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VOL. LV
EASTON, PA March 5, 2009
NO. 62
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Plaintiff vs. John R. Handlovic
and Carole Handlovic, Defendants
CONTENTS
Bar News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Estate Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Fictitious Name
Registration Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Limited Liability Company Notices. . . . . . . . . . 10
Notices of Non-Profit Incorporations. . . . . . . . . . 9
INSERT: Green: 1. NCBA Quarterly Association Meeting
2. 2009 Calendar
3. March Madness Happy Hour
4. PA CLE Requirements
Cream: 1. “Avoiding Financial Mistakes in Equitable Distribution”
2. “Northampton County’s Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program”
3. “Regina v. Dudley”
4. Mock Trial Competition
NOTICE TO THE BAR....
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to the 2009 Court Calendar:
April 9, 2009; April 23, 2009; June 4, 2009; July 23, 2009.
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NORTHAMPTON COUNTY REPORTER
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NORTHAMPTON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
2009 BAR ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
Joseph A. Corpora, III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President
Jacqueline M. Taschner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President-elect
Kerry S. Freidl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President
Victor E. Scomillio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer
Stanley J. Margle, III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary
Michael C. Deschler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Past President
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
ZONE II DELEGATES
Kevin F. Danyi
Barbara L. Hollenbach
Alyssa A. Lopiano-Reilly
Nicholas Noel, III
Samuel P. Murray
Joel M. Scheer
Daniel M. O’Donnell
Michael P. Shay
Christopher M. Reid
Ronald W. Shipman
Barbara Rush Renkert
Joel H. Ziev
Michael P. Shay
Northampton County Reporter
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Editor
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NOTICE TO NCBA MEMBERS – BAR NEWS
Thank You!
Thanks to Desiree Wilson and Alexander Ward for organizing the NCBA
and BALC YLD Bowling Mixer. It was a great success with over 30 people
attending.
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ESTATE NOTICES
Notice is hereby given that in the
estate of the decedents set forth below
the Register of Wills has granted letters, testamentary or of administration to the persons named. All persons having claims or demands
against said estates are requested to
make known the same, and all persons indebted to said estates are requested to make payment without
delay to the executors or administrators or their attorneys named below.
Attorneys: Charles W. Stopp,
Esquire, Steckel and Stopp, 125
S. Walnut Street, Suite 210,
Slatington, PA 18080
DONCHEZ, STEPHEN J., dec’d.
Late of the City of Bethlehem,
Northampton County, PA
Executrix: Melissa M. Adams,
3461 Nathaniel Drive, Nazareth,
PA 18064
Attorneys: Charles W. Stopp,
Esquire, Steckel and Stopp, 125
S. Walnut Street, Suite 210,
Slatington, PA 18080
GUZARA, MILDRED L., dec’d.
Late of the Borough of Northampton, Northampton County, PA
Executor: John Swankoski, 11
Jennings Run, Northampton, PA
18067
Attorney: John L. Obrecht, Esquire, 1731 Main Street, North­
ampton, PA 18067-1544
JAMES, RALPH E. a/k/a RALPH
E. JAMES, JR. a/k/a R.E.
JAMES a/k/a R.E. JAMES,
JR., dec’d.
Late of the Township of Lower
Saucon, Northampton County,
PA
Administratrix: Pamela S. James,
P.O. Box 573, Damascus, MD
20872
LEE, LOUISE M., dec’d.
Late of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, PA
Executor: Daniel R. Lee c/o Fox
Mattioli, P.C., 1834 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Hanover Township, Allentown, PA 18109
Attorneys: Fox Mattioli, P.C.,
1834 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Han­over Township, Allentown,
PA 18109
FIRST PUBLICATION
BALAZS, DENES a/k/a DENNIS
BALAZS, dec’d.
Late of the Township of Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA
Executor: Iren Balazs c/o John
J. Bartos, Esquire, 3976 Township Line Road, Bethlehem, PA
18020
Attorney: John J. Bartos, Esquire, 3976 Township Line Road,
Bethlehem, PA 18020
CHRISTIAN, ROBERT J., dec’d.
Late of the City of Easton,
Northampton County, PA
Co-Executors: Cynthia L. Garis
and Robert J. Christian, II c/o
Daniel E. Cohen, Attorney,
Seidel, Cohen, Hof & Reid,
L.L.C., 3101 Emrick Blvd., Suite
205, Bethlehem, PA 18020
Attorneys: Daniel E. Cohen, Attorney, Seidel, Cohen, Hof &
Reid, L.L.C., 3101 Emrick Blvd.,
Suite 205, Bethlehem, PA
18020
CHRISTMAN, CAROL ANN,
dec’d.
Late of Main Street, Northampton, Northampton County, PA
Administrator: Rodney S. Christman, 669 Bark Drive, Walnutport, PA 18088
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Attorney: David J. Ceraul, Esquire, 22 Market Street, P.O. Box
19, Bangor, PA 18013-0019
CRUIKSHANK, CONSTANCE F.,
dec’d.
Late of Lower Saucon Township,
Northampton County, PA
Executrix: Lisa J. Cruikshank
c/o Bradford D. Wagner, Esquire, 662 Main Street, Hellertown, PA 18055-1726
Attorney: Bradford D. Wagner,
Esquire, 662 Main Street, Hel­
lertown, PA 18055-1726
DAVIES, SUSAN J., dec’d.
Late of the City of Bethlehem,
Northampton County, PA
Executor: Robert B. Davies, Jr.
c/o Stanley M. Vasiliadis, Esquire, Vasiliadis & Associates,
2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14,
Bethlehem, PA 18020
Attorneys: Stanley M. Vasiliadis,
Esquire, Vasiliadis & Associates,
2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14,
Bethlehem, PA 18020
DEIFER, BARBARA D. a/k/a
BARBARA A. RAZZANO,
dec’d.
Late of Danielsville, Northampton County, PA
Executor: Robert Dale Deifer c/o
Robert E. Donatelli, Esquire, 32
N. Sixth Street, Allentown, PA
18101
Attorney: Robert E. Donatelli,
Esquire, 32 N. Sixth Street, Allentown, PA 18101
DEUTSCH, IRENE K. a/k/a IRENE
DEUTSCH, dec’d.
Late of the Borough of Bath,
Northampton County, PA
Co-Executors: Frank Deutsch,
7070 Shadyside Drive, Mt. Airy,
MD 21771 and Patricia Snyder,
VAN HORN, PEARL E., dec’d.
Late of the Borough of North
Cata­s auqua, Northampton
County, PA
Co-Executrices: Sherryl L. Cesanek and Ruth A. Kies c/o
Gregory R. Reed, Esquire, Attorney-at-Law, 141 South Broad
Street, P.O. Box 299, Nazareth,
PA 18064-0299
Attorney: Gregory R. Reed, Esquire, Attorney-at-Law, 141
South Broad Street, P.O. Box
299, Nazareth, PA 18064-0299
YOUNG, CLAIR A., dec’d.
Late of the Borough of Wilson,
Northampton County, PA
Administratrix C.T.A.: Jane L.
Moser c/o Karl H. Kline, Esquire,
Karl Kline P.C., 2925 William
Penn Highway, Suite 301, Easton, PA 18045-5283
Attorneys: Karl H. Kline, Esquire,
Karl Kline P.C., 2925 William
Penn Highway, Suite 301, Easton, PA 18045-5283
SECOND PUBLICATION
BOWERS, LORRAINE R., dec’d.
Late of Lower Saucon Township,
Northampton County, PA
Co-Executors: Cathy A. Leibensperger and Curt A. Bowers c/o
Bradford D. Wagner, Esquire,
662 Main Street, Hellertown, PA
18055-1726
Attorney: Bradford D. Wagner,
Esquire, 662 Main Street, Hel­
lertown, PA 18055-1726
BROWN, MARGARET F. a/k/a
MARGARET BROWN, dec’d.
Late of the Borough of Bangor,
Northampton County, PA
Executor: Kirk R. Brown c/o
David J. Ceraul, Esquire, 22
Market Street, P.O. Box 19, Bangor, PA 18013-0019
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6090 Stone Post Rd., Bath, PA
18014
FISHER, DANIEL, dec’d.
Late of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, PA
Executor: Richard Simons c/o
Nicholas M. Zanakos, Esquire,
742 North Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Attorney: Nicholas M. Zanakos,
Esquire, 742 North Main Street,
Bethlehem, PA 18018
FOSBURG, ROBERT D., SR.,
dec’d.
Late of the City of Bethlehem,
Northampton County, PA
Administrator: Robert D. Fosburg, Jr., 3020 Millstone Drive,
Bethlehem, PA 18020
Attorney: Samuel P. Murray,
Esquire, 720 Washington Street,
Easton, PA 18042
FOY, LEWIS W., dec’d.
Late of Lower Saucon Twp.,
Northampton County, PA
Executrix: Susan F. Heller c/o
Leonard P. Nalencz, Esquire,
Blank Rome LLP, One Logan Sq.,
130 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, PA
19103-6998
Attorneys: Leonard P. Nalencz,
Esquire, Blank Rome LLP, One
Logan Sq., 130 N. 18th St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998
GOLDFARB, JEANETTE, dec’d.
Late of the Township of Forks,
Northampton County, PA
Co-Executors: Brian Kip Frace
and Ryan Frace c/o Daniel E.
Cohen, Attorney, Seidel, Cohen,
Hof & Reid, L.L.C., 3101 Emrick
Blvd., Suite 205, Bethlehem, PA
18020
Attorneys: Daniel E. Cohen, Attorney, Seidel, Cohen, Hof &
Reid, L.L.C., 3101 Emrick Blvd.,
Suite 205, Bethlehem, PA
18020
HOCH, HAROLD A., SR., dec’d.
Late of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, PA
Administrator: Harold A. Hoch,
Jr. c/o Robert E. Donatelli, Esquire, 32 N. Sixth Street, Allentown, PA 18101
Attorney: Robert E. Donatelli,
Esquire, 32 N. Sixth Street, Allentown, PA 18101
JONES, ALEXANDRIA, dec’d.
Late of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, PA
Administratrix: Lisa Lazor, 1556
Siegfried St., Bethlehem, PA
18017
KOVACS, JOSEPH, dec’d.
Late of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, PA
Personal Representative: Robert
J. Kovacs c/o Kirby G. Upright,
Esquire, One West Broad Street,
Suite 700, Bethlehem, PA
18018
Attorney: Kirby G. Upright, Esquire, One West Broad Street,
Suite 700, Bethlehem, PA
18018
LANCE, ROSE M., dec’d.
Late of the City of Easton,
Northampton County, PA
Co-Executors: James Donato,
120 N. 11th Street, Easton, PA
18042 and Anthony Donato, 327
Elwood Street, Easton, PA
18045
Attorney: Steven B. Molder, Esquire, 904 Lehigh Street, Easton,
PA 18042
LEVINE, IRVING, dec’d.
Late of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, PA
Co-Executrices: Nancy Levine
Arnold and Barbara S. Forry c/o
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Thomas J. Maloney, Esquire,
Maloney, Danyi, McKarski &
O’Donnell, 901 West Lehigh
Street, P.O. Box 1279, Bethlehem, PA 18016-1279
Attorneys: Thomas J. Maloney,
Esquire, Maloney, Danyi, McKar­
ski & O’Donnell, 901 West Lehigh Street, P.O. Box 1279,
Bethlehem, PA 18016-1279
OSTROFF, WILLIAM a/k/a WILLIAM T. OSTROFF, dec’d.
Late of Bethlehem Township,
Northampton County, PA
Executrix: Sharon L. Woolf c/o
Bradford D. Wagner, Esquire,
662 Main Street, Hellertown, PA
18055-1726
Attorney: Bradford D. Wagner,
Esquire, 662 Main Street, Hel­
lertown, PA 18055-1726
SHANKWEILER, VIRGINIA A.,
dec’d.
Late of the Township of Upper
Nazareth, Northampton County,
PA
Executor: Nancy Lou Mihalik c/o
Karl H. Kline, Esquire, Karl Kline
P.C., 2925 William Penn Highway, Suite 301, Easton, PA
18045-5283
Attorneys: Karl H. Kline, Esquire,
Karl Kline P.C., 2925 William
Penn Highway, Suite 301, Easton, PA 18045-5283
VAZDIKIS, LIVIJA, dec’d.
Late of the Borough of Tatamy,
Northampton County, PA
Administratrix: Mary Ann Snell,
Suite 311, 3400 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18017
Attorney Mary Ann Snell, Esquire, Suite 311, 3400 Bath Pike,
Bethlehem, PA 18017
VELEKEI, HELEN A., dec’d.
Late of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, PA
Executor: John Velekei c/o Noonan & Prokup, 526 Walnut St.,
Allentown, PA 18101
Attorneys: Noonan & Prokup,
526 Walnut St., Allentown, PA
18101
WILLIAMSON, HILDA, dec’d.
Late of the Township of Moore,
Northampton County, PA
Co-Executors: Dale Williamson,
Sr., Michele Meixsell and Cynthia Brubaker c/o Alfred S.
Pierce, Esquire, Pierce & Dally,
LLP, 124 Belvidere Street, Nazareth, PA 18064
Attorneys: Alfred S. Pierce, Esquire, I.D. No. 21445, Pierce &
Dally, LLP, 124 Belvidere Street,
Nazareth, PA 18064
THIRD PUBLICATION
BLACK, SARAH E., dec’d.
Late of the Borough of Hellertown, Northampton County, PA
Co-Executrices: Barbara Louise
Davis, 10234 Crestwood Drive,
Charlotte, NC 28277 and Elizabeth Jean Price, 967 Green
Street, Allentown, PA 18102
Attorney: James J. Holzinger,
Esquire, 1216 Linden Street,
P.O. Box 1409, Bethlehem, PA
18016
BUCHHOLZ, EUNICE F., dec’d.
Late of the Township of Lower
Saucon, Northampton County,
PA
Executrix: Diane E. Benson c/o
Edward H. Butz, Esquire, Lesavoy Butz & Seitz LLC, 7535
Windsor Drive, Suite 200, Allentown, PA 18195
Attorneys: Edward H. Butz, Esquire, Lesavoy Butz & Seitz LLC,
7535 Windsor Drive, Suite 200,
Allentown, PA 18195
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CARNIEL, ANGELO, dec’d.
Late of the Township of Plainfield, Northampton County, PA
Co-Executrices: Kathryn Schott
and Rosalyn Pennington c/o
McFall, Layman & Jordan, P.C.,
Attorneys at Law, 134 Broadway,
Bangor, PA 18013
Attorneys: McFall, Layman &
Jordan, P.C., Attorneys at Law,
134 Broadway, Bangor, PA
18013
CRIVELLARO, FRED, dec’d.
Late of the Township of Williams,
Northampton County, PA
Co-Executrices: Rose O’Brien
and Helen C. Wilkinson c/o Alfred S. Pierce, Esquire, Pierce &
Dally, LLP, 124 Belvidere Street,
Nazareth, PA 18064
Attorneys: Alfred S. Pierce, Esquire, I.D. No. 21445, Pierce &
Dally, LLP, 124 Belvidere Street,
Nazareth, PA 18064
DANISH, MARY E., dec’d.
Late of the City of Bethlehem,
Northampton County, PA
Co-Executrices: Susan E. Master, 250 E. Macada Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017 and Mary
Helen Deutsch, 602 Buckingham Drive, Northampton, PA
18067
Attorney: Paul J. Harak, Esquire,
1216 Linden Street, P.O. Box
1409, Bethlehem, PA 18016
DIETER, RALPH A., JR., dec’d.
Late of the Township of Lower
Nazareth, Northampton County,
PA
Executor: Thomas R. Brown c/o
Stanley M. Vasiliadis, Esquire,
Vasiliadis & Associates, 2551
Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14, Bethlehem, PA 18020
Attorneys: Stanley M. Vasiliadis,
Esquire, Vasiliadis & Associates,
2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14,
Bethlehem, PA 18020
EISENHARD, LORENE A., dec’d.
Late of the Borough of Northampton, Northampton County, PA
Executrix: Sandra K. Solt c/o
Dean C. Berg, Esquire, P.O. Box
10, 1820 Main Street, Northampton, PA 18067
Attorney: Dean C. Berg, Esquire,
P.O. Box 10, 1820 Main Street,
Northampton, PA 18067
HIBBLER, LAURA ANN a/k/a
LAURA A. HIBBLER, dec’d.
Late of the Township of Lehigh,
Northampton County, PA
Administrator: Ryan Scott Hibbler, 3620 Speckled Way, Sanford, FL 32773
Attorney: Armin Feldman, Esquire, P.O. Box 206, Berwyn, PA
19312
IMHOF, ARNOLD A. a/k/a ARNOLD IMHOF, dec’d.
Late of 1149 Seventh Street,
North Catasauqua, Northampton County, PA
Personal Representative: Joseph
P. Imhof c/o James A. Ritter,
Esquire, 111 E. Harrison Street,
Suite 2, Emmaus, PA 180492916
Attorney: James A. Ritter, Esquire, 111 E. Harrison Street,
Suite 2, Emmaus, PA 180492916
LEWIS, JERRY G., dec’d.
Late of the Township of Lehigh,
Northampton County, PA
Co-Administrators: Jason G.
Lewis and Tanya S. Lewis c/o
Dean C. Berg, Esquire, P.O. Box
10, 1820 Main Street, Northampton, PA 18067
Attorney: Dean C. Berg, Esquire,
P.O. Box 10, 1820 Main Street,
Northampton, PA 18067
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MALTESE, SANDRA E. a/k/a
SANDRA E. TORRES-MALTESE, dec’d.
Late of 4142 Heritage Lane, Walnutport, Northampton County,
PA
Executor: Andre Bocher c/o
Noonan & Prokup, 526 Walnut
St., Allentown, PA 18101
Attorneys: Noonan & Prokup,
526 Walnut St., Allentown, PA
18101
ROTH, VERA J., dec’d.
Late of the Borough of Nazareth,
Northampton County, PA
Co-Executors: Ronee A. Straub,
3503 Hickory Hollow Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112-8424, Robert
W. Roth, 3266 Reeve Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18020 and Jane A.
Kraemer, 2183 Wagon Wheel
Drive, Easton, PA 18040
Attorneys: Peters, Moritz, Peischl, Zulick, Landes & Brienza,
LLP, 1 South Main Street, Nazareth, PA 18064-2083
ZEIGAFUSE, RUSSELL, dec’d.
Late of Plainfield Township,
Northampton County, PA
Administratrix: Bonnie L. Strunk,
P.O. Box 1290, Stroudsburg, PA
18360
Attorney: Steven B. Molder, Esquire, 904 Lehigh Street, Easton,
PA 18042
FICTITIOUS NAME
REGISTRATION NOTICES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the provisions of Act 295, of
1982, as amended, of intention to file,
or the filing of, in the Office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania a certificate for the conduct of
business in Pennsylvania under the
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assumed or fictitious name, style or
designation of:
DENT WORKS BY RON
with its principal place of business at:
319 Manor Dr., Nazareth, PA 18064.
The name of the person owning or
interested in said business is: Ronny
D. Albert.
The Certificate was filed on February 19, 2009.
Mar. 5
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the provisions of the Fictitious Name Act of December 16,
1982, P.L. 1309, as amended, that an
application for registration of a fictitious name was filed in the Office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the conduct of business
in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, under the fictitious name of:
ESSENCE OF HEALTH
with its principal place of business at:
750 S. 25th Street, Easton, PA
18042.
The name and address of the person owning or interested in said business is: Larry Bittner, 149 North
Green Street, Nazareth, PA 18064.
Mar. 5
NOTICES OF NON-PROFIT
INCORPORATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Articles of Incorporation were filed
with the Department of State of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 19, 2009, for the purpose of incorporating a Non-Profit Corporation
under the Pennsylvania Non-Profit
Corporation Law of 1988. The name
of the corporation is:
NORTHWOOD RACQUET CLUB
FOUNDATION FOR TENNIS
EXCELLENCE, INC.
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The Non-Profit Corporation has
been organized for charitable purposes.
STEVEN N. GOUDSOUZIAN, LLC
2925 William Penn Highway
Suite 301
Easton, PA 18045-5283
(610) 253-9171
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and provision of assistance to colon
cancer patients.
ZATOR LAW OFFICES, LLC
4400 Walbert Avenue
Allentown, PA 18104
Mar. 5
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
a Certificate of Organization—Domestic Limited Liability Company was
filed with the Department of State of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 13, 2009, for the purposes of
obtaining a Certificate of Organization
of a proposed Limited Liability Company under the requirements of 15
Pa.C.S. 8913 of the Pennsylvania
Business Corporation Law.
The name of the limited liability
company is:
CAJ SOLUTIONS LLC
The purpose for which it is to be
or has been organized is to engage in
and to do any lawful act concerning
any or all lawful business for which
a Limited Liability Company may be
organized under the requirements of
15 Pa.C.S. 8913, and without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the sale
and distribution of promotional products.
WILLIAM A. DUH, ESQUIRE
2046 Leithsville Road
Hellertown, PA 18055
Mar. 5
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Articles of Incorporation—Nonprofit
have been filed with the Department
of State of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of incorporating a nonprofit corporation under
the Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988 (P.L. 1444, No.
177).
The name of the corporation is:
SHIRLEY MARIE ROYAL BLUE
FOUNDATION
Date of Incorporation: February 2,
2009.
The Corporation is formed under
the Nonprofit Corporation Law of
1988 for charitable, educational and
public purposes within the meaning
of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, and the corresponding
related Section(s) in any future federal tax code (the “Code”), including
without limitation, the promotion of
colon cancer research and education
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MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff v. JOHN R. HANDLOVIC
and CAROLE HANDLOVIC, Defendants
Motion for Summary Judgment.
The Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment, alleging that the Defendants were
in default on their mortgage as a matter of law. The Defendants asserted that summary judgment should not be granted because the Plaintiff failed to comply with the regulations issued
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), so the Defendants could not
be deemed in default as a matter of law. Based on the Pennsylvania Superior Court case, Fleet
Real Estate Funding Corp. v. Smith, 366 Pa. Super. 116, 530 A.2d 919 (1987), the Court
denied the Plaintiff’s Motion because the Defendants may raise the Plaintiff’s failure to
comply with HUD regulations as an equitable defense at trial.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, Pennsylvania,
Civil Division—Law, No. C-0048-CV-2005-3978.
Order of Court denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment.
JENINE DAVEY, ESQUIRE, for Plaintiff.
WILLIAM COFFIN, ESQUIRE, for Defendants.
Order of Court entered August 18, 2006 by MORAN, J.
ORDER
AND NOW, this 18th day of August 2006, the Motion for Summary
Judgment, filed by Plaintiff, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc., is DENIED.
STATEMENT OF REASONS
Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment against Defendants John R. Handlovic and Carole Handlovic (“Defendants”). Plaintiff, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
(“Plaintiff ”), asserts that it is entitled to summary judgment because Defendants have defaulted on their mortgage. Defendants contend that we
should deny Plaintiff’s Motion because a genuine issue exists as to the
material facts in this case. Based upon our review of the relevant Pennsylvania case law, we find that an issue of material fact exists, and we must
deny Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment.
Standard of Law
Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1035.2 states that where there
is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to relief
as a matter of law, summary judgment may be entered. A non-moving
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vive a Motion for Summary Judgment if the burden of proof rests on the
non-moving party. Manzetti v. Mercy Hospital, 565 Pa. 471, 776 A.2d 938,
945 (2001). However, for summary judgment to be granted, the moving
party cannot rely exclusively on the oral testimony of its own witnesses to
establish the absence of a genuine issue of material fact. Nanty-Glo Boro.
v. American Surety Co., 309 Pa. 236, 163 A. 523 (1932); Sherman v. Franklin Regional Medical Center, 443 Pa. Super. 112, 660 A.2d 1370 (1995).
In determining whether summary judgment should be entered, the
record must be viewed in a light most favorable to the non-moving party,
and all doubts as to the existence of a genuine issue of material fact must
be resolved against the moving party. Manzetti, supra, 776 A.2d at 945.
“An entry of summary judgment may be granted only in cases where the
right is clear and free from doubt.” Sherman, supra at 115, 660 A.2d at
1372. Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1035.1 defines what the relevant record is for deciding this type of motion. The following statement
of facts is taken from the submissions of the parties viewed in the required
light.
Statement of Facts
On March 13, 2003, Defendants executed a mortgage with Plaintiff
for the premises located at 1809 Hay Terrace, Easton, Pennsylvania (“the
premises”). Complaint at ¶3. Plaintiff asserts that the Defendants are currently in default on the mortgage of the premises. Id. at ¶5. As a result of
Defendants’ default, Plaintiff invoked the acceleration clause in the mortgage in order to collect on the entire amount due plus interest and costs.1
Id. Defendants contend that they are not in default because Plaintiff cannot
invoke the acceleration clause in their mortgage, due to the fact that Plaintiff has failed to comply with the regulations issued by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), which are set forth at 24 C.F.R.
§§203.500 through 203.660.
Discussion
In this case, the only real disputed fact is whether or not Plaintiff
complied with HUD regulations. Thus, the only issue before us is whether
this disputed fact prevents us from granting summary judgment in favor of
Plaintiff as a matter of law. Our determination of this issue is controlled by
the Pennsylvania Superior Court case, Fleet Real Estate Funding Corp. v.
Smith, 366 Pa. Super. 116, 530 A.2d 919 (1987). In Fleet, the mortgagor
appealed the trial court’s decision to grant the mortgagee’s summary judgment motion in a mortgage foreclosure action. Id. at 118, 530 A.2d at 920.
In that case, the mortgagor contended that the mortgagee should not be
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The principal balance owed on the mortgage is $123,208.40. Complaint at ¶6. With
interest, attorney’s fees, and other costs, the entire balance sought is $129,305.53. Id.
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granted summary judgment because the mortgagee failed to comply with
HUD regulations. Id. Upon review, the Superior Court concluded that a
mortgagee is not required to comply with HUD regulations prior to foreclosing on an FHA-insured mortgage. Id. at 122-23, 530 A.2d at 922-23.
Despite this determination, the Superior Court reversed the trial court’s
decision, holding that summary judgment was inappropriate because noncompliance with HUD regulations raised an equitable defense to foreclosure.
Id. at 124, 530 A.2d at 923. Therefore, summary judgment could not be
granted because a material fact was at issue. Id.
After review of Fleet, it is clear that our case is nearly identical to
the facts in that case. Here, the Defendants allege that Plaintiff failed to
comply with HUD regulations.2 According to Fleet, noncompliance with
HUD regulations is an equitable defense that, when properly pled, prevents
summary judgment. In this case, the Defendants have properly pled this
defense in their New Matter, citing numerous violations of the HUD regulations by Plaintiff. Thus, it would be improper for us to grant Plaintiff’s
Summary Judgment Motion because a genuine issue of material fact exists
regarding Plaintiff’s compliance with the HUD regulations. See also, Commonwealth School Employee’s Retirement Fund v. Terrell, 399 Pa. Super.
328, 582 A.2d 367 (1990) (relying on Fleet to hold that summary judgment
could not be granted for the mortgagee when the mortgagor properly alleged
that the mortgagee failed to comply with HUD regulations). Therefore, in
accordance with Fleet and after giving the Defendants the benefit of all
reasonable inferences and resolving all doubts in favor of the Defendants,
Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment must be denied because there is
a material fact in dispute concerning Plaintiff’s failure to adequately service the mortgage.
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For example, in ¶13 of their New Matter, the Defendants allege that Plaintiff violated 24 C.F.R. 203.604 of the HUD regulations by failing to have a face to face interview
with the Defendants. Plaintiff has offered no evidence to dispute this allegation and to prove
that it did comply with this regulation as a matter of law.
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