HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-5508IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
CACH, LLC.
VS. NO: DR - =ADS (2i"' "k Ter"
SHARON SCHUBERT
NOTICE TO DEFEND
You have been sued in Court. If you wish to defendant against the claims set fourth in . .
the following pages, you must take action within (20) days after the Complaint and notice
are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by an attorney and filing in
writing with the Court, your defenses or objections to the claims set fourth against you.
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4TH FLOOR, CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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Harrison Ross Byck, Esq., P.C.
229 Plaza Boulevard
Suite 112
Morrisville, Pennsylvania 19067
1-888-275-6399/(215) 428-0666
Attorney for Plaintiff
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CACH, LLC.
4340 SOUTH MONACO STREET 2ND
FLOOR
DENVER, CO 80237
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Plaintiff,
VS.
No.: 0 9- S5 v 8 ctt?j
SHARONSCHUBERT
16 DARTMOUTH CT
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055
COMPLAINT
To: SHARON SCHUBERT
16 DARTMOUTH CT
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055
NOTICE
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Plaintiff, CACH, LLC., by its attorney Harrison Ross Byck, by way of complaint against
Defendant SHARON SCHUBERT, avers the following:
1. Plaintiff, CACH, LLC., is a Colorado limited liability company doing business at
4340 SOUTH MONACO STREET 2ND FLOOR, DENVER, CO 80237.
1. Defendant, SHARON SCHUBERT, is an individual residing at 16 DARTMOUTH
CT, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055.
2. The claims raised in the complaint are subject to an agreement to submit these
claims to arbitration. <Exhibit C>
3. Defendant, SHARON SCHUBERT, is indebted to MARYLAND NATIONAL
BANK, N.A. on an account stated by and between them in the amount of $7,064.23
which balance was due and unpaid as of August 30, 2007, for credit card account
number 4264296997232225. <Exhibit A>
4. On or about September 14, 2007, MARYLAND NATIONAL BANK, N.A. sold
the debt for good and valuable consideration to plaintiff, CACH, LLC. <Exhibit B>
5. The Defendant, Sharon Schubert, last tendered a payment on January 8, 2007.
6. A copy of the credit card agreement is attached hereto. <Exhibit C>
7. Plaintiff is entitled to charge-off account finance charges of $0.00. <Exhibit A>
8. Plaintiff is entitled to pre-litigation charge-off interest of $2.8644 per day from the
default date ( 14.800% annual percentage rate x $7,064.23 / 365 days) or $2.8644 x
600 days = $1,718.64; which is accrued interest through the date of filing. <Exhibit
A> Plus an award of late fees 0.00, court costs $178.50 and reasonable attorneys fees
of $1,412.85 as stated in the Cardholder Agreement attached hereto as <Exhibit C>.
9. The defendant, being indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $10,374.22 upon the
account stated by and between them did promise to pay said sums upon demand.
Demand has been made for payment of $10,374.22 and the defendant has failed to
remit payment.
WHEREFORE, plaintiff demands judgment against the defendant for $10,374.22
together with other interest and costs of suit.
Date: July 28, 2009
EXHIBIT A
Prepared fora SHARON SCHUBERT
4264 2960 2405 3909
August 2007 Statement
Credit Line. $6,100.00
Cash or Credit Available:
Information
i --Account Summary of Transactions
Billing Cycle and Pay
ment Information
Previous Balance $6,940.15 Days in Billing Cycle 30
Payments and Credits $0.00 Closing Date 08/15/07
Cash Advances +
Purchases and Adjustments + $0.00
$39.00 Payment Due Date
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$193
Periodic Rate Finance Charges + $85.08 ue
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Transaction Fee Finance Charges + $0.00 moun
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Total Minimum
New Balance Total
$7,064.23
Payment Due • ? + r
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EXHIBIT B
CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE
1, JESSICA S W? i?? RA Q Zhereby depose and state that:
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1. 1 am an Authorized Agent of CACH, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company.
2. As such, I am authorized to give this Certificate, and possess sufficient personal knowledge to do so
regarding:
Customer Name: SCHUBERT, SHARON
Original Creditor: MARYLAND NATIONAL BANK, N.A.
Account Number: 4264296997232225
3. On or about September 14, 2007 this account was sold by the original creditor. CACH, LLC is the
current owner of the account and purchased the account for good and valuable consideration.
APR 0 7 2009
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Swom and be before me this day of .2009.
Public
STEPHANIE MORRIS
NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF COLORADO
My Commission Expires 05/22/2011
(PA 6.15.08)
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Cash Advances, and Purchases by using cards, access
checks, your account number, or other credit devices.
"Balance Transfer" means a transfer of funds to another
creditor initiated by us at your request. A Balance Transfer
does not include a transaction that is otherwise a Cash
Advance. Balance Transfers include Transaction Fees and
adjustments associated with any Balance Transfer.
"Cash Advance" means the use of your account for a loan
obtained:
1. at an automated teller machine ("ATM Cash Advance");
2. by a transfer of funds to a deposit account initiated by
us at your request. C`Direct Deposit"). A .Direct Deposit
does not include an Overdraft Protection Cash Advance
or a same day online funds transfer;
3. at any financial institution (e.g., to obtain cash, money
orders, wire transfers, or travelers checks), by a same
day online funds transfer to a deposit account, and at
any non-financial institution (to obtain cash) ("Bank
.Cash Advance");
4. as part of an Overdraft Protection . Program -- a
transfer of funds to a deposit account pursuant to an
overdraft protection program ("Overdraft Protection
Cash Advance");
5. to buy "Cash Equivalents" (i.e., foreign currency, money
orders or travelers checks from a non-financial
institution, or person to person money transfers, bets,
lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, fuses or bail bonds)
with your card;
6. by an access check you sign as drawer C'Check Cash
Advance');
7. for any payment you make to us that is returned to us
unpaid for any reason, including the related finance
charges C'Returned Payment'):
"Cash Advance". includes Transaction Fees and adjustments
"Standard Rate" means the APR(s) normally in effect for associated with any Cash Advance.
Balance Transfers, Cash Advances, and Purchases.
"We", "us" "our", and "FIACS" means FIA Card Services,
NA., also mown as Bank of America.
"You" and "your" mean each and all of the persons who are
granted, accept or use an account we hold. ''You" and "your"
Rao mesa any other person who has guaranteed payment of
this account, when used in the sections titled no-- Contract
With. Us, We May Monitor And Record Telephone Ca11? and
Arbitration and Litigation, and when used in each of the
sections relating to payment of this account (e.g., Your
"Purchase" means the use of your card or account number
to:
1. buy or lease goods or services;
2. buy wire transfers from a non-fmancial institution
("Wire Transfer Purchase");
3. make a transaction that is not otherwise a Cash
Advance.
"Purchase" includes Account Fees, as well as Transaction
w
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Fees and adjustments associated with any Purchase.
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATES
This section provides the Standard Rates, Default Rates and
Promotional'Offers applicable to your account.
Balance Transfers: The Standard Rate for Balance
Transfer balances is a corresppondingg ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE of 9.90%(OA2712396 DPR).
Cash Advances: The Standard Rate for Cash Advance
balances is a corressgpo?nding ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
RATE of 24.99%(0.068466% DPR).
Purchases: The Standard Rate for Purchase balances is a
co ondinANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of
9.90%10.027A3% DPR).
Default Pricing: We may increase the APRs on all new
and outstanding Balance the Cash Advance, and
it balances up to the DefauRate, without giving
you additional notice, each time you have two "defatiit
re- ricing events" in any twelve rolling consecutive billing
cycles. A default re-pnciug event means: (1) you fail to
make any Total Minimum Payment Due by its Payment Due
Date; or (2) ur total outstanding balance exceeds your
credit limit a any time in a billing cycle We may elect to
set your APRs for Balance Trani er, Cash Advance and
Purchase balances to different Default Rates. Default Rates
are variable rates calculated using the Variable Default
Rate formula with a margin of up to 23.99 percentage
;rease will be effective as of the first day of
in which the second default re-pricing ev
re- riM events in the preceding twelve consecut
cycles. All Default Rates will remain m effect
make each Total Minimum Payment Due by its
Due Date and do not exceed your credit limi
consecutive billing cycles= starting with the first bi
after the Default rate is in effect. At that time we
the margin for each of these variable APRs by at
percentage points. These will be your new
Standard Rates.
Promotional Offers:.
From time to time we may make Promotional Offers on
certain new Balance Transfers Cash Advances, and
Purchases. When a Promotional Offer ends, its Promotional
Rates will terminate. Any Balance Transfer Cash Advance
or Purchase balance nublect to that omoioonal Offer will
return to its respective 'Standard Rate or Default Rate as
applicable.
are Cash
as a'Balsnce Transfer" and qualify for the Promotional
Offer then the resultur promotional balances will be
included in the Balance Transfer balance and will get the
Balance Transfer Standard Rate or if applicable, the
Balance Transfer Default Rate when tfie Promotional Offer
ends, instead of the Cash Advance Rate. In addition, these
transactions wiA get the Balance Transfer transaction fee if
they qualify for the Promotional Offer.
Promotional Offer ID H6BEMH7MB: The Promotional
Rate for this Promotional Offer is a corresppondin
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of 1.99% (0.011545214
DPR).
2008 then this Promotional Offer will apply to eligible
transactions postin to your account through your
statement Closing ate in February 2009 and this
Promotional Offer will end on your statement Closing Date
in February 2009. If an eligible transaction does not post to
your account by your statement Closing Date in August
2008, then the Promotional Offer will end on your
statement Closing Date in August 2008. Check Cash
Advances bearing ID HHKH7MB and Direct
Deposits which gethis Promotional Offer will post to your
account as Balance Transfers.
During the time in which you may make qualifying
transactions under this Promotional tamer, they l be
subject to the following Promotional Fees:
Balance Transfers: 5.00% of each such gu- al' B
transaction (Fee: Min. $10.00; Max. $99.00) (PIN CE
CHARGE).
This Promotional Offer mad end at any time if there is a
"promotion turn-off event. A promotion turn-off event
means: (1) that any Total Minimum Payment Due is not
received by its Payment Due Date; or (2) that your total
outstanding balance exceeds your credit limit on any
statement Closing Date. If a promotion turn-off event
occurs then this Promotional Offer will end as of the first
day of that billingcycle. This means that this Promotional
Rate will not be in effect in that billing cycle.
Promotional Offer ID H6BHSH7MC: The Promotional
Rate for this Promotional Offer is a corxeapondi'n?
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of 1.99% (0.005452%
DPR).
This Promotional Offer applies to Purchases each at least
0.00 (each an "eligible transaction" for this Promotional
Mar).
This Promotional Offer applies to new eligible transactions
to eligible transactions posting to
Date in January 2009. If an eligible transaction does not
post to your account by August 1 2008, then the
Promotional Offer will end on August 1, X008.
This Promotional Offer may end at antime if there is a
"promotion turn-off event. A promotion turn-off event
means: (1) that any Total Minimum Payment Due is not
received by its Payment Due Date; or {2) that our total
outstanding balance exceeds your credit limit on any
statement Closing Date. If a romotion turn-off event
occurs then this Promotional Offer will end as of the first
day o? that billing ccyqcle. This means that this Promotional
Rate will not be in effect in that billing cycle.
Promotional Offer ID H6BHHH7MD: The Promotional
Rate for this Promotional Offer is a corresponding
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of 1.99% (0.05452
DPR).
This Promotional Offer applies to Balance Transfers Direct
Deposit Cash Advances and Check Cash Advances bearing
this Promotional Offer ID (each an "eligible transaction" for
this Promotional Offer).
This Promotional Offer applies to new eligible transactions
beginning on June 18, 2008. If an ells' le transaction posts
to our account by your statement Closing Date in August
2008 then this Promotional Offer will appp"ly to eligible
This Promotional Offer applies to Balance Transfers Direct transactions posting to ur account through }
Deposit Cash Advances and Check Cash Advances bearing statement Closmg Date in March 2009 and this Promotii
this Promotional Offer ID (each an "eligible transaction" for Offer will end on ur statement Closing Date in Mi
this Promotional Offer). 2009. Tf an eligible ?n does not post to yyoour acca
by your statement Closing Date in August 20D8, then
This Promotional Offer applies to new eligible transactions Promotional Offer will end on your statement Cl L
beginning on Mayy 18, 2008. If an eligible transaction posts in August 2008. Check Cash Advances bearing Offer
to your account by your statement =Closing Date in August H6B i7MD and Direct Deposits which get
Promotional Offer will post to your account as Balance variable rates is 5.25% and was determined on June 30,
Transfers. 2008.
During the time in which you may make qualifying
transactions under this Promotional Offer, they wil be
subject to the following Promotional Fees:
Balance Transfers: 3.00% of each such qualifying
transaction (Fee: Min. $10.00; Max. $99.00) (F INAANNCE
CHARGE).
This Promotional Offer may end at any time if there is a
'promotion turn-off event.' A promotion turn-off event
means: (1) that any Total Minimum Payment Due is not
received by its Payment Due Date; or (2) that our total
outstanding balance exceeds your credit limit on any
statement Closing Date. If a promotion turn-off event
occurs then this Promotional Offer will end as of the first
da of that billing cycle. This means that this Promotional
Ray te will not be in effect in that billing cycle.
?u
An increase or decrease in the index will cause a
corresponding increase or decrease in your variable rates on
the first day of your billing cycle that begins in the same
month as the determination date. An increase in the index
means that you will pay higher periodic rate finance
charges and have a higher Total Minimum Payment Due. If
The -Wall Street Journal does not publish the U.S. Prime
Rate, or i c anges a definition of the U.S. Prime Rate,
we may, at our sole discretion, substitute another index.
CALCULATION OF PERIODIC RATE FINANCE
CHARGES
We calculate Periodic Rate Finance Charges by multipl ing
each Balance Subject to Finance Charge by its applTiicc hble
DPR and that result by the number of days in the billing
cycle. When Periodic Rate Finance Charges, accrue on a
Balance Transfer, Cash Advance or Purchase alance, those
finance charges become part of that respective Balance
Promotional Offer ID H613 7MF: The Promotional Transfer, Cash Advance, or Purchase balance.
Rate for this Promotional Offer is a corresppondingg
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of 1.90% (0.00545296
DPR).
This Promotional Offer applies to Balance Transfers Direct
Deposit Cash Advances and Check Cash Advances 6earfnthis Promotional Offer ID (each an "eligible transaction" for-
this Promotional Offer).
This Promotional Offer applies to
beginning on Jul, 13, 2008. If an
to our account by our stat
September 2008 then t s Promo
an
BILLING CYCLE
Your billing cycle ends each month on a Closing Date
determined by us. Each billing cycle begins on the day after
the Closing Date of the previous billing cycle. Each monthly
statement reflects a single billing cycle.
WHEN PERIODIC RATE FINANCE CHARGES BEGIN
ns Each new Balance Transfer and Cash Advance begins to
its accrue Periodic Rate Finance Charges on its transaction
in date. Balance Transfer and Ca Advance balances
m previous billing cycles accrue Periodic Rate
to remaining fro
ur Finance Char from the first day of the billing cycle. The
al transaction datcee for Check Cash Advances and Balance
ril Transfers made by check is the date the check is first
nt deposited or cashed. The transaction date for a Returned
an p7 is the date that the corresponding payment posted
ag to your account.
and Direct Deposits which get this
post to your account as Balance
During the time in which you may make qualifyi
ng
transactions under this Promotional Offer, they will be
subject to the following Promotional Fees:
q n
Balance Transfers: 3.00% of each such " a
transaction (Fee: Min. $10.00; Max. $99.00) (FIN
CHARGE).
This Promotional Offer may end at any time if there is a
"promotion turn-off event.' A promotion turn-off event
means: (1) that any Total Minimum Payment Due is not
received by its Payment Due Date; or (Z) that ur total
outstanding balance exceeds your credit limi on any
statement Closing Date. If a turn-off event
occurs then this Promotional Offer will end as of the first
day o? that billing cycle. This means that this Promotional .
Rate will not be in effect in that billing cycle. However, if a
promotion turn-off event occurs during the bi" cfcle that
includes August 13, 2008 then this Yromotionax Offer will
end on the last day of that billing cycle.
VARIABLE RATE INFORMATION
We will use the following variable rate formula for variable
Standard Rates, variable Default Rates and variable
Promotional Rates. All variable rates are calculated by
add' together an index and a For each variable
rate, the applicable margin is disclose in the section
titled, Annual Percentage Rates.
Unless subject to a Grace Period, each new Purchase be?.s
to accrue periodic Rate Finance Charges on its transaction
date or the first day of the billingg cycle, whichever date is
later. Unless subject to a Grace Penod, Purchase balances
remaining ? from previous billing cycles accrue Periodic Rate.
Finance Charges from the first day of the billing cycle.
When appli cable, Periodic Rate Finance Charges accrue
daffy. and compound daily on new balances, and balances
remamin from previous billing cycles. Periodic Rate
Finance harges will continue to accrue even though you
have paid the full amount of any related balances because
we include any accrued but unpaid finance charges in the
calculation of each Balance Subject to Finance Charge.
Your Payment Due Date will be at least 20 days from your
statement Closing Date.
This index is determined on the last business day of each separate Be
month ("determination date") and is the highest U.S. Prime Transfers, C
Rate as published in the "Money Rates" section of The Wall balance cone
Street Journal at any time within the immeab§r by: (1) calc
prece ng tnree-nionths, including the month in which We current bills:
index was determined. The index used to calculate these day prior to
nave a Grace Period for Balance Transfers or
:es. You will have a Grace Period on new
. a billing cycle in which you Pay in Fun from
r the Pay in Full date until the end R that
You will have a Grace Period for an entire
on new Purchases and on Purchase balances
VIn previous biffing cycles if you Pay in Full by
Due Date in that billing cycle and if during
billing cycle you Paid in
BALANCES SUBJECT TO
nod (including new Balance
ash Advances): We calculate
to Finance Charge for Balance
and for each Promotional Offer
nee Transfers or Cash Advances
ly balance for each day in the
llculatfne a daily balance for each
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(continued)
balance" ---a Pre-Cycle balance is a Balance Transfer or a
Cash Advance with a transaction date prior to the current
billing cycle but with a posting date within the current
billin$ -e; (3) adding all the dail balances together; and
(4) dividing the sum of the daily ba?ances by the number of
days in the current billing cycle.
To calculate the daily balance for each day in the current
billin cycle, we take the be?nning balance, add an amount
eqq to the applicable Daily Periodic Rate multi lied by
the previous day's daily balance, add new Wance
TranaTers, Cash . Advances . and Transaction .. Fees, . and
subtract applicable payments and credits. If any daily
balance is ess than zero we treat it as zero.
To calculate a daily balance for each day prior to the
current billing cycle that had a Pre-Cycle balance we take
the beginning balance attributable solely to a 13re-Cycle
balance (which will be zero on the transaction date
associated with the first Pre-Cycle balance) add an amount
equal to the ap licable Daily Periodic Raie multiplied by
the previous daay's daily balance, and add only the
applicable Pre-Cycle balances, and their related Transaction
Fees. We exclude from this calculation all transactions
posted in previous billing cycles.
the U.S. dollar amount of each such Cash Advance (Fee:
Min. $10.00).
If you obtain a Check Cash Advance, we will assess a
transaction fee (FINANCE CHARGE) equal to 3.00% of
the U.S. dollar amount of each such Cash Advance (Fee:
Min. $10.00).
If you obtain a Dirt De osit, we will assess a transaction
fee (FINANCE CHARG equal to 3.00% of the U.S. dollar
amount of each such Cash Advance (Fee: Min. $10.00).
If you make a Foreiizn Transaction we will assess a
transaction fee (FINANCE CHARGE) equal to 3.00% of
the U.S. dollar amount of each such Foreign Transaction.
This is in addition to any other applicable transaction fees.
If you obtain an Overdraft Protection Cash Advance, we will
assess a transaction fee (FINANCE. CHARGE) equal to
3.00% of the U.S. dollar amount of each such Cash Advance
(Fee: Min. $10.00).
If you make a Wire Transfer Purchase, we will assess a
transaction fee (FINANCE CHARGE) equal td 8.00% of
the U.S. dollar amount of each such Purchase (Fee: Min.
$10.00).
Average ' Dail?!! Balance Method (includi new
Pure ases)• We calculate separate Balances Subject to
Finance Charge for Purchases and for each Promotional
Offer balance consisting of Purchases by: (1) calculating a
daily balance for each day in the current billing cycle; (2)
hdmgi all the daily balances together; and (3? dividing the
sumo the daily balances by the number o days in the
current billing cycle.
To calculate the daily balance for each day in the current
b' cycle, we take the g balance add an amount
egto the applicable D Periodic Rafe multiplied by
the previous day's daily balance, add, unless subject to a
Grace Period new Purchases, new Acccount Fees, and new and c?redi oany eels, y balasnce ids less t phane zero waeetreat it as
zero. If in the current bang a Pay in Full, then on
the day after that Pay in. Fdate, we exclude from the
beginnig balance new Purchases, new Account Fees and
new Transaction Feea which posted on or before the lay in
Full date.
We include the costs for credit card debt cancellation or
credit insurance purchased through us in calculating the
be ''nr i Purchase balance for the first day of the billing
cycle after the billing cycle in which such costs are billed.
MINIMUM FINANCE CHARGE
If the total of the Periodic Rate Finance Charges for all
balances is less than 1.50, then a muimmum FINANCE
CHARGE of $1.50 will a assessed on the account in lieu of
any Periodic Rate Finance Charge.
TRANSACTION FEE FINANCE CHARGES
We will assess the following Transaction Fees to your
Account in the same balance category to which the
transaction is posted:
If you obtain an ATM Cash Advance, we will assess a
transaction fee (FINANCE CHARGE) equal to 3.00% of
the U.S. dollar amount of each such Cash Advance (Fee:
Min. $10.00).
If you obtain a Balance Transfer we will assess a
transaction fee (FINANCE CHARGL) equal to 3.00% of
the U.S. dollar amount of each such Balance Transfer (Fee:
Min. $10.00).
ACCOUNT FEES: The following fees are assessed as
Purchases in the Billing Cycle is which the fees accrue:
A Late Fee if the Total Minimum Payment Due shown on
your monthl statement is not' received by us on or before
its Pad ment yDue Date. On the Late Fee transaction date:
if the total outstandin balance is $100.00 or less,
the Late Fee will be $
if the total outstanding balance is greater than
$100.00 but $250.00 or less, the Late Fee will be
otal outstanding balance is eater than
3. the Late Fee will be $39.t?
A Returned. Payment Fee of $39.00 if a payment on our
account is returned for insufficient funds or for any o her
reason, even if it is paid upon subsequent presentment (if
we elect to re-present the payment).
A Returned Access Check Fee of $39.00 if we return an
access check unpaid for any reason, even if the access check
is paid upon subsequent presentment.
A Copy Fee of $5.00 for each copy of a monthly statement or
sales draft, except that the six most recent monthly
statements and one sales draft will be provided for free.
An Abandoned Proppeerty Fee equal to any costs incurred by
us for co lying wish state abandoned property laws, unless
prohibitedly applicable law.
OVERDRAFT PROTECTIO'v
if your checking account witl
this account, this overdraft
funds to be transferred C'oi
from this account into your
with Bank of America
transactions occur on your ch
or other debits, that if pa
account to be overdrawn
Overdraft protection transfer
to cover checking account
to 1
: in
If you obtain a Bank Cash Advance, we will assess a checking w
transaction fee (FINANCE CHARGE) equal to 3.00% of up to your
the U.S. dollar amount of each such Cash Advance (Fee: Ito
Min. $10.00). account ha
item for $1
If you obtain a Cash Ec?uival?ent we will assess a cause your
transaction fee (FINANCE CHARG) ) equal to 3.00% of protection
o$20 is linked to
f 0 t
the
u k zo it you openea
or Idaho- $50 if your
Lary Banl? increment
dlea of who initiated
ple, if your checking
check or other debit
t, which if paid would
:rdrawn, an overdraft
ade to your checking
account and an Overdraft Protection Cash Advance of $200
will post to this account. The amount of available credit on
this account must be sufficient to cover the total amount of
overdraft transactions (received by Bank of America that
day) rounded to the next $100 increment (but excluding any
overdraft protection fee)- otherwise one or more of the
overdraft transactions for that day will be rejected.
However, if the available credit on this account is greater
than the overdraft transaction amount, but the available
credit is insufficient for the overdraft transaction amount to
be rounded to the next $100 increment, then the amount of
the overdraft transaction will be rounded to the highest
whole dollar amount of your available credit. (And in such
an event, the accrued finance charges may result in an
Overlimit Fee.) We may permit or refuse to permit any
overdraft protection transfer that would cause you to exceed
the credit limit on this account; but if we permit it, you may
be assessed an Overlimit Fee during the billing cycle in
which the transfer occurs. This overdraft protection feature
will automatically be cancelled if this account is closed by
either you or us, or at any time upon your request. Your
overdraft transactions remain subject to the terms of our
checking account with Bank of America, any related
enrollment agreement, and this Agreement.
SIGN YOUR CARD
You should sign your card before you use it.
E MAY MONITOR AND RECORD TELEPHONE
CALLS
You consent to and authorize Bank of America, any of its
affiliates, or its marketing associates to monitor and/or
record any of your telephone conversations with our
representatives or the representatives of any of those
companies. Where you have provided a cell phone number
directly to us, or placed a cell phone call to us you consent
and agree to accept collection calls to your cell phone from
us. For an telephone or cell phone calls we place to, you,
you consent and agree that those calls may be automatlCally
dialed and/or use recorded messages. -
CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES; COLLECTING AND
SHARING INFORMATION
You authorize us to collect information about you in order
to conduct our business and deliver the top quality service
you expect, including information we receive about you
information we receive from third parties such as credit'
re orting agencies and information about your transactions
-V.I us and other companies. You authorize us to share
such information about. you or your account with our
affiliates and others. You may have the right to opt out of
some information sharing. For more details, please refer to
our Privacy Policy.
If you believe we have furnished inaccurate or incomplete
porting
g
information about you or our account to a credit re
ncy, write to us at: FIA Card Services N A , Credit
ttn ncies, P.O. Bog 17054, Wilmington, DE
19-71ease include your name, address, home phone
number, and account number, and explain what you believe
is inaccurate or incomplete.
PURPOSES FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT
You may use your account for personal, family, or household
purposes; You may not use your account for business or
commensal urposea. You may not use a Balance Transfer,
or Check Cash Advance, or any other Cash Advance, to
make a pa t on this or any other credit account with us
or our off 'tea. You may not use or permit your account to
be used to make any illegal transaction. You will only use
your account for transactions that are legal where you
conduct them. For example, Internet gambling transactions
may be illegal in your state. Display o a payment card logo
by an online merchant does not mean that an Internet
transaction is legal where you conduct it. We may, charge
your account for such transactions. We will not be liable if
you engage in an illegal transaction. We ma deny
authorization of any transactions identified as Internet
gambling.
PERSONS USING YOUR ACCOUNT
If you permit any person to use your card, access checks,
account number, or other credit device with the
authorization to obtain credit on our account, you may be *1
liable for all transactions made by that person including
transactions for which you may not have intended to be
liable, even if the amount of those transactions causes your
credit' limit to be exceeded. Authorized users of this account
ma have the same access to information about the account
and its users as the account holders. We may send account
materials (cards, statements and notices) to any liable
party, and that person will be responsible for delivering
those materials to the other liable parties and authorized
users. Notice to any of you will be considered notice to all of
you. You may allow authorized users on your account in the
following ways. (1) by notifyingg us that you want someone
added to your account as an authorized user- (2) by lending
your card or account number to another; or (3) by any other
ways in which you would be legally considered to have
allowed another to use your account or to be legally
prevented from denying that you did so. You must think
carefully before you allow anyone to become. an authorized
user. By doing so, you authorize the person to use your
account to the same extent you can including but not
limited to makin any purchases, cash advances, balance
transfers and Mowing others to use your account. Your
account does not permit you to limit the nature or amount
of authority you give to any authorised user and you will
not attempt to do so. An authorized user's authority will
continue until you both notify us that you are terminating
the sutharity and you physically retrieve the card. If you
cannot retrieve the card, you wail remain liable for any
transactions that we cannot prevent after you notify us.
YOUR PROMISE TO PAY
You practise to pay us the amounts of all credit you obtain,
which includes all Purchases, Cash Advances, and Balance
Transfers. You also promise to pay us all the amounts of
finance charges, fees,. and any other transactions we charge
to your account. If a bank branch or offim sponsors your
account, you promise to pay it any unpaid account balance
it pays us within 30 days.
PAYMENTS ON YOUR ACCOUNT
You must pay each month at least the Total Minimum
Payment Due shown on your monthly statement by its
Payment Due Date. Your Payment Due Date may vary from
month to month. Payments must conform to the
requirements set out on that monthly statement; these
requirements ma vary without prior notice. You may pay
the entire amount you owe us at any time. Payments made
in any billing cycle that are .greater thaw the Total
Minimum Pa eat Due will not affectyour obligation to
make the nex3 Total Minianum Payment Due If you overpay
or if there is a credit balance on your accoti?, we will not
pay interest on such amours. We will re'ect pa ante that
are not drawn fn U.S. dollars and one drawn on a
financial institution located outside of the United States.
We reserve the right to reJ any payment if your account
has a credit balance as of the. day we receive that payment.
Generally, credits to your account, such as those generated
by merchants or by person-to-person money transfers are
not treated as payments and will not reduce your 'dotal
Minimum Payment Due.
ACH PAYMENTS
We process most payment checks electronically. We use the
information on your check to create an electronic funds
transfer. Each time you send a check, you authorize a
one-time electronic funds transfer. You authorize us to
rocesa your check as a check or paper draft, as necessary.
Funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the
0.
same day we receive your payinent. You wiU not receive
te r cacell ed check use we rd to desit.
will retain eleronic cpy. Fre ormation or
ceroof your checks to eleonids
nsfeers, call us at the phone number listed on the front of
your monthl statement. You ma also wri te to us at: P..
Box 15019, Wilmington, DE 19850-5019.
TOTAL MINIMUM PAYMENT DUE
You may pay your total outstanding balance at any time.
continued)
Each billing cycle, you must pay at least the Total Minimum
Payment Due ahown on your monthly statement by its
Payment Due Date. The Total Minimum Payment Due is
the sum of all past due amounts plus the Current Payment.
i:?
The Current Payment for each billing cycle includes three
amounts: (1) 1.00% of your balance (your New Balance Total
except for any new Periodic Rate Finance Charges, and Late
Fee), and (2) new Periodic Rate Finance Charges, and (3)
new Late Fee. Generally, the lowest it will be is $15.00. We
round the payment amount down to the nearest dollar. If a
payment is credited to your account but is returned. unpaid
in a later billin cycle we will recalculate the Total
Minimum Paymen Due for the billing cycle in which the
payment was originally credited.
WHEN YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE CREDITED TO
YOUR ACCOUNT
We credit payments as of the date received, if the payment
is: (1) received by 5 p.m. Eastern time; (2) received at the
address shown in the upper left-hand corner of the front of
your monthly statement; (3) paid with a check drawn in
U.S. dollars on a U.S. financial institution or a U.S. dollar
money order; and (4) sent in the return envelope with o?y
the top portion of your statement accompanying it.
Payments received after 5 p.m. Eastern time on any day
including the Payment Due Date, but that otherwise mee
the above requirements, will be credited as of the next day.
Credit for any other payments may be delayed up to five
days.
HOW WE ALLOCATE YOUR PAYMENTS
We will allocate your payments in the manner we
determine. In most instances, we will allocate your
payments to balances (including transactions made after
your latest statement) with lower APRs before balances
with higher APRs. This will result in balances with lower
APRs (such as new balances with promotional APR offers)
being paid before any other existing-balances.
PROMISE TO PAY APPLIES TO ALL PERSONS
All persons who initially or subsequently request, accept,
re?apreonnsi?hle f ?anq toata?l o tet?and ??dbaula?ncea If a?na
one. or more ppeersons are reapone to pay any total
outstandi?balance we may refuse to release any of you
from Iiabih until a'll of the cards, access checks and other
credit devices outstanding under the account 'have been
returned to us and you reppay us the total outstanding
balance owed to us at any i dme under the terms of tlua
Agreement.
DEFAULT
You will be in default of this Agreement if (1) _you fail to
make any required Total Minimum Payment 17ue by its
Payment Due Date; (2) your total outstandin
balance
exceeds your credit limit; or 83) you fail to abide by any
other term of this Agreement. OOur failure to exercise any cif
our rights when you default does not mean that we are
unable to exercise those rights upon later default.
WHEN WE MAY REQUIRE IMMEDIATE REPAYMENT
If you are in default, en in addition to our other remedies
under this Agreement, we can require immediate payymment
of your total outstanding balance and, unless prohibited by
a licable law and except as otherwise provided under the
Arbitration and Litigation section of this Agreement, we can
also re uire you to pay the costa we incur in any collection
proceeding, as well as reasonable attorneys' fees if we refer
your account for collection to an attorney who is not our
salaried employee.
OTHER PAYMENT TERMS
We can accept late payments, partial ayments, or
payments with any restrictive writing withouvlosing any of
our rights under this Agreement. This means that no
payment, including those marked with " aid in fliIl" or with
any other restrictive words, shall operate as an accord and
satisfaction without the prior written approval of one of our
senior officers. You may not use a postdated check to make
a payment. If you do postdate a payment check, we may
elect to honor it upon presentment or return it uncredited
to the EEerson that presented it, without in either case
waiting Tor the date shown on the check. We are not liable
to you or any lose or expense incurred by you arising out of
the action we elect to take.
PAYMENT HOLIDAYS AND REDUCED PAYMENT
OFFERS
We may allow you, from time to time, to omit a monthly
payment or make a reduced payment. We will notify you.
when these options are available. If you omit a payment or
make a reduced payment, finance charges appEcable fees,
and other regular transactions, if any, wily accrue on your
account balances in accordance with this Agreement. The
reduced payment amount may be less than your finance
chargea. You must make the reduced pent on time to
avoid a late fee. You must resume g your regular
Total Minimum Payment Due each month following a
payment holiday or reduced payment offer.
WHAT WE MAY DO IF YOU ATTEMPT TO EXCEED
YOUR CREDIT LIMIT
The total outstanding balance on your account plus
authorizations at anyime must not be more than our
credit limit. If you attempt a transaction which results in
your total outstandin g balance (plus authorizations)
exceeding your credit -limit, we may (1) permit the
transaction without raising your credidit limit; (2) permit the
transaction and treat the amount of the transaction that is
more than the credit limit as immediately due; or (3) refuse
to permit the transaction.
If we refuse to permit the transaction, we may advise the
person who attempted the. transaction that it has been
refused. If we refiiae to permit a Check Cash Advance or
Balance Transfer we may do so by advising the person
present' the Check Cash Advance or Balance Transfer
that credit has been refused that there are insufficient
funds to pay the Check Cash advance or Balance Transfer,
or in any other manner.
If we have previously permitted you to exceed your credit
limit, it does not mean that we will permit you to exceed
your credit limit again. If we decide to permit you to exceed
your credit limit which could ttrri?eer a promotion turn-off
event, we may also charge an OverZ.mit Fee as provided in
this Agreement.
WE MAY AMEND THIS AGREEMENT
We may amend this Agreement at any time. We may amend
it by adding, deleting, or changing provisions of this
ement. V e may increase or decrease any or all of your
APRa. We may increase any or all of your APRs to rates
which exceed the Default Rate. When we amend this
Agreement we will comply with the appplicable notice
requirements of federal and Delaware law Mat are in effect
at that time. The amended Agreement (including an higher
rate or other higher charges or fees) will apply to tide otal
outstanding balance, including the balance existing before
the amendment became effective. If an amendment gives
fgu the opportunity to reject the change, and if you re ject
e change in the manner provided in such amendment, we
may terminate your right to receive credit and may ask you
to return all credit devices as a condition of your rejection.
We may replace your card with another card at any tune.
WE MAY SUSPEND OR CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT
We may suspend or close your account or otherwise
terminate your right to use your account. We may do this at
an reement continue evreason. r we have done this.. Yunder this
ou must
destroy all cards, access checks or other credit devices on
the account when we request.
YOU MAY CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT
You may close your account by notifying us in writing or b
telephone, and destroying all cards, access checks or other
credit devices on the account. Your obligations under this
Agreement continue even after you have done this.
TRANSACTIONS AFTER YOUR ACCOUNT IS
CLOSED
When your account is closed, you must contact anyone
authorized to charge transactions to your account, such as
internet service providers, health clubs or insurance
companies. These transactions may continue to be charged
to your account until you change the billing. Also, if we
believe you have authorized a transaction or are attempting
to use your account after you have requested to close the
account, we may allow the transaction to be charged to your
account.
REFUSAL TO HONOR YOUR ACCOUNT
We are not liable for any refusal to honor your account.
This can include a refusal to honor your card or account
number or any check written on your account. We are not
liable for any retention of your card by us, any other
financial institution, or any provider of goods or services.
HOW YOU MAY STOP PAYMENT ON AN ACCESS
CHECK
You may request a. stop payment on . an access check b
providing us with the access check number, dollar amour
and payee exactly as they appear on the access check Oral
and written stop payment requests on an access check are
effective for six months from the day that we place the stop
payment.
YOU MAY NOT POSTDATE AN ACCESS CHECK
You may_ not issue a postdated access check on your
account. if you do postdate an access check, we may elect to
honor it upon presentment or return it unpaid to the person
that presented it to us for payment, without in either case
waiting for the date shown on the access check. We are not
liable to you for any lose or e:pease incurred by you arising
out of the action we elect to take.
TRANSACTIONS MADE IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES
If you make a transaction in a foreign currency, the
transaction will be converted by Visa International or
MasterCard International, depending on which card you
use, into a U.S. dollar amount in accordance with the
operating regulations or conversion procedures. in effect at
the time the transaction is processed. Currently, those
regulations and procedures provide that the currency
conversion rate to be used is either (1) a wholesale market
rate or (2) a government-mandated rate in effect one day
prior to the processing date. The currency conversion rate in
effect on the processing date may differ from the rate in
effect on the transaction date or posting date.
We may offer you certain benefits and services with your
account. Any benefits or services are not a part of this
Agreement, but are subject to the terms and restrictions
outlined in the benefits brochure and other official
documents provided to you from time to time by or on
behalf of Bank of America. While any benefits or services
described in the previous sentence are not a part of this
Agreement, any claim or dispute related to any such benefit
' n
or service shall be subject to the Arbitration and Li
ti I
section of this Agreement. We may a ust, add, or iffelate
benefits and services at any time and Alimit notice to you.
WE MAY SELL YOUR ACCOUNT
We may at any time, and without notice to you, sell, assign
or transfer your account, any sums due on your account,
this Agreement, or our rights or obligations under your
account or this Agreements to any person or entity. The
person or entity to whom we make an such sale,
as ent or transfer shall be entitled to all of our rights
an or obligations under this Agreement, to the extent sold,
assigned or transferred.
YOU MUST NOTIFY US WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR
ADDRESS
We strive to keep accurate records for your benefit and
ours. The post office and others may notify us of a change to
your address. When you change your address, you must
notify us promptly of your new address.
WHAT LAW APPLIES
This eement is made in Delaware and we extend credit
to you m Delaware. This Agreement is governed by the
laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to its conflict
of laws principles) and by any applicable federal laws.
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE
SEVERABLE
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid, the
remaining provisions wfl continue to be effective.
OUR RIGHTS CONTINUE
Our failure or delay in exercising any of our rights under
this Agreement does not mean that we are unable to
exercise those rights later.
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR CARD
Please notify us immediately of the loss, theft or possible
unauthorized use of your account at 1.800.789.6t0l.
ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION
This Arbitration and Litlation provision applies to you
unless you were given he opportunity to reject the
Arbitration and Litigation provisions and you did so reject
them in the manner and timeframe required. If y0112 did
reject effectively such a provision, you agreed that any
litigation brought by you against us regardmg this account
or this Agreement shall be brought in a court located in the
State of Delaware.
tthe other, or aggainstethe mployeeseaggeentsyor aers?gns bf th
other, arising from or relating in any way to this Agreement
or any prior Agreement or your account (whether under a
statute, in con-tract, tort, or otherwise and whether for
money damages, grialties or declaratory or equitable relief),
shall, upon-_Rec ion by either. you- or_ us, be resolved by
or
In addition, we will not. choose to arbitrate an individual
Claim that you bring against us in small claims court or an
equivalent court, if any. But if that Claim is transferred,
removed or appealed to a different court, we then have the
right to choose arbitration.
Arbitration shall take place before a single arbitrator and
on an individual basis without resort to any form of class
action. Arbitration may be selected at any time unless a
judgment has been rendered or the other party would suffer
substantial prejudice by the delay in demanding arbitration.
The arbitration shall be conducted by the National
feet at the time the Claim is filed. Rules an
ational Arbitration Forum may be obtain
ay be filed at any National Arbitration
ww.arb-foru=eom, or P.O. Boa 50191,
,innesota 55405, telephone 1-800-474-2371.
sable or unwilling to act as arbitrator, we x
orgamzation that uses a sunuar cone of proceaure. At your
written request, we will advance any arbitration filing fee,
administrative and hearing fees which you are required to
pay to pursue a Claim in arbitration.e arbitrator will
decide who will be ultimately responsible for raying those
fees. If you file a claim against us, in no eveRill you be
required to reimburse us for any arbitration filing,
administrative or hearing fees in an amount greater than
what your court costs would have been if the Claim had
been resolved in a state court with jurisdiction.
Any arbitration hearing at which you appear will take place
within the federal judicial district that includes your bailing
address at the time the Claim is filed. This arbitration
agreement is made pursuant to a transaction involving
interstate commerce and shall be overned by the Federal
Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. % 1-16 AA"). Judgment upon
any arbitration award may be entered in any court having
a
(continued)
lurisdiction. The arbitrator shall follow existing substantive
aw to the extent consistent with the FAA and applicable
statutes of limitations and shall honor any claune or
privilege recognized by law., If any party requests, the
arbitrator shall write an opinion containing the reasons for
the award.
No Claim submitted to arbitration is heard by a jury or may
be brought as a class action or as a private attorney
general. You do not have the right to act as a class
representative or participate as a member of a class of
claimants with respect to any Claim submitted to
arbitration (Class Action Waiver). The parties to this
Agreement acknowledge that the Class Action Waiver is
material and essential to the arbitration. of an disputes
between the parties and is nonseverable from this
agreement to arbitrate Claims. If the Clare Action Waiver is
bm'ted, voided or found unenforceable, then the parties'
agreement to arbitrate (except for this sentence) shall be
null and void with respect to such proceeding, subject to the
right to appeal the 1 n tation or invalidation of the Class
Action Waiver. The Parties acknowledge and agree that
under no circumstances will a class action be
arbitrated.
This Arbitration and Litigation Section applies to all Claims
now in existence or that may arise in the future. This
Arbitration and Litigation Section shall survive the
termination of your account with us as well as any
voluntta?rryy payment of the debt in full by you, any
bank ruuptcy y you or sale of the debt by us.
oses of this Arbitration and Litigation Section,
3" means FTA Card Services, N.A., its parent,
affiliates, licensees, predecessors successors,
any purchaser of your account, aria all of their
,tors, employees, agents and assigns or any and
party is named by you as a co-defendant in any Claim you
assert against us.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IF EITHER
AS OTHERI
MUST BE B
YOU OR WE
automatically from your savings or checking account with
us, you can sto the payment on any amount you think is
wrong. To stop he payment your letter must reach us three
business days before the automatic payment is scheduled to
occur.
Your Rights and Our Responsibilities After We
Receive Your Written Notice: We must acknowledge your
letter within 30 days, unless we have corrected the error by
then. Within 90 days, we must either correct the error or
explain why we believe the bill was correct.
After we receive your letter, we cannot try to collect any
amount you qqu?estion or report you as delinquent.. We can
continue to bill you for the amount you question, ncluding
finance charges, and we can ap ly any unpaid amount
against your credit limit. You do not Y?ave to pay any
questioned amount while we are investigating, but you are-
sell obligated to pay the parts of your bill that are not in
question.
If we find that we made a mistake on your bill, you will not
have to ppa?y any fmance charges related to any questioned
amount. If we did not make a mistake, you may have to pay
finance charges, and ou will have to make up any missed
payments on the questioned amount. In either case, we will
send you a statement of the amount you owe and the date
that it is due.
If you fail to pay the amount that we think you owe, we
may reart you as delinquent. However, if our explanation
does not satisfy you and you write to us within twenty-five
(25) . days telling. us that you still refuse to pay, we must tell
anyone, we report you to that you have a question about
your bill, and we must tell you the name of anyone we
report you to. We must tell anyone we report you to that
the matter has been settled between us when it finally is.
If we do not follow these rules, we cannot collect the first
$50 of the questioned amount, even if your bill was correct.
Special Rule for Credit Card Purchases: If you have a
problem with the luality of the property or services that
you purchased with a credit card, and you have tried in
good faith to correct the problem with the merchant, you
may have the right not to gay the remaining amount due on
4 oroperty or services. There are two limitations on this
(1) You must have made the purchase in your home state
or, if not within your home state, within 100 miles of your
current mailing address; and
(2) The purchase price must have been more than $50.
These limitations do not apply if we own or operate the
merchant, or if we mailed you the advertisement for the
property or services.
YOUR BILLING RIGHTS 02007 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
Keep This Notice for Future Use:This notice contains
important information about your rights and our
responsibilities under the Fair Credit Billing Act.
Notify Us in Case of Errors or Questions About Your
Bill: you think your bill is wrong, or if you need more
information about a transaction on your bill , write us on a
seepparate sheet (or use a cop of the form provided on your
biII} at Beak of America rporation, P.O. Boa 15026,
Wilmington, DE 19850. Write to us as soon as possible. Do
not send the notice on or with your payment. We must hear
from you no later than 60 days after we sent yrou the first
bill on which the transaction or error appeared. You can
telephone us, but doing so will not reserve pour rights. In
your letter, give us the following information: (1} your name
and account number; (2) the doIlar amount of the suspected
error. (3) the posting date of the transaction in question;
and 44 a description of the error and an explanation, if you
can, oft why you believe there is an error. If you need more
information, describe the item you are not sure about.
If you have authorized us to pay your credit card bill
VERIFICATION
n R ?i , hereby depose and state that:
The language of the foregoing document is that of counsel and not necessarily my own; however, I have
read the foregoing document and the factual information contained therein is true and correct to the best of
my personal knowledge.
I am the Authorized Representative and a duly authorized representative of the plaintiff;
The factual allegations set forth in the foregoing pleading are true and correct to the best of my knowledge,
information and belief, and they are that SCHUBERT, SHARON owes the balance of $7,064.23 to CACH,
LLC on previously submitted invoices, which balance is due and unpaid as of the date of the execution of
this Verification.
I am aware that if any of the foregoing is willfully false, I am subject to punishment.
I understand that false statements made herein are subject to the penalties relating to unswom falsification
to authorities.
Dated: APR -7 2009
(PA 6.15.08)
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Edward L Schorpp
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Cach, LLC
vs. I Case Number
Sharon K. Schubert 2009-5508
SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE
08/17/2009 03:19 PM - Dennis Fry, Deputy Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on August 17,
2009 at 1519 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint and Notice, upon the within named
defendant, to wit: Sharon K. Schubert, by making known unto herself personally, defendant at 16
Dartmouth Court, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17055 its contents and at the same
time handing to her personally the said true and correct copy of the same.
SHERIFF COST: $37.00
August 18, 2009
SO ANS E
R THOMAS KLINE, SHERIFF
By
Deputy Sheriff