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STOCK. & GRIMES, LLP
BY: EIMARD STOCK, ESQUIRE
LD. # 13657
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
Attorney for Plaintiff
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DIsmVER BANK, ISSUER OF DISCDVER CARD BY
ITS AGENT DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
P.O. Box 6011
Dover, DE 19903-6011
Plaintiff
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERL2\ND CO UN T Y
CIVIL ACTiON-LAW
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"NOTICE"
"A VISO"
"Le han demandado a usted en la corte. Si
usted quiere defenderse de estas demandas ex-
puestas en las paginas siguientes, usted tiene
veinte (20) dias de plazo al partir de la fecha de
la demanda y la notificacion. Hace falta asentar
una comparencia escrita 0 en persona 0 con un
abogado y entregar a la corte en forma escri ta
sus defensas 0 sus objeciones alas demandas
en contril de su persona. Sea avi sado que si
usted no se defiende, la corte tomara medidas
y puede continuar la demanda en contra suya sin
previo aVlso 0 notificaci6n. Ademas, la corte
puede decidir a favor del demandante y requiere
que usted cumpla con todas las provisiones de
esta demanda. Usted puede perder dinero 0 sus
propiedades u otros derechos importantes para
usted. ..
"You have been sued in COllrt. If you wish
to defend against the claims set forth in the fol-
lowing pages, you must take action within twenty
(20) days after this complaint and notice are
served, by entering J written appdarance person-
ally 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 agai nst you by
the court without further notice for any money
claimed in the complaint or lor 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
CAi..J GET LEGAL HELP.
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"LLEVE ESTA DEMANDA A UN ABO-
GADO INMEDIATAMENTE. 81 NO TIENE ABO-
GADO 0 SI NO TIENE EL DINERO SUFICIENTE
DE PAGAn T,<\L SERVICIO) YAY A EN PER-
SONA 0 LLAME POR TE,LEFONO A LA OFI.
CINA CUY A DIRECCION SE ENCUENTRA
ESCRITA ABAJO <\RA AVERIGUAR DONDE
SE PUEDE COi..JSE JIR ASISTENC\. LEGAL.
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Court ~llinistrator -- CU1lberland County Courthouse
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Carlisle, pJ;. 17013
(717) 240-6200
STOCK & GRIMES I LLP
BY: EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE
I.D. #13657
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
DISCOVER BANK I ISSUER OF
DISCOVER CARD I BY ITS AGENT
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES,
INC.
P.O. Box 6011
Dover I DE 19903-6011
Plaintiff
vs.
REBECCA L. GRUBER
134 Louis Lane
Enola, PA 17025-2160
Defendant(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
No. 04 - 1.cJ'1.3
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CIVIL ACTION
COMPLAINT IN ASSUMPSIT
1. Plaintiff, Discover Bank, issuer of Discover
Card, by its agent Discover Financial Services, Inc.,
is a duly organized banking institution under the laws
of the State of Delaware and has a principal place of
business at the address contained in the above caption.
2. Defendant(s) I Rebecca L. Gruber I is an adult
individual and resides at the address contained in the
above caption.
3. After application by the Defendant(s) to the
Plaintiff for a credit card account I which application
was approved by the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff issued a
credit card to the Defendant(s) so that the
Defendant(s) could make purchases from merchants, on
credit, who had established a business relationship
with the Plaintiff in regard to the same.
4. Thereafter, the Defendant(s) utilized the said
credit card on various and sundry occasions.
5. Plaintiff attaches hereto as Exhibit "A" to
this Complaint I a true and correct copy of the last
monthly statement in regard to the activities in
connection with the Defendant's account and also
attaches hereto as Exhibit "B" to this Complaint, an
Affidavit from the Plaintiff attesting to the present
balance due the Plaintiff from the Defendant(s) in
regard to the said account.
6. Notwithstanding repeated requests and demands
of the Plaintiff upon the Defendant(s) to satisfy the
outstanding indebtedness in the sum of $11,550.77 the
Defendant(s) has/have and still refuse(s) to pay the
same.
7. As a result thereof, Plaintiff has been forced
to incur reasonable attorney collection fees in the sum
of $2/887.69 in an attempt to legally enforce
collection of the debt due it from the Defendant(s),
which reasonable attorney fees are the responsibility
of the Defendant(s) to pay in accordance with the
Cardmember Agreement.
8. Plaintiff's investigation has determined that
the Defendant is not in the military service.
9. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Discover Bank, issuer of
Discover Card, by its agent Discover Financial
Services, Inc., demands Judgment against the
Defendant(s), Rebecca L. Gruber, in the sum of
$14/438.46, with
DATE, ~~~
VERIFICATION
EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE, Attorney for Plaintiff herein, verifies that the
statements made in this Pleading are true and correct and that he is authorized to
make them on behalf of the Plaintiff. He understands that the statements herein
are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S.A. Sec. 4904, relating to unsworn
falsification to authorities.
Request for Mil~tary Status
https:/ /www.dmdc.osd.mi1/udpdri/ owa/sscra. prc _Select
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Department of Defense Manpower Data Center
DEC-15-200411:02:43
Military Status Report
Pursuant to the Servicemen's Civil Relief Act of 2003
I <Last Name First Middle I Be~i;Dat~~- ~ Active Du~ Status ! Service/Agency
~UBER ~~~C~A L __ _ _~ ____
Ii Currently not on Active Military Duty, based on the Social Security Number and last name provided. II
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Upon searching the information data banks ofthe Department of Defense Manpower Data Center, the
above is the current status ofthe Defendant(s), per the Information provided, as to all branches of the
Military.
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Robert J. Brandewie, Director
Department of Defense - Manpower Data Center
1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400
Arlington, V A 22209-2593
The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is an organization of the Department of Defense that
maintains the Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) database which is the
official source of data on eligibility for military medical care and other eligibility systems.
If you have information that makes you feel that the DMDC response is not correct, please fax
your response to 703-696-4156 or call 703-696-6762 and further research will be done. For
personal privacy reasons, SSNs are not available on this printed results page. Requesters
submitting a SSN only receive verification that the SSN they submitted is a match or
non-match.
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DISCOVER
CARD
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$2,131.00
accounr numoef au I I UU.!'1 :JU~:J If;" 1
enter amount enclosed be/ow
payment due date
August 30, 2004
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REBECCA GRUBER
134 LOUIS LN
ENOL A PA 17025-2160
SAVE Today! Call 1-8n-353-0986 to
transfer your high-rate balances to your
Discover@Card or visit Discovercard.com.
PO BOX 15251 11I11.1111I1111.1111.111.11
WILHINGTON DE 19886-5251
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AdcJress or telBphone cha~? Please print change in the space above.
or go to Discovarcard.com.
000006011002450251731000000000000000213100
Discover Platinum Card Account Summary
account number
payment due date
minimum payment due
credit limit
credit available
cash credit limit
cash credit available
Transactions
Payments and Credits
Closing Date: July 30. 2004
page 1 of2
$11,550.77
11,550.77
+ 0.00
+ 0.00
+ 0.00
+ 0.00
$0.00
6011 0024 5025 1731
August 30, 2004
$2,131.00
$9,200
$0
$4,600.00
$0.00
previous balance
payments and credits
purchases
cash advances
balance transfers
FINANCE CHARGES
new balance
trans. post
date date
Jul31 Jul31 INTERNAL CHARGE-OFF
$-11,550.77
Nominal ANNUAL Transaction
Average Daily ANNUAL Periodic Fee
Daily Periodic PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE FINANCE FINANCE
Balances Rates RATES RA rES CHARGES CHARGES
current billing period: 21 days
Purchases $0 0.06847"/0 24.99% F 24.99% $0 none
Cash Advances $0 0.06847% 24.99% F 24.99% $0 $0
The rates lI1al apply to your Accounl are either fixed (F) or lI1ey may vary (V) as noted above.
Questions? Call1-800-0ISCOVER (1-800-347-2683) or log on to Olacoven:anl.com. For TOO (Telecommunication Device lor
the Deaf) assistance, see reverse side. Send billing error notice to: Discover Platinum: P.O. Box 15192; Wilmington, DE 19850-5192.
EXHIBIT "A"
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ATTORNEY:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
BALANCE:
CARDMEMBER (S):
STOCK
6011002450251731
$11,550.77
REBECCA L GRUBER
STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
B. Cunningham, personally appeared before me, this day and after being duly sworn, according to
law, upon his/her oath and says:
I am a Legal Placement Account Manager for DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., the
servicing agent of DISCOVER BANK, an FDIC insured Delaware State Bank.
THAT this affidavit is made on the basis of my personal knowledge and in support of Plaintiff's
suit on account against the Debtor(s)
THAT, in my capacity as Legal Placement Account Manager, I have control over and access to
records regarding the Discover Card Account of the above referenced Debtor(s), further, that I
have personally inspected said Account and statements regarding the balance due on said account.
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. maintains these records in the ordinary course of
business.
THAT the annexed statement of account is a hue and correct statement of what is now due and
owing Discover Bank on the account, and exhibit A is a copy of the Cardmember Agreement
between Discover Bank and the above referenced Debtor(s). The Cardmember Agreement
governs the terms and conditions of the relationship between Discover Bank and the Debtor(s) in
connection with the account.
Based on my review of the account records, to the best of my knowledge and belief the above
referenced Debtor(s) is not engaged in the military service of the United States and is a resident
of the State and of the Country in which this action has been filed.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and con"ect to the best of my
knowledge.
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AffiantU .
Sworn and Subscribed before me,
This day of Tuesday, August 17, 2004.
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SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR
CASE NO: 2004-06373 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
DISCOVER BANK
VS
GRUBER REBECCA L
RON KERR
I Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
Cumberland CountylPennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law/
says/ the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE
was served upon
GRUBER REBECCA L
the
DEFENDANT
I at 1805:00 HOURS/ on the 27th day of December, 2004
at 134 LOUIS LANE
ENOLAr PA 17025
by handing to
LAWRENCE GRUBER I HUSBAND
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE
together with
and at the same time directing His attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing
Service
Affidavit
Surcharge
So Answers:
18.00
11.10
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12/28/2004
STOCK & GRIMES
Sworn and Subscribed to before
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STOCK & GRIMES, LLP
BY: Edward Stock, Esquire
I.D.#13657
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF
DISCOVER CARD BY ITS AGENT
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES,
INC.
P . O. Box 6011
Dover, DE 19903-6011
Plaintiff
vs.
REBECCA L. GRUBER
134 Louis Lane
Enola, PA 17025-2160
Defendant(s)
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Attorney for Plaintiff
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
No. 04-6373
PRAECIPE FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Enter Judgment by Default in favor of the
Plaintiff, Discover Bank, issuer of Discover Card by
its agent Discover Financial Services, Inc., and
against the Defendant(s), Rebecca L. Gruber, for
failure to Answer the Civil Action Complaint. Assess
Plaintiff's damages in the sum of $14,438.46 in
accordance with the
DATE,:JjL
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AFFIDAVIT OF NON MILlT ARY SERVICE
Edward Stock, Esquire, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says:
(a) That the Defendant(s) is/are not in the Military or Naval Service of the United States
or its Allies, or otherwise within the provisions of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of
Congress of 1940 as amended;
(b) That Defendant, Rebecca L. Gruber, is approximately 40 years of age, resides at 134
Louis Lane, Enola, PA 17025-2160, and is self-employed.
, is approximately 40 years of age, resides at
, and is a housewife.
Affiant has ascertained the foregoing information by personal investigation and makes
(cl That Defendant,
this Affidavit in due authority; and he understands that the statements herein are made subject to
the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Sec. 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF
DISCOVER CARD BY ITS AGENT
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES,
INC.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
Plaintiff
No. 04-6373
vs.
REBECCA L. GRUBER
Defendant(s)
CERTIFICATION UNDER PA. R.C.P. 237.1
EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE, Attorney for Plaintiff,
Discover Bank, issuer of Discover Card by its agent
Discover Financial Services, Inc., certifies that he
sent a copy of the attached Notice on January 21, 2005
by regular mail, to the Defendant(s) at the address at
which the Defendant(sl was/were served with a copy of
the Complaint by the Office of the Sheriff indicated by
DATE:
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the court records.
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DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF DISCOVER CARD
BY ITS AGENT DISCOVER FINANCIAL
SERVICES, INe.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
Plaintiff
VS.
NO. 04-6373
REBECCA 1. GRUBER
Defendant( s)
TO: Rebecca 1. Gruber
134 Louis Lane
Enola,PA 17025-2160
Date: January 21, 2005
IMPORTANT NOTICE
YOU ARE IN DEF AUL T BECAUSE YOU HAVE F AILED TO ENTER A WRITTEN
APPEARANCE PERSONALLY OR BY ATTORNEY AND FILE IN WRITING WITH THE
COURT YOUR DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE CLAIMS SET FORTH AGAINST
YOu. UNLESS YOU ACT WITHIN TEN (1 0) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE,
A JUDGMENT MAYBE ENTERED AGAINST YOU WITHOUT A HEARING AND YOU
MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY OR OTHER IMPORTANT RIGHTS.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LA WYER 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
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CARLISLE, P A 17013
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EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE
Attorney for Plaintiff
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
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