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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-7464V/ , PAUL J. KLEMM, ESQUIRE NUDELMAN, NUDELMAN, & ZIERING, P.C. 425 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE ROSELAND, NJ 07068 973-618-0000 11111 0 921 25 Defendant(s) ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, As Assignee of CITIBANK Plaintiff(s) V. DONNA MARIE ZOTTER ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF CUMBERLAND COUNTY lWrlm COMPLAINT IN CIVIL ACTION 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. COURT ADMINISTRATOR Cumberland County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square, 4`h Square Carlisle, PA 19013-3387 (717) 240-6200 AVISO USTED HA SIDO DEMANDADO/A EN CORTE Si usted desea defenderse de las demandas que se presentan mas adelente en las siguientes paginas, debe tomar acci6n dento de los pr6ximos veinte (20) dias depu6s de la notificaci6n de esta Demanda y Avios radicando personalmente o por medio de un abogado una comparecencia escrita y radicando en la Corte por escrito sus defensas de, y objecciones a, las demandas presentadas aqua en contra suya. Se le advierte de que si usted falla de tomar acci6n como se describe anteriormente, el caso puede proceder sin usted y un fallo por cualquier suma de dinero reclamada en la demanda o cualquier otra reclamaci6n o remedio solicitado por el demandante puede ser dictado en contra suya por la Corte sin mfis aviso adicional. Usted puede perder dinero o propiedad u otros derechos importantes para usted. USTED DEBE LLEVAR ESTE DOCUMENTO A SU ABOGADO INMEDIATAMENTE. SI USTED NO TIENE UN ABOGADO, LLAME O VAYA A LA SIGUIENTE OFICINA ESTA OFICINA PUEDE PROVEERLE INFORMACION A CERCA DE COMO CONSEGUIR UN ABOGADO. SI USTED NO PUEDE PAGAR POR LOS SERVICIOS DE UN ABOGADO, ES POSIBLE QUE ESTA OFICINA LE PUEDA PROVEER INFORMACION SOBRE AGENCIAS QUE OFREZCAN SERVICIOS LEGALES SIN CARGO O BAJO COSTO A PERSONAD QUE CUALIFICAN. SERVICIO DE REFERENCIA LEGAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR Cumberland County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square, 4`h Square Carlisle, PA 19013-3387 (717) 240-6200 4 PAUL J. KLEMM, ESQUIRE NUDELMAN, NUDELMAN, & ZIERING, P.C. 425 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE ROSELAND, NJ 07068 973-618-0000 ID #92125 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, As Assignee of CITIBANK Plaintiff(s) V. DONNA MARIE ZOTTER Defendant(s) CUMBERLAND COUNTY xt,0k -7 Y&Y &;,u 7-z,.- COMPLAINT IN CIVIL ACTION AND NOW, comes Plaintiff, ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, As Assignee of CITIBANK, by and through its attorney, Paul J. Klemm and the law offices of Nudelman, Nudelman & Ziering, P.C., and files the following Complaint in Civil Action and in support thereof aver as follows: 1. Plaintiff, ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC , is a corporation licensed to do business in the State of Pennsylvania. 2. Defendant, DONNA MARIE ZOTTER, is an individual and citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who is believed to currently reside at, 3609 GOLFVIEW DR, MECHANICSBURG PA 17050-2242. 3. At the special insistence and request of the Defendant, Defendant was issued a credit card and / or line of credit by CITIBANK, account number 5491130370235343. AA000671 4. The Defendant is responsible for an unpaid balance in the amount of $11,647.97 and interest in the amount of $8,875.61. 5. Plaintiff, ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC , is the assignee of Defendant's CITIBANK account, account number 5491130370235343. 6. The Defendant is liable to the Plaintiff, ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC as Assignee of Defendant's CITIBANK account in the amount of $20,523.58. 7. Plaintiff has made demand to Defendant for $20,523.58, but Defendant has willfully failed and/or refused to reimburse Plaintiff for the aforesaid sum due. Wherefore, Plaintiff demands Judgment in its favor and against the Defendant in the amount of $20,523.58, plus attorney fees of $5,130.89 and interest from the date of breach, with continuing interest thereon at the legal rate from the date of Judgment plus anticipated court costs. The damages requested are less than the maximum amount for compulsory arbitration as set by the Court. Respectfully Submitted: NUDELMAN, NUDELMAN & ZIERING, P.C. Paul J. Klemm, Esquire 425 Eagle Rock Avenue Roseland, NJ 07068 (973) 618-0000 AA000671 VERIFICATION The undersigned, Paul J. Klemm, Esquire, hereby states that he is the attorney for Plaintiff in this action and verifies that the statements made in the foregoing pleading are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. Counsel has signed this verification at the request of Plaintiff as a matter of time and convenience. Plaintiff has represented to counsel that there is a debt due and owing from Defendant to Plaintiff in the amount as set forth within the foregoing pleading. Plaintiff has provided counsel with all relevant information in order to allow counsel to sign this verification. Plaintiff agrees to provide a verification signed by Plaintiff upon request by Defendant. The undersigned understands that the statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 19 Pa.C.S.A Section 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: November 26, 2008 Paul J. Klemm, Esquire Nudelman, Nudelman & Ziering, P.C. 425 Eagle Rock Avenue Roseland, NJ 07068 (973) 618-0000 AA000671 Vv n3 cd? C-? N 47- 4D S --G SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR CASE NO: 2008-07464 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC VS ZOTTER DONNA MARIE SHAWN HARRISON Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of Cumberland County,Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE was served upon ZOTTER DONNA MARIE the DEFENDANT at 1000:00 HOURS, on the 3rd day of January , 2009 at 3609 GOLFVIEW DRIVE MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050-2242 by handing to DONNA DESFOR F/K/A ZOTTER a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE together with and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof. Sheriff's Costs: Docketing Service Affidavit Surcharge Sworn and Subscibed to before me this of So Answers: 18.00 11.70 00 e 10.00 R. Thomas Kline .00 39.70 01/05/2009 NUDELMAN NUD ERING By: _ day A. D. Sheri ra ^ ' _ f trs -? i CO i i j ti ?? LeRoy Smigel, Esquire SMIGEL, ANDERSON & SACKS, L.L.P. lsmigel@sasllp.com River Chase Office Center Darryl J. Liguori, Esquire 4431 North Front Street, 3`d Floor dliguori@sasllp.com Harrisburg, PA 17110-1778 Attorneys for Defendant (717) 234-2401 ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, As IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Assignee of CITIBANK CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Plaintiff, No. 08-7464 CIVIL TERM V. DONNA MARIE ZOTTER, CIVIL ACTION - LAW Defendant. NOTICE TO PLEAD TO: Asset Acceptance LLC, as Assignee of Citibank, Plaintiff, c/o Paul J. Klemm, Esq. Nudelman, Nudelman, & Ziering, P.C. 425 Eagle Rock Avenue Roseland, NJ 07068 Attorney for Plaintiff You are hereby advised to file a written response to the enclosed Defendant's Preliminary Objections to Plaintiff's Complaint within twenty (20) days from service hereof, or judgment may be entered against you. SMIGEL, ANDERSON & SACKS, L.L.P. Date: January 13, 2008 By: Dil tz LeRoy Smigel, Esquire - ID #09617 Darryl J. Liguori, Esquire - ID #91715 4431 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 234-2401 Attorneys for Defendant SMIGEL, ANDERSON & SACKS, L.L.P. River Chase Office Center 4431 North Front Street, 3`d Floor Harrisburg, PA 17110-1778 (717) 234-2401 ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, As Assignee of CITIBANK Plaintiff, Peter M. Good, Esquire pgood@sasllp.com Darryl J. Liguori, Esquire dliguori@sasllp.com Attorneys for Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA : No. 08-7464 CIVIL TERM V. DONNA MARIE ZOTTER, Defendant. : CIVIL ACTION - LAW PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AND NOW comes Defendant Donna Marie Desfor, formerly known as Donna Marie Zotter, (hereinafter "Desfor"), by and through its attorneys, Smigel, Anderson & Sacks L.L.P., who file the following Preliminary Objections and, in support thereof, avers as follows: 1. Failure of Pleading to Conform to Pa R Civ. Proc. 10190). 1. Desfor asks the Court to dismiss Asset Acceptance LLC's (hereinafter "Asset Acceptance" Complaint due to Asset Acceptance's failure to comply with Pa. R. Civ. Proc. 1019(i). 2. The Complaint claims that Desfor breached an agreement between it and Desfor. 3. Rule 1019(i) provides that a plaintiff must attach the material portions of any writing upon which its complaint is based. To the extent that the writing is unavailable to the plaintiff, the plaintiff must so state and provide the reason therefore and then set forth the substance of the missing provisions in writing. 4. The terms of the agreement between the parties are certainly material to the Complaint as Asset Acceptance is alleging Desfor breached that agreement but has failed to attach the agreement to the Complaint. Asset Acceptance has failed to comply with Pa. R. Civ. Proc. 1019(i) and has not attached the material portions of the agreement upon which its cause of action is based; nor has Asset Acceptance alleged that the agreement is unavailable, nor has it stated the reason why it is not attached. WHEREFORE, Desfor respectfully requests that the Court dismiss Asset Acceptance's Complaint because it fails to conform to Pa. R. Civ. Proc. 1019(i). Respectfully submitted, SMIGEL, ANDERSON & SACKS, LLP Date: January 13, 2008 By LeRoy Smigel, Esquire ID #09617 Darryl J. Liguori, Esquire ID #91715 River Chase Office Center, 3rd Floor 4431 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 234-2401 Attorneys for Defendant .? ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, As Assignee of CITIBANK Plaintiff, V. DONNA MARIE ZOTTER, Defendant CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Darryl J. Liguori, Esquire, attorney for the Defendant in the above-captioned matter, certify that I this day served a copy of the foregoing Preliminary Objections upon the person(s) indicated below by depositing a copy of the same in the United States Mail, first class, postage prepaid, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and addressed as follows: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA : No. 08-7464 CIVIL TERM : CIVIL ACTION - LAW Paul J. Klemm, Esq. Nudelman, Nudelman, & Ziering, P.C. 425 Eagle Rock Avenue Roseland, NJ 07068 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: January 13, 2008 SMIGEL, ANDERSON & SACKS, LLP Y D-9 B LeRoy Smigel, Esquire - ID #09617 Darryl J. Liguori, Esquire ID #91715 River Chase Office Center, 3rd Floor 4431 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 234-2401 Attorneys for Defendant G". F C-n a ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, As Assignee of CITIBANK Plaintiff, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA : No. 08-7464 CIVIL TERM V. DONNA MARIE ZOTTER, Defendant. CIVIL ACTION - LAW PRAECIPE FOR LISTING CASE FOR ARGUMENT TO THE PROTHONOTARY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Please list the within matter for the next Argument Court. 1. State matter to be argued: Defendant's Preliminary Objections to Plaintiffs Complaint. 2.. Identify all counsel who will argue cases: (a) for plaintiffs: Paul J. Klemm, Esq. Nudelman, Nudelman, & Ziering, P.C. 425 Eagle Rock Avenue Roseland, NJ 07068 (b) for defendants: Darryl J. Liguori, Esq. Smigel, Anderson & Sacks, LLP 4431 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 3. I will notify all parties in writing within two days that this case has been listed for argument. 4. Argument Court Date: April 29, 2009. Date: April 2, 2009 By: 2 SMIGEL, ANDERSON & SACKS, L.L.P. 1J9 q '(J LeRoy Smigel, Esquire - ID #09617 Darryl J. Liguori, Esquire - ID #91715 4431 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 234-2401 Attorneys for Defendant t ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, As Assignee of CITIBANK Plaintiff, V. DONNA MARIE ZOTTER, Defendant. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA No. 08-7464 CIVIL TERM CIVIL ACTION - LAW CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Darryl J. Liguori, Esquire, attorney for the Defendant in the above-captioned matter, certify that. I this day served a copy of the foregoing Praecipe for Listing Case for Argument upon the person(s) indicated below by depositing a copy of the same in the United States Mail, first class, postage prepaid, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and addressed as follows: Paul J. Klemm, Esq. Nudelman, Nudelman, & Ziering, P.C. 425 Eagle Rock Avenue Roseland, NJ 07068 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: April 2, 2009 SMIGEL, ANDERSON & SACKS, LLP By LeRoy Smigel, Esquire - ID #09617 Darryl J. Liguori, Esquire ID #91715 River Chase Office Center, 3rd Floor 4431 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 234-2401 Attorneys for Defendant CY TI ur_,?r.t ,'FAY 2009 APR -6 FM 2: 53 CVM j" 1 y t"BiN?NSYLVANJ„. % PAUL J. KLEMM, ESQUIRE NUDELMAN, NUDELMAN, & ZIERING, P.C. 425 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE ROSELAND, NJ 07068 973-618-0000 ID #92125 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC., et. al. Plaintiff(s) V. DONNA MARIE ZOTTER Defendant(s) CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 08-7464 CIVIL TERM ORDER TO DISCONTINUE AND END TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Kindly marked the above-captioned matter as discontinued and ended upon payment of your costs only. Date: April 20, 2009 Respectfully Submitted: NUDELMAN, NUDELMAN & ZIERING, P.C. Paul J. Klemm, Esquire 425 Eagle Rock Avenue Roseland, NJ 07068 (973) 618-0000 AA000671 RLPD 4 -'F 1 "?, F OF THEar ri't ,FARY 2009 APR 27 N, 12.0 Lr pr a '