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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-4836IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A. No. ??o ^ mow l??u tL`T 655 PAPER MILL ROAD MAIL STOP 1411 WILMINGTON DE 19884-1411 Plaintiff VS LARRY E JOHNSON 131 E PENN ST CARLISLE PA 17013 KIMBERLY L JOHNSON 131 E PENN STREET CARLISLE PA 17013-0000 Defendant(s) CIVIL ACTION - LAW Filed on behalf of: Plaintiff, MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A. {Counsel of record for this party: Date: B /b b6 f 4U, ? 41, ZX Amy F. Doyle # 062 / Daniel F. Wolfson #20617 Philip C. Warho c #86341 / Andrew C. Spears #87737 David R. Galloway #87326 / Tonilyn M. Chippie #87852 Sarah E. Ehasz #86469 / Robert N. Polas, Jr. #201259 Bruce H. Cherkis #18837 / Ronald S. Canter #94000 Ronald M. Abramson #94266 WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, L.L.P. Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collection 4660 Trindle Road, Suite 300 Camp Hill, PA 17011 Telephone: (717) 303-6700 Counsel for Plaintiff W&A File No. 141059215 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A. :No. Plaintiff VS :CIVIL ACTION - LAW LARRY E JOHNSON KIMBERLY L JOHNSON Defendant(s) 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 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 for 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. Cumberland County Bar Association 32 South Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013- 717-249-3166 CCP Notice to Defend W&A File No. 141059215 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A. Plaintiff :No. VS LARRY E JOHNSON KIMBERLY L JOHNSON Defendant(s) :CIVIL ACTION - LAW 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 acci6n dentro veinte (20) dias despu6s 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 objeciones 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 reclamado 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 ENSEGUIDA. SI USTED NO TIENE UN ABOGADO, VAYA O LLAME POR TELEFONO LA OFICINA FIJADA AQUI ABAJO. ESTA OFICINA PUEDE PROVEERE CON INFORMACION DE COMO CONSEGUIR UN ABOGADO. SI USTED NO PUEDE PAGARLE A UN ABOGADO, ESTA OFICINA PUEDE PROVEERE INFORMACION ACERCA AGENCIAS. QUE PUEDAN OFRECER SERVICIOS LEGAL A PERSONAS ELIGIBLE AQ UN HONORARIO REDUCIDO O GRATIS. Cumberland County Bar Association 32 South Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013- 717-249-3166 CCP Notice to Defend W&A File No. 141059215 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A. I Plaintiff :No. C)Lo^ etu? vs. LARRY E JOHNSON KIMBERLY L JOHNSON Defendant(s) CIVIL ACTION - LAW COMPLAINT AND NOW, this 15 day of August, 2006, comes the Plaintiff, MBNA America Bank, N.A., by and through its attorneys, the law film of Wolpoff & Abramson, L.L.P., and files the within Complaint and in support avers as follows: Plaintiff, MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A. , is a National Banking Association organized under the National Banking Act with principal place of business situated at 655 PAPER MILL ROAD MAIL STOP 1411, WILMINGTON, DE 198841411. 2. Defendant, LARRY E JOHNSON, is an adult individual with a last known address of 131 E PENN ST, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA 17013. 3. Defendant, KIMBERLY L JOHNSON, is an adult individual with a last known address of 131 E PENN STREET, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA 17013-0000. 4. It is averred that Defendants were issued an open-end credit card account by Plaintiff. This account was created through a written contract between Plaintiff and Defendants, accepted by Defendants when they signed and utilized the credit card account. A true and correct copy of the Credit Card Agreement governing this account is attached hereto as Exhibit "A." 5. The Credit Card Agreement contains a binding Arbitration provision providing that any claim or dispute between Defendants and Plaintiff would be subject to binding arbitration before the CCP Cmplt - MBNA 2 W & A File No. 141059215 National Arbitration Forum (NAF). This Credit Card Agreement also recites that since the agreement involved an instrumentality of interstate commerce, that the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§1-16 (FAA) governed the Agreement and that following disposition through the NAF, judgment may be entered in any state court having jurisdiction. 6. At all relevant times material hereto, Defendants have been regular users of said charge card for the purchase of products, goods and/or for obtaining services and/or funds. 7. By virtue of Defendants' use and maintenance of this credit card in connection with their purchases of goods, and services, they became bound to all of its contractual terms, which clearly included an arbitration agreement. Therefore, there is a valid agreement to arbitrate and Defendants consented to the NAF having jurisdiction over this claim. 8. Defendants received monthly statements which accurately state all purchases and payments made during the month, interest charges imposed on the unpaid balance, and the amount due. A summary of the account showing the balance due and owing is incorporated herein and marked as Exhibit "B". 9. Defendants did not object to the summary of account. 10. Defendants have made sporadic and irregular payments, if any, which have been applied to the outstanding balance of this account. 11. As of the date of the within Complaint, the remaining balance due, owing and unpaid on Defendants' credit account, as a result of charges made by said Defendants and/or any authorized users is the sum of $9,173.25. 12. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement and/or applicable Pennsylvania law, any unpaid and/or delinquent balances on said account shall continue to bear interest at the rate of 18 %. 13. The amount of interest which has accrued on the aforementioned account is the sum of $2,148.80. CCP Cmplt - MBNA 2 W & A File No. 141059215 14. Plaintiff has retained the services of the law firm of Wolpoff & Abramson, L.L.P. in the collection of the amount due from Defendants. 15. As of the filing of this Complaint, Plaintiff has incurred reasonable attorney's fees from the law office of Wolpoff & Abramson, L.L.P. in the collection of the collection of the amounts due from Defendants incident to the within action, the Plaintiff shall continue to incur such attorney's fees throughout the conclusion of the proceedings. 16. The amount of attorney's fees incurred in this matter is the sum of $1,375.98. 17. Despite reasonable and repeated demands for payment, Defendants have failed, refused and continue to refuse to pay all sums due and owing on the aforementioned account balance, all to the damage and detriment of the Plaintiff. 18. Any and all conditions precedent to the bringing of this action have been performed by Plaintiff. 19. The amount in controversy is within the jurisdictional amount requiring compulsory arbitration. CCP Cmplt - MBNA 2 W & A File No. 141059215 WHEREFORE Plaintiff respectfully requests this Honorable Court enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants, in the amount of $9,173.25, plus interest in the amount of $2,148.80, plus attorney's fees in the amount of $1,375.98, plus costs of this action and any other relief as this Court deems proper and just. Respectfully submitted, Date: /G d `? Amy F. Doyle #8 62 /Daniel F. Wolfson #20617 Philip C. Warholic #86341 / Andrew C. Spears #87737 David R. Galloway #87326 / Tonilyn M. Chippie #87852 Sarah E. Ehasz #86469 / Robert N. Polas, Jr. #201259 Bruce H. Cherkis #18837 /Ronald S. Canter #94000 Ronald M. Abramson #94266 WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, L.L.P. Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collection 4660 Trindle Road, Suite 300 Camp Hill, PA 17011 Telephone: (717) 303-6700 Counsel for Plaintiff CCP Cmplt - MBNA 2 4 W & A File No. 141059215 VERIFICATION The undersigned hereby states that he/she is the attorney for the Plaintiff who is located outside of this jurisdiction and in order to file the within document in an expedient and timely manner, he/she is authorized to take this verification on behalf of said Plaintiff in the within action and verifies that the statements made in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct to the best of his/her knowledge, information, and belief, based upon information provided by the Plaintiff. The undersigned understands that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: (af ('? 4 Amy F. Doyle #8#662 / Daniel F. Wolfson #20617 Philip C. Warhol c #86341 / Andrew C. Spears #87737 David R. Galloway #87326 / Tonilyn M. Chippie #87852 Sarah E. Ehasz #86469 / Robert N. Polas, Jr. #201259 Bruce H. Cherkis #18837 / Ronald S. Canter #94000 Ronald M. Abramson #94266 WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, L.L.P. Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collection 4660 Trindle Road, Suite 300 Camp Hill, PA 17011 Telephone: (717) 303-6700 Counsel for Plaintiff CCP Cmplt - MBNA 2 W &A File No. 141059215 Exhibit "A" oc a - a lid„ ..lit , f ?a I / I ai i S lit I? u sa Ella "a lit 5 fit lix t Z y a v?! .y i e X SI s Jim EIJI ??(,Y=F ` as# FIB .i_ .? d '$ s__=a ?3 f x3 # pill I fill films : a e a s s # « 1 a 4 if s ,.. ?#? •? ads ; ? ?'? _ ? ? ?? ,? ? a ? fill'11 ?, set 11 s low 1 MIN _ : ?I In ' x i s . Ina $15 am's fit s gilt 1141, ,.II F11 a] Isv till till eig ! a ?. to !Ij all gV s 111 t tie Is its, M I a a? a *1. E a3 s ? 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V t m -T1 SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR i -• CASE NO: 2006-04836 P COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MBNA AMERICA BANK NA VS JOHNSON LARRY E ET AL KENNETH GOSSERT , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of Cumberland County,Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, says, the within NOTICE was served upon JOHNSON LARRY E the DEFENDANT , at 0019:11 HOURS, on the 13th day of September, 2006 at 131 E PENN STREET CARLISLE, PA 17013 by handing to a true and attested copy of NOTICE COMPLAINT together with and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof. Sheriff's Costs: So An Docketing 18.00 Service 4.40 Affidavit .00 Surcharge 10.00 R. Thomas Kline .00 32.4009/14/2006 q, jj -,o G WOLPOFF " ' BR ..SON Sworn and Subscibed to By: before me this day /)?16 pu ?y A6ritO of A.D. t -- % CASE NO: 2006-04836 P SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND MBNA AMERICA BANK NA VS JOHNSON LARRY E ET AL KENNETH GOSSERT Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of Cumberland County,Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, says, the within NOTICE was served upon JOHNSON KIMBERLY L the DEFENDANT , at 0019:11 HOURS, on the 13th day of September, 2006 at 131 E PENN STREET CARLISLE, PA 17013 SHANNA JOHNSON (DAUGHTER) a true and attested copy of NOTICE COMPLAINT and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof. Sheriff's Costs: Docketing Service Affidavit So Answers: 6.00 00*V-4?e I .00 .00 Surcharge 10.00 R. Thomas Kline .00 16.00,--09/14/2006 a j).,lo(, 4, WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON Sworn and Subscibed to By: before me this day of , A.D. together with by handing to Curtis R. Long Prothonotary office of the Protbonotarp Cumberiana Countp Renee K. Simpson Deputy Prothonotary John E. Slike Solicitor No -'/g 3Ip CVIL TERM ORDER OF TERMINATION OF COURT CASES AND NOW THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2009, 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 One Courthouse Square • Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 • (717) 240-6195 • Fax (717) 240-6573