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S Commencement of Action:
® Complaint ❑ Writ of Summons ❑ Petition
t C ❑ Transfer from Another Jurisdiction ❑ Declaration of Taking
f I Lead Plaintiffs Name: Lead Defendant's Name:
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC JOAN S YOHN
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)
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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 ` ` ' }�" hi 00Th�,�
120 Corporate Blvd 4 HAR j
Norfolk, VA 23502 1 1 ; 06
TELE: 1- 866- 428 -8102 CUt'J RL A � �
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FAX: (757) 518 -0860 PEN'NS l Ly COUN
Attorneys for Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC .•
120 CORPORATE BLVD 1 S C L Li l
NORFOLK, VA 23502 No. J
Plaintiff,
V.
JOAN S YOHN
14 LARCH LN
ENOLA PA 17025
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 �� ���
(717) 249 -3166 �A its 1
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This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to colle t a debt.
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.
JOAN S YOHN
14 LARCH LN
ENOLA PA 17025
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
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Esta comunicacion. es de im cobrador de deudas y es un .intent do cobra] tina deuda.
Cualquier infromacion 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.
JOAN S YOHN
14 LARCH LN
ENOLA PA 17025
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, JOAN S YOHN, is an adult individual with last known address of 14 LARCH LN,
ENOLA PA 17025.
3. It is averred that Defendant was indebted to CITIBANK,N.A. / SEARS CHARGE PLUS on April
23, 2006 with account number * * * * * * * * * ** *5288 (hereafter referred to as "Account ").
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 July 26, 2011.
8. Plaintiff is the purchaser, assignee and/or successor in interest CITIBANK,N.A. / SEARS
CHARGE PLUS 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
$4,808.82.
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, JOAN S YOHN , in the amou of 4,808.82, plus costs of this action
and any other relief as the Court deems just and reasonabl .
Carrie A. Brown, Esquire, #94055
Robert N. Polas, Jr., Esquire, # 201259
Mark R. Garvey, Esquire, # 312686
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This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt.
Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
VERIFICATION
The undersigned Custodian of Records for Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC,
Tiffany Griffin 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:
By: Tiffany Griffin
J C di f Records
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This communication is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt.
Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
XHIBI 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.
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Contract ID: PR I SP I EM08251 t
Document ID. 051012PR I SP I EMB I
BILL OF SALE AND ASSIGNMENT
THIS BILL OF SALE AND ASSIGNMENT dated May 18, 2012, 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, LL s
organized under the laws of the Delaware, with its headquarters /principal place of business at
130 Corporate Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23502 ( Buyer ).
For value received and subject to the terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement
dated August 25, 2011, 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 tile.
Citibank, N.A.
By:.. .
(Signature)
Name: i !p� sti.+> CJ C
Title:
PRA 08251 Ldoc
Ronny R Anderson
Sheriff
Jody S Smith
Chief Deputy
Richard W Stewart
Solicitor
SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
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CUMBERLAND
PENNSYLVANIA
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
vs.
Joan Yohn
Case Number
2014 -1556
SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE
03/24/2014 05:44 PM - Deputy Dawn Kell, 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: Joan Yohn at 14 Larch Lane, East Pennsboro, Enola, PA 17025.
DAWN KELL, DEPUTY
SHERIFF COST: $44.95 SO ANSWERS,
March 25, 2014
CountySuite Sheriff, Teie-asefi, Inc.
RONN R ANDER
SON, SHERIFF
CaresA. Brown, Esquire
Rob't N. Polas Jr, Esquire
Mark R. Garvey, Esquire
Gregory J. Babcock, Esquire
Attorney ID # 94055/201259/312686/205061
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
120 Corporate Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23502
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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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.
JOAN S YOHN
14 LARCH LN
ENOLA PA 17025
No. 14-1556
Defendant
PRAECIPE TO SETTLE DISCONTINUE AND END
PLEASE MARK THE ABOVE -CAPTIONED ACTION AS SETTLED,
DISCONTINUED AND ENDED.
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obert N. Polas, Jr., Esquire PA Bar # 201259
Carrie Brown, Esquire PA Bar # 94055
Mark R. Garvey, Esquire PA Bar # 312686
Gregory J. Babcock, Esquire PA Bar # 205061
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.
Care A. Brown, Esquire
Robert N. Polas Jr, Esquire
Mark R. Garvey, Esquire
Gregory J. Babcock, Esquire
Attorney ID # 94055/201259/312686/205061
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.
JOAN S YOHN
14 LARCH LN
ENOLA PA 17025
Defendant
No. 14-1556
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned does hereby certify that I served a copy of the foregoing Praecipe to Settle
Di, ontinue and End pon JO N S YOHN by First Class Mail, Postage Pre -Paid, a copy thereof on this
ay of ,2014, to:
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JOAN S YOHN 14 LARC
OLA PA 17025
o s ert N. Polas, Jr., Esquire PA Bar # 201259
Carrie Brown, Esquire PA Bar # 94055
Mark R. Garvey, Esquire PA Bar # 312686
Gregory J. Babcock, Esquire PA Bar # 205061
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 infnrmatinn obtained will he !Ned far this nnrnnce.