HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-3168 TAMMY L. RUZYCKI, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
:
vs. : CIVIL ACTION - LAW
: NO. O~ - ~l~,~ CIVIL ACTION
DAVID B. RUZYCKI, :
Defendant : IN DIVORCE
NOTICE
YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set
forth in the following pages, you must take prompt action. You are warned that if you
fail to do so, the case may proceed without you and a decree of divorce or annulment
may be entered against you by the Court. A judgment may also be entered against you
for any other claim or relief requested in these papers by the Plaintiff. You may lose
money or property or other rights important to you, including custody or visitation of your
children.
When the ground for the divorce is indignities or irretrievable breakdown of the
marriage, you may request marriage counseling. A list of marriage counselors is available
in the Office of the Prothonotary at the Cumberland County Court House, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, 17013.
IF YOU DO NOT FILE A CLAIM FOR ALIMONY, DIVISION OF PROPERTY,
LAWYERS FEES OR EXPENSES BEFORE A DECREE OF DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT IS
GRANTED, YOU MAY LOSE THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ANY OF THEM.
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
FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
2 LIBERTY AVENUE
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17013
(717) 249-3166
SAIDIS, SHUFF, FLOWER & LINDSAY, P.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
SAIDIS
& LINDSAY
26 w. rash Street By:
c~r,,,,.. ~,A ~l~9L~ndsay, E~qulre
26 West High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-6222
TAMMY L. RUZYCKI, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
:
vs. : CIVIL ACTION - LAW
: NO. 0d- ~1¢~ ClVlLACTION
DAVID B. RUZYCKI, :
Defendant · IN DIVORCE
COMPLAINT
TAMMY L. RUZYCKI, Plaintiff=, by her attorneys, SAIDIS, SHUFF, FLOWER &
LINDSAY, respectfully represents:
1. The Plaintiff' is Tammy L. Ruzycki, who currently resides at 107 Yates Street,
Mt. Holly Spdngs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where she has resided since
1999.
2. The Defendant is David B. Ruzycki, who currently resides at 3443 West
Country Club Drive, Irving, Texas, where he has resided since 2000.
3. The Plaintiff has been a bona fide resident in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania for at least six months immediately prior to the filing of this Complaint.
4. The Plaintiff and Defendant were married on February 14, 1991, in Marcellus,
New York.
SAIDIS
StRJFF, R.OWF~ 5. A Complaint in Divorce was flied in the Supreme Court of the State of New
& LINDSAY
26 w. ,l~ st..~York, Onondaga County, on January 14, 2000 to the No. 2000 M 0064. A copy of the
Carllale, PA
New York State Complaint is attached hereto as Exhibit "A". Upon information and
belief, no Affidavit of Service of the Complaint in Divorce has been filed with the New
York Court. Further, no service of the Complaint in Divorce was made within 120 days
of filing. Further, upon information and belief, the action for Divome in New York State
may not proceed under any circumstances.
6. The Plaintiff avers that she is entitled to a divorce on the ground that the
marriage is irretrievably broken and Plaintiff is proceeding under Sections 3301 (c)
and/or (d) of the Divorce Code.
7. Plaintiff has been advised of the availability of marriage counseling and of the
dght to request that the Court require the parties to participate in mardage counseling,
and does not request counseling.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests the Court to enter a decree of divorce.
SAIDIS, SHUFF, FLOWER & LINDSAY, P.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
By: /~".~'~._
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717)243-6222
Date: ~_~,_~. /'~, ~
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SAIDIS
SHUFF, FLOWER
& LINDSAY
A'I'I~AToLAW
26 W. Hffh Strm
Carlisle, PA
VERIFICATION
I, the undersigned, hereby vedfy that the statements made herein are true and
correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of
18 Pa. C.S. § 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
Date:
SAIDIS
SHUFF, FLOWER
& LINDSA¥
26 W. HJfh Street
Cadlale, PA
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK In~e~C ~'0.
COUNTY OF ONONDAGA
Plaintiff desig2nates
DAVID B. RUZYCK[, ONONDAGA
County as the place of trial
Plaintiff,, The basis o/the venue is
Plainti~s residence
SUn~ONS WITH NOTIC~
Plaintiff resides at
TAMMY L. RUZYCKI, 130 North C-eddes Street
Syracuse, New York 13204
Defendant. County of Onondaga
ACTION FOR A D/VORCE
To the abot~e named Defendant
YOU APE HERI~BY SUMMONED to sense a noace of a~earan~, on the
Attorney{s} within 20 days after the seroice of this summons, e~clu$ive of the day of service {or within 30
days aider the service is complete if this ~ummons is not personally delivered to you within the State of
New Y~r~; cmd in case ~f y~ur fc~ilure t~ appear~ judcjmen~ wi~l be taken ct~airtst y~u by default f~r the
relief demanded in the notice set forth below.
DATED: December 13, 1999 THOMAS D. MARIUS,
MAliRI$ & BARTHOLOMAE, P.C.
Attorney(s} for Plaintiff
Office and Post Office Address:
317 Montgomery Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
{315} 472-6417
NOTICE: The nature of this action is to dissolve the marricu2e between the pardes on the grounds of
cruel and human trecttment
A judgment of absolute divorce in laver of the plaintiff dissolving the marriage between the parties
in this actie,. The nature of any cmdllary r~lief demanded ie for auch other and further relief as to this
Court may deem just and proper.
You may have certain rights under the Laws of the State of New York to an equitable
division of certain property held individually and join ly by y arid y
t ou our spouse during the
term of your mar~lge; to receive maintenance from your spouse; to receive support for the
children of the marr~e. These rights may be available to you notwitI~standing the fact
that a separation agreement has been entered ~W between you o~i your spouse. A failure
to answer this complaint and to appear ~ this o_r~_'~on may therefore result in a judgment of
divorce being obtained cicjainst you and, additionally, a waiver of these rights.
STATE OF NEW YORK
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ONONDAGA
DAVID B. RUZYCKI,
Plaintiff,
-rs- VERIFIED COMPLAINT
Index No.:
TAMMY L. RUZYCKI,
Defendant.
Plaintiff, by his attorneys, MARRIS & BARTHOLOMAE, as and for his
Complaint against the Defendant herein, alleges and shows to this Court
as follows:
1. The Plaintiff was married to Defendant at Marcellus, New York,
on February 14, 1991.
2. That Plaintiff is, and at all times hereinafter mentioned was
a resident of the State of New York; that Plaintiff was such a resident
at the time this action was commenced and has been such a resident for
a continuous period of two (2) years immediately preceding.
3. That no Decree, Judgment or Order of Divorce, Annulment or
Dissolution of Marriage has been granted to the Defendant against the
Plaintiff, or to the Plaintiff against the Defendant in any Court of
this State, or any Court of any other State, Territory, Foreign Country
or Dependency.
4. That there is one child born of the marriage of the parties
hereto, PATRICIA M. RUZYCKI, born December 14, 1988.
5. That the parties separated on December 13, 1997, and have lived
separate and apart since that time.
6. That since the marriage of the parties hereto, the Plaintiff
has in all respects been a devoted, faithful and dutiful husband. That
the Defendant has commenced and continued a course of conduct of cruel
and inhuman treatment as against the Plaintiff, without any just cause
or provocation, so as to make it unsafe and improper for the Plaintiff
to cohabit with the Defendant as follows:
a. That from November of 1995 until December of 1997, the
Defendant would constantly start arguments over trivial matters,
attempting to upset the Plaintiff and attempting to goad the Plaintiff
into raising his voice to the Defendant, and subsequently the Defendant
would call the police and accuse the Plaintiff of harassment.
b. That in February of 1997, the Defendant punched the
Plaintiff in front of the minor child, splitting the Plaintiff,s lip and
causing the Plaintiff to bleed.
c. That from April of 1997 through December of 1997, the
Defendant would denigrate the Plaintiff in front of the minor child and
also in front of the Plaintiff,s mother on a consistent basis.
D. That in the fall of 1997, the Defendant maliciously
ripped and cut up the Plaintiff,s clothes and the Defendant encouraged
the minor child to help her destroy the Plaintiff,s clothes, and as the
Defendant was destroying the clothes, the Defendant verbally denigrated
the Plaintiff in front of the minor child.
7. That all of the above acts of cruel and inhuman treatment have
taken place without cause or reason; that the Plaintiff has conducted
himself as a good, dutiful and faithful husband throughout the marriage
of the parties hereto; that the Defendant has caused Plaintiff great
mental anguish, rendering it unsafe and improper for the parties to
cohabit together.
8. That the Plaintiff has taken or will take all steps within his
power to remove all barriers to the remarriage of the Defendant
following any future divorce.
9. That the parties hereto are capable of dividing their personal
property to their mutual satisfaction.
WHEP. EFOHE, Plaintiff demands judgment against the Defendant
dissolving forever the bonds of matrimony between the Plaintiff and
Defendant and for such other and further relief as to this Court
may deem just and proper.
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MARRIS AND BARTHOLOMAE
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Office and Post Office Address:
317 Montgomery Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
Telephone: (315) 472-6417
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22 E~I'CRR 202.16(e)
~LI~NT
C~RT~F~C~T~ON
I, DAVID B. RUZYCKI, hereby certify, under penalty of
perjury, that all of the information contained in the within
Summons and Verified Complain% of
pages, including this Certification page, is accurate, to
the best of my knowledge, experience and investigation and that my
attorney THOMAS D. MARRIS, ESQ., has relied on the information
contained herein and this Certification when completing the
following Attorney,s Certification pursuant to 22 NYCRR 202.16 (e)
(Uniform Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court in
relation to Matrimonial Actions).
VERIFICATION
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF ONONDAGA ) ss.:
DAVID B. RUZYCKI, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That
he is the Plaintiff in the within action; that he has read the foregoing
Verified Complaint and knows the contents thereof; that the same is true
to deponent,s own knowledge, except as to matters stated therein to be
upon information and belief, and as to those matters, deponent believes
them to be true.
DAVID B. RU~4C'KI
SwQ;rn to before me this
%~day of (~-- , 1999.
Notary Public
'L~EOMAS D.
Notify publiC, State ol New Yom
Onondagl county
My Commission Expi~#
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!i ATTORNEY
:, CERTIFICATION
~, THOMAS D. MARR~S, ESO., HEREBY CERTIFY, under penalty of perjury, that I
have no actual knowledge that the substance of any statements of fact contained in the
annexed document ara false. This Certification is based solely and exclusively upon
information provided by the client, and upon the client's certification to the undersigned
attorney that such information is not false, and is not based upon any raview, audit,
examination, inquiry or investigation made by the undersigned attorney or anyone acting on
behalf of said attorney. To the best of my knowledge, information and belief, formed after an
inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, the presentation of the paper or the contentions
therein are not frivolous as defined in Subsection C of Section 130-1.1 of the Rules of the
Chief Administrator as required by 22 NYCRR Part 130.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that this Certification is made by the attorney as an Officer of
the Court and is diracted solely and exclusively to the Court in accordance with 22 NYCRR
202.16(e) and is exprassly not diracted or extended to the opposing party herain.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the opposing party may not and should not
~-Iy upon the Attorney Certification in assessing the truth or validity of the information
contained in the annexed document. The credibility of this submission is no greater than the
credibility of the client raprasented by the undersigned attorney and the opposing party should
give this document no graater cradence because it bears this Attorney Certification.
THOMAS D. MARRIS
TAMMY L. RUZYCKI, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
:
vs. : CIVIL ACTION - LAW
: NO. 01-"31~ ClVlLACTION
DAVID B. RUZYCKI, :
Defendant : IN DIVORCE
AFFIDAVIT UNDER § 3301(d) OF
THE DIVORCE CODI=
1. The Parties to this action separated on December 13, 1997 and have
continued to live separate and apart for a period of at least two years.
2. The mardage is irretrievably broken.
3. I understand that I may lose rights conceming alimony, division of
property, lawyer's fees or expenses if I do not claim them before a divorce is granted.
I, the undersigned, hereby verify that the statements made herein are true
and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the
penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. § 4904, relating to unswom falsification to authorities.