Carbon court news

Mortgage

foreclosures

The following actions have been filed as mortgage foreclosures to alleged defaults on loans.

JP Morgan Chase Bank, c/o 7255 Baymeadows Way, Jacksonville, Fla., filed against James T. Martino, 165 S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, over property at that address. Sought is $91,954.82 and continuing interest.

JP Morgan Chase Bank filed against Neal A. Scotto, 90 Clearview Drive, Palmerton, over property at that address. Sought is $151,334.46 and continuing interest.

JP Morgan Chase Bank filed against Kerre E. Moore, 159 Gower Rd., aka, Lot 75 Gower Rd., Albrightsville, over property at that address. Sought is $173,100.03 and continuing interest.

First Niagara Bank, c/o 72 Mohawk St., Cohoes, N.Y., filed against Kenneth G. Ahner Jr., 721 Jamestown Drive, Lehighton, over property at that address. Sought is $52,916.97 and continuing interest.

Green Tree Consumer Discount Co., c/o 7360 S. Kyrene Rd., Tempe, Ariz., filed against Eirene Bond, 828D Lakeview Drive, Albrightsville, over property at that address. Sought is $120,326.35 and continuing interest.

Green Tree Consumer Discount Co. filed against James S. and Madeline M.L. Drewes, 7590 Pohopoco Drive, Kunkletown, Towamensing Township, over property at that address. Sought is $178,612.73 and continuing interest.

Bank of New York, c/o 111 Woodcrest Rd., Cherry Hill, N.J., filed against Susan D. Sawtelle, aka, Susan D. Miller and Timothy Sawtelle, 133 Moseywood Rd., Lake Harmony, over property at that address. Sought is $137,652.03 and continuing interest.

Flagstar Bank, c/o 5151 Corporate Drive, Troy, Mich., filed against Joseph R. and Moira B. Westpy, 122 W. Fell St., Summit Hill, over property at that address. Sought is $47,770.29 and continuing interest.

Wells Fargo Bank, c/o 3476 Stateview Blvd., Fort Mill, S.C., filed against Gregory E. and Rita M. Goodhue, Lot 8, Gower Rd., aka, 34 Gower Rd., Albrightsville, over property at that address. Sought is $180,608.47 and continuing interest.

Medical bill

Remit Corporation, 36 W. Main St., Bloomsburg, for Blue Mountain Health Systems-Lehighton Campus, filed an action against William and Sacey Gonzalez, 124 Center Ave., Jim Thorpe, alleging they owe a bill for medical services provided. Sought is $4,239.80 plus interest, costs and fees.

Credit defaults

The following actions were filed by credit card companies, or their collection agencies, for alleged defaults on credit card/loan accounts.

Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, filed against Edward J. Powell, 459 N. Fourth St., Lehighton, seeking $12,312.33.

Harvest Credit Management, West Chester, filed against Phillip A. Acker, 225 Gun Club Rd., Palmerton, seeking $1,636.37.

LVNV Funding, Scranton, filed against Vanessa Perez, 46 Poplar Rd., Albrightsville, seeking $2,212.27.

Citibank, Philadelphia, filed three actions as follows: Shelly M. Gornick, 170 Hemlock Trail, Lehighton, seeking $12,711.37; Cindy Kristiansen, 41 Hemlock Drive, Jim Thorpe, seeking $13,013.36; and Matthew M. Hughes, 558 Stony Mountain Rd., Albrightsville, seeking $5,446.34.

Estate dispute

Lee Ann Leming, 80 Main St., Berwick, filed a complaint against Scott Semmel, 1005 Charles St., Palmerton, in a dispute of the estate of Brent L. Semmel, who died Dec. 14, 2011. The defendant is the brother of the decedent.

According to the suit the plaintiff is alleging that the defendant has spent and continues to spend money from the estate for unnecessary modifications to the assets of the estate, of which the plaintiff is executrix.

The suit further alleges that the defendant has done these things without input from the plaintiff. Other allegations made in the suit includes the defendant misused funds which is detailed in the suit.

The court is asked multiple actions including a injunction enjoining and restraining the defendant from unnecessary wasting of assets, spending unnecessary amount of money to make changes to and interfere with the administration of the estate, conducting both a berry business and wholesale business without keeping accurate records, preparing any property contained within the estate for rental or other business purposes, asserting ownership of a ranch house contained in the estate, removing insurance policies, and many other allegations.

The court is also asked to require the defendant to account to the plaintiff all profits he has derived from his alleged hidden conduct concerning the estate, plus costs and other relief deemed necessary.

Loan default

United Guaranty Insurance Co., 230 N. Elm St., Greensboro, N.C., filed an action against Nina M. Wezner, 147 Sand Spring Rd., Weatherly, alleging she defaulted on a student loan. Sought are amounts of $1,904.01; $27,928.29; and $1,554.96.

Judgment note

Vesuvius USA, 1404 Newton Drive, Champaign, Ill, filed an action against Cornerstone Industrial Services Inc., 603 White St., Box 190, Bowmanstown, alleging the defendant defaulted on a installment judgment loan. Sought is $38,677.33 plus costs, interest, and fees.