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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-3563f (? I' 7 P,1 nJf'1 RLH Li ?6U,j f ?Ci,.4SY /A-r11A' PHELAN HALLINAN & SCHMIEG, LLP Matthew Brushwood, Esq., Id. No.310592 1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1400 One Penn Center Plaza. Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-563-7000 SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 7105 CORPORATE DRIVE PLANO, TX 75024 Plaintiff V. MICHAEL D. GEIB BRENDA GEIB A/K/A BRENDA L. GEIB 863 BURNT HOUSE ROAD CARLISLE, PA 17015-9107 Defendants 287358 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL DIVISION TERM No. 1 a - '3S CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW COMPLAINT IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE File #: 287358 Q ?1?3.750 0 I 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. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY REFERRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE 2 LIBERTY AVENUE CARLISLE, PA 17013 (717) 249-3166 (800) 990-9108 File #: 287358 I. Plaintiff is SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 7105 CORPORATE DRIVE PLANO, TX 75024 2. The name(s) and last known address(es) of the Defendant(s) are: MICHAEL D. GEIB BRENDA GEIB A/K/A BRENDA L. GEIB 863 BURNT HOUSE ROAD CARLISLE, PA 17015-9107 who is/are the mortgagor(s) and/or real owner(s) of the property hereinafter described. 3. On 11/28/2003 MICHAEL D. GEIB and BRENDA GEIB made, executed and delivered a mortgage upon the premises hereinafter described to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED AS A NOMINEE FOR GATEWAY FUNDING DIVERSIFIED MORTGAGE SERVICES, L.P. which mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of CUMBERLAND County, in Mortgage Book 1847, Page 0172, Instrument No. 200365664. By Assignment of Mortgage recorded 03/28/2008 the mortgage was assigned to PLAINTIFF which Assignment is recorded in Assignment of Mortgage Instrument No. 200809462.The mortgage and assignment(s), if any, are matters of public record and are incorporated herein by reference in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 1019(g); which Rule relieves the Plaintiff from its obligations to attach documents to pleadings if those documents are of public record. 4. The premises subject to said mortgage is described as attached. File #: 287358 5. 6 The mortgage is in default because monthly payments of principal and interest upon said mortgage due 12/01/2010 and each month thereafter are due and unpaid, and by the terms of said mortgage, upon failure of Mortgagor to make such payments after a date specified by written notice sent to Mortgagor, the entire principal balance and all interest due thereon are collectible forthwith. The following amounts are due on the mortgage as of 12/28/2011: Principal Balance $134,509.71 Interest $9,729.29 11/01/2010 through 12/28/2011 Late Charges $78.84 Property Inspections $375.00 Non Sufficient Funds Charge $20.00 Escrow Deficit $222.78 Subtotal $144,935.62 Escrow Credit 171.99 TOTAL $144,763.63 7 8 Plaintiff is not seeking a judgment of personal liability (or an in person am judgment) against the Defendant(s) in the Action; however, Plaintiff reserves its right to bring a separate Action to establish that right, if such right exists. If Defendant(s) has/have received a discharge of personal liability in a bankruptcy proceeding, this Action of Mortgage Foreclosure is in no way an attempt to reestablish such personal liability discharged in bankruptcy, but only to foreclose the mortgage and sell the mortgaged premises pursuant to Pennsylvania Law. Notice of Intention to Foreclose as set forth in Act 6 of 1974 and/or Notice of Default as required by the mortgage document, as applicable, have been sent to the Defendant(s) on the date(s) set forth thereon. File #: 287358 FORM 3 : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Plaintiff(s) ; PENNSYLVANIA vs. MICHAEL D. GEIB BRENDA GEIB A/K/A BRENDA L. CIVIL GEIB Defendant(s) REQUEST FOR CONCILIATION CONFERENCE Pursuant to the Administrative Order dated , 2012 governing the Cumberland County Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program, the undersigned hereby certifies as follows: 1. Defendant is the owner of the real property which is the subject of this mortgage foreclosure action; 2. Defendant lives in the subject real property, which is defendant's primary residence; 3. Defendant has been served with a "Notice of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program" and has taken all of the steps required in that Notice to be eligible to participate in a court-supervised conciliation conference. The undersigned verifies that the statements made herein are true and correct. I understand that false statements are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 relating to unswom falsification to authorities. Signature of Defendant's Counsel/Appointed Legal Representative Signature of Defendant Signature of Defendant Date Date Date WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands an in rem judgment against the Defendant(s) in the sum of $144,763.63, together with interest, costs, fees, and charges collectible under the mortgage including but not limited to attorney fees and costs, and for the foreclosure and sale of the mortgaged property. HALLINAN & SCHMIEG, LLP By Attprney,f6r Plaintiff Esquire File #: 287358 LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land with the improvements thereon erected situate in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a survey of William B. Whittock, P.E. dated October 22, 1969, as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin, in Legislative Route 21034, now known as Burnt House Road and formerly sometimes called Bamitz Mill Road, which iron pin is South 31 degrees 43 minutes East 211.20 feet from the centerline of Legislative Route 21009, known as West Old York Road, at the line of land now or formerly of Lester E. Dum; thence along the latter North 76 degrees 05 minutes East 216.00 feet to an iron pin; thence still along the same, South 31 degrees 43 minutes East 153.00 feet to an iron pin at line of land now or formerly of Stine; thence along the latter, South 77 degrees 12 minutes 46 seconds West 217.41 feet to an iron pin in Legislative Route 21034 now known as Burnt House Road and formerly sometimes called Barnitz Mill Road; thence along said Burnt House Road, North 31 degrees 43 minutes West 148.50 feet to an iron pin, the Place of BEGINNING. BEING improved with a split level masonry and frame dwelling and other improvements with mailing address of 863 Burnt House Road, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013. UNDER AND SUBJECT, NEVERTHELESS, to restrictions as set forth in Deed Book'U', Volume 32, Page 474. BEING THE SAME PREMISES WHICH Paul C. Keifer and Trisha L. Keifer, by deed to be recorded simultaneously herewith in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cumberland County, granted and conveyed unto Michael D. Geib and Brenda L. Geib. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 863 BURNT HOUSE ROAD, CARLISLE, PA 17015-9107 PARCEL # 08-11-0290-015 File #: 287358 VERIFICATION Vt c? cx - 2osp. Qk' ftl S1@ ?Q ,hereby states that h she of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., servicing agent for Plaintiff in this matter, that h?/ he s authorized to make this Verification, and verify that the statements made in the foregoing Civil Action in Mortgage Foreclosure are true and correct to the best of his Q nformation and belief. The undersigned understands that this statement is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Sec. 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. DATE: 1 j " ((4 - File#: 287358 Name: GEIB O - BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. ?kw g'wzi- 1;c) (k File #: 287358 SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Plaintiff(s) VS. MICHAEL D. GEIB BRENDA GEIB A/K/A BRENDA L. GEIB Defendant(s) FORM 1 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA a - M3 Civil NOTICE OF RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE DIVERSION PROGRAM , f i:vl FORECL04 You have been served with a foreclosure complaint that could cause you to lose your home. If you own and live in the residential property which is the subject of this foreclosure action, you may be able to participate in a court-supervised conciliation conference in an effort to resolve this matter with your lender. If you do not have a lawyer, you must take the following steps to be eligible for a conciliation conference. First, within twenty (20) days of your receipt of this notice, you must contact MidPenn Legal Services at (717) 243-9400 extension 2510 or (800) 822-5288 extension 2510 and request appointment of a legal representative at no charge to you. Once you have been appointed a legal representative, you must promptly meet with that legal representative within twenty (20) days of the appointment date. During that meeting, you must provide the legal representative with all requested financial information so that a loan resolution proposal can be prepared on your behalf If you and your legal representative complete a financial worksheet in the format attached hereto, the legal representative will prepare and a Request for Conciliation Conference with the Court, which must be filed with the Court within sixty (60) days of the service upon you of the foreclosure complaint. If you do so and a conciliation conference is scheduled, you will have an opportunity to meet with a representative of your lender in an attempt to work out reasonable arrangements with your lender before the mortgage foreclosure suit proceeds forward. If you are represented by a lawyer, you and your lawyer must take the following steps to be eligible for a conciliation conference. It is not necessary for you to contact MidPenn Legal Service for the appointment of a legal representative. However, you must provide your lawyer with all requested financial information so that a loan resolution proposal can be prepared on your behalf. If you and your lawyer complete a financial worksheet in the format attached hereto, your lawyer will prepare and file a Request for Conciliation Conference with the Court, which must be filed within sixty (60) days of the service upon you of the foreclosure complaint. If you do so and a conciliation conference is scheduled, you will have an opportunity to meet with a representative of your lender in an attempt to work out reasonable arguments with your lender before the mortgage foreclosure suit proceeds forward. IF YOU WISH TO SAVE YOUR HOME, YOU MUST ACT QUICKLY AND TAKE THE STEPS REQUIRED BY THIS NOTICE. THIS PROGRAM IS FREE. ( -I /,? r Date Respectfully submitted: C M e B ; 2 wood, E Attorney for Plaintiff FORM 2 Cumberland County Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program Financial Worksheet Date Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas Docket # BORROWER REQUEST FOR HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE To complete your request for hardship assistance, your lender must consider your circumstances to determine possible options while working with your counseling agency. Please provide the following information to the best of your knowledge: Borrower name(s): Property Address: City: Is the property for sale? Realtor Name: Borrower Occupied? Mailing Address (if different): City: Phone Numbers: Email: # of people in household: Mailing Address: City: Phone Numbers: Email: # of people in household: First Mortgage Lender: Type of Loan: State:_ Zip: Yes ? No ? Listing date: Price: $ Realtor Phone: Yes ? No ? Home: Cell: How long? Office: Other: State:__Zip: Home: Cell: Office: Other: State: Zip: How long? Loan Number: Date You Closed Your Loan: Second Mortgage Lender: Type of Loan: Loan Number: Total Mortgage Payments Amount: $ Included Taxes & Insurance: Date of Last Payment: Primary Reason for Default: Is the loan in Bankruptcy? Yes ? No ? If yes, provide names, location of court, case number & attorney: _ Assets Amount Owed: Value: Home: $ $ Other Real Estate: $ $ Retirement Funds: $ $ Investments: $ $ Checking: $ $ Savings: $ $ Other: $ $ Automobile #1: Model: Amount owed: Value: Automobile #2: Model: Amount owed: Value: Other transportation (automobiles, boats, motorcvcles): Model: Year: Amount owed: Value Monthly Income Name of Employers: Year: Year: Monthly Net Monthly Net Monthly Net Borrower Pay Days:_ Co-Borrower Pay Days: 1. Monthly Gross 2. Monthly Gross 3. Monthly Gross Additional Income Description (not wages): 1. monthly amount: 2. monthly amount: Monthly Expenses: (Please only include expenses you are currently paying) EXPENSE AMOUNT EXPENSE AMOUNT Morta e Food 2" Mortgage Utilities Car Payment(s) Condo/Nei h. Fees Auto Insurance Med. not covered Auto fuel/re airs Other prop. payment Install. Loan Payment Cable TV Child Su ort/Alim. Spending Money Da /Child Care/Tuit. Other Expenses Amount Available for Monthly Mortgage Payments Based on Income & Expenses: Have you been working with a Housing Counseling Agency? Yes ? No ? If yes, please provide the following information: Counseling Agency:_ Phone (Office): Fax: Counselor: Email: Have you made application for Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) assistance? Yes F-1 No F-1 If yes, please indicate the status of the application: Have you had any prior negotiations with your lender or lender's loan servicing company to resolve your delinquency? Yes ? No ? If yes, please indicate the status of those negotiations: Please provide the following information, if known, regarding your lender and lender's loan servicing company: Lender's Contact (Name): Servicing Company (Name): Contact: Phone: Phone: I/We, authorize the above named to use/refer this information to my lender/servicer for the sole purpose of evaluating my financial situation for possible mortgage options. I/We understand that I/we am/are under no obligation to use the counseling services provided by the above named Borrower Signature Date Co-Borrower Signature . Date Please forward this document along with the following information to lender and lender's counsel: 1. Proof of income 2. Past 2 bank statements 3. Proof of any expected income for the last 45 days 4. Copy of a current utility bill 5. Letter explaining reason for delinquency and any supporting documentation (hardship letter) 6. Listing agreement (if property is currently on the market) FORM 3 SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Plaintiff(s) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA VS. MICHAEL D. GEIB BRENDA GEIB A/K/A BRENDA L. GEIB CIVIL Defendant(s) REQUEST FOR CONCILIATION CONFERENCE Pursuant to the Administrative Order dated , 2012 governing the Cumberland County Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program, the undersigned hereby certifies as follows: 1. Defendant is the owner of the real property which is the subject of this mortgage foreclosure action; 2. Defendant lives in the subject real property, which is defendant's primary residence; 3. Defendant has been served with a "Notice of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program" and has taken all of the steps required in that Notice to be eligible to participate in a court-supervised conciliation conference. The undersigned verifies that the statements made herein are true and correct. I understand that false statements are made subject to the penalties of 1.8 Pa.C.S. § 4904 relating to unworn falsification to authorities. Signature of Defendant's Counsel/Appointed Legal Representative Signature of Defendant Signature of Defendant Date Date Date FORM 4 : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AFFAIRS Plaintiff(s) CIVIL ACTION VS. : NO. MICHAEL D. GEIB BRENDA GEIB A/K/A BRENDA L. GEIB Defendant(s) CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER AND NOW, this day of , 2012, the defendantiborrower in the above-captioned residential mortgage foreclosure action having filed a Request for Conciliation Conference verifying that the defendant/borrower has complied with the Administrative Rule requirements for the scheduling of a Conciliation Conference, it is hereby ORDERED AND DECREED that: 1. The parties and their counsel are directed to participate in a court-supervised conciliation Conference on at M. in Pennsylvania. at the Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle, 2. At least twenty-one (21) days prior to the date of the Conciliation Conference, the defendant/borrower must serve upon the plaintiff/lender and its counsel a copy of the "Cumberland County Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program Financial Worksheet" (Form 2) which has been completed by the defendant/borrower. Upon agreement of the parties in writing or at the discretion of the Court, the Conciliation Conference ordered may be rescheduled to a later date and/or the date upon which service of the completed Form 2 is to be made may be extended. Upon notice to the Court of the defendant/borrower's failure to serve the completed Form 2 within the time frame set forth herein or such other date as agreed upon by the parties in writing or ordered by the Court, the case shall be removed from the Conciliation Conference schedule and the temporary stay of proceedings shall be terminated. 3. The defendant/borrower and counsel for the parties must attend the Conciliation Conference in person and an authorized representative of the plaintiff/lender must either attend the Conciliation Conference in person or be available by telephone during the course of the Conciliation Conference. The representative of the plaintiff/lender who participates in the Conciliation Conference must possess the actual authority to reach a mutually acceptable resolution, and counsel for the plaintiff/lender must discuss resolution proposals with the authorized representative of the Conciliation Conference. If the duly authorized representative of the plaintiff/lender :is not available by telephone during the Conciliation Conference, the Court will schedule another Conciliation Conference and require the personal attendance of the authorized representative of the plaintiff/lender at the rescheduled Conciliation Conference. 4. At the Conciliation Conference, the parties and their counsel shall be prepared to discuss and explore all available resolution options which shall include: bringing the mortgage current through a reinstatement; paying off the mortgage; proposing a forbearance agreement or repayment plan to bring the account current over time; agreeing to tender a monetary payment and to vacate in the near future in exchange for not contesting the matter; offering the lender a deed lieu of foreclosure; entering into a loan modification or a reverse mortgage; paying the mortgage default over sixty months; and the institution of bankruptcy proceedings. 5. All proceedings in this matter are stayed pending the completion of the scheduled conciliation conference. BY THE COURT J. SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY Ronny R Anderson Sheriff Jody S Smith Chief Deputy Richard W Stewart Solicitor OFFICF, .)F T-E SwERI?F A C: fi} C W r. CF --, , cry"ED, -ei Z.:- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Case Number vs. 2012-3563 Michael D Geib (et al.) SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE 06/12/2012 06:50 PM - Shawn Gutshall, Deputy Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on June 12, 2012 at 1850 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint in Mortgage Foreclosure and Notice of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program, upon the within named defendant, to wit: Michael D. Geib, by making known unto himself personally, at 863 Burnt House Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17015 its contents and at the same time handing to him personally the said true and correct copy of the same. S SHAL UTY 06/12/2012 06:50 PM - Shawn Gutshall, Deputy Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on June 12, 2012 at 1850 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint in Mortgage Foreclosure and Notice of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program, upon the within named defendant, to wit: Brenda Geib, by making known unto Michael Geib, Husband of Defendant at 863 Burnt House Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17015 its contents and at the same time handing to him personally the said true and correct copy of the same. S H LL, D SHERIFF COST: $50.00 June 14, 2012 (ci CountySuite Sheriff. Telecsoft. Inc. SO ANSWERS, RON R ANDERSON, SHERIFF V Phelan Hallinan,LLP Attorney For Plaintiff 1617 JFK Boulevard,Suite 1400 One Penn Center Plaza Philadelphia,PA 19103 215-563-7000 SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Court of Common Pleas Plaintiff Civil Division vs CUMBERLAND County MICHAEL D.GEIB BRENDA GEIB No. 12-3563 CIVIL A/K/A BRENDA L.GEIB Defendant PRAECIPE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: ®Please withdraw the complaint and mark the action Discontinued and Ended without prejudice. ❑Please mark the above referenced case Settled,Discontinued and Ended. ❑ Please Vacate the judgment entered and mark the action Discontinued and Ended without prejudice. ❑Please mark the in rem judgment Satisfied and the action Discontinued and Ended. ❑ Pleaste'Vacate the Judgment entered. Date: `"I r�� PHEL LINAN,LLP BY: Robert P.Wendt,Esq.,Id.No.89150 Attorney for Plaintiff PHS#287358 C-) c mco rn -�r rn v c CD-71 D C7 _ 1> Phelan Hallinan,LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 1517 JFK Boulevard,Suite 1400 One Penn Center Plaza Philadelphia,PA 19103 215-563-7000 SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Court of Common Pleas Plaintiff Civil Division V. CUMBERLAND County MICHAEL D. GEIB No. 12-3563 CIVIL BRENDA GEEB A/K/A BRENDA L. GEIB, Defendant PHS#287358 CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE I hereby certify true and correct copies of the foregoing Plaintiffs Praecipe was served by regular mail to the person(s)on the date listed below: JEFFREY ROSS,ESQUIRE HAROLD SHEPLEY&ASSOC. 209 WEST PATRIOT STREET SOMERSET,PA 15501 Date: LA P'IEVLLI.NAN,LLP By Robert P.Wendt,Esq.,Id. No.89150 Attorney for Plaintiff