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Court

Florida Civitech Unified Court

Florida

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Case Information

Filed 2023-02-02
Status CLOSED
Type Homestead Residential 0 50 K
Docket 111 entries
Disposition final judgment of foreclosure

Parties

Plaintiff Us Bank Trust Company, Nat'l A|U S Bank National Association
Defendant Unknown Heirs Beneficiaries De|Bell, Felisha|Cotton, Shameka Rena|Williams, Katrena Shere|Unknown Tenant In Possession O|Cotton, Charles James
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Judge

Hon. Smith J Layne

Wakulla County (FL)

Florida

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Docket Entries

  1. Case 652023CA000017CAAXMX Filed with Clerk on 2/2/2023
  2. CERTIFICATE OF DISBURSEMENTS
  3. CERTIFICATE OF SALE 10/9/25 (plaintiff did not provide clerk with copies or envelopes for mailing to parties)
  4. BID SHEET
  5. Payment received: $70.00 Receipt Number MX 2025007121
  6. Assessment 4 assessed at sum $70.00
  7. PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF SALE
  8. NOTICE OF SALE 10/9/25 @ 11A.M. (clerk emailed NOS to newspaper on 9/11/25)
  9. ORIGINAL MORTGAGE (original)
  10. ORIGINAL NOTE (original)
  11. NOTICE OF FILING ORIGINAL NOTE/MORTGAGE
  12. ORDER SECOND AMENDED FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE (AMENDED TO CORRECT THE SALE LOCATION) 10/9/25 @ 11A.M.
  13. Event FORECLOSURE scheduled on 10/9/2025 at 1100 AM, MX - Judge presiding.
  14. Case Status set to CLOSED
  15. FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE 10/9/25 @ 11A.M.
  16. NOTICE OF FILING ORIGINAL NOTE AND MORTGAGE
  17. MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT (PLAINTIFF)
  18. MOTION FOR ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT (JOINT)
  19. NOTICE OF SERVING PLEADINGS (PLAINTIFF)
  20. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE PARTY PLAINTIFF
  21. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO REOPEN CASE POST BANKRUPTCY DISMISSAL
  22. Case Status set to REOPENED
  23. Reopened for CA REOPENED CASE on 5/5/2025
  24. REOPENS CASE @ CASE POST BANKRUPTCY DISMISSAL (PLAINTIFF)
  25. MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE PARTY PLAINTIFF (PLAINTIFF)
  26. Payment received: $50.00 Receipt Number MX 2025003126
  27. Assessment 3 assessed at sum $50.00
  28. Case Status set to CLOSED
  29. CHARLES JAMES COTTON dismissed 9/17/2024
  30. SUGGESTION OF BANKRUPTCY - CHARLES COTTON
  31. ADDRESS NOTIFICATION CHANGE FOR PLAINTIFF
  32. NOTICE OF SERVING PLEADINGS (PLAINTIFF)
  33. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO RETURN ORIGINAL NOTE AND MORTGAGE- GRANTED (plaintiff to provided FedEx or UPS label to clerk for mailing back originals)
  34. MOTION TO RETURN ORIGINAL NOTE AND MORTGAGE
  35. NOTICE OF SERVICE (PLAINITFF)
  36. Plaintiff Attorney: Meghan Keane for to U S Bank National Association
  37. ORDER FOR SUBSTITUTION OF PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
  38. Order GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH MEDIATION
  39. MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH MEDIATION (PLAINTIFF)
  40. MOTION FOR DEFAULT & DEFAULT- SHAMEKA R. COTTON
  41. Return of Service Served SHAMEKA RENA COTTON (SUB) 8/28/23
  42. Active Process SUMMONS disposition on 8/28/2023
  43. NOTICE OF SERVING PLEADINGS (PLAINTIFF)
  44. Order ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR JUDICIAL DEFAULT- GRANTED
  45. SIGNED SUMMONS EMAILED TO FIRM (NON IMAGE)
  46. Payment received: $10.00 Receipt Number MX 10763
  47. ALIAS SUMMONS SHAMEKA RENA COTTON
  48. Assessment 2 assessed at sum $10.00
  49. Event MOTION HEARING scheduled on 8/15/2023 at 0300 PM, MX - Judge J SMITH presiding.
  50. NOTICE OF HEARING 8/15/23 @ 3P.M. (MOTION) (SMITH) (ZOOM)
  51. MOTION FOR DEFAULT -
  52. NOTICE OF FILING AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF ACTION
  53. NOTICE OF FILING ORIGINAL NOTE/MORT. (originals)
  54. NOTICE OF FILING ORIGINAL NOTE AND MORTGAGE (copy)
  55. Updated Event SHOW CAUSE HEARING on 5/30/2023 0130 PM Judge J SMITH results DISPOSED on 5/30/2023
  56. NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR ENTRY OF FJ OF MORT. FORECLOSURE FILED ON 2/23/23. 5/30/23 HEARING CANCELLED.
  57. Unknown Tenant In Possession Of The Subject Proper dismissed 5/1/2023
  58. MOTION FOR DEFAULT AND DEFAULT- KATRENA SHERE WILLIAMS
  59. AFFIDAVIT OF NON-MILITARY SERVICE KATRENA SHERE WILLIAMS
  60. NOTICE OF DROPPING PARTIES UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY
  61. MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
  62. NOTICE OF ACTION FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS- PROPERTY (emailed to newspaper on 4/27/23)
  63. AFFIDAVIT OF DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ALL OTHER WHOM CLAIM INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY ANN BELL
  64. RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES (PLAINTIFF)
  65. RETURN OF SERVICE UNSERVED UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM INTEREST 2/15/23
  66. RETURN OF SERVICE UNSERVED UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY 2/15/23
  67. Return of Service Served KATRENA S. WILLIAMS 2/22/23
  68. Return of Service Served FELISHA BELL 2/22/23
  69. Return of Service Served CHARLES JAMES COTTON 2/15/23
  70. DESIGNATION OF EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR PLAINTIFF
  71. NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FOR PLAINTIFF
  72. ANSWER(S) AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR FORECLOSURE (DEFENDANT- CHARLES COTTON)
  73. AFFIDAVIT OF INDEBTEDNESS
  74. Defendant Attorney: Scott Thomas Manion for to CHARLES JAMES COTTON
  75. NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FOR DEFENDANT- CHARLES COTTON
  76. Event SHOW CAUSE HEARING scheduled on 5/30/2023 at 0130 PM, MX - Judge J SMITH presiding.
  77. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 5/30/23 @ 1:30P.M. (ZOOM) (SMITH) (OTSC)
  78. RESPONSE FROM FELISHA BELL
  79. Order APPOINTING PROCESS SERVERS
  80. MOTION TO APPOINT PROCESS SERVERS (PLAINTIFF)
  81. RESPONSE FROM CHARLES J. COTTON
  82. Active Process SUMMONS disposition on 2/22/2023
  83. Active Process SUMMONS disposition on 2/22/2023
  84. Active Process SUMMONS disposition on 2/15/2023
  85. Active Process SUMMONS disposition on 2/15/2023
  86. Active Process SUMMONS disposition on 2/15/2023
  87. MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE (PLAINTIFF)
  88. Active Process SUMMONS
  89. Active Process SUMMONS
  90. Active Process SUMMONS
  91. Active Process SUMMONS
  92. Active Process SUMMONS
  93. Active Process SUMMONS
  94. Active Process SUMMONS
  95. SIGNED SUMMONS EMAILED TO FIRM (NON IMAGE)
  96. Order FOR ACTIVE, DIFFERENTIAL CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT
  97. Judge: SMITH , J LAYNE Assigned
  98. NOTICE OF FILING CERTIFICATION OF ORIGINAL NOTE
  99. SUMMONS ISSUED UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY
  100. SUMMONS ISSUED KATRENA SHERE WILLIAMS
  101. SUMMONS ISSUED SHAMEKA RENA COTTON
  102. SUMMONS ISSUED CHARLES JAMES COTTON
  103. SUMMONS ISSUED FELICIA BELL
  104. SUMMONS ISSUED UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY ANN BELL
  105. VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY OR MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CLA
  106. LIS PENDENS
  107. COMPLAINT
  108. CIVIL COVER SHEET
  109. Payment received: $471.50 Receipt Number MX 9192
  110. Assessment 1 assessed at sum $471.50
  111. Attorney: for to U S Bank National Association

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