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Cuyahoga County

Ohio

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Case Information

Filed 2023-08-22
Status INACTIVE
Type Tax Certificate Foreclosure
Docket 90 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Fig As Custodian For Fig Oh 18, Llc And Secured Party
Defendant Leigh Property Development, Llc|Jane Doe, Real Name Unk, Unknown Spouse, If Any, Of Darnell Graham|Cuyahoga County Treasurer
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Hon. BRENDAN J SHEEHAN

Cuyahoga County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. CASE FILED: COMPLAINT, PRELIMINARY JUDICIAL REPORT, PRELIMINARY JUDICIAL REPORT, SERVICE REQUEST, SERVICE REQUEST
  2. COURT COST ASSESSED FIG AS CUSTODIAN FOR FIG OH18, LLC AND SECURED PARTY BILL AMOUNT 2025.86 PAID AMOUNT 1950.2 AMOUNT DUE 75.66
  3. JUDGMENT ENTRY(58780661) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  4. JUDGMENT ENTRY(58780660) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  5. JUDGMENT ENTRY(58780659) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: JAMES L SASSANO [email protected]
  6. JUDGMENT ENTRY(58780658) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: JAMES L SASSANO [email protected]
  7. JUDGMENT ENTRY(58780657) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: TERRENCE JONES [email protected]
  8. PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENT ENTRY AND DISMISS, FILED 10/24/2025, IS GRANTED. DEFENDANT HAS PAID THE TAX CERTIFICATES IN FULL. THE DECREE OF FORECLOSURE AND JUDGMENT PREVIOUSLY ENTERED IS VACATED AND THE PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. COURT COSTS ASSESSED TO THE PLAINTIFF(S). PURSUANT TO CIV.R. 58(B), THE CLERK OF COURTS IS DIRECTED TO SERVE THIS JUDGMENT IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY CIV.R. 5(B). THE CLERK MUST INDICATE ON THE DOCKET THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PARTIES, THE METHOD OF SERVICE, AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SERVICE. NOTICE ISSUED
  9. MOTION TO VACATE $30.00 JAMES L SASSANO (0062253) MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENT ENTRY AND DISMISS
  10. DEPOSIT AMOUNT PAID JAMES L SASSANO
  11. JUDGMENT ENTRY(53242706) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  12. JUDGMENT ENTRY(53242705) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  13. JUDGMENT ENTRY(53242704) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: JAMES L SASSANO [email protected]
  14. JUDGMENT ENTRY(53242703) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: JAMES L SASSANO [email protected]
  15. JUDGMENT ENTRY(53242702) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: TERRENCE JONES [email protected]
  16. JUDGEMENT ENTRY ADOPTING MAGISTRATES DECISION. ORDER SEE JOURNAL. NOTICE ISSUED
  17. MAGISTRATE'S DECISION(53032434) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  18. MAGISTRATE'S DECISION(53032433) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  19. MAGISTRATE'S DECISION(53032432) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: JAMES L SASSANO [email protected]
  20. MAGISTRATE'S DECISION(53032431) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: JAMES L SASSANO [email protected]
  21. MAGISTRATE'S DECISION(53032430) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: TERRENCE JONES [email protected]
  22. MAGISTRATE'S DECISION WITH FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW (TAX CERTIFICATE FORECLOSURE) FILED AND SENT TO ALL PARTIES ON SERVICE PAGE.
  23. TELEPHONIC DEFAULT/ATTORNEY FEE HEARING HELD BY MAGISTRATE. PLAINTIFF'S MOTIONS FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND TO TAX ATTORNEY'S FEES AS COSTS ARE GRANTED. THE MAGISTRATE WILL ISSUE A MAGISTRATE'S DECISION MAKING SPECIFIC FINDINGS AS TO THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES. NOTICE ISSUED
  24. NOTICE FILED BY P1 FIG AS CUSTODIAN FOR FIG OH18, LLC AND SECURED PARTY ATTORNEY JAMES L SASSANO 0062253 NOTICE OF DEFAULT HEARING
  25. TELEPHONE DEFAULT HEARING SET FOR 02/01/2024 AT 09:15 AM. ANY PARTY MAY APPEAR AT THE TELEPHONE DEFAULT HEARING BY CALLING 216-443-8505 TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED TIME OF THE HEARING. THE PARTY MOVING FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT MUST SEND NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES OF THE DEFAULT HEARING AT LEAST TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING. THIS NOTICE MUST PROVIDE THE CALL-IN INFORMATION ABOVE. NOTICE ISSUED
  26. GENERAL PLEADING FILED BY P1 FIG AS CUSTODIAN FOR FIG OH18, LLC AND SECURED PARTY ATTORNEY JAMES L SASSANO 0062253 FINAL JUDICIAL REPORT
  27. NOTICE FILED BY P1 FIG AS CUSTODIAN FOR FIG OH18, LLC AND SECURED PARTY ATTORNEY JAMES L SASSANO 0062253 NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED MAGISTRATE'S DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY ADOPTING MAGISTRATE'S DECISION
  28. MOTION FILED FOR P1 FIG AS CUSTODIAN FOR FIG OH18, LLC AND SECURED PARTY JAMES L SASSANO 0062253 MOTION TO TAX ATTORNEY FEES 02/06/2024 - GRANTED
  29. MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT MOTION FOR DEFAULT 02/06/2024 - GRANTED
  30. LEGAL NEWS ABSTRACT
  31. PROOF OF PUBLICATION FILED $1,645.20 - LEGAL NEWS FEE $250.00
  32. PRE-PAID PORTION OF SERVICE PUBLICATION FEE $1,395.20
  33. PURSUANT TO RULE 4(E) PLAINTIFF IS TO PERFECT SERVICE ON ALL DEFENDANTS WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF FILING ITS CLAIM. IF PLAINTIFF HAS FAILED TO PERFECT SERVICE WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF FILING ITS CLAIM, PLAINTIFF HAS 14 DAYS THEREAFTER TO SHOW GOOD CAUSE WHY SERVICE WAS NOT PERFECTED. IF GOOD CAUSE IS NOT SHOWN, THE COURT WILL DISMISS THIS CASE AS TO THOSE DEFENDANTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY SERVED PURSUANT TO CIVIL RULE 4(E). CONSEQUENTLY, PLAINTIFF WILL HAVE THEN FAILED TO PROPERLY JOIN ALL NECESSARY PARTIES TO THE WITHIN CASE AND THE COURT WILL THUS DISMISS THIS CASE IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT PREJUDICE AT PLAINTIFF'S COSTS FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE. NOTICE ISSUED
  34. DEPOSIT AMOUNT PAID JAMES L SASSANO
  35. AFFIDAVIT SERVICE BY PUBLICATION, FORECLOSURE $250 AFFIDAVIT FOR SBP
  36. PURSUANT TO RULE 4(E) PLAINTIFF IS TO PERFECT SERVICE ON ALL DEFENDANTS WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF FILING ITS CLAIM. IF PLAINTIFF HAS FAILED TO PERFECT SERVICE WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF FILING ITS CLAIM, PLAINTIFF HAS 14 DAYS THEREAFTER TO SHOW GOOD CAUSE WHY SERVICE WAS NOT PERFECTED. IF GOOD CAUSE IS NOT SHOWN, THE COURT WILL DISMISS THIS CASE AS TO THOSE DEFENDANTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY SERVED PURSUANT TO CIVIL RULE 4(E). CONSEQUENTLY, PLAINTIFF WILL HAVE THEN FAILED TO PROPERLY JOIN ALL NECESSARY PARTIES TO THE WITHIN CASE AND THE COURT WILL THUS DISMISS THIS CASE IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT PREJUDICE AT PLAINTIFF'S COSTS FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE. NOTICE ISSUED
  37. USPS RECEIPT NO. 52182146 DELIVERED BY USPS 10/25/2023 LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC PROCESSED BY COC 11/01/2023.
  38. USPS RECEIPT NO. 52182145 DELIVERED BY USPS 10/25/2023 JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM PROCESSED BY COC 11/01/2023.
  39. SUMS COMPLAINT(52182146) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  40. SUMS COMPLAINT(52182145) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  41. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  42. WRIT FEE
  43. WRIT FEE
  44. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  45. SUMS COMPLAINT(52166242) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM 5525 CLEMENT AVE MAPLE HEIGHTS, OH 44137 ANSWER DATE: 11/17/2023
  46. CUYAHOGA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT SERVICE FEE $18.00
  47. 10/20/2023 51938087 THE WITHIN NAMED JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM 10/19/2023 SHERIFF DEPUTY SERV. FAILURE OF SERVICE..
  48. CUYAHOGA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT SERVICE FEE $33.00
  49. 10/20/2023 51938085 THE WITHIN NAMED LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC 10/19/2023 SHERIFF DEPUTY SERV. FAILURE OF SERVICE..
  50. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  51. WRIT FEE
  52. REQUEST FOR SERVICE FILED REQUEST FOR CERTIFIED MAIL
  53. REQUEST FOR SERVICE FILED REQUEST FOR ORDINARY MAIL
  54. USPS RECEIPT NO. 51938086 DELIVERED BY USPS 09/26/2023 JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM PROCESSED BY COC 10/04/2023.
  55. USPS RECEIPT NO. 51938084 DELIVERED BY USPS 09/26/2023 LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC PROCESSED BY COC 10/04/2023.
  56. SUMS COMPLAINT(51938086) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  57. SUMS COMPLAINT(51938084) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  58. SHERIFF SERVICE PACKET JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNKNOWN. THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM 1500 DETROIT AVE. APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113
  59. SHERIFF SERVICE PACKET LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC DEVELOPMENT 1500 DETROIT AVE. APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113
  60. SUMS COMPLAINT(51938087) SENT BY CUYAHOGA SHERIFF SERVICE. TO: JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM 5525 CLEMENT AVE MAPLE HEIGHTS, OH 44137
  61. SUMS COMPLAINT(51938085) SENT BY CUYAHOGA SHERIFF SERVICE. TO: LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC 1500 DETROIT AVE APT. 418 CLEVELAND, OH 44113-0000
  62. WRIT FEE
  63. WRIT FEE
  64. WRIT FEE
  65. WRIT FEE
  66. REQUEST FOR SERVICE FILED ALIAS CM AND SHERIFF SERVICE
  67. CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 51458421 RETURNED 9/19/2023 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM - UNCLAIMED NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  68. ANSWER FILED BY D3 CUYAHOGA COUNTY TREASURER ATTORNEY TERRENCE JONES 0039003 CUYAHOGA COUNTY TREASURER
  69. USPS RECEIPT NO. 51458422 DELIVERED BY USPS 08/29/2023 CUYAHOGA COUNTY TREASURER PROCESSED BY COC 09/06/2023.
  70. CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 51458420 RETURNED 09/01/2023 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC - ATTEMPTED NOT KNOWN NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  71. SUMS COMPLAINT(51458422) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: CUYAHOGA COUNTY TREASURER 2079 EAST 9TH ST CLEVELAND, OH 44115
  72. SUMS COMPLAINT(51458421) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: JANE DOE, REAL NAME UNK, UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF DARNELL GRAHAM 5525 CLEMENT AVE MAPLE HEIGHTS, OH 44137
  73. SUMS COMPLAINT(51458420) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LEIGH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC 12717 DOVE AVE CLEVELAND, OH 44105
  74. MAGISTRATE MONICA KLEIN ASSIGNED (MANUALLY)
  75. IT IS ORDERED BY THE COURT THAT THIS CAUSE BE REFERRED TO THE COURT MAGISTRATE TO TRY THE ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT ARISING THEREIN AND REPORT WITHOUT UNNECESSARY DELAY. NOTICE ISSUED
  76. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  77. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  78. WRIT FEE
  79. WRIT FEE
  80. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  81. WRIT FEE
  82. JUDGE BRENDAN J SHEEHAN ASSIGNED (RANDOM)
  83. SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND FEE
  84. LEGAL RESEARCH
  85. LEGAL NEWS
  86. LEGAL AID
  87. COMPUTER FEE
  88. CLERK'S FEE
  89. DEPOSIT AMOUNT PAID JAMES L SASSANO
  90. DEPOSIT AMOUNT PAID JAMES L SASSANO

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