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STOCK & GRIMES, LLP
BY: ID'IARD STOCK, ESQUIRE
1.D.# 13657
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, Pi\. 19046
(215) 576-1900
Ai:tomey for Plaintiff
DIScnVER BANK, ISSUER OF DIScnVER
CARD, BY ITS AGENT DISCOVER
FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
P.O. Box 6011
Dover, DE 19903-6011
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OJMBERLOND CO U N T Y
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
vs.
FRANCES M. SHEAFFER
509 W. Kind Street
Shippensburg, PA 17257-1615
NO. 01--/.,6
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"NOTICE"
"You have been sued in court. If you wish
to defend agJinst the cl.1if1ls set fortll in the fol-
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(20) days after this cOlllplaint and notice are
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court your defenses or objections to the claims
set forth against you. You are warned that -if you
fa)l to do so the case ll1ay proceed without you
and a judgment may be entered against you by
the court without further notice for any money
cla.imed in the complaint or for any other claim
or relief requested by Uw ~Jaintiff. You may lose
money or property or other rights important to
you.
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y puede continuar 101 demanda en contra suya sin
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puede decidir a favor del demandante y requiere
que usted cumpla con todas las provis~ol1es de
est a demanda. Usted puede perder dinero 0 sus
propiedades u atras derechas importantes para
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"LLEVE EST A DEMANDA A UN ABO-
GADO INMEDIATAMENTE. SI NO TIENE A80-
GADO 0 SI NC TIE~IE EL DINERO SUFICIENTE
DE PAGAIl T,~L SERVICIO, VAYA EN PER-
SONA 0 LLAME POR TE,LEFONO A LA DF!-
CINA CUY A DIFIECCION SE ENCUENTRA
ESCRITA ABA.JO ARA AVERIGUAR DONDE
SE PUEDE CONSE Jill ASISTENCI LEGAL.
SERVICES
Court 'ldninistrator -- CU11berland CoWlty Courthouse
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STOCK & GRIMES, LLP
BY: EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE
I.D. #13657
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF
DISCOVER CARD, BY ITS AGENT
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES,
LLC
P.O. Box 6011
Dover, DE 19903-6011
Plaintiff
vs,
FRANCES M. SHEAFFER
509 W. Kind Street
Shippensburg, PA 17257-1615
Defendant
Attorney for Plaintiff
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
NO,
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CIVIL ACTION
COMPLAINT IN ASSUMPSIT
1. Plaintiff, Discover Bank, issuer of Discover
Card, by its agent Discover Financial Services, LLC.,
is a duly organized banking institution under the laws
of the State of Delaware and has a principal place of
business at the address contained in the above caption.
2. Defendant(s), FRANCES M. SHEAFFER, is an adult
individual and resides at the address contained in the
above caption.
3, After application by the Defendant(s) to the
Plaintiff for a credit card account, which application
was approved by the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff issued a
credit card to the Defendant(s) so that the
Defendant(s) could make purchases from merchants, on
credit, who had established a business relationship
with the Plaintiff in regard to the same,
4. Thereafter, the Defendant(s) utilized the said
credit card on various and sundry occasions.
5. Plaintiff attaches hereto as Exhibit "A" to
this Complaint, a true and correct copy of the last
monthly statement in regard to the activities in
connection with the Defendant's account and also
attaches hereto as Exhibit "B" to this Complaint, an
Affidavit from the Plaintiff attesting to the present
balance due the Plaintiff from the Defendant(s) in
regard to the said account.
6. Notwithstanding repeated requests and demands
of the Plaintiff upon the Defendant(s) to satisfy the
outstanding indebtedness in the sum of $7,338,06, the
Defendant(s) has/have and still refuse(s) to pay the
same,
7. As a result thereof, Plaintiff has been forced
to incur reasonable attorney collection fees in the sum
of $1,834.52 in an attempt to legally enforce
collection of the debt due it from the Defendant(s),
which reasonable attorney fees are the responsibility
of the Defendant(s) to pay in accordance with the
Cardmember Agreement,
8, Plaintiff's investigation has determined that
the Defendant is not in the military service.
9. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Discover Bank, issuer of
Discover Card, by its agent Discover Financial
Services, LLC, demands Judgment against the
Defendant(sl, FRANCES M. SHEAFFER, in the sum of
$9,172.58, with interest and costs.
DATE: /L(!L7! oj
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VERIFICATION
EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE, Attorney for the Plaintiff herein, verifies that the statements
made in this Pleading are true and correct and that he is authorized to make them on behalf of the
Plaintiff. He understands that the statements herein are made subject to the penalties ofPa,
C.S.A. Sec. 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities,
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DISC VER
CARD
new balance
$0.00
31 SOSN6AOl 0005350
FRANCES SHEAFFER
509 W KING ST
SHIPP ENS BURG PA 17257-1615
minimum payment due
$1,211.00
aCCDuntnumber 6011002180224735
enter amount enclosed below
payment due date
November 29, 2005
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To order Cash Access Checks, select
your P.I.N., or to find cash locations call
1.800-DISCOVER (1-800-347.2683) or
visit DiscQvercard.com.
PO BOX 15251 11I",11"",11",,11,11,,1
WILMINGTON DE 19886-5251
1",111,1"1"1,1"1"11",1,1,,,1,1,1,1,,,,11,1,1,,,,111,1,,1
Address or telephone change? Please print change in the space above,
or go to Discovercard.com.
000006011002180224735000000000000000121100
Discover Card Account Summary
account number
payment due date
minimum payment due
credit limit
credit available
cash credit limit
cash credit available
6011 0021 80224735
November 29, 2005
$1,211.00
$7,000.00
$-338.00
$3,500.00
$0.00
Closing Date: October 31,2005
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previous balance
payments and credits
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purchases
cash advances
balance transfers
$7,338.06
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7,338.06
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0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
$0.00
+
+
+
FINANCE CHARGES
+
new balance
;
Cashback Bonusrro
Cashback Bonus@! Anniversary
Date: August 19
Opening Cashback Bonus Balance
New Cashback Bonus Earned
$
+
0.00
0.00
0,00
0,00
Cash back Bonus Balance
Available to Redeem
$
$
Transactions
trans. post
date date
Payments and Credits
Oct 31 Oct 31 INTERNAL CHARGE.OFF
$ -7,338.06
Average
Daily
Balances
Daily
Periodic
Rates
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Exhibit "A"
1~n,;ja~L ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE
RATES RATES
Periodic
FINANCE
CHARGES
Transaction
Fee
FINANCE
CHARGES
ATTORNEY:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
BALANCE:
CARDMEMBER (S):
STOCK
6011002180224735
$7338.06
FRANCES M SHEAFFER
STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
R. Jones, personally appeared before me, this day and after being duly sworn, according to law,
upon his/her oath and says:
I am a Legal Placement Account Manager for DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC.,
the servicing agent of DISCOVER BANK, an FDIC inslH'ed Delaware State BanJe
THAT this affidavit is made on the basis of my personal knowledge and in support of Plaintiffs
suit on account against the Debtor( s)
THAT, in my capacity as Legal Placement Account Manager, I have control over and access to
records regarding the Discover Card Account of the above referenced Debtor(s), further, that I
have personally inspected said Account and statements regarding the balance due on said account.
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. maintains these records in the ordinary course of
business.
THAT the annexed statement of account is a true and correct statement of what is now due and
owing Discover Bank on the account, and exhibit A is a copy of the Cardmember Agreement
between Discover Bank and the above referenced Debtor(s). The Cardmember Agreement
governs the terms and conditions of the relationship between Discover Bank and the Debtor( s) in
connection with the account.
Based on my review of the account records, to the best of my knowledge and belief the above
referenced Debtor(s) is not engaged in the military service of the United States and is a resident
of the State and ofthe Country in which this action has been filed,
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge.
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Sworn and Subscribed before me,
This day of Tuesday, November 08,2005.
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Notary Public, Stale of Ohio
My Commission Expires
May 17, 2009
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Exhibit "B"
^ Request for Military Status
Page 1 of I
Department of Defense Manpower Data Center
DEC-08-200513:26:32
Military Status Report
Pursuant to the Service Members' Civil Relief Act
<:. Last First/Middle Begin Date Active Duty Status Service/Agency
Name
SHEAFFER FRANCES M Based on the information you have furnished, the DMDC does not
possess any information indicating that the individual is currently on
active duty.
Upon searching the information data banks of the Department of Defense Manpower Data Center, the
above is the current status of the individual, per the Information provided, as to all branches of the
Military.
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Robert J, Brandewie, Director
Department of Defense - Manpower Data Center
1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22209-2593
The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is an organization of the Department of Defense that
maintains the Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) database which is the
official source of data on eligibility for military medical care and other eligibility systems,
The Department of Defense strongly supports the enforcement ofthe Service Members Civil Relief
Act [50 USCS Appx. 99 501 et seq] (SCRA) (formerly the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of
1940). DMDC has issued hundreds of thousands of "does not possess any information indicating that
the individual is currently on active duty" responses, and has experienced a small error rate. In the
event the individual referenced above, or any family member, friend, or representative asserts in any
manner that the individual is on active duty, or is otherwise entitled to the protections of the SCRA,
you are most strongly encouraged to contact us by phone at (703-696-6762). We will then conduct
further research, Your failure to re-contact DMDC may cause provisions ofthe SCRA to be invoked
against you,
This response reflects current active duty status only, For historical information, please contact the
military services SCRA point of contact.
See: http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/pis/PC09SLDR.htmL
Report fD:BOAOTNNWRMZ
https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/scralowalscra.prc_Select
12/8/2005
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STOCK & GRIMES, LLP
BY: Edward Stock, Esquire
I.D. #13657
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF
DISCOVER CARD BY ITS AGENT
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES,
LLC
P.O. Box 6011
Dover, DE 19903-6011
Plaintiff
vs,
FRANCES M. SHEAFFER
509 W. King Street
Shippensburg, PA 17257-1615
Defendant(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
NO. 06-60 Civil Term
PRAECIPE TO DISCONTINUE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Kindly mark the above captioned case discontinued,
DATE: (/t)6
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