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Our File No.: 297533
APOTHAKER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
BY: David J. Apothaker, Esquire
Attorney I.D. #38423
520 Fellowship Road C306
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
(800) 672-0215
Attorneys for Plaintiff
LVNV FUNDING LLC
15 SOUTH MAIN STREET SUITE 500
GREENVILLE, SC 29601
Plaintiff,
VS.
GEORGE BOYCHOCK
521 S PITT ST
CARLISLE, PA 17013
Defendant.
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NOTICE
You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages,
you must take action within twenty (20) days after this complaint and notice are served, by entering a written
appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the
claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a
judgment may be entered against you by the court without further notice for any money claimed in the
complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other
rights important to you.
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Our File No.: 297533 .
APOTHAKER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
BY: David J. Apothaker, Esquire
Attorney I.D. #38423
520 Fellowship Road C306
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
(800) 672-0215
Attorneys for Plaintiff
LVNV FUNDING LLC
15 SOUTH MAIN STREET SUITE 500
GREENVILLE, SC 29601
Plaintiff,
VS.
GEORGE BOYCHOCK
521 S PITT ST
CARLISLE, PA 17013
Defendant.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
NO..
CIVIL ACTION COMPLAINT
FIRST COUNT
1. Plaintiff is LVNV FUNDING LLC, 15 SOUTH MAIN STREET SUITE 500, GREENVILLE,
SC 29601.
2. Defendant(s) is/are GEORGE BOYCHOCK, an adult individual residing at 521 S PITT ST
CARLISLE, PA 17013.
3. Plaintiff, LVNV FUNDING LLC, is the Assignee and Successor in Interest of Account # ending
in 8163; and said account was issued to Defendant(s) by HSBC/ORCHARD BANK, the Original creditor.
4. Defendant received, accepted and used the account to its benefit.
5. This account is in default and Defendant(s) has an unpaid balance of $1,233.19. A true and correct
copy of the total due and owing is attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked as Exhibit "A".
6. All credits, if any, to which Defendant(s) is entitled, have been applied to the account and are
included in Exhibit "A".
7. Although. demand has been made, Defendant(s) has failed to make payment of the amount due as
above.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant(s) for the sum of
$1,233.19 and requests this Court award costs to the extent permitted by applicable law.
APOTHAKER & A O IATES, P.C.
Attorney f Pl ' tiff
A Law Firm Enil in ebt CnWctin,
Dated: 12/20/2010
BY:
David J.
, Esquire
Our File No.: 297533
VERIFICATION
David J Apothaker Esquire hereby states that I am counsel for plaintiff in this action, and that I am authorized to
take this Verification, and that the statements made in the foregoing Civil Action Complaint are true and correct to
the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. The undersigned understands that the statements therein are
made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S.A. 4904 relat) to unworn falsification to authorities.
David J. Apohaker, Esquire
Attorney for Plaintiff
DATE: 12/20/2010
LVNV FUNDING LLC
GEORGE BOYCHOCK
521 S PITT ST
CARLISLE, PA 17013
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT
Debtor's Name: GEORGE BOYCHOCK
Account Number: ending in 8163
Original Creditor: HSBC/ORCHARD BANK
Balance Due: $1,233.19
Our File No.: 297533
EXHIBIT "A"
297533
Request for Service
R. Thomas Kline Sheriff
Cumberland County Office of the Sheriff
One Courthouse Square
Carlisle, PA 17013
Ph: 717.240.6390
Fx: 717-240-6397
Plaintiff/s:
Court Number:
LVNV FUNDING LLC I Expiration Date.
Type of Action:
Civil Action
Defendant/s:
GEORGE BOYCHOCK
Serve Upon:
GEORGE BOYCHOCK
Address for Service:
521 S PITT ST
CARLISLE, PA 17013
Alternate Address for Service:
Type of Service:
( ) Personal (X) Adult in Charge O Deputize O Certified Mail O Posting
Special Service instructions:
** If service is to be made by deputized service to another county please specify which
county
Filing Attorney Information:
Name: Apothaker & Associates, P.C.
Address: 520 Fellowship Road C306
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Telephone: 215-634-8920
SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Ronny R Anderson
Sheriff
Jo S Smit JAN
Chef Deputyhu ? `
Richard W Stewart
Solicitor
LVNV Funding, LLC
Case Number
vs.
George Boychock 2010-7878
SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE
12/29/2010 03:00 PM - William Cline, Corporal, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on December 29,
2010 at 1500 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint and Notice, upon the within named
defendant, to wit: George Boychock, by making known unto Mitzi Price, adult in charge at 521 S. Pitt
Street, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17013 its contents and at the same time handing to
her personally the said true and correct copy of the same.
ILLIAM CLINE, DEPUTY
SHERIFF COST: $33.40
January 04, 2011
SO ANSWERS,
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RON r R ANDERSON, SHERIFF
LVNV FUNDING, LLC, : COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Plaintiff
V. No: 10-7878- CIVIL TERM
GEORGE BOYCHOCK, Civil Action - Law
Defendant
NOTICE TO PLEAD
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You are hereby notified to plead to the enclosed Preliminary Objections it*
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twenty (20) days from the date of service hereof or a default judgment may be entered
against you.
Date: 1- 13 - t 1
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael J. Pykosh, Esquire
I.D. # 58851
2132 Market Street
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
Attorney for Defendant, George Boychock
Michael J. Pykosh, Esquire
I D # 58851
Dethlefs-Pykosh Law Group, LLC
2132 Market Street
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
Telephone - (717) 975-9446
Fax - (717) 975-2309
mgykoshA-dplglaw.com Attorney for Defendant
LVNV FUNDING, LLC, : COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Plaintiff
V.
No: 10-7878- CIVIL TERM
GEORGE BOYCHOCK, Civil Action - Law
Defendant
DEFENDANT'S PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS TO
PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT
AND NOW, comes the Defendant, George Boychock, by and through his
attorneys Dethlefs-Pykosh Law Group, LLC, by Michael J. Pykosh, Esquire, who files
his Preliminary Objections to the Plaintiff's Complaint, and avers as follows:
Plaintiff filed suit against Defendant alleging that Defendant owes money to
Plaintiff arising out of an account issued by HSBC/Orchard Bank of which Plaintiff
Claims to be the Original Creditor. Comp. ¶ 1 and 3.
2. The Complaint was filed on December 27, 2010.
First Preliminary Objection- Pa. R.C.P. 1028(a)(2)- Failure to conform to rule of
court (failure to state whether agreements is oral or written, state its terms,
and/or attach written contract upon which the claim is based)
3. The Complaint avers the existence of some type of contract between the parties,
referred to as the "account."
4. Pursuant to Pa. R.C.P. 1019(h), where a claim asserted is based upon an
agreement, the pleading must state whether the agreement is oral or written.
5. The Complaint does not indicate whether the agreement is oral or written.
6. Pursuant to Pa. R.C.P. 1019(i), if the agreement is written, it must be attached to
the pleading or, if not, the pleader must explain its absence and set forth the
substance of the agreement. More specifically, Plaintiff has failed to attach the
original Loan/Credit Agreement signed and dated, including both original and
amended terms and conditions applicable to the credit card agreement. Asset
Acceptance, LLC v Margaret Madden Order dated March 18, 2009, No. 2912 of
2008 GD (Fayette County 2009) citing Atlantic Credit & Finance, Inc. v Guiliana,
829 A.2d 340 (Pa. Super. 2003). Plaintiff has also failed to attach "other periodic
mailings detailing changes to the terms of the contract Remit Corporation v Miller,
5 Pa. D&C 5th 43, 45 (Centre Cty., 2008)
7. The Plaintiff has failed to describe the terms of the agreement, nor has it
attached a copy of a written agreement or explained its absence.
Second Preliminary Objection- Pa. R.C.P. 1028(a)(2)- Failure to conform to rule
of court (Improper Verification)
8. Pa. R.C.P. 1024 required that every Complaint be verified by a Party, unless the
party is without sufficient knowledge or information with which to verify, or,
alternatively, that the party is outside the jurisdiction of the court and its verification
cannot be obtained within the time allowed for pleading. Pa. R.C.P. 1024(c)(1) and
(2).
9. The Complaint is verified by counsel of record for the Plaintiff, and not an
employee or other agent of the Plaintiff.
10. The Verification does not state that the party was unable to sign it "within the time
allowed for pleading," nor the reason why the Verification is not made by a party,
as required by Pa. R.C.P. 1024(c).
Third Preliminary Objection- Pa.R.C.P. No. 1028(a)(2)-Failure to conform to rule
of court (failure to attach written assignments of debt)
11. The Plaintiff is not the original creditor, but rather assignee of the original
creditor. Comp. ¶ 1 and 3. Since the Plaintiff's right to maintain an action as an
assignee is predicted upon written assignment or agency agreement, that writing
must be attached to the Complaint, pursuant to Pa. R.C.P. 1019(i).
12. By failing to attach a copy of the assignment of the debt to the Plaintiff, the
Complaint does not comply with an express rule of court, in violation of Pa. R.C.P.
1028(a)(2). See Remit Corporation v Miller 5 Pa. D&C 5th 43 and Capital One
Bank v. Clevenstine, 7 Pa. D&C 5th 153
Fourth Preliminary Objection- Pa. R.C.P. 1028(a)(5) Plaintiff is stranger to
Defendant
13. Pa. R.C.P. 2002(a) required that an action be brought by the real party in
interest.
14. By failing to attach a copy of the necessary writing by which the Plaintiff would
become the assignee of the account and thus the real party in interest or an
agency agreement, the Plaintiff has failed to conform with the requirements of the
aforesaid rule.
15. Plaintiff has not shown standing or capacity to sue Defendant.
16. Since this matter was not brought by the real party in interest it must be
dismissed.
Fifth Preliminary Objection- Pa. R.C.P. No. 1028(a)(4)- Demurrer
17. The Plaintiff has failed to allege facts sufficient to maintain a cause of action for
Breach of Contract.
Sixth Preliminary Objection- Pa. R.C.P. No. 1028(a)(3)
18. The Complaint contains only a general assertion of the amount the Plaintiff
claims is owed by the Defendant. It provided no detail as to the date(s) on which the
debts were incurred, the amounts incurred on each date, the dates or amounts of
payments, nor dates of accrual and amounts of interest charges and other fees.
19. Pa. R.C.P. No. 1019 and Pa. R.C.P. 1028(a)(3) require that the above detail be
included in a Complaint of this type.
20. By not including the requisite detail of the account, the Complaint fails to conform
to an express rule of Court.
WHEREFORE, the Defendant respectfully requests that her Preliminary
Objections be sustained, and that Plaintiffs Complaint be dismissed with prejudice.
Respectful) ubmitted,
Date: 1 13 - i j
Michael J. Pykosh, Esquire
I. D. # 58851
2132 Market Street
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
(717)975-9446
LVNV FUNDING, LLC : COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Plaintiff
V. No: 10-7878- CIVIL TERM
GEORGE BOYCHOCK, Civil Action - Law
Defendant
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Defendant, George Boychock's,
Preliminary Objections to Plaintiffs Complaint, was hereby served by depositing the
same within the custody of the United States Postal Service, First Class, postage
prepaid, addressed as follows:
LVNV Funding, LLC
c/o David J. Apothaker, Esquire
Apothaker and Associates, P.C.
520 Fellowship Road C306
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Date: (- 3 -
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael J. Pykosh, Wire
I. D. # 58851
2132 Market Street
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
Attorney for Defendant
VERIFICATION
I, George Boychock, hereby verify that the statements of fact made in the
foregoing documents are true and correct to the best of my personal knowledge,
information and belief. I understand that any false statements therein are subject to the
criminal penalties contained in 18 Pa C. S. Section 4904, relating to unsworn
falsification to authorities.
Date:
Geor Boycho k
LVNV FUNDING, LLC,
Plaintiff
V.
: COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
No: 10-7878- CIVIL TERM
GEORGE BOYCHOCK, Civil Action - Law
Defendant
ORDER
AND NOW, this day of
2010, it is hereby ORDERED
and DECREED that Defendant, George Boychock's, Preliminary Objections to Plaintiffs
Complaint are hereby GRANTED, and further that it is hereby ORDERED that-Plaintiff's
Complaint be Dismissed with Prejudice.
BY THE COURT:
J.
Our File No.: 297533
APOTHAKER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
BY: David J. Apothaker, Esquire
Attorney I.D.# 38423
520 Fellowship Road C306
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
(800) 672-0215
Attorney for Plaintiff
LVNV FUNDING LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
GEORGE BOYCHOCK
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CUMBERL YL ANtA?Y
PENNS
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
NO. 10-7878-CIVIL
Defendant.
PRAECIPE TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Kindly dismiss this action without prejudice.
APOTHAKER & A CIATES, Y.C.
Attorneys for P aintiff
A Law Firm Engaged ' Debt Collection
s
By: _
David J. Apo aker, Esquire
Dated: 1/26/2011
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