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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-5369!I STOCK & GRIM2S, LLP BY: Edward Stock, Esquire I.D.# 13657 II 204 Test Avenue Jenkintown, PA 19046 (215) 576-1900 DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF DISCOVER CARD, BY ITS AGENT DFS SERVICES, LLC P.O. Box 7112 Dover, DE 19903 VS. CHARLES B. EWING 137 Blacksmith.Road Camp Hill, PA .17011-8417 Attorney for Plaintiff COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERL'4ND COUNTY CIVIL ACTION-LAW NO. (? - 53(09 0'-wil Term CIVIL ACTION . "NOTICE" "You have been sued in court. If you wish to•defend against the claims set forth in the fol- lowing pages, you.must take action vvithin twenty (20) days after this complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appdarance person- ally 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 "AVISO" 'Le han demandado a usted en la Corte. Si usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas ex- puestas en las.paginas siguientes, usted.tiene veinte (20) di as de plazo al partir de la fecha de la demanda y la notificacion. Hace falta asentar una comparencia escrita o en persona o con un abogado y entregar a la Corte en forma escrita su.s defensas o sus objeciones a las demandas en contra de su persona. Sea avisado que si usted no se defiende, la Corte tomara medidas y puede continuar la demanda en contra suya sin previo aviso o notificacion. Ademas, la torte puede decidir a favor del demandante y requiere que usted cum pla con todas las provisiones de esta demanda. U sted puede perder dinero o sus propiedades u otros derechos importantes para usted." HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, "LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABO- GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET GADO INMEDIATAMENTE. SI NO TIENE ABO-. FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU GADO 0 SI NOTIENE ELDINERO SUFICIENTE CAN GET LEGAL HELP. DE PAGAR TAL SERVICIO, VAYA EN PER- SONA 0 LLAME POR TELEFONO A LA OFI- CINA CUY A DIRECCION SE ENCUENTRA ESCRITA ABAJO '4RA AVERIGUAR DONDE. Ja,Ep SE PUEDE CONSE 11R ASISTENCI,• LEGAL., CJtNCE SERVICES LAWYER Court z?d-ni.nistrator -- CuTherland County Courthouse 4th Floor, One Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 240-6200 STOCK & GRIMES, LLP BY: EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE I.D. #13657 804 West Avenue Jenkintown, PA 19046 (215) 576-1900 DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF DISCOVER CARD, BY ITS AGENT DFS SERVICES, LLC P.O. Box 7112 Dover, DE 19903 Plaintiff vs. CHARLES B. EWING 137 Blacksmith Road Camp Hill, PA 17011-8417 Defendant (s) Attorney for Plaintiff COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIL ACTION-LAW u?- No. 09- Y_46'? CIVIL ACTION COMPLAINT IN ASSUMPSIT 1. Plaintiff, Discover Bank, issuer of Discover Card, by its agent DFS Services, LLC, is a duly organized banking institution under the laws of the State of Delaware and has a principal place of business at the address contained in the above caption. 2. Defendant(s), Charles B. Ewing, is an adult individual and resides at the address contained in the above caption. 3. After application by the Defendant(s) to the Plaintiff for a credit card account, which application was approved by the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff issued a credit card to the Defendant(s) so that the Defendant(s) could make purchases from merchants, on credit, who had established a business relationship with the Plaintiff in regard to the same. 4. Thereafter, the Defendant(s) utilized the said credit card on various and sundry occasions. 5. Plaintiff attaches hereto as Exhibit "A" to this Complaint, a true and correct copy of the last monthly statement in regard to the activities in connection with the Defendant's account and also attaches hereto as Exhibit "B" to this Complaint, an Affidavit from the Plaintiff attesting to the present balance due the Plaintiff from the Defendant(s) in regard to the said account. 6. Defendant(s) last payment upon belief was made in 2008. 7. The present outstanding balance which is due on the account(s) is $8,937.89; and, although repeated requests and demands have been made upon the Defendant(s) to satisfy the same in accordance with the terms and conditions of the credit card agreement(s), the Defendant(s) has/have and still refuse(s) to pay the same. 8. As a further result of Defendant(s) breach of the agreement for repayment of the account balance, Plaintiff is entitled to reasonable attorney collection fees. 9. Plaintiff's investigation has determined that the Defendant is not in the military service. 10. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Discover Bank, issuer of Discover Card, by its agent DFS Services, LLC, demands Judgment against the Defendant(s), Charles B. Ewing, in the sum amount of $11,172.36 (principal sum of $8,937.89 and attorneys fees of $2,234.47) with interest and costs. DATE : 7 hti ??`? VERIFICATION The undersigned, EDWARD STOCK. ESQUIRE, hereby states that he is the attorney for the Plaintiff who is located outside this jurisdiction and in order to file the within document in an expedient and timely manner, he is authorized to take this Verification on behalf of the said Plaintiff in the within action and verifies that the statements made in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, based upon information provided to him by the Plaintiff A Verification signed by the Plaintiff will be provided to Defendant or counsel for Defendant upon request. The undersigned understands that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 P.A.C.S..A. § 4904, relating to unworn falsification to authorities. EDWARD ST I Exhibit "A" ?? " ,??? New Balance j Minimum Payment Due ; Account Number ending in 4743 / i SC ? CIC $8,937.89 $1,408.00 _ Enter Amount Enclosed Below Payment Due Date $ --? May 11, 2009 please make check payable to Discover Card. Minimum payment due includes a past due amount of $1,177.00. 12 SOSN6A01 0003298 CHARLES EWING 137 BLACKSMITH RD CAMP HILL PA 17011-8417 Will your payment get to us on time? Pay your bill online and your payment can be made to your account on the some day. Visit Discover.com/payatents today. PO BOX 71084 lllrtrllrrrrrrllrrlrllrrrll CHARLOTTE NC 28272-1084 kddress, e-mail or telephone change? Print change in space III1111rrl1fill IIIIIIIIIbill IIIIIIIoilIIIIIIIIIfill IIIfill loll ibove, or go to Discover.com. Print your e-mail address to eceive important Account information and special offers. 000001986458837164694089378900000000140800 Discover More Card Account Summary Closing Date: April 12, 2009 page 1 of 1 \ccount number ending in 4743 Previous Balance $8,644.52 Payment Due Date May 11, 2009 Payments And Credits 0,00 IAinimum Payment Due $1,408.00 Purchases + 76,00 Credit Limit $8,000.00 Cash Advances + 0.00 t:redit Available $0.00 Balance Transfers + 0.00 Cash Credit Limit $4,000.00 Finance Charges + 215.37 trash Credit Available $0.00 New Balance $8,937.89 You may be able to avoid Periodic Finance Charges, see the reverse side for details. (0'ashback Bonus® Opening Cashback Bonus Balance $ 0.00 New Cashback Bonus Earned + 0.00 Cashback Bonus Balance $ 0.00 Cashbock Bonus® Anniversary Date: December 12 How Can We Help You? It's your choice - 3 ways to help Please have your Discover Card available. For TDD (assistance for hearing impaired) we reverse side 1. Visit Discover con, to pay your 691 for no cost, view your latest Account information, sam and redeem rewards and more 2. Call 1-800-DISCOVER (347-26831 for fast, easy self service options or to speak with a Customer Service Account Manager 3. Write us at Discover Card, PO Box 30943, SaR Lake City, UT 84130 Transactions $0 Fraud Liability Guarantee Use your Discover Card with confidence. TD aata ns. P Data Other/Miscellaneous Apr 12 Apr 12 OVERUMIT FEE $ 39.00 Apr 12 Apr 12 LATE FEE 39.00 Information For You * * * ATTENTION * * * Your account is seriously past due. Payment of the amount due and arrangements For future payments should be made immediately. Finance Charge Summary Nominal Transaction Average Daily ANNUAL ANNUAL Periodic Fee Daily Periodic PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE FINANCE FINANCE Balcince Rates RATES RATES CHARGES CHARGES current billing period: 31 days Purchases $4022.37 0.07942% 28.99% F 28.99% $99.02 $0 Cash Advances $4725.92 0.07942% 28.99% F 28.99% $116.35 $0 The rates that apply to your Account are either fixed (F) or they may vary (V) as noted above. Exhibit "B" ATTORNEY: STOCK ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6011002746454743 BALANCE: $8,937.89 CARDMEMBER (S): CHARLES B EWING STATE OF OHIO COUNTY OF FRANKLIN Robert Adkins, personally appeared before me, this day and after being duly sworn, according to law, upon his/her oath and says: I am a Legal Placement Account Manager for DFS SERVICES LLC., the servicing agent of DISCOVER BANK, an FDIC insured Delaware State Bank. THAT this affidavit is made on the basis of my personal knowledge and in support of Plaintiff's suit on account against the Debtor(s) THAT, in my capacity as Legal Placement Account Manager, I have control over and access to records regarding the Discover Card Account of the above referenced Debtor(s), further, that I have personally inspected said Account and statements regarding the balance due on said account. DFS SERVICES LLC. maintains these records in the ordinary course of business. THAT the annexed statement of account is a true and correct statement of what is now due and owing Discover Bank on the account, and exhibit A is a copy of the Cardmember Agreement between Discover Bank and the above referenced Debtor(s). The Cardmember Agreement governs the terms and conditions of the relationship between Discover Bank and the Debtor(s) in connection with the account. Based on my review of the account records, to the best of my knowledge and belief the above referenced Debtor(s) is not engaged in the military service of the United States and is a resident of the State and of the Country in which this action has been filed. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Affiant pHY1 AASWO * 001 i eon November$X I Sworn and Subscribed before me, This day of Thursday, May 14, 2009. Request for Military Status https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/owa/sgra,prc_Select Department of Defense Manpower Data Center JUL-06-2009 11:54:32 4f, Military Status Report NU Pursuant to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ............... .................. _..__................................................................................... ..__............ ................ ...................... ....... 4 Last Name! First/Middle Begin Date Active Duty Status Service/Agency ;:SWING CHARLES B Based on the information you have furnished, the DMDC does not possess any information indicating that the individual is currently on active duty. Upon searching the information data banks of the Department of Defense Manpower Data Center, based on the information that you provided, the above is the current status of the individual as to all branches of the Military. Mary M. Snavely-Dixon, Director Department of Defense - Manpower Data Center 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, VA 22209-2593 The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is an organization of the Department of Defense that maintains the Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) database which is the official source of data on eligibility for military medical care and other eligibility systems. The Department of Defense strongly supports the enforcement of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act [50 USCS Appx. §§ 501 et seq] (SCRA) (formerly the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940). DMDC has issued hundreds of thousands of "does not possess any information indicating that the individual is currently on active duty" responses, and has experienced a small error rate. In the event the individual referenced above, or any family member, friend, or representative asserts in any manner that the individual is on active duty, or is otherwise entitled to the protections of the SCRA, you are strongly encouraged to obtain further verification of the person's active duty status by contacting that person's Military Service via the "defenselink.mil" URL provided below. If you have evidence the person is on active-duty and you fail to obtain this additional Military Service verification, provisions of the SCRA may be invoked against you. If you obtain further information about the person ( e.g., an SSN, improved accuracy of DOB, a middle name), you can submit your request again at this Web site and we will provide a new certificate for that query. This response reflects current active duty status only. For historical information, please contact the Military Service SCRA points-of-contact. 1 of 2 7/6/2009 2:57 PM n? rr? DV "Y 2 9 31 P°"3: `3 .$` S .5o PQ ATTy Clc'? ['iR o S aa87o3 Sheriffs Office of Cumberland County R Thomas Kline J f iL L"- i ?`;= Sheriff4?„ta atu:nbrrrtr,6 Ronny R Anderson r, ! !(' C 2H19 h v 12 A ? 3U Chief Deputy Jody S Smith Civil Process Sergeant OFF ICE 'E SHERIFF Edward L Schorpp Solicitor Discover Bank I Case Number vs. 2009-5369 Charles B. Ewing SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE 08/07/2009 03:00 PM - Timothy Black, Deputy Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on August 7 2009 at 1500 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint and Notice, upon the within named defendant, to wit: Charles B. Ewing, by making known unto himself personally, defendant at 137 Blacksmith Road Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17011 its contents and at the same time handing to him personally the said true and correct copy of the same. SHERIFF COST: $41.50 August 10, 2009 SO ANSWERS, rooo%voosalmc e&964. R THOMAS KLINE, SHERIFF By ,? Deputy Sheriff ji, 46 STOCK & GRIMES, LLP BY: Edward Stock, Esquire I.D.#13657 804 West Avenue Jenkintown, PA 19046 (215) 576-1900 DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF DISCOVER CARD, BY ITS AGENT DFS SERVICES, LLC P.O. Box 7112 Dover, DE 19903 Plaintiff VS. CHARLES B. EWING 137 Blacksmith Road Camp Hill, PA 17011-8417 Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIL ACTION-LAW NO. 09-5369 Civil Term PRAECIPE FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Enter Judgment by Default in favor of the Plaintiff, Discover Bank, issuer of Discover Card, by its agent DFS Services, LLC, and against the Defendant(s), Charles B. Ewing, for failure to Answer the Civil Action Complaint. Assess Plaintiff's damages in the sum of $11,172.36 in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint. DATE: AFFIDAVIT OF NON MILITARY SERVICE Edward Stock, Esquire, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says: (a) That the Defendant(s) is/are not in the Military or Naval Service of the United States or its Allies, or otherwise within the provisions of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of Congress of 1940 as amended; (b) That Defendant, Charles B. Ewing, is an adult individual and resides at 137 Blacksmith Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011-8417. (c) That Defendant, , is an adult individual and resides at Affiant has ascertained the foregoing information by personal investigation and makes this Affidavit in due authority; and he understands that the statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Sec. 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF DISCOVER CARD BY ITS AGENT DFS SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff VS. CHARLES B. EWING Defendant (s) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIL ACTION-LAW NO. 09-5369 Civil Term CERTIFICATION UNDER PA. R.C.P. 237.1 EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE, Attorney for Plaintiff, Discover Bank, issuer of Discover Card by its agent DFS Services, LLC, certifies that he sent a copy of the attached Notice on August 31, 2009 by regular mail, to the Defendant(s) at the address at which the Defendant(s) was/were served with a copy of the Complaint by the Office of the Sheriff indicated by the court records. DATE : . L EDWARD S`TOCr-, P=T R Attorney for Plainti DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF DISCOVER CARD, BY ITS AGENT DFS SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIL ACTION-LAW vs. NO. 09-5369 Civil Tenn CHARLES B.EWINGiDefendant(s) "l TO: Charles B. Ewing 137 Blacksmith Road -77-17 Camp Hill, PA 17011-8417 Date: August 31, 2009 IMPORTANT NOTICE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT BECAUSE YOU HAVE FAILED TO ENTER A WRITTEN APPEARANCE PERSONALLY OR BY ATTORNEY AND FILE IN WRITING WITH THE COURT YOUR DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE CLAIMS SET FORTH AGAINST" YOU. UNLESS YOU ACT WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS. FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE; A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU WITHOUT A HEARING AND YOU _ MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY OR OTHER IMPORTANT RIGHTS. 'j- 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 j; . LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. LAWYER REFERENCE SERVICES COURT ADMINISTRATOR-CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE - - 4TH FLOOR, ONE COURTHOUSE SQUARE - CARLISLE, PA 17013 (717) 240-6200 EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE Attorney for Plaintiff 804 West Avenue Jenkintown, PA 19046 (215) 576-1900 • F THE c __ "n1"OT/ARY 20009 SEP 21 Ph 2: 361 *14.00 PO ATrY CAL* 18185 W4 a o5/ NakoA, "aJ.itl