HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-31-14 IN RE: ESTATE OF : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
ROBERT M. MUMMA, : OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
DECEASED : PENNSYLVANIA
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IN RE: MOTION TO VACATE APPOINTMENT OF AUDI'F�- �""{ ,
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AND NOW, this 31 S`day of July, 2014, upon consideration of the "Motion of Barbara M.
Mumma Pursuant to 20 Pa. C.S. §35ll for an Order That the Accounts Filed by the Trustee, Lisa
M. Morgan, in the Above-Captioned Matter for the Period July 18, 2010 through December 31,
2012 Be Examined and Audited by the Court Itself in the First Instance, and Not by the Newly-
Appointed Auditor," and it appearing (a) that the auditor had commenced work upon his
assignment prior to the filing of the motion,� (b) that the motion�is predicated upon a statute
applicable to counties having a "separate orphans' court division,"2 (c) that Cumberland County
is not among the enumerated counties having a separate orphans' court division as that term is
used by the legislature,3 and (d) that the corresponding statute applicable to counties such as
Cumberland provides that the appointment of an auditor in the case of objections to an account is
discretionary with the court,4 and the court, in the exercise of its discretion, and based upon the
extraordinary demands upon the hearing official which virtually every step in this case
� See"Motion of Barbara M. Mumma Pursuant to 20 Pa. C.S. §3511 for an Order That the Accounts Filed by the
Trustee, Lisa M.Morgan, in the Above-Captioned Matter for the Period July 18,2010 through December 31,2012
Be Examined and Audited by the Court Itself in the First Instance,and Not by the Newly-Appointed Auditor,"at
F.N. 1.
�Id. at¶16.
3 See 42 Pa. C.S. §951(a)-(c).
4 See 20 Pa. C.S. §3512.
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entails5 and the benefit to the court provided by the services of a prior auditor, the motion to
vacate the November 7, 2013 appointment of Auditor Anthony L. DeLuca is denied.
By the court,
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J esley Oler, . S. J.
Anthony L. DeLuca, Esquire
113 Front Street
Boiling Springs, PA 17007
Auditor
Joseph D. Buckley, Esquire
1237 Holly Pike
Carlisle, PA 17013
Former Auditor
Shaun E. O'Toole, Esquire
220 Pine Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Attorney for Robert M. Mumma, II
Ivo V. Otto, III, Esquire
George B. Faller, Jr., Esquire
10 East High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Attorneys for Lisa M. Morgan
Brady L. Green, Esquire
Wilbraham, Lawler& Buba, P.C.
1818 Market Street, Floor 31
Philadelphia, PA 19103-3654
Attorney for Lisa M. Morgan and Estate of Barbara McK. Mumma
5 Objections to prior accounts have occasioned about 40 days of auditor's hearings.
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Richard F. Rinaldo, Esquire
One Gateway Center, 16th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Attorney for Barbara M. Mumma
Linda M. Mumma
P.O. Box 70
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Court Administrator
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: ORPHANS' COURT DNISION
. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
[n Re: Robert M. Mumma,Deceased . CUMBERLAND COIJNTY
. PENNSYLVANIA
. N0.21-86-0398
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF ORDER
ORDER DATE: 7/31/14
JUDGE'S INITIALS: JWO
TIME STAMP DATE: 7/31/14
IN RE: Order of Court
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SERVICE TO:
Ivo V. Otto III Martson Law Offices 10 East Hieh Street Carlisle PA 17013
Brady L. Green 1818 Market Street 31 S`Floor Philadelnhia PA 19103
Anthony L.DeLuca 113 Front Street PO Box 358 Boilin Springs PA 17007
METHOD OF MAILING: ENVELOPES PROVIDED BY:
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SERVICE TO: Shaun O'Toole 220 Pine Street Harrisbur�PA 17101
Joseph D. Buckley 1237 Holly Pike Carlisle PA 17013
Richard F Rinaldo Williams Coulson Johnson Lloyd Parker&Tedesco One Gateway Center 16`�`FL Pittsburgh PA 15222
Linda M.Mumma PO Box 70 Mechanicsbur�PA 17055
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Clerk of Orphans' Co