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Court

Sussex County

Delaware

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Case Information

Filed 2022-11-03
Status CLOSED - CLOSED
Type Ct Property Damage
Docket 33 entries
Disposition default judgment

Parties

Plaintiff State Farm Fire And Casualty Company
Defendant Helmbright, Michael
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Judge

Hon. Robinson Jr Robert H

Sussex County (DE)

Delaware

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Docket Entries

  1. NOTICE
  2. INITIAL COMPLAINT
  3. PRAECIPE FILED
  4. WRIT ISSUED
  5. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  6. ALIAS PRAECIPE FILED
  7. LONG ARM SERVICE ISSUED
  8. PLURIES PRAECIPE
  9. AMENDMENT UNDER RULE 4H
  10. LONG ARM SERVICE ISSUED
  11. AMENDMENT UNDER RULE 4H
  12. DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  13. LONG ARM SERVICE ISSUED
  14. LONG-ARM WRIT ISSUED DATE DOCKETED: JANUARY 5, 2023 LONG-ARM ALIAS SUMMONS ISSUED TO PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL FOR SERVICE UPON MICHAEL HELMBRIGHT. (FORWARDED TO WEBER GALLAGHER SIMPSON STAPLETON FIRES & NEWBY LLP VIA MAIL) ACCEPTED BY: MS TRANSACTION ID: 68793054
  15. PLURIES PRAECIPE
  16. PLURIES PRAECIPE DATE DOCKETED: FEBRUARY 10, 2023 FIRST PLURIES PRAECIPE FIRST PLURIES SUMMONS - PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL ACCEPTED BY: MS TRANSACTION ID: 69114004
  17. AMENDMENT UNDER RULE 4H
  18. AMENDMENT TO THE COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO 10 DEL. C. 3104 DATE DOCKETED: FEBRUARY 10, 2023 AFFIDAVIT OF FAILED SERVICE. CERTIFIED MAIL SENT TO MICHAEL HELMBRIGHT ON JANUARY 9, 2023; MARKED AS "RETURN TO SENDER, INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS, UNABLE TO FORWARD," ON FEBRUARY 2, 2023 (EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED). ACCEPTED BY: MS TRANSACTION ID: 69114004
  19. LONG ARM SERVICE ISSUED
  20. LONG-ARM WRIT ISSUED DATE DOCKETED: FEBRUARY 10, 2023 LONG-ARM FIRST PLURIES SUMMONS ISSUED TO PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL FOR SERVICE UPON MICHAEL HELMBRIGHT. (FORWARDED TO WEBER GALLAGHER SIMPSON STAPLETON FIRES & NEWBY LLP, VIA MAIL) ACCEPTED BY: MS TRANSACTION ID: 69115026
  21. AMENDMENT UNDER RULE 4H
  22. AMENDMENT TO THE COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO 10 DEL. C. 3104 DATE DOCKETED: MARCH 7, 2023 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. CERTIFIED MAIL ON FIRST PLURIES SUMMONS SENT TO MICHAEL HELMBRIGHT ON FEBRUARY 13, 2023; SIGNED FOR AND RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUAL (ILLEGIBLE SIGNATURE), ON FEBRUARY 17, 2023. (SIGNED GREEN CARD ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" ) ACCEPTED BY: MS TRANSACTION ID: 69277146
  23. DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  24. DIRECTION TO ENTER DEFAULT JUDGMENT - CLOSED DATE DOCKETED: JUNE 27, 2023 JUDGMENT IS ENTERED AGAINST: MICHAEL HELMBRIGHT. JUDGMENT AMOUNTS TO BE PAID AS FOLLOWS: PRINCIPAL DEBT: $99,527.78 COSTS: $271.00 TOTAL JUDGMENT AMOUNT = $99,798.78 (PLUS INTEREST FROM THE DATE OF JUDGMENT AT 5.0% PER ANNUM) - DIRECTION FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT WITH AFFIDAVIT AND SCRA SEARCH ACCEPTED BY: MS TRANSACTION ID: 70257007
  25. NOTICE
  26. FILE ARCHIVED - BC DATE DOCKETED: JULY 3, 2023

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