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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-1124 Supreme Court-of Pennsylvania Court =of Common Pleas l { For Prothonotary Use Only: 11 til t b•l VIll p Civll,CovekSheet Docket No: f ✓ CUMBER 3 / County �- j The information collected on this form is used solely for court administration purposes. This form does not supplement or replace the filing and service ofpleadings or other papers as required by law or rules of court. S Commencement of Action: E ® Complaint ❑ Writ of Summons ❑Petition C ❑ Transfer from Another Jurisdiction ❑ Declaration of Taking Lead Plaintiffs Name: Lead Defendant's Name: I PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN I O Are money damages requested? ® Yes ❑ No Dollar Amount Requested: X within arbitration limits N (Check one) outside arbitration limits A Is this a Class Action Suit? ❑ Yes ® No Is this an MDJAppeal? ❑ Yes ® No Name of Plaintiff/Appellant's Attorney: Robert N. Polas, Jr./ Carrie Brown/ Mark R. Garvey ❑ Check here if you have no attorney (are a Self- Represented [Pro Sel Litigant) Nature of the Case Place an "X" to the left of the ONE case category that most accurately describes your PRIMARY CASE. If you are making more than one type of claim, check the one that you consider most important. TORT (do not include Mass Tort) CONTRACT (do not include Judgments) CIVIL APPEALS ❑ Intentional ❑ Buyer Plaintiff Administrative Agencies ❑ Malicious Prosecution ❑ Board of Assessment ❑ Motor Vehicle ❑ Debt Collection: Credit Card ❑ Board of Elections ❑ Nuisance ® Debt Collection: Other ❑ Dept. of Transportation ❑ Premises Liability ❑ Statutory Appeal: Other S ❑ Product Liability (does not include E mass tort) F1 Employment Dispute: ❑ Slander/Libel /Defamation Discrimination ❑ Zoning Board C ❑ Other: ❑ Employment Dispute: Other ❑ Other: T I ❑ Other: Q MASS TORT N ❑ Asbestos ❑ Tobacco REAL PROPERTY MISCELLANEOUS ❑ Toxic Tort -DES ED B E] Toxic Tort - Implant Ejectment E] Common Law /Statutory Arbitration E] Toxic Waste E) Eminent Domain/Condemnation El Declaratory Judgment r Other: E3 Ground Rent ❑ Mandamus ❑ Landlord /Tenant Dispute ❑ Non - Domestic Relations ❑ Mortgage Foreclosure: Residential Restraining Order ❑ Mortgage Foreclosure: Commercial ❑ Quo Warranto ❑ Partition ❑ Replevin PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ❑ Quiet Title ❑ Other: ❑ Dental ❑ Other: ❑ Legal ❑ Medical ❑ Other Professional: L _ 14 -64203 Robert N. Polas, Jr., Esquire PA Bar # 201259 Carrie Brown, Esquire PA Bar # 94055 Mark R. Garvey, Esquire PA Bar # 312686' Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC 120 Corporate Blvd 1i � Norfolk, VA 23502 , FE �� Z) `"fi TELE: 1- 866 - 428 -8102 C'J'ISE LAHo C0L'� FAX: (757) 518 -0860 PEtd I iS YLVA Pi 1Q Attorneys for Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF .COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA CIVIL ACTION - LAW PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC . 120 CORPORATE BLVD NORFOLK, VA 23502 No. Plaintiff, V. TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN 308 STONEHEDGE LN MECHANICSBURG PA 17055 Defendant. 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 withing twenty (20) days after this Complaint and Notice are served, by entering a written appearance, personally or by an 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 of any money claimed or any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property 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 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. Lawyer Referral Service - CUMBERLAND County Bar Association Cumberland County Bar Association 32 South Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013 14 -64203 (717) 249 -3166 c L-- tv 2ls n This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt. Q - a U Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Robert N. Polas, Jr., Esquire PA Bar # 201259 Carrie Brown, Esquire PA Bar # 94055 Mark R. Garvey, Esquire PA Bar # 312686 Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC 120 Corporate Blvd Norfolk, VA 23502 TELE: 1- 866 - 428 -8102 FAX: (757) 518 -0860 Attorneys for Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA CIVIL ACTION - LAW PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC 120 CORPORATE BLVD NORFOLK, VA 23502 Demandante, No. V. TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN 308 STONEHEDGE LN MECHANICSBURG PA 17055 Demandado. NOTICIA USTED HA SIDO DEMANDADO/ A EN LA CORTE. Si usted desea defender conta la demanda puestas en las siguientes paginas, usted tienen que tomar accion dentro veinte (20) dias despues que esta Demanda y Aviso es servido, con entrando por escrito una aparencia personalmente o por un abogado y archivando por escrito con la Corte sus defensas o obejciones a las demandas puestas en esta contra usted. Usted es advertido que si falla de hacerlo el caso puede proceder sin usted y un juzgamiento puede ser entrado conta usted por la Corte sin mas aviso por cualquier dinero reclamdo en la Demanda o por cualquier otro reclamo o alivio solicitado por Demandante. Usted puede perder dinero o propiedad o otros derechos importante para usted. USTED DEBE LLEVAR ESTE PAPEL A SU ABOGADO ENSGUIDA. SI USTED NO TIENE UN ABOGADO, VAYA O LAMME POR TELEFONO LA OFICINA FIJADA AQUI ABAJO. ESTA OFICINA PUEDE PROVEERE CON INFORMACION DE COMO CONSEGUIR UN ABOGADO. SI USED NO PUEDE PAGARLE A UN ABOGADO, ESTA OFICINA PUEDE PROVEERE INFORMACION ACERCA AGENCIAS. QUE PEUDAN OFRECER SERVICIOS LEGAL A PERSONAS ELGIBLE UN HONORARIO REDUCIDO O GRATIS. Lawyer Referral Service - CUMBERLAND County Bar Association Cumberland County Bar Association 32 South Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 249 -3166 14 -64203 Esta coinunicacion es de un cobrador de deudas y es un intent do cobras una deuda. Cualquier infroinacion sera utilizada para ese proposito. Robert N. Polas, Jr., Esquire PA Bar # 201259 Carrie Brown, Esquire PA Bar # 94055 Mark R. Garvey, Esquire PA Bar # 312686 Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC 120 Corporate Blvd Norfolk, VA 23502 TELE: 1- 866 - 428 -8102 FAX: (757) 518 -0860 Attorneys for Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA CIVIL ACTION - LAW PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC 120 CORPORATE BLVD NORFOLK, VA 23502 Plaintiff, No. V. TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN 308 STONEHEDGE LN MECHANICSBURG PA 17055 Defendant. COMPLAINT 1. Plaintiff, Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC is a Delaware Limited Liability Company with offices located at 120 Corporate Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23502. 2. Defendant, TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN, is an adult individual with last known address of 308 STONEHEDGE LN, MECHANICSBURG PA 17055. 3. It is averred that Defendant was indebted to CITIBANK, N.A. / SEARS on August 1, 1995 with account number * * * * * * * * * ** *3476 (hereafter referred to as "Account "). A copy of the account history is attached here to and collectively marked as Exhibit "A." 4. By using the Account, Defendant agreed to repay any incurred balances and/or charges made to the Account pursuant to the terms and conditions governing said Account. Failure to pay Defendant's incurred charges on the Account is considered a default. 5. At all relevant times material hereto, Defendant has used said Account for the purchase of products, goods and/or for obtaining services. This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information. obtained will be used. for that purpose. 6. Defendant was provided with copies of the Statements of Account showing all debits and credits for transactions on the aforementioned Account to which there was no bonafide objection by Defendant. 7. Defendant was in default with respect to that debt for failure to make the required payments on the Account. The last payment made on this Account was on September 4, 2012. 8. Plaintiff is the purchaser, assignee and /or successor in interest CITIBANK, N.A. / SEARS and Plaintiff is now the holder of the Account. A true and correct copy of the Plaintiffs Bill of Sale is attached hereto and collectively marked as Exhibit "A." 9. As of the date within Complaint, the remaining balance due, owing and unpaid on Defendant's Account, as a result of Defendant and /or any authorized user's use of said Account is in the sum of $2,279.87. 10. Despite reasonable and repeated demands for payment. Defendant has refused and continues to refuse to pay all sums due and owing on the aforementioned Account, all to the damage and detriment of the Plaintiff. 11. The amount in controversy is within the jurisdictional amount requiring compulsory arbitration. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests this Honorable court enter Judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant, TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN, in the amount of $2,279.87, plus costs of this action and any other relief as the Court deems just an7 Carrie Brown, Esquire, # 94055 Robert N. Polas, Jr., Esquire, # 201259 Mark R. Garvey, Esquire, # 312686 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14 -64203 This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt. Any infoi obtained will be used for that purpose. VERIFICATION The undersigned Custodian of Records for Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, Michael La Douceur hereby states that he /she is authorized to take this verification on behalf of said Plaintiff in the within action and verifies that the statements made in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct to the best of his/her knowledge, information, and belief, based upon information provided by the Plaintiff. The undersigned understands that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: JAN 21 2014 e B Michael La Douceur Custodian of Records 14 -64203 This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. XHIBIT A This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC 120 Corporate Blvd Norfolk, VA 23502 Telephone: 1- 866 - 428 -8102 Fax: (757) 518 -0860 Statement of Account Account: * * * * * * * * * ** *3476 TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN Account Holder: TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN 308 STONEHEDGE LN MECHANICSBURG PA 17055 Consumer Account Product Code: MC Issuer: CITIBANK, N.A. / SEARS Assignee: Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC Account Number: * * * * * * * * * ** *3476 Date Account Opened: August 1, 1995 Date of Last Payment: September 4, 2012 Date of Charge Off. February 3, 2013 Balance at Purchase: $2,279.87 Purchase Date: June 27, 2013 Balance at Charge -Off: $2,279.87 Less Payments: $.00 Balance Due: $2,279.87 14 -64203 SRSS72 This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. BILL OF SALE AND ASSIGNMENT THIS BILL OF SALE AND ASSIGNMENT, dated June 27, 2013, is by Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, located at 701 East 60th Street North, Sioux Falls, SD 57117 (the "Bank ") to Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC ( "Buyer"), organized under the laws of Delaware, with its headquarters /principal place of business at 130 Corporate Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23502. For value received and subject to the terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated February 25, 2013, between Buyer and the Bank (the "Agreement "), the Bank does hereby transfer, sell, assign, convey, grant, bargain, set over and deliver to Buyer, and to Buyer's successors and assigns, the Accounts described in Exhibit 1 and the final electronic file. Citibank, N.A. By: (Signature) Name: Title: V� via y.G.Lc 1 ry1 PRA 022513 EXHIBIT 1 ASSET SCHEDME The individual Accounts. transferred are described in tthe:final electronic file.and delivered by the Bank to Buyer, the same deemed attached. hereto by this reference:. : # of Sale Cut-Off Lot Sale ID Accounts Rates Sate Balance Date Sears :Early 46/10/13 Out MasterCard Sears Early 46114!13 Out Private Label w. PRA 022513:::. .. . SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY Ronny R Anderson _ f � ii�J�E " 11•i '•J Sheriff yet 01-C11-61;r'4 ‘0,1• r Jody S Smith NI 2: El 2 Chief Deputy s s !! 2 Richard W Stewart iE 'iLrat� ; I Solicitor �.-,, $ SYLWr�`�1�I Portfolio Recorvery Associates, LLC vs. Case Number Tamea Beers Franklin 2014-1124 SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE 03/03/2014 09:54 AM - Deputy Brian Grzyboski, being duly sworn according to law, served the requested Complaint & Notice by"personally" handing a true copy to a person representing themselves to be the Defendant, to wit: Tamea Beers Franklin at 308 Stonehedge Lane, Upper Allen Township, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. B IAN GRZYBO , • ' 4 SHERIFF COST: $39.30 SO ANSWERS, March 05, 2014 RONF Y R ANDERSON, SHERIFF e ...,_. I. • ig Carrie A. Brown, Esquire Robert N. Po las Jr, Esquire Mark R. Garvey, Esquire Attorney ID # 94055/201259/312686 Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC 120 Corporate Blvd Norfolk, VA 23502 Attorneys for Plaintiff ; " • r r r‘ T 11' N 2011 APR 23 AN 10: 14.4 C•' r IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA CIVIL ACTION - LAW PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC 120 CORPORATE BLVD NORFOLK, VA 23502 Plaintiff V. TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN 308 STONEHEDGE LN MECHANICSBURG PA 17055 Defendant No. 14-1124 Civil PRAECIPE TO DISCONTINUE To the Prothonotary: Please mark the above-entitled case as discontinued without prejudice ully Sub i 14-64203 obert N. Polas, Jr., Esquire PA Bar # 201259 Came Brown, Esquire PA Bar # 94055 Mark R. Garvey, Esquire PA Bar # 312686 Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC 120 Corporate Blvd Norfolk, VA 23502 TELE: 1-866-428-8102 FAX: (757) 518-0860 Attorneys for Plaintiff This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 4 Came A. Brown, Esquire Robert N. Po las Jr, Esquire Mark R. Garvey, Esquire Attorney ID # 94055/201259/312686 Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC 120 Corporate Blvd Norfolk, VA 23502 Attorneys for Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA CIVIL ACTION - LAW PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC 120 CORPORATE BLVD NORFOLK, VA 23502 Plaintiff V. TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN 308 STONEHEDGE LN MECHANICSBURG PA 17055 Defendant : No. 14-1124 Civil CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned does hereby certify that I served a copy of the foregoing Praecipe to Discontinue upon TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN, by First Class Mail, Postage Pre-Paid, a copy thereof on this day of , 2014, to: TAMEA BEERS FRANKLIN, 308 STONEH 14-64203 N, MECHANIC V A 17055 N. Polas, Jr., Esquire PA Bar # 201259 Carrie Brown, Esquire PA Bar # 94055 Mark R. Garvey, Esquire PA Bar # 312686 Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC 120 Corporate Blvd Norfolk, VA 23502 TELE: 1-866-428-8102 FAX: (757) 518-0860 Attorneys for Plaintiff This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.