Carbon County court news
Note default
First Niagara Bank, 401 Plymouth Rd., Plymouth Meeting, filed a civil action against Stanley J. Costello Jr., 645 E. Bertsch St., Lansford, and Alfonso J. Sebia, 305 Mill Rd., Lehighton, alleging the defendants defaulted on a promissory note. Sought is $86,742.02 plus interest, costs and fees.
Divorces started
Deborah McNelis, 303 Eugene Ave., Beaver Meadows, filed against Joseph McNelis, same address. They were married July 26, 1997.
Prudence M. Munich, 210 Yard St., Nesquehoning, filed against Mark Munich, 11 Schoolhouse Rd., Sheppton. They were married March 3, 2007.
Mortgage foreclosures
The following actions were filed as mortgage foreclosures for alleged defaults on loans.
Clearvue Opportunity XIX, 895 Dove St., Newport Beach, Calif., filed against Tanya Confer, 109 Main Rd., Lehighton, Brian Dean Bollinger, 1749 Rose Briar Lane, Stroudsburg, and the estate of Carole A. Bollinger, deceased, over property at 89 Lentz Avenue, Lehighton. Sought is $27,523.81 and continuing interest.
U.S. Bank National Association, 1661 Worthington Rd., West Palm Beach, Fla., filed against Matthew J. Higgins Jr., 100 Twin Flower Circle, Kunkletown, over property at that address. Sought is $188,125.94 and continuing interest.
OneWest Bank, c/o 888 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, Calif., filed against Burr W. Beard and Patti A. Weaver, of 50 E. Broad St., Bethlehem, over property at 34 Panther Rd., Indian Mountain Lakes, Penn Forest Township. Sought is $147,961.87 and continuing interest.
Residential Credit Solutions Inc., 4282 North Way, Fort Worth, Tex., filed against Caprice Thornton, 42 Gower Rd., aka, 9 Gower Rd., Albrightsville. Sought is $317,170.04 and continuing interest.
Water line dispute
Freddie J. Lesher, 4195 Fireline Rd., Palmerton, filed a civil complaint against Bellview Pump, and Keith Lorah, individually, and doing business as Bellview Pump Sales and Service, 4654 Lehigh Drive, Walnutport.
The suit states the plaintiff hired the defendant firm to install a water line extension at Country Inn & Suites Hotel, at 619 Interchange Rd., Lehighton, on or about Feb. 3, 2010. The work, the suit charges, was not completed within the time frame outlined in the contract.
The multiple count suit seek damages in amounts of $239,000, for breach of contract; $135,000 for failure to comply; and $3,944 for other damages.
Credit defaults
The following actions were filed by credit card companies, or their collection agencies, for alleged defaults on credit card/loan accounts.
Portfolio Recovery Associates, c/o 1835 Market St., Philadelphia, filed against Michael W. Wagner, 335 Lonesome Lane, Palmerton, seeking $1,635.26.
Discover Bank, 6500 New Albany Rd., New Albany, Ohio, filed against Tara A. Dadamo, 900 Koch Rd., Kunkletown, seeking $5,273.76.
Unifund Corporation, c/o 1729 Pittston Ave., Scranton, filed against Carol A. Terry, 5 W. Lehigh St., Summit Hill, seeking $7,628.56.
Remit Corporation, 35 W. Main St., Bloomsburg, filed against Jeffrey R. Smith, 25 E. Hazard St., Summit Hill, seeking $9,612.43.
Hudson & Keyse, for Bank of America, 382 Blackbrook Rd., Painesville, Ohio, filed against Shirley L. Gombert, 133 Penn St., Lehighton, seeking $14,506.39.
CACH, 4340 S. Monaco St., Denver, Colo., filed against Nicole Maranuk, 705 Twin Flower Circle, Kunkletown, seeking $12,396.06.
