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CUMBERLAND COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA
Burton Neil & Associates, P.C.
By: Brit J. Suttell, Esquire ID. NO. 204140
1060 Andrew Drive, Suite 170
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 696-2120
Attorney for Plaintiff
CITIBANK, N.A.
701 East 60th Street N
Sioux Falls, SD 571 17
Plaintiff
V.
HELEN M CARDENE
3614 Beech Run Lane
Mechanicsburg PA 17050-2208
Defendant
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 9.q tJy1 bi\
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
FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP. 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.
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LAWYER REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICE
Cumberland County Bar Assoc.
32 South Bedford Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Telephone No. 717-249-3166 or 800-990-9108
Ct l b3.7.S pdKy
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BURTON NEIL & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Derek C. Blasker, Esquire, Id. No. 202150
Brit J. Suttell, Esquire, Id. No. 204140
1060 Andrew Drive, Suite 170
West Chester, PA 19380
610-696-2120
Attorney for Plaintiff
CITIBANK, N.A.
701 East 60th Street N
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
V.
HELEN M CARDENE
3614 Beech Run Lane
Mechanicsburg PA 17050-2208
Defendant
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: NO.
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
Complaint
1. Plaintiff is CITIBANK, N.A. with place of business located at 701 East 60th Street
North, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
2. Defendant is Helen M Carden who resides 3614 Beech Run Lane, Mechanicsburg,
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. Defendant obtained extensions of credit from Citibank, N.A., successor in interest to
Citibank (South Dakota), N.A., by means of a Sunoco, Inc. credit card account (hereafter the
Account) with account number ending in 6306.
5. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. merged into Citibank, N.A. in or about July 2011.
6. Accurate records of all debits and credits to the Account were maintained by plaintiff.
7. Defendant was provided with monthly statements for the Account including the billing
statement attached hereto as Exhibit A (redacted to remove confidential information). The
Plaintiff
monthly statements accurately stated the previous balance and the debits and credits to the
Account for the prior billing period.
8. Defendant had for many months after receipt of a billing statement made payment on
the Account or retained the statement without payment.
9. Defendant retained the Exhibit A statement without making payment by the stated due
date.
10. Defendant's assent to the Account balance set forth in the Exhibit A statement is
manifested through the prior conduct of defendant either making payment on the Account or
retaining the statement without payment, after receipt of the monthly billing statements.
11. As a result of said assent, an account stated for the sum of $1,624.34 exists 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 $1,624.34, and
the costs of this action.
B o 1 Associates, P.C.
;.D ek C. B rsker, Esquire
By
y: Brit J. Suttell, Esquire
In making this communication, we advise Burton Neil & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector.
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Account Statement
Send Naricool Billing Errors and Cuatorner Service Inquiries kr
Customer Service: Suvoco, INC.
sunoco.accountonline.com PO BOX 6407, SIOUX FALLS, SO 57117-6407
SUKDCD ® Account Inquiries:
1-SM988-1206 =`A6count Number 6306` ??: .
Summa of Account Activity
Previous Balance $1,555.86
Payments -$0.00
Other Credits -$0.00
Purchases +$0.00
Cash Advances +30.00
Fees Char ed +$35.00
Interest Charged +$33.48
New Balance
Past Due Amount $1,624.34
$499.49
Credit Limit 0.00
Available Credit 0.00
Cash Advance Limit 0.00
Available Cash Limit 0.00
Statement Closing Date 03/1812012
Next Statement Closing Date 04/1712012
Days in Billie Cycle
31
Payment Information
New Balance $1,624.34
Minimum Payment Due $584.22
Payment Due Date April 14, 2012
Late Payment Warning: It we do not receive your minimum payment by the
data listed above, you may have to pay a late fee up to $35.
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 would Ike Information about credit counseling services. call 1-877-337-8188.
If you make ". atidltionai You wdl'pay oft ttw- ; And you wtif
charges using this said: balartceshtrivnon this: end up paying'an •;;
andeach month you pay. 'statement imabout- estimated totaf:of.?:
Only the minimum payment 14 years $3.381
$65 3 years $2,325
(Savings=$1,056)
Please see the enclosed privacy notice for important information.
TR.4NSAC77ONS
Trans Date Description Reference # Invoice # Amount
FEES
03!14 LATE FEE 5 35.00
TOTAL FEES FOR THIS PERIOD
35.00
6 SU 11
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NOTICE: SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION Page 1 of 0 This Account Is issued by Citibank, N.A.
? Please detach this portion and return with your payment to incurs proper credit. retain upper portion for your records. 'tr
' Make Checks Payable to:
a SUNOCO, INC.
"Y^'Si eitenu`nt Number?? Payment Due Date New Balance Past Due Amount Minimum Payment Due Amount Enclosed
•:r. APRIL 14, 2012 $1,14.34 $499.49 $584,22 $
SAVE STAMPS, TIME... AND TREES! Visit Account Papers Olestatements andiM Online Sill Pay,
6306 0162434 0058422 0007288 ZZZ 000 8
SUNOCO, INC.
PO 80X689155
HELEN M CARDENE DES MOINES IA 50368-9155
3614 BEECH RUN t.N
MECHANiCSBURG, PA 17050-2208
EXHIBIT A
Print address changes above in due or black ink.
Information About Your Account
How to Avoid Paying Interest on Purchases. Your payment due date is at least
25 days after the close of each tilling 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 grace 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 (if available on your account) on the
transaction date.
If you have a balance subject to a deferred interest or 0% APR promotion and that
promotion does not expire before the payment due date, that balance (the
"excluded promotional balance") is excluded from the amount you must pay in full
to get a grace period. However, you must still pay any separately required payment
on the excluded promotional 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 to 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.
How We Calculate Your Balance Subject to Interest Rate. For each balance, the
letter following the Annual Percentage Rate in the Interest Charge Calculation
section on the front of the statement indicates the method we use to calculate
interest charges, For Methods D and M. we use a daily balance method (including
current transactions) to calculate interest charges. To find out mare information
about the balance computation method that applies to your account and how the
resulting interest charges were determined, contact us at the Account Enquiries
number on the front.
Rates. Variable APRs will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.
Minimum Interest Charge. If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less
than $2.
Membership Fee. To avoid paying this fee, notify us that you are closing your
account within 30 days of the mailing or delivery sate of the statement on which
the fee is billed.
It Your Account Is Subject To The Penalty APR How Long Will The Penalty
APR Apply? The Penalty APR will apply Indefinitely. We will reduce the Penalty
APR if you make 12 consecutive minimum payments on time and do not go 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.
Credit Reporting Disputes. If you think we reported inaccurate information to a
credit bureau write us at the Customer Service address shown on the front.
Report a Lost or Stolen Card Immediately. Call the Account Inquiries number
shown on the front.
What Tb Do N You Fi»d A Mfstialte On Your Statement
If you think there is an error on your statement, write to us at the address for
billing inquiries and correspondence shown on the front of your statement
In your letter, give us the following information:
• Account information: Your name and account number.
Doflaramount. The dollar amount of the suspected erroc
• Description of problem., If you think there is an error on your fill,
describe what you believe is wrong and why you believe it is a mistake.
You must contact us:
Within 50 days after the error appeared on your statement.
At least 3 business days before an automated payment is scheduled, it you want
to stop payment on the amount you think is wrong.
You must notify us of any potential errors in writing. You may call us, but It you do
we are not required to investigate any potential errors and you may have to pay
the amount in question.
What Will Happen Af er We Receive Your Letter
When we receive your letter, we must do two things.
1. Within 30 days of receiving your letter, we must tell you that we received
your letter. We will also tell you if we have already corrected the error.
2 Within 90 days of receiving your letter, we must either correct the error or
explain to you why we believe the bill is correct.
While we investigate whether or not there has been an error:
We cannot try to 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.
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.
After we finish our investigation, one of two things will happen:
if we made a mistake. You will not have to pay the amount in question or any
interest or other fees related to that amount.
• if we do not believe there was a mistake. You will have to pay the amount
in question, along with applicable interest and fees. We will send you a
statement of the amount you owe and the date payment is due. We may then
report you as delinquent if you do not pay the amount we think you owe
If you receive our explanation but still believe your bill is wrong, you must write to
us within 10 days telling us that you still refuse to pay. If you do so, we cannot
report you as delinquent without also reporting that you are questioning your bill.
We must tell you the name of anyone to whom we reported you as delinquent, and
we must let those organizations know when the matter has been settled between
U5.
If we do not follow all of the rules above, you do not have to pay the first $50 of
the amount you question even if your bill is correct.
Your Rights N You Are Dissatisfied With Your Credit Card Purchases
If you are dissatisfied with the goods or services that you have purchased with
your credit card. and you have tried in good faith 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 $50. (Note- Neither of these are necessary 9 your
purchase was based on an advertisement we mailed to you, or if we own
the company that sold you the goods or services.)
Z You must have used your credit card for the purchase. Purchases made with
cash advances from an ATM or with a check that accesses your credit card
account do not qualify.
3. You must not yet have fully paid for the purchase.
It all of the criteria above are met and you are still dissatisfied with the purchase,
contact us in writing at the address for billing inquiries and correspondence shown
on the front of your statement.
Oil Consumer d Oil PL Hybrid 12/D
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.
Important Payment Instructions.
Right to Prepay Your Account. You may pay all or part of your account balance
at any time. However, you must pay, by the payment due date, at least the
minimum payment due.
Crediting Payments. 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 there in proper form after that time will be credited as of the next day.
Allow 5 to 7 days for payments 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 fs
not sent to the correct address. The correct address for regular mail is the address
on the front of the payment coupon. The correct address for courier or express
mail is the Express Payments Address shown below
Proper Form. For a payment sent by mail or courier tc be in proper form, you must:
• Enclose a valid check or money order. No cash, gift cards, or foreign
currency please.
Include your name and account number on the tront of your check or money
order
If you send an eligible check with this payment coupon, you authorize us to
complete your payment by electronic debit M we do, the checking account will
be debited In the amount on the check. We may do this as soon as the day we
receive the check. Also, the check will be destroyed.
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Copy Fee. We charge $5 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 trilling error or disputed purchase.
Payment Options Other Than Regular Mara.
Online Payments. Visit the web address on the front and 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 by Phone Servlce. You may use this service any time to make a
payment by phone. You will be charged $14,95 if a representative of ours
helps expedite your payment. Call by 5 p.m. Eastern time to have your
payment credited as of 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 Payments. 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 by 5 pm. 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.
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Account: `*" '"'" *':: 6306
_TRANSACTIONS (cont.)
Trans Date Description Reference 0 Invoice 0 Amount
INTEREST CHARGED
03118 INTEREST CHARGE ON PURCHASES s 'ra AR
TOTAL INTEREST FOR THIS PERIOD
r 2012 Tatats Year=tii=Date
.. Z., .
Total Fees Charged in 2012 $105.00
Total Interest Charged in 2012 $94.12
33.48
INTEREST CHARGE CALCULATION Your Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is the annual interest rate on your account.
Ty °otl3atance ,:;? ?r ;. ., k3 r,r •.,;Annual.Percentage Rato tAPR},. , r'-Balance Stibloct to Interest Rate _.;: . °tnteresE:Ctieigq;.
PURCHASES
REGULAR 24.99% M V $637.66 $13.54
REGULAR ON OR BEFORE 06/19/10 24.9996 M $939.91 $19.94
CASH ADVANCES
REGULAR 29.9596 (MXV) $0.00 $0.00
CV) . Variable Rate
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Account: '--" "" .... 6306
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WHAT DOES CITIBANK DO WITH
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
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law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also
requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal
information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do;
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The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product
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All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run
their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial
companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons Citibank:
chooses to share;. and whether you can limit this sharing,...
¦ Social Security number and income
¦ account balances and employment information
or _..........._.. service ......_.. you ...._......_ have ............................... with us. This ........._.._............... information ..._..... can include:
¦ credit history and transaction history
For our everyday business purposes-
such as to process your transactions, maintain your Yes No '
account(s), respond to court orders and legal
investigations, or report to credit bureaus
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For our marketing purposes -- ------------------ --------- ------------
to offer our products and services to you
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No
companies
For our affiliates' everyday business
purposes Yes No
information about your transactions and I
experiences
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information about your creditworthiness
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For our affiliates to market to you
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For our nonaHillates to market to you
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Call 1-877-491-6609 - our menu will prompt you through your choice(s).
Please note:
f you are a newcustomer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days
from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer,
we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
However, you can contact us any time to limit our sharing.
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R n Call 1-877-491-6609 or call the Customer Service number on the back of
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your credit card or on your billing statement.
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Citibank, N.A., the bank that issues your credit card.
How does Citibank ; To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use,
protect my personal we use security measures to comply with federal law. These measures
Information? include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
How does Citibank
collect my personal
Information?
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Why can't I limit all
sharing?
We collect your personal information, for example, when you
¦ provide account information or give us your contact information
¦ provide employment information or apply for a loan
¦ use your credit or debit card
we also collect your personal information from others, such as credit
bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
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Federal law gives you the right to limit only
¦ sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes -information
about your creditworthiness
¦ affiliates from using your information to market to you
¦ sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you. -
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to
i limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law_---
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Affiliates ; Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be
financial and nonfinancial companies.
¦ Our affiliates include companies with a Citi name, financial
companies such as CitiMdrtgage, Inc., Citi Global Markets, Inc.
and Banamex USA.
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Nonaffillates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be
financial and nonfinancial companies.
¦ Nonafliates we share with can include companies engaged in direct
marketing and the selling of consumer products and services.
Joint marketing A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that
together market financial products and services to you.
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For Vermont Residents: We will not share information we collect about you with nonaffiliated third
parties, except as permitted by Vermont law, such as to process your transactions or to maintain your
account. In addition, we will not share information about your creditworthiness with our affiliates
except with your authorization.
For California Residents: We will not share information we collect about you with nonaffiliated third
parties, except as permitted by California law, such as to process your transactions or to maintain your
account.
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We may share your personal information, as permitted by law, with the retailer whose name is on your
card and with the companies related to the retailer. You cannot limit this sharing.
Important Information about Credit Reportina
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ay report information about your account to credit bureaus. Late payments, missed payments or
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other defaults on your account may be reflected in your credit report.
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Verification
I, VIM L. Koch
am employed by Citibank, N.A. (hereafter Citibank), which
is successor in interest to Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. This includes accounts previously
owned by Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. which merged into Citibank in or about July 2011. I
am authorized to make this verification on behalf of Citibank. 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.
Signature
C-57852
Helen M Cardene
Account number ending 6306
1006
SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Ronny R Anderson
Sheriff
Jody S Smith
Chief Deputy
Richard W Stewart
Solicitor
t H 6'R1 THIOlYrz I,'
?012 AUG -7 AM 9= 02
CUMB£RLANU COUN 1 't'
PENNSYLVANIA
?4??»lP n l L IUh?Pj?(?
OFFJCE CF THE SHERIFF
Citibank NA
vs.
Helen M. Cardene
Case Numb)
2012-4647
SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE
07/31/2012 06:40 PM - Ryan Burgett, Deputy Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on July 31,
2012 at 1840 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint and Notice, upon the within named
defendant, to wit: Helen M. Cardene, by making known unto herself personally, at 3614 Beech Run La
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17050 its contents and at the same time handing t
her personally the said true and correct copy of the same.
RYAN BURGETT,
SHERIFF COST: $38.00
August 03, 2012
SO ANSWERS,
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R ANDERSON, SHERIFF
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