HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-5556PHELAN 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
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
8201 GREENSBORO DRIVE, SUITE 350
MCLEAN, VA 22102
Plaintiff
V.
EARL E. MAY
303A SALT ROAD
ENOLA, PA 17025
Defendant
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CIVIL DIVISION
TERM
NO. o7C2T> SS`?7o C 1
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 Countv Bar Association
32 South Bedford Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(800)990-9108
File 9 : 124567
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 Y_ 124567
Plaintiff is
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
8201 GREENSBORO DRIVE. SUITE 350
MCLEAN, VA 22102
Plaintiff, is or will be, the owner of legal title to the mortgage that is the subject of this action, and
nominee for the entity indicated below, which is the owner of the entire beneficial interest in the
mortgage:
IRWIN MORTGAGE
10500 KINCAID DRIVE
FISHERS, IN 46038
2. The name(s) and last known address(es) of the Defendant(s) are:
EARL F. MAY
303A SALT ROAD
ENOLA, PA 17025
who is/are the mortgagor(s) and real owner(s) of the property hereinafter described.
3. On 09/10/2003 mortgagor(s) made, executed and delivered a mortgage upon the premises
hereinafter described to PLAINTIFF which mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Recorder of
CUMBERLAND County, in Mortgage Book No. 1836, Page: 2003.
4. The premises subject to said mortgage is described as attached.
5. The mortgage is in default because monthly payments of principal and interest upon said
mortgage due 06/01/2005 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 #: 124567
6. The following amounts are due on the mortgage:
Principal Balance $108,263.29
Interest 3,412.26
05/01/2005 through 10/25/2005
(Per Diem $19.17)
Attorney's Fees 1,250.00
Cumulative Late Charges 34.41
09/10/2003 to 10/25/2005
Cost of Suit and Title Search $ 550.00
Subtotal $ 113,509.96
Escrow
Credit 0.00
Deficit 498.80
Subtotal $ 498.80
TOTAL $ 114,008.76
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, arid/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 $
114,008.76, together with interest from 10/25/2005 at the rate of $19.17 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
Sy: /s/Francis S. Flallinan
LAWRENCE T. PHELAN, ESQUIRE
FRANCIS S. HALLINAN, ESQUIRE
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land situate in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, more
particularly bounded and described as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at a point at the intersection of the northeastern side of an unnamed forty (40) foot street with the northern
side of a thirty-three (33) foot right-of-way; thence along said thirty-three (33) foot right-of-way North 71 degrees 29
minutes East, a distance of one hundred fifty-three an seventeen hundredths (153.17) feet to a point; thence North 41
degrees 45 minutes West, a distance of one hundred thirty and fifty-seven hundredths (130.57) feet to the dividing line
between the lot herein described and the lot immediately adjacent to the southwest; thence along said dividing line South
48 degrees 15 minutes West, a distance of one hundred forty and seventy-five hundredths (140.75) feet to the northeast
side of an unnamed forty (40) foot wide street; thence along the northeast side of said unnamed street South 41 degrees 45
minutes East, a distance of seventy and fifteen hundredths (70.15) feet to the southwest side of a thirty-three (33) foot
right-of-way, the point or place of BEGINNING.
BEING one lot on the Plan of John L. Gutshall as prepared by D.P. Raffensperger and dated June 15, 1955.
HAVING THEREON erected a brick ranch dwelling being known as 303A Salt Road, Enola, Pennsylvania.
BEING the same premises which Daniel M. Abbott, Executor of the last Will and Testament of Darnell M. Jacobs, by
Deed dated November 17, 1989 and recorded November 21, 1989 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for
Cumberland County in Deed Book 34H, Page 56, granted and conveyed unto Benjamin M. Noss, Jr. and Penney A. Noss,
his wife, the Grantors herein.
PROPERTY BEING: 303 A SALT ROAD
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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
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SHERIFF'S RETURN - NOT SERVED
CASE NO: 2005-05556 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATI
VS
MAY EARL E
R. Thomas Kline Sheriff who being duly sworn
according to law, says, that he made a diligent search and inquiry for
the within named DEFENDANT to wit:
MAY EARL E but was
unable to locate Him in his bailiwick. He therefore returns the
COMPLAINT - MORT FORE
NOT SERVED , as to
the within named DEFENDANT MAY EARL E
303A SALT ROAD
PA 17025
DEFENDANT IS IN BANKRUPTCY.
CASE # 1-05-BK-08645MDF. ATTORNEY'S PHONE # 717-234-9478
Sheriff's Costs: So answers:
Docketing 18.00
Service 14.40
Affidavit .00 R. Thomas Kline
Surcharge 10.00 Sheriff of Cumberland. County
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42.40 PHELAN HALLINAN SCHMIEG
11/07/2005
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this )Gw day of
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Prothonotary
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PHELAN HALLINAN & SCHMIEG, LLP
BY: FRANCIS S. HALLINAN, ESQUIRE
Identification No. 62695
One Penn Center at Suburban Station
1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1400
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1814
(215) 563-7000
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 350
McLean, VA 22102
Plaintiff
VS.
Earl E. May
303A Salt Road
Enola, PA 17025
Defendant
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
Court of Common Pleas
Civil Division
Cumberland County
No.: 2005-5556
PRAECIPE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
X 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.
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Please withdraw the complaint and mark the action discontinued and
ended without prejudice.
Date: Ato?
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Francis S. Hallinan, Esquire
Attorney for Plaintiff
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