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Burton Neil & Associates, P.C.
By: Derek C. Blacker, Esquire ID. N0.202150
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.
JANET LEITZEL
26 Swartz Road, Newburg PA 172409130
Defendant
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 1 ~ '~ 0 ~ I
CIVIL ACTION -LAW
Complaint -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 (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 claim 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 OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET
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PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIItING A LAWYER.
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PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL
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Cumberland County Bar Assoc.
32 South Bedford Street
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Telephone No. 717-249-3166 or 800-990-9108
C-41381
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Burton Neil & Associates, P.C.
By: Derek C. Blasker, Esquire ID. NO. 202150
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
v.
NO. i~L~ - ~ ~d 7 p ~/ ~ I
JANET LEITZEL
26 Swartz Road, Newburg PA 172409130
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 Janet Leitzel, who resides at 26 Swartz Road, Newburg, 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 GOLD
MASTERCARD credit card with account number ending in 2575 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 $7,976.52 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 $7,976.52, and
the costs of this action.
Burton P~el~~ Associates, P.C.
By:
Der Blasker, Esquire
Attorney or Plaintiff
The law firm of Burton Neil & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector.
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' Sears MasterCard® Call us at 1-800-889-8488
Manage your account and pay your bill at www.searscard.com
Write to us at PO Box 828'1 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-8282
JANET LEITZEL
' Account Number: -2575 Pe meet Due Date
Page 1 of 2 06/25/2010
Summary of Account Activity
Previous Balance $7,771.54
Payments $o.oo
Other Credits $o.oo
Purchases $o.oo
Cash Advances $o.oo
Fees Charged +;39.00
Interest Charged +;185.98
New Balance $7,976.52
Past Due Amount $808.85
Credit Limit $7,600.00
Available Credit -$37s.oo
Cash Advance Limit $so.oo
Available Cash Limit $o.oo
Amount Over Credit Limit $376.52
Statement Closing Date 05/28/2010
Days in Billing Cycle 30
ai payments must recei y at
Pa ment InfonTtation the address for payments by the payment due date.
New Balance $7,976.52
Minimum Payment Due $1,470.35
Payment Due Date 06!25/2010
Late Payment Warning:
If we do not receive your minimum payment by the date listed above,
you may have to pay a late fee up to $39.00.
Minimum Payment Warning:
If you make only the minimum payment each period, you will pay more
in interest and it will take you longer to pay off your balance. For
example:
If you make no additional You vriU pay :off the And you will
charges using this card balance shown on this end up paying an
and each month you pey... staiemenf in about... estimated total of...
Only the minimum payment 29 years $22,189
$320 3 years $11,524
(Savings= $10,665 )
If you would like information about credit counseling services, call 1-877-337-8188
Transactions Trans Date Post Date Description Amount
Fees
05/25/10 05/25/'10 LATE PAYMENT FEE 39.00
TOTAL FEES FOR THIS PERIOD 39.00
Interest Charged
05/28/10 05/28/10 Interest Charge on Purchases 123.37
05/28/10 05/28/10 Interest Charge on Cash Advances 42.61
TOTAL INTEREST FOR THIS PERIOD 185.98
YOUR LATE FEE WAS BASED ON AN ACCOUNT BALANCE OF $7,771.54, WHICH WAS YOUR ACCOUNT
BALANCE ON THE LATE FEE TRANSACTION DATE.
NOTICE: SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION This Account is Issued by Citibank (South Dakota), N.A.
Please detach this portion and return with your payment to insure proper credit. Retain upper porion Tor your records.
Sears MasterCard®
Account Number: - 2575
Payment Minimum
New Balance Due Date Payment Due Amount Enclosed
$7,976.52 06/25/10 $1,470.35
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NN to Avid PayiN Interest a Paclrases. Your payment due date is at least 25 days
aster the close of each hllling cycle. We will not charge you any Interest on purchases If
you pay your New Balance by the payment due date each month. This is called a grace
period on purchases. If you do not pay the New Balance in full by the payment due date,
you will not get a grate period on purchases until you pay the New Balance in full for two
billing cycles in a row. We will begin charging interest on cash advances and balance
transfers (if available on your accountl on the transaction date.
If you have a balance subject to a deferred interest promotion, that balance is excluded,
except for a deferred interest balance in a billing cycle in which the promotion expires
before the payment due date, ([he "excluded promotional balances? from the amount
you must pay in full to get a grace per od except for any separately required payment on
that balance. In billing cycles in which payments are allocated to deferred interest
balances first, the deferred interest balance will be reduced before any other balance on
the account However, you will continue to get a grace period On purchases so long as
you pay the New Balance less any excluded promotional balances in full by the payment
due date each billing cycle.
In addition, certain promotional offers may take away the grace period on purchases.
Other promotional offers not described above may also allow you to have a grace period
On purchases without having t0 pay all or a portion Of the promotional balance by the
payment due date. If either is the Case, the promotional Offer will describe what happens.
Nest Ne CaleWnte Yar Dalaree Sriject G Interest pate. We use a daily balance
method (including current transactions) to calculate interest charges. io find out more
information about the balance computation method and how the resulting interest
charges were determined, contact us at the "Call us at" number on the front.
laterest Cbar~ed. The Interest Charged on Purchases shown on the front includes the
interest charged on all purchases and balance transfers (if balance transfers are
available on your account).
1Fansactien Date. The Transaction Date shown on the statement is also the Sale Date.
NearbersYp fee. To avoid paying this tee, notify us that you are closing your account
within 30 days of the mailing or delivery date of the statement on which the fee is billed.
If Your Aeaant h SrdiJeet To TM PepltT App, Now Lag WID TN PeaaHT APp
ApfT3 The Penalty APR will apply until you make f2 consecutive minimum payments on
time and do not gd over your credit limit or make a payment that is returned or do any
of these things on another account that you have with us during that time period. The
Penalty APR may end sooner in accordance with your card agreement, or if required by
applicable law.
Credfl Itepaity DNptes. If you think we reported Inaccurate information to a credit
bureau write us at "Write to us at" address shown on the front.
Mpat a Lost a Stokn Card brrrreabNr, Call the "Callus at"number shown on the front.
1fDrat To Do H Ya 1fNrlt Yu Fled a Nisfake a Year StateweM
Ii you think there is an error an your statement, write to us at the address shown on the
front where it says "Write to us at"
In your letter, give us the fallowing information:
• Account information: Your name and account number.
• Dollar amount: The dollar amount of the suspected error.
• Description of Problem: If you think there is an ercor on your bill,
describe what you believe is wrong and why you believe it is a mistake.
You must contact us within 60 days after the ercor appeared on your statement.
You must notify us of any potential errors i ri ' .You may call us, but if you da we are
not required to investigate any potential errors and you may have to pay the amount in
question.
While we investigate whether or not there has been an error, the following are true:
• We cannot try io collect the amount in question, or report you as delinquent On
that amount
• The charge in question may remain on your statement, and we may continue to
charge you interest on that amount. But, if we determine that we made a mistake,
you will not have to pay the amount in question or any interest or other fees
related to that amount.
• While you do not have to pay the amount in question, you are responsible for the
remainder of your balance.
• We can apply any unpaid amount against your credit limit.
rir Riabts H Ybe Are Dksatlsped ~ Yar CredH Card Pareba_sK
If you are dissatisfied with the goods or services that you have purchased with your credit
card, and you have tried in good fatth to correct the problem with the merchant, you may
have the right not to pay the remaining amount due on the purchase
To use this right, all of the following must be true:
1. The purchase must have been made in your home state or within 100 miles of
your current mailing address, and the purchase price must have been more than
S50. (Nntr. Neither of these are necessary if your purchase was based on an
advertisement we mailed to you, or if we own the company that sold you the
goods or services.)
2. You must have used your credit card for the purchase. Purchases made with cash
advances from an ATM ar with a check that accesses your credit card account do
not qualify.
3. You must not yet have fully paid for the purchase.
Ii all of the criteria above are met and you are still dissatisfied with the purchase,
contact us jn writin0 at the address shown on the front where it says "Write to us at"
While we investigate, the same rules apply to the disputed amount as discussed above.
After we finish our investigation, we will tell you our decision. At that point, if we think
you owe an amount and you do not pay we may report you as delinquent.
Irapertant Paysent lastraetkas
Crcitia0 If we receive your payment in proper form at our processing facility
by 5 p.m. local time there, it will be credited as of that day. A payment received therein
proper farm after that time will be credited as of the next day. Allow 5 to 7 days for
paymentr by regular mail to reach us. There may be a delay of up to 5 days in crediting
a payment we receive that is not in proper form or is not sent to the correct address.
The correct address for regular mail is the address on the (rant of the payment coupon.
A payment made instore is not sent to the correct address. The correct address for courier
or express mail is the Express Payments Address shown below.
Prefer form. For a payment sent by mail or courier to be in proper form, you must:
• Eaebse a valid check or money order. No cash, gift cards, or foreign currency please.
• laelude your name and account number on the front of your check or money order.
If Too saM as Niylble eheeb vrNb tlda paTment corps. Yea antboriie as b
eoraplete Tour payreeat by Neetrealc debit. M we do, the ehaeldrq aaormt rdM 6e
deWted in the nroaM w the check. tfM aaT do tlds ss seon as the daT we receve
the clreek. Also, tM cheek rrlD be destnyN.
Copy fee. We charge $3 for each copy of a billing statement that dates back 3 months or
more. We add the fee to the regular purchase balance. We waive the fee if your request
for the copy relates to a billing error or disputed purchase.
PaTaent Options Other Than ReTNu Wp.
• ONire PaTaents. Visit www.SearsCard.comond sign up for online payments.
Enrollment may take a few days If we receive your request to make an online
payment by 5 p.m. Eastern time, we will credit your payment as of that day. If we
receive your request to make an online payment after that time, we will credit your
payment as of the next day. For security reasons, you may be unable to pay your
entire New Balance with your first online payment.
• Pay hT Phan Servla. You may use this service any time to make a payment by
phone. You will be charged $10.00 if a representative of ours helps expedite your
payment. Call by 5 p.m. Eastern time to have your payment credited as aT that day.
If you call after that time, your payment will be credited as Of the next day. We may
process your payment electronically after we verify your identity.
• Express PaTments. You Can send payment by Courier or express mail to the Express
Payments Address. This address is: Payments Department, 1500 Boltonfield Street,
Columbus, OH 43228. Payment must be received in proper form at the proper address
6y 5 p.m. Eastern time to be credited as of that day. All payments received in proper
form at the proper address after that time will be credited as of the next day.
SMC/TGIISCC/SCP/HIPS 3/10
New Address
If your address has changed, please print any changes
below.
Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone:
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' ~ Sears MasterCard® Call us at 1-800-869-8488
Manage your account and pay your bill at www.searscard.com
Write to us at PO Box 8282 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-6282
JANET LEIT2EL
Account Number: XXXX XXXX XXXX 2575
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Pa ment Due Date
06/25/2010
Interest Char a Calculation
Your Annual Percents a Rate APR is the annual interest rate on your account.
Annual Percentage Balance Subject to
Type of Balance Rate (APR) Interest Rate Interest Charge
Purchases 25.24% (d)(v) $5,947.07 $123.37
Cash Advances 27.15% (d)(v) $1,909.52 $42.61
(v) =Variable Rate Effective ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE: 25.70°k
(d) =Daily (m) =Monthly
Cardmember News
The "Effective ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE" includes
all transaction and periodic interest charges imposed this
billing period on all balances on which interest charges were
imposed. If the "Effective ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE"
is N/A, no interest charges (after adjustments) were imposed
this billing period.
Interest 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.
Your account is past due and is scheduled to be closed in the near future.
We want to help you avoid this.
We have a number of solutions to help you through the financial difficulty
you may be experiencing, but we must hear from you.
Call us today at 1-866-518-9057
We`re available to you 7 days a week.
Monday Thursday 6:30 a.m.-110 p.m. CT. • Friday 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. CT
Saturday and Sunday 8:00 a.m: 5:00 p.m. CT
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Verification
I, tea lamer , 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 unsworn falsification to authorities.
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Signature l
C-41381
Janet Leitzel
Account number ending in 2575
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SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Ronny R Anderson fILED "ICp
Sheriff ??°`' ?i fllrN pRO?t'lON
Jody S Smithy 2g
Chief Deputy ZQ14 Q i?U?j'
Richard W Stewartvt1?4??`?
Solicitor
Citibank (South Dakota) N.A. I Case Number
vs. 2010-7807
Janet Leitzel
SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE
12/22/2010 04:16 PM - Ryan Burgett, Deputy Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on December
22, 2010 at 1616 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint and Notice, upon the within named
defendant, to wit: Janet Leitzel, by making known unto herself personally, at 26 Swartz Road, Newburg,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17240 its contents and at the same time handing to her personally the
said true and correct copy of the same.
SHERIFF COST: $46.00
December 27, 2010
RYAN BURG ,
SO ANSWERS,
RON R ANDERSON, SHERIFF