edward J. O'Brien, Esquire
Attorney for Plaintiff
The law firm of Burton Neil & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector.
Sears Gold MasterCard® call us at 1-800-669-8488
Go to www.seemcard.com
Write to us at PO Box 6282 Sioux Fells, SD 57117-6282
ROBERT L WHIT Payment Due Date
Account Number: 9305
Page 1 of 2 09/10/08
Your Account Summary ur Sears Choice Rewards Summary
Billing Cycle Closing Date 08/13/08
1 r vious Reward Points Balance 5,000
ward Points Earned This Period 0
Amount Over Credit Line
A $570.01 1
0
Reward
Points
Amount Past Due $931.96 ward Points s
This Period 0
Redeemed
ward
Current Minimum Due $203.53 ding Reward Points Balance o
Total Minimum Due $1,705.50
n't Forget! Your Sears Gold MasterCard card is accepted
Previous Balance $4,867.48 t millions of locations. You can earn points on your
Payments & Credits $0.00 I ible purchases everywhere MasterCard credit cards
Purchases & Debits $0.00 r accepted.
Other Charges $39.00
FINANCE CHARGES $113.53
Account Balance $5,020.01
Your Credit Summa
Total Credit Line $4,450.00
Available Credit Line $0.00
Cash Access Line $890.00
Available Cash $0.00
Sale Date Post Date
08/12/08 08/12108 LATE PAYMENT
YOUR LATE FEE WAS BASED ON AN ACCOUNT BA
BALANCE ON THE LATE FEE TRANSACTION DATE.
YOUR ACCOUNT IS SERIOUSLY PAST DUE. AMOUNT
DUE IS SHOWN ABOVE. ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUTU
PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY.
Please follow payment Instructions on I
p.m. local time
Sears Gold "terCard*
Account Number: 305
Payment Total
Account Balance Due Date Minimum
1
$5,020.01 09110/08
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ROBERT L WHITMER
117 WALNUT DALE RD
SHIPPENSBURG PA 17257-9693
Please make address corrections above.
Amount
OF $4,867.48, WHICH WAS YOUR ACCOUNT
side. Payment must be received by 5:00
ment Due Date.
($ Amount Enclosed
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IIIII IIIIIIIIII III IIIII III IIII III Ill 111111111111111111111111
Make check payable to
SEARS CREDIT CARDS
PO BOX 183082
COLUMBUS, OH 43218-3082
100 5121079743369305 0500001 0170550 0000000 0917
39.00
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EXHIBIT_-J?
Sears Gold Master lard®
Call us at 1-800-669-8488
Go to www.soamicard.com
Write to us at PO Box 6282 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-6282
ROBERT L WHITMER Payment Due Date
Account Number: XXXX XXXX IXXXX 9305
Page 2 of 2 09/10/08
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Rates Rate va,ias
SEARS
REGULAR
EXTERNAL
REGULAR
CASH ACCESS
REGULAR
Days in Billing Period: 29
Average Corresponding Periodic Rate Periodic
Daily ANNUAL D-Day FINANCE
Balance Balance PERCENTAGE RATE M=Month CHARGE
$283.19 $243.91 28.99%' .0795%(D)' $5.62
$3,764.02 $3,719.4 28.99%' .0795%(D)' $85.75
$972.80 $961.2 28.99%' .0795%(D)' $22.16
Effective ANNUAL PERCEN GE RATE: 28.99% Minimum FINANCE CHARGE: $0.00
Cardmember News
The Sale Date is the Transaction Date.
Information About You Account
Grace Period for Purchases: The grace period for purchases is at least 20 days.
Therefore, to avoid periodic finance charges on purchases !excluding alliance transfers)
that appear on this account statement, you must have paia the Account Balance on the
last statement. !ess any No InterestNo Finance Charge or Deferred Interest balances
that expire after the payment due date, by the payment due date on that statement and
also pay the Account Balance on this statement, less any No Interest'No Finance Charge
or Deferred Interest balances that expire after the payment due date, by this statement's
payment due date If balance trarsfers are available and you made a balance transfer,
you may be unable to avoid periodic finance charges on new purchases, as described in
that balance transfer offer.
Grace Period for Cash Access Of available): none.
Balance Subject To Finance Charge: We calculate periodic finance charges separately
for each balance subject to different terms (e.g.. regular Sears purchases, regular
External purchases, Old Balances, cash access transactions, and transactions subject
to promotional rates), as applicable to your account. However, the periodic finance
charges for each transaction subject to a No InteresVNo Finance Charge or Deferred
Interest offer will be calculated separately even it it has the same terms as another
transaction subject to a No Interest'No Finance Charge or Deferred Interest offer. For
periodic finance charge calculation purposes, Deferred Payments balances are treated
lice regular Sears purchases unless otherwise specified in connection with a particular
promotional offer. Charges may include, as applicable to you account, purchases,
balance transfers, cash access transactkxu, transaction fees, other fees, and any
minimum finance charge.
• Average Daily Balance (Including New Transactions): For each balance, we multiply
the daily balance by the applicable daily periodic rate. We do this for each day In
the billing cycle inchd % the Billing Cycle Closing Date. The number of days in the
billing cycle may vary. For each balance, we add up the periodic finance charges an
that balance for each day in the billing cycle and round that amount to the nearest
cent. The total periodic finance charge for the billing cycle equals the total of the
rounded sums for all balances.
To get the daily balance, we take the beginning balance for each balance every day,
add any new charges and any periodic finance charge on the previous day's balance,
subtract any credits or payments credited as of that day, and make other adjustments.
This method of calculating the daily balance results in daily compounding adjustments.
charges. A credit balance is treated as a balance of zero. For each balance, the Average
Daily Balance Is the average of the daily balances during the billing cycle. If you multiply
this figure for each balance by the number of days in the billing cycle and by the
applicable dally periodic rate, the result is the periodic finance charges assessed
for that balance, except for minor variations caused by rounding.
Billing Rights Summary
In Can Of Errors Or Dilatations About Your BRI: If you think your bill is wrong, or if
you need more information about a transaction on your bill, write us on a separate sheet
at the address listed on this statement where it says "Write to us at" write us as soon
as possible. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we send you the first
bill on which the error or problem appeared. You can telephone us, but doing so will not
preserve your rights. In you letter please include the following information
• Your name and account number.
• The dollar amount of the suspected error.
• Describe the error and explain, if you can, why you believe there is an error. If you
need more information, describe the item you are unsure about.
• Please sign your letter.
You do not have to pay any amount in question while we are invest)ggating, but you are
still obligated to pay the parts of your bill that are not in question. invest we Investigate
your question, we cannot report you as delinquent on the disputed item or take any
action to collect the amount you question.
Spacial Rule for Credit Card Purchases
If you have a problem with the quality of goods or services that you purchased with a
credit card, and you have tried in good tafth to correct the problem with the merchant,
you may not have to pay the remaining amount due on the goods or servkafs. You
have this protection only when the purchase price is more than $50 and the purchase
is made in your home state or within 100 miles of your mailing address. it we own
or operate the merchant, or if we mailed you the advertisement for the property or
services, all purchases are covered regardless of amount or location of purchase.)
important Payment Instructions
crediting Payments: Payment must 5e received in proper form at our processing
f, Cility by 5:00 p.m. local time here to be credited as of that day. A payment received
o the processing facility in proper form after that time will be credited as of the next
id y. Please allow 5.7 days for payments by regular mail to reach us. There may be a
d lay of up to 5 days in crediting a payment sent by mail if it is rot in the proper form
o1 is addressed to a lora:ion, including a store location, other than the address listed
11 on the return envelope or on the front of the payment coupon, or. for courier or express
rtiail payments, to the Express Payments Address set forth below. There may also be a
dbilay or up to 5 days .n crediting a payment made in-store.
Proper Form: For a payment sent by mail or courier to be in proper form, you must
Enclose a valid check or money order. No cash, gift cards, or foreign
currency please.
•, Include your name and account number on the trot of your check or money order.
d??..IIeeeriding an eligible check with the payment coupon authorizes us to complete the
yment by electronic debit. If we do, the checking account will be debited in the
mount on the check, as soon as the day we receve the check, and the check
11 be destroyed.
opy Fee: On any matter unrelated to a billing error or disputed purchase, we charge
53.00 fee for each duplicate statement for a billing cycle that Is more than 3 moths
for to your request. 'He add this tee to your regular Sears purchase balance.
err Payment Options:
Visit www.SearsCard.com and sign up for online payments. If we receive your
request to make an online payment by 5 p.m. Eastern time, we will credit your
payment as of that day. If we receive your request to make an aline payment attar
that time, we will credit your payment on the next day
Pay by Phone. You may make your payment by phone by using the Pay by Phone
Service. lbw will be charged $14.95 to use this payment service. Cal by 5 p.m.
Eastern time to have you payment credited as of that day. If you cal after that time,
your payment will be credited as of the next day. We may process your payment
electronically upon verification of your identity.
Send payment by courier or express mail to the Express Payments address:
Attention: Payments Department, 1500 Bofionfield Street, Columbus, OH 43228.
Payment must be received in proper form at the proper address by 5 p.m. Eastern
time in order to be credited as of that day. All payments received in proper form at
the proper address after that time will be credited as of the next dax
port b ab a Lost or by phone tol hour s a deny, 7 ddiallely. Our ays a weak. der Service Representatives are
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Issued by Citibank (South Dakota), N.A.
OICX6057 - 1 -.04116,08
Verification
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Inc., (USA) which is by contract the
DAKOTA), N.A. retained to perforr
verification as attorney-in-fact for
Credit Services, Inc. (USA) and to
are true and correct to the best of my
statements made herein are subject t 1
unsworn falsification to the authoriti
am an employee of Citicorp Credit Services,
provider for plaintiff CITIBANK (SOUTH
°s on its behalf. I am authorized to make this
;iff under powers of attorney from plaintiff to Citicorp
The foregoing averments of fact in the within pleading
owledae. information and belief. I understand that the
penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Section 4904, relating to
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Robert L Whitmer
Account number ending in 9305
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SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR
CASE NO: 2008-07176 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) NA
VS
WHITMER ROBERT L
NOAH CLINE
, Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
Cumberland County,Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law,
says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE was served upon
WHITMER ROBERT L
DEFENDANT
at 10 IVY LANE
the
at 0018:40 HOURS, on the 19th day of December , 2008
SHIPPENSBURG, PA 17257-9693 by handing to
ROBERT L. WHITMER DEFENDANT
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE together with
and at the same time directing His attention to the contents thereof.
Additional Comments
ADDRESS PROVIDED OF 117 WALNUT DALE ROAD SHIPPENSBURG IS THE
DEFENDANT'S PARENTS ADDRESS. DEFENDANT'S ADDRESS IS NOTED ON
RETURN.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing
Service
Affidavit
Surcharge
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18.00
16.20
.00
10.00
.00
44.20
Sworn and Subscibed to
before me this
day
So Answers:
R. Thomas Kline
12/23/2008
BURTON NEIL & ASSOCIATES
By:
Deputy Sheriff
of A. D.
Burton Neil & Associates, P.C.
By: Edward J. O'Brien, Esquire ID. NO. 32985
1060 Andrew Drive, Suite 170
West Chester, PA 19380
610-696-2120
Attorney for Plaintiff
CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.
Plaintiff
V.
ROBERT L WHITMER
Defendant
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 08-7176 civil term
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
Praecipe to Settle, End, & Discontinue
To the Prothonotary:
Mark the above matter Settled, Ended and Discontinued.
P.C.
J. O'Brien, Esquire
r for Plaintiff
The law firm of Burton Neil & Associates is a debt collector.
C-18333
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OF THIE P, l7FY.ntNTAPY
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