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Burton Neil & Associates, P.C.
By: Yale D. Weinstein, Esquire ID. NO. 89678
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
Plaintiff
V.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
TRINA L SIEMONS :NO. (A - 149 ejV? ?` rril
300 Front Street F12, Enola PA 17025-3217
Defendant CIVIL ACTION -LAW
Complaint - Notice
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Burton Neil & Associates, P.C.
By: Yale D. Weinstein, Esquire ID. NO. 89678
1060 Andrew Drive, Suite 170
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 696-2120
Attorney for Plaintiff
CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
701 East 60th Street N
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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: NO. 04- 7 9 q 9 ct?'i( --e _
TRINA L SIEMONS
300 Front Street F12, Enola PA 17025-3217
Defendant CIVIL ACTION - LAW
Complaint
1. Plaintiff is CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A., with place of business located at
701 East 60th Street North, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
2. Defendant is Trina L Siemons, who resides at 300 Front Street F12, Enola,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
3. Plaintiff is a national banking association, engaged in various types of banking
business including consumer lending through the issuance of credit cards.
4. Plaintiff furnished consumer credit to the defendant by means of a(n) Sears credit card
with account number ending in 9889 hereinafter referred to as the credit card account.
5. Plaintiff kept accurate running records of all debits and credits to the account.
6. Plaintiff mailed to defendant monthly statements for the account including the billing
statement attached hereto as Exhibit A. The monthly statements accurately stated the previous
balance, the debits and credits to the account 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 $3,754.84 which sum reflects the Exhibit A statement balance less credits, if any,
which were applied subsequent to the date of Exhibit A.
Wherefore, plaintiff demands judgment against defendant for the sum of $3,754.84, and
the costs of this action.
eil & Mkciates. P.C.
Y D. Wet6stein, Esquire
Altdmev for Plaintiff
The law firm of Burton Neil & Associates, P.C. is a debt
Sears Gold MasterCard" Call us at 1-800-880-8488
Go to www.s"rw4wd.com
Write to us at PO Box 8282 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-8282
TRINA L SIEMID
Account Number
mber: 9889 Payment Due Data
Page 1 of 2 02/05/09
Your Account Summary
Billing Cycle Closing Date 01/08109
Amount Over Credit Line $0.00 You're in charge.
Amount Past Due $334.00 We may have the p"ment solution just for you,
Minimum Due $413.00 and you're in control of howyou do ft,
Previous Balance $3,648.28
Payments & Credits $0.00
Purchases & Debits $0.00
Other Charges $35.00
FINANCE CHARGES $71.56
Account Balance $3,754.84
Your Credit Summa
Total Credit Line $4,800.00
Available Credit Line $0.00
Cash Access Line $960.00
Available Cash $0.00
Manage your account onihm OR by phone
• You can q*kly go online, or cell to get personal assistance
• See when a payment Is due or posted
• Select from affordable payment options to meet your needs that
may.
Law your amual percentage rate
- Lower your minimum payment
Contact to today-we can help.
Activity Sale Date Post Date Description Amount
01/05/09 01/05/09 LATE PAYMENT FEE 35.00
YOUR LATE FEE WAS BASED ON AN ACCOUNT BALANCE OF $3,648.28, WHICH WAS YOUR ACCOUNT
BALANCE ON THE LATE FEE TRANSACTION DATE.
YOUR ACCOUNT IS SERIOUSLY PAST DUE. AMOUNT PAST
DUE IS SHOWN ABOVE. ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUTURE
PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY.
Please follow payment instructions on reverse side. Payment must be received by 5:00
p.m. local time on Payment Due Date.
Sears Gold Mas d"
Account Num 81M
P
Account Balance Dua?O? Minimum Duo Amount EnetoaW
$3,754.84 02/05109 $413.00
0000164 ED 05 18 09008 / TX8602 FUG 001 7 N
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
TRINA L SIEMONS
300 FRONT ST FL 2
ENOLA PA 17025-3217
Please make address corrections above.
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Make check payable to
SEARS CREDIT CARDS
PO BOX 183082
COLUMBUS, OH 43218-3082 EXHIBIT
100 9889 0375484 0041300 0000000 0519
ACCIRM STATEMENT
The Account Statement describes Account activity during a billing cycle, which is a
period of about one month Amend Ststsmad shows a ending D Date and has a Closing Date period of tot less than
20 days between the Billing Date and the Payment Due Date.
FINALE CNAROES
We calculate periodic rate Rnance Charges separately for each balance type applicable
to the Account: Sears regular purchases, Old Balances, Bdomal regular purchases,
and Cash Access traeraactio s. In addition, we may offer special pro n dons subject
to different terms. The periodic Finance Charges for tramsactions subject to these
terns will also be calculated separately. For periodic rate Finance Charge calculation
purposes, Deferred Payment Balances are treated Bre Sears regular purchases unless
otherwise specified in conjunction with a particular promotional offer.
When a periodic Rnence Charge Is Imposed, the Rnance Charge Is Imposed for each
balance type applicable to the Account by (1) taking each dal bananas, pl) multi ng
that deity baance by the applicable dally periodic rate, and adding together
resulting amounts for each day In the billing cycle. The total periodic Flnence Charge
for the billing cycle Is the sum of the periodic Finance Charges for each balance type,
rounded to the nearest cent.
There is a minimum FINANCE CHARGE of up to $1.00 on the Account for any billing
cycle in which a FWANCE CHARM Is due.
To determine the daily balance for each be&= type applicable to the Account, we take
the beginning balance for each balance type each day, add any new transactions of that
type and any unpaid Fence Chwges accrued from tin pm*w day on that balance
type, deduct payments and credits posted that day to that balance type and make other
adjustments. A credit balance Is treaded as a babun of zoo. New transactions are
included In the dally balance as of the later of the transaction date or the first day of the
billing cycle In which tiny are posted to the Account. Cash Access Transaction Fees,
Insurance charges, Sews Acceu tCwe fees. Late Payment Fees, Returned Payment
Fees and all other fees are Included in the dally balance of Sews regular purchases as
of the date they are posted to the Account No Finance Charge Balances are included
In the daily balance for Sears regular purchases and balance transfers are treated like
Exlemal regular purchases at the end of the promotional period.
To determine the Average Daily Balance for each balance type, we add together the
daily balance for each day in the billing cycle and divide the tofal by the number of days
In the billing cycle.
You may calculate the periodic Finance Charge for each balance type (except for mina
Ywlatlan due to rounding) by #) g the Average Daily None -for each balance
type, (a) multiplying the Average Daily Balance by the applicable daily periodic rate, and
then (d) mul iplyig that amount by the number of days in the billing cycle.
There is no grace period an perlodlo Rnae;e Charges on Cosh Access and balance
transfer trensactim but you may avoid additional Finance Charges an purchases and/or
Old Balarces 9 we receive, by the time and in the runner ae spedlled In the Cardholder
AccouitAgree ment In order to be credited as of the Payment D Date, the Account
Balance less any No Finance Charge Balances that expire after the Payment Due Date
for that billing cycle,
Important Payrnerrt Instructions
Cmd tlng PsyrNenls: Payment must be received In proper form at our processing
facility by 5:00 p.m. local time there to be credited as of that day. A payment received
at the processing facility In proper form alter that time will be credited as of the next
day. Please allow 5.7 days for ptymerda by regular mall to reach us. There may be a
delay of up to 5 days in crediting a payment sent by mail if it is not in the proper form
or Is addressed to a kvetlon, including a store location, other than the address listed
an the reran envelope or an the front of the payment coupon, or, for courier or express
nuW payments to the Express Payments Address act forth below. Thera may also be a
delay of up to 5 dew in crediting a payment made in-store.
Proper Form: For a payment sent by mail of scaler to be In proper form, you must:
• E. '- a valid check or money order. No cash, gift cards, or foreign
currency please.
• Include your name and account number on the front of you check or money order.
Sending an eligible check with the p%nhoet coupon atbarhes us to complete the
amount on the check, as am as day reaa" the dra* amid the check
will be destroyed.
Other Paymo?t Option
• Visit www.SeamCard.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
8 that time Bwe will credit your payment on the next ddaay.. aka an online payment otter
ht
• Serif ppaayment by caner or express mall to the Express Payments address:
AtieMlon: Payments Department, 1500 Bolronfield 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. AIpaymenls received in proper form at
the proper address after that time will be cred'ded as of tin next day.
BILLING RIGHTS SINNNARY
In Cm of Errors or Quedlorn About your BIN
If you think your bill Is wrong, or R you need more Information about a transaction on
your bill, write us on a separate sheet at the address listed on your bill where it says
"Write to us at." Write us as soon as possible. We must hew from you no pater than
60 days alter we sent you the first bill on which the error or problem appeared. You
can telephone us, but doing so will not preserve your rights. In your letter, give us the
following Information:
• Your name and Account number
• The dollar amount of the suspected error
• Describe the error and explain, I you can, why you believe there Is an error. If you
need more Information, describe the Items you are not sae about
V you have authorized us to pay your credit card bill automatically from you savings
or checking account, you can atop the payment on any amount you think Is wrong. To
stop the payment your letter must reach us three days before the automatic payment is
scheduled to occur.
You do rat have to pay any questioned amount while we are in , but you are
still obligated to pay the parts of your bill that are not in question. While we investigate
your question, we cannot report you as delinquent or take any action to collect the
amount you question.
Special Rule for CrWR Card Purchases
N you have a problem with the quality of property or services that you purchased with a
credit card, and you have tried in good faith to collect the problem with the merchant,
you may have the right not to pay the remaining due on the property or services. There
are two limitations on this right:
• You must have made the purchase in your hone state or, if rat within your home
state, within 100 mues of your current mailing address; and
• The purchase price must have been more than 550.
These Itmitatiorhs do not apply If we own or operate the mare hart, or If we mailed you
the advarbsemeM for the property or services.
Tide account Is lensd by CHbank (South Dakota), N.A.
FUG-001
01GY6057 -1 - 04/17/08
Sears Gold MasterCard*
TRINA L SIEMONS '
Account Number: XXXX XXXX XXXX 9889
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Rates *Rate Varies
Call us at 1-800-898-8488
Go to www.e"meard.com
Write to us at PO Box 9282 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-8282
Payment Due Date
02/05/09
Average Corresponding
Daily ANNUAL
Balance Balance PERCENTAG
Periodic Rate Periodic
D-Day FINANCE
M--Month CHARGE
SEARS
REGULAR $845.45 $744.21 23.25%* .0637%(D)* $14.70
EXTERNAL
REGULAR $1,907.09 $1,887.78 23.25%* .0637%(D)* $37.27
CASH ACCESS
REGULAR $1,002.30 $992.15 23.25%* .0637%(D)* $19.59
Days in Billing Period: 31 Effective ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE: 23.25% Minimum FINANCE CHARGE: $0.00
Cardmember News
Please see the enclosed privacy notice for important
information.
The "Effective ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE" includes all
transaction and periodic finance charges imposed this billing
period on all balances on which finance charges were imposed.
If the "Effective ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE" is N/A,
no finance charges (after adjustments) were imposed this
billing period.
Finance charges may be accruing on promotional balances
and may be billed to your account under the terms of the
promotional offer. Refer to the corresponding APR for
the APR that applies to each balance.
The Sale Date is the Transaction Date.
Verification
B1uf w , am employed by Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. (USA)
(hereafter CCSI), a subsidiary of plaintiff, Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. CCSI is a service
provider for plaintiff in that it services credit card accounts owned by plaintiff. I am authorized to
make this verification on behalf of plaintiff. The statements of facts set forth in the complaint are
true and correct upon my information and belief and are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.
C.S. Section 4904, relating to unworn falsification to authorities.
Signature
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Trina L Siemons
Account number ending in 9889
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SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
R Thomas Kline
Sheriff
Ronny R Anderson
Chief Deputy
Jody S Smith
Civil Process Sergeant
Edward L Schorpp
Solicitor
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Citibank (South Dakota) N.A. Case Number
vs. 2009-7949
Trina L. Siemons
SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE
11/20/2009 04:37 PM -Amanda Cobaugh, Deputy Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on
November 20, 2009 at 1637 hours, she served a true copy of the within Complaint and Notice, upon the
within named defendant, to wit: Trina L. Siemons, by making known unto Mark Siemons, Husband of
defendant at 300 Front Street FL 2, Enola, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17025 its contents and at
the same time handing to him personally the said true and correct copy of the same.
SHERIFF COST: $41.50
November 30, 2009
SO ANSWERS,
R THOMAS KLINE, SfHERIFF
Deputy Sheriff
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