HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-3230PHELAN HALLINAN & SCHMIEG, LLP
LAWRENCE T. PHELAN, ESQ., Id. No. 32227
FRANCIS S. HALLINAN, ESQ., Id. No. 62695
ONE PENN CENTER PLAZA, SUITE 1400
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
(215) 563-7000
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR ABFC
2004-OPT 4 TRUST, ABFC ASSET-BACKED
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-OPT4
6501 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE
IRVINE, CA 92618
Plaintiff
V.
LEANDER A. LEDEBOHM
JANET L. MAXWELL
5214 DEERFIELD AVENUE
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050
Defendants
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CIVIL DIVISION
TERM n
NO. DS ' 3a36 CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
COMPLAINT IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
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 twenty (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 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 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, 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 LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE
PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
Lawyer Referral Service
Cumberland County Bar Association
32 South Bedford Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(800)990-9108
File 4 : 118118
IF THIS IS THE FIRST NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROM
THIS OFFICE, BE ADVISED THAT:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION
PRACTICES ACT, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. (1977),
DEFENDANT(S) MAY DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE
DEBT OR ANY PORTION THEREOF. IF DEFENDANT(S)
DO SO IN WRITING WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF
RECEIPT OF THIS PLEADING, COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF WILL OBTAIN AND PROVIDE
DEFENDANT(S) WITH WRITTEN VERIFICATION
THEREOF; OTHERWISE, THE DEBT WILL BE ASSUMED
TO BE VALID. LIKEWISE, IF REQUESTED WITHIN
THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS PLEADING,
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF WILL SEND DEFENDANT(S)
THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL
CREDITOR, IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE.
THE LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE US TO WAIT UNTIL
THE END OF THE THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD
FOLLOWING FIRST CONTACT WITH YOU BEFORE
SUING YOU TO COLLECT THIS DEBT. EVEN THOUGH
THE LAW PROVIDES THAT YOUR ANSWER TO THIS
COMPLAINT IS TO BE FILED IN THIS ACTION WITHIN
TWENTY (20) DAYS, YOU MAY OBTAIN AN EXTENSION
OF THAT TIME. FURTHERMORE, NO REQUEST WILL
BE MADE TO THE COURT FOR A JUDGMENT UNTIL
THE EXPIRATION OF THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOU
HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, IF
YOU REQUEST PROOF OF THE DEBT OR THE NAME
AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN
THE THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD THAT BEGINS UPON
YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS COMPLAINT, THE LAW
REQUIRES US TO CEASE OUR EFFORTS (THROUGH
LITIGATION OR OTHERWISE) TO COLLECT THE DEBT
UNTIL WE MAIL THE REQUESTED INFORMATION TO
YOU. YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY FOR
ADVICE CONCERNING YOUR RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS IN THIS SUIT.
IF YOU HAVE FILED BANKRUPTCY AND RECEIVED A
DISCHARGE, THIS IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
A DEBT. IT IS AN ACTION TO ENFORCE A LIEN ON
REAL ESTATE.
File# 118118
Plaintiff is
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR ABFC
2004-OPT 4 TRUST, ABFC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2004-OPT4
6501 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE
IRVINE, CA 92618
2. The name(s) and last known address(es) of the Defendant(s) are:
LEANDER A. LEDEBOHM
JANET L. MAXWELL
5214 DEERFIELD AVENUE
MECHANICSBURG. PA 17050
who is/are the mortgagor(s) and real owner(s) of the property hereinafter described.
3. On 03/09/2004 mortgagor(s) made, executed and delivered a mortgage upon the premises
hereinafter described to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION which mortgage is
recorded in the Office of the Recorder of CUMBERLAND County, in Mortgage Book: 1857,
Page: 2858. PLAINTIFF is now the legal owner of the mortgage and is in the process of
formalizing an assignment of same.
4. The premises subject to said mortgage is described as attached.
The mortgage is in default because monthly payments of principal and interest upon said
mortgage due 12/01/2004 and each month thereafter are due and unpaid, and by the terms of said
mortgage, upon failure of mortgagor to make such payments after a date specified by written
notice sent to Mortgagor, the entire principal balance and all interest due thereon are collectible
forthwith.
File #: 118119
6. The following amounts are due on the mortgage:
Principal Balance $172,733.85
Interest 6,504.80
1/01/2004 through 06/23/2005
(Per Diem $27.68)
Attorney's Fees 1,250.00
Cumulative Late Charges 431.13
03/09/2004 to 06/23/2005
Cost of Suit and Title Search $ 550.00
Subtotal $ 181,469.78
Escrow
Credit 61.59
Deficit 0.00
Subtotal $- 61.59
TOTAL $ 181,408.19
7. The attorney's fees set forth above are in conformity with the mortgage documents and
Pennsylvania law, and will be collected in the event of a third party purchaser at Sheriffs Sale. If
the Mortgage is reinstated prior to the Sale, reasonable attorney's fees will be charged.
8. Notice of Intention to Foreclose as set forth in Act 6 of 1974, Notice of Homeowner's Emergency
Assistance Program pursuant to Act 91 of 1983, as amended in 1998, and/or Notice of Default as
required by the mortgage document, as applicable, have been sent to the Defendant(s) on the
date(s) set forth thereon, and the temporary stay as provided by said notice has terminated because
Defendant(s) has/have failed to meet with the Plaintiff or an authorized consumer credit
counseling agency, or has/have been denied assistance by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance
Agency.
This action does not come under Act 6 of 1974 because the original mortgage amount exceeds
$50,000.
WHEREFORE, PLAINTIFF demands an in rem Judgment against the Defendant(s) in the sum of $
181,408.19, together with interest from 06/23/2005 at the rate of $27.68 per diem to the date of
Judgment, and other costs and charges collectible under the mortgage and for the foreclosure and sale of
the mortgaged property.
PHELAN HALLINAN & SCHMIEG, LLP
n.
By: /s/FrancisS. Halli?
LAWRENCE T. PHELAN, ESQUIRE
FRANCIS S. HALLINAN, ESQUIRE
Attorneys for Plaintiff
File#: 118118
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land situate in Good Hope Farms, Hampden Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, more particularly bounded and described as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the Westerly line of Deerfield Avenue at the dividing line between Lots Nos. 8 and 9 of
Section'B' as shown on the hereinafter mentioned plan of lots; thence by the Westerly line of Deerfield Avenue, South 01
degree 50 minutes East, 100 feet to a point in the dividing line between Lots Nos. 8 and 7 of Section 'B'; thence by said
dividing line, South 88 degrees 10 minutes West, 131.45 feet to a point in the line of land now or formerly of Cumberland
Valley Joint School Authority; thence by the line of said last mentioned lands, North 01 degree 48 minutes West, 100 feet
to the dividing line between Lots Nos. 8 and 9; thence by said dividing line, North 88 degrees 10 minutes East, 131.39
feet to the place of BEGINNING.
BEING Lot No. 8, Section 'B', as shown on Plan No. 2 of Good Hope Farms, which plan was on March 3, 1966, recorded
in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Cumberland County in Plan Book 17, Page 57.
BEING improved with a dwelling house and attached garage, known and numbered as 5214 Deerfield Avenue,
Mechanicsburg, PA.
BEING the same premises which FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION by Indenture bearing date
January 21, 1998 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of CUMBERLAND, State of
Pennsylvania in Deed Book 171 page 288 granted and conveyed unto JANET L. MAXWELL, in fee.
File #: 118118
VERIFICATION
FRANCIS S. HALLINAN, ESQUIRE hereby states that he is attorney for
Plaintiff in this matter, that Plaintiff is outside the jurisdiction of the court and or the
verification could not be obtained within the time allowed for the filing of the pleading,
that he is authorized to make this verification pursuant to Pa. R. C. P. 1024 ( c ), and that
the statements made in the foregoing Civil Action in Mortgage Foreclosure are based
upon information supplied by Plaintiff and are true and correct to the best of its
knowledge, information and belief. Furthermore, it is counsel's intention to substitute a
verification from Plaintiff as soon as it is received by counsel.
The undersigned understands that this statement is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.
C. S. Sec. 4904 relating to unworn falsifications to authorities.
Francis S. Hallman, Esquire
Attorney for Plaintiff
DATE:
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SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR
CASE NO: 2005-03230 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
WELLS FARGO BANK NA
VS
LEDEBOHM LEANDER A ET AL
BRYAN WARD Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
Cumberland County,Pennsylvai
says, the within COMPLAINT
LEDEBOHM LEANDER A
DEFENDANT , at 1813:00
at 5214 DEERFIELD AVENUE
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050
JANET L MAXWELL,
a true and attested copy of
Zia, who being duly sworn according to law,
- MORT FORE was served upon
the
HOURS, on the 27th day of June 2005
by handing to
ADULT IN CHARGE
COMPLAINT - MORT FORE together with
and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing 18.00
Service 8.14
Affidavit .00
Surcharge 10.00
.00
36.14
Sworn and Subscribed to before
me this 5-s- day of
Joe " A. D.
rothonotary
So Answers:
R. Thomas Kline
06/28/2005
PHELAN HALLINAN SCHMIEG
By: ? 4,A-
De tyDe Sheriff
SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR
CASE NO: 2005-03230 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
WELLS FARGO BANK
VS
LEDEBOHM LEANDER A ET AL
BRYAN WARD , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
Cumberland County,Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law,
says, the within COMPLAINT - MORT FORE was served upon
MAXWELL JANET L the
DEFENDANT at 1813:00 HOURS, on the 27th day of June , 2005
at 5214 DEERFIELD AVENUE
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050 by handing to
JANET L MAXWELL
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT - MORT FORE together with
and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing 6.00
Service .00
Affidavit .00
Surcharge 10.00
.00
16.00
Sworn and Subscribed to before
me (thins ST day of
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P othonotary
So Answers:
R. Thomas Kline
06/28/2005
PHELAN HALLINAN SCHMIEG
By.
Depu Sheriff
PHELAN HALLINAN & SCHMIEG, LLP
Lawrence T. Phelan, Esq., Id. No. 32227
Francis S. Hallinan, Esq., Id. No. 62695
Daniel G. Schmieg, Esq., Id No.
One Penn Center at Suburban Station ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1400
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1814
(215) 563-7000
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA., AS
TRUSTEE FOR ABFC 2004-POT-4
TRUST, ABFC ASSE-BACKED
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-OPT4
Plaintiff
vs
LEANDER'A. LEBEBOHM
JANET L. MAXWELL
Defendant
: I Court of Common Pleas
: I Civil Division
: I CUMBERLANDCounty
: I No. 05-3230
PR AECiPE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Please mark the above referenced case Discontinued and Ended without
prejudice.
Please mark the above referenced case Settled, Discontinued and Ended.
Please mark Judgments satisfied and the Action settled, discontinued and
ended.
Please Vacate the judgment entered and mark the action discontinued and
ended without prejudice.
X Please withdraw the complaint and mark the action discontinued and
ended without prejudice.
Date: October 29, 2008
Francis Hallinan
Attorney for Plaintiff
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Curtis R. Long
Prothonotary
office of the Protbonotarp
(fumberlanb Countp
Renee K. Simpson
Deputy Prothonotary
John E. Slike
Solicitor
CAS - 3.2.3 6 CIVIL TERM
ORDER OF TERMINATION OF COURT CASES
AND NOW THIS 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2008 AFTER MAILING NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO PROCEED AND RECEIVING NO RESPONSE - THE ABOVE
CASE IS HEREBY TERMINATED WITH PREJUDICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA
R C P 230.2
BY THE COURT,
CURTIS R. LONG
PROTHONOTARY
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