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Cuyahoga County

Ohio

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Case Information

Filed 2024-03-14
Status INACTIVE
Type Foreclosure Marsh. Of Lien
Docket 102 entries

Parties

Plaintiff 4 Passion Investments Holding Llc Stagt Thomas M. Horwitz Co., Lpa|Freedom Investment Holding Llc Stagt Thomas M. Horwitz Co., Lpa|Luca Esposito|Elena Ranghetti|Luca Ghezzo|Elisa Macchi
Defendant Lady Venus Llc Ohio Secretary Of State Attn:paralegal Divsion Ser Of Process|Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer Treasurer's Dept.|Dwelling Network, Llc|Lady Venus Llc Co Jc Group Holding Corporation Member
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Hon. KATHLEEN ANN SUTULA

Cuyahoga County (OH)

Ohio

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  1. SUMS COMPLAINT(53408786) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LADY VENUS LLC C/O JC GROUP HOLDING CORP, MEMBER 4770 BISCAYNE BLVD SUITE 960 MIAMI, FL 33137-0000
  2. SUMS COMPLAINT(53399674) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LADY VENUS LLC 180 CIVIC CENTER DR. COLUMBUS, OH 43215-0000
  3. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  4. WRIT FEE
  5. CHECK WRITTEN TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE OF OHIO FOR DOCKET ID 178718910 IN THE AMOUNT OF $5
  6. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  7. WRIT FEE
  8. REQUEST FOR SERVICE FILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE-LADY VENUS BY JC GROUP
  9. CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 53324969 RETURNED 3/25/2024 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT LADY VENUS LLC - INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  10. REQUEST OF SERVICE $5 THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE OF OHIO, ON LADY VENUS LLC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE-LADY VENUS
  11. DEPOSIT AMOUNT PAID THOMAS M HORWITZ
  12. CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 53324966 RETURNED 3/22/2024 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT LADY VENUS LLC - NO SUCH NUMBER NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  13. CLERK ISSUED VIA HAND DELIVERY RETURNED 03/21/2024 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER-TREASURER'S DEPT. - COMPLETED 03/21/2024 0.00
  14. SUMS COMPLAINT(53324969) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LADY VENUS LLC 4770 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD MIAMI, FL 33137
  15. SUMS COMPLAINT(53324968) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: DWELLING NETWORK, LLC 33610 SOLON ROAD #L3 SOLON, OH 44139
  16. SUMS COMPLAINT(53324966) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LADY VENUS LLC 9337 RAVENNA ROAD, UNIT A TWINSBURG, OH 44126
  17. SUMS COMPLAINT(53324967) SENT BY CLERK ISSUED VIA HAND DELIVERY. TO: CUYAHOGA COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER-TREASURER'S DEPT. 2079 EAST 9TH STREET CLEVELAND, OH 44115
  18. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  19. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  20. WRIT FEE
  21. WRIT FEE
  22. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  23. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  24. WRIT FEE
  25. WRIT FEE
  26. ALL NON-MILITARY CLIENT AFFIDAVITS FILED IN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CASES MUST INDICATE THAT THE AFFIANT HAS ACTUAL PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE FILE AND LOAN HISTORY IN QUESTION AND HAS PERSONALLY REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, OR OTHER DATA RELIED UPON TO MAKE THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE AFFIDAVIT. ALL CLIENT EXECUTED MILITARY AFFIDAVITS FILED IN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CASES MUST INDICATE THAT THE AFFIANT HAS ACTUAL PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE APPROPRIATE DEFENDANTS' MILITARY STATUS. FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE AFFIDAVITS MAY RESULT IN MANDATORY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE OF AN AFFIANT FOR A HEARING, THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES FOR PERJURY OR CONTEMPT, AND DISMISSAL OF THE CASE. BEFORE JUDGMENT IS ENTERED ON ANY CLAIM FOR FORECLOSURE AND/OR MONEY JUDGMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CASE, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF AND ANY OTHER PARTY THAT ASSERTS A CLAIM FOR FORECLOSURE OR MONEY JUDGMENT MUST FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIDAVITS. IN REGARD TO NON-MILITARY CLIENT AFFIDAVITS, THIS AFFIDAVIT MUST: 1) IDENTIFY THE COUNSEL OF RECORD AND HIS OR HER LAW FIRM. 2) PROVIDE THAT THE COUNSEL OF RECORD HAS REVIEWED THE FILE. 3) PROVIDE THAT THE COUNSEL OF RECORD HAS COMMUNICATED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE AND/OR MONEY JUDGMENT OR ITS SERVICER AND THAT THIS REPRESENTATIVE: HAS AFFIRMED THAT HE OR SHE HAS PERSONALLY REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, OR OTHER DATA RELATED TO THE CASE; HAS REVIEWED THE PLEADINGS AND OTHER COURT FILINGS IN THE CASE; AND HAS CONFIRMED BOTH THE FACTUAL ACCURACY OF THE PLEADINGS AND COURT FILINGS AND THE ACCURACY OF THE NOTARIZATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. 4) PROVIDE THE FULL NAME OF THE REPRESENTATIVE DESCRIBED IN ITEM 3 AND THE DATE OR DATES OF THE COMMUNICATION. 5) CERTIFY THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE COUNSEL OF RECORD'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PLEADINGS AND OTHER COURT FILINGS IN SUPPORT OF THE CLAIMS FOR FORECLOSURE ARE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE IN ALL RELEVANT RESPECTS. 6) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNSEL OF RECORD HAS A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE AFFIDAVIT IN LIGHT OF NEWLY DISCOVERED FACTS FOLLOWING ITS FILING. 7) BE SIGNED AND DATED BY COUNSEL OF RECORD. IN REGARD TO CLIENT EXECUTED MILITARY AFFIDAVITS, THIS AFFIDAVIT MUST: 1) IDENTIFY THE COUNSEL OF RECORD AND HIS OR HER LAW FIRM. 2) PROVIDE THAT THE COUNSEL OF RECORD HAS COMMUNICATED WITH THE AFFIANT OF THE MILITARY AFFIDAVIT AND THAT THE AFFIANT HAS AFFIRMED THAT HE OR SHE HAS PERSONALLY REVIEWED NECESSARY WEBSITE AND/OR DATABASE TO DETERMINE THE MILITARY STATUS OF THE APPROPRIATE DEFENDANTS. 3) PROVIDE THE FULL NAME OF THE AFFIANT DESCRIBED IN ITEM 2 AND THE DATE OR DATES OF THE COMMUNICATION. 4) CERTIFY THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE COUNSEL OF RECORD'S KNOWLEDGE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE MILITARY AFFIDAVIT IS ACCURATE IN ALL RELEVANT RESPECTS. 5) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNSEL OF RECORD HAS A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE AFFIDAVIT IN LIGHT OF NEWLY DISCOVERED FACTS FOLLOWING ITS FILING. 6) BE SIGNED AND DATED BY COUNSEL OF RECORD. FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN APPROPRIATE AFFIDAVIT ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF TRIAL, THE DATE THAT A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IS RIPE FOR RULING, OR THE DATE OF DEFAULT HEARING, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE CASE AND MAY RESULT IN FURTHER SANCTIONS. STANDARDIZED AFFIDAVIT FORMS ARE POSTED ON THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY COURT OF COMMONPLEAS WEBSITE HTTP://CP.CUYAHOGACOUNTY.US/INTERNET/COURTDOCS/MAGISTRATES/AFFIDAVIT (REV5).PDF. ALL AFFIDAVITS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER MUST BE IN THE FORMAT OF THESE STANDARDIZED AFFIDAVIT FORMS. IN LIEU OF THIS AFFIDAVIT: 1) IN CASES WHERE CLIENT AFFIDAVITS HAVE BEEN FILED, THE AFFIANT OR AFFIANTS MUST APPEAR AT THE HEARING OF THE MATTER AND TESTIFY REGARDING THOSE AFFIDAVITS. THE REPRESENTATIVE MUST APPEAR IN PERSON AND TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. IF MULTIPLE CLIENT AFFIDAVITS ARE FILED IN THE CASE AND ARE EXECUTED BY MORE THAN ONE AFFIANT, EACH AFFIANT MUST APPEAR AT THE HEARING OF THE MATTER. 2) IN CASES WHERE NO CLIENT AFFIDAVITS HAVE BEEN FILED, AN OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE OR AN OFFICER OF ITS SERVICER MUST APPEAR AT THE HEARING OF THE MATTER AND TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE ALLEGATIONS OF THE COMPLAINT AND CONTENTS OF OTHER DOCUMENTS OR COURT FILINGS. THE OFFICER MUST APPEAR IN PERSON AND TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. 3) IN CASES WHERE NO HEARING IS SCHEDULED BEFORE THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT (SUCH AS SOME SUMMARY JUDGMENT CASES), THE OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE MUST, CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WITH THE MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, MOVE TO SCHEDULE A HEARING AT WHICH THE AFFIANT MAY APPEAR. 4) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AFFIANTS OF MILITARY AFFIDAVITS, THE AFFIANT OR AN OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE OR OFFICER OF ITS SERVICER WHO APPEARS IN COURT IN LIEU OF THE FILING OF A FORECLOSURE COUNSEL AFFIDAVIT MUST APPEAR WITH THE ORIGINAL PROMISSORY NOTE, INCLUDING ALL ENDORSEMENTS AND ALLONGES AND A CURRENT PAYMENT HISTORY FOR THE MORTGAGE LOAN AT ISSUE. THE AFFIANT OR AN OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE OR OFFICER OF ITS SERVICER MUST BE PREPARED TO TESTIFY THAT HE OR SHE HAS PERSONALLY REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS, RECORDS OR OTHER DATA RELATED TO THE CASE, HAS REVIEWED THE PLEADINGS AND OTHER COURT FILINGS IN THE CASE AND HAS CONFIRMED BOTH THE FACTUAL ACCURACY OF THE FILINGS AND THE ACCURACY OF THE NOTARIZATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, IF ANY. THE AFFIANT OR AN OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE OR OFFICER OF ITS SERVICER MUST BE PREPARED TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONING OF THE MAGISTRATE OR JUDGE PRESIDING OVER THE HEARING AND THE QUESTIONING OF ANY OTHER PARTY ATTENDING THE HEARING. 5) IF THE AFFIANT OR OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE OR AN OFFICER OF ITS SERVICER HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DEPOSED AND HAS TESTIFIED UNDER OATH REGARDING THE ABOVE REQUIRED INFORMATION, THE FILING OF THE TRANSCRIPT OF THAT DEPOSITION WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POLICY. FAILURE TO FILE AN ATTORNEY AFFIDAVIT OR DO ANY OF THE ALTERNATIVES TO FILING AN ATTORNEY AFFIDAVIT BEFORE THE CASE IS RIPE FOR THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE CASE. NOTICE ISSUED
  27. MAGISTRATE JOHN T DYKE ASSIGNED (MANUALLY)
  28. 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. A PARTY SEEKING A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MUST FILE A MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT. ONCE A CASE IS SET FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT, THE MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE WITHDRAWN ONLY BY SEPARATE MOTION WITH GOOD CAUSE SHOWN. NOTICE ISSUED
  29. JUDGE KATHLEEN ANN SUTULA ASSIGNED (RANDOM)
  30. SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND FEE
  31. LEGAL RESEARCH
  32. LEGAL NEWS
  33. LEGAL AID
  34. COMPUTER FEE
  35. CLERK'S FEE
  36. DEPOSIT AMOUNT PAID THOMAS M HORWITZ
  37. DEPOSIT AMOUNT PAID THOMAS M HORWITZ
  38. AGISTRATE'S DECISION(54342695) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: LADY VENUS LLC 180 CIVIC CENTER DR. COLUMBUS, OH 43215-0000
  39. AGISTRATE'S DECISION(54342607) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: LADY VENUS LLC 4770 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD MIAMI, FL 33137
  40. AGISTRATE'S DECISION(54342606) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: DWELLING NETWORK, LLC 33610 SOLON ROAD #L3 SOLON, OH 44139
  41. AGISTRATE'S DECISION(54342605) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: LADY VENUS LLC 9337 RAVENNA ROAD, UNIT A TWINSBURG, OH 44126
  42. AGISTRATE'S DECISION(54342604) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: THOMAS M HORWITZ [email protected]
  43. AGISTRATE'S DECISION(54342603) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: ANGELO RUSSO [email protected]
  44. AGISTRATE'S DECISION(54342602) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: MICHAEL COLLIN FYFFE [email protected]
  45. AGISTRATE'S DECISION WITH FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FILED AND SENT TO ALL PARTIES ON SERVICE PAGE.
  46. ASE CALLED FOR HEARING. COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF PRESENT. ALL OTHERS ABSENT. PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT FILED ON 6/27/24 IS GRANTED. MAGISTRATE'S DECISION TO FOLLOW. NOTICE ISSUED
  47. LAINTIFFS' MOTION TO APPEAR AT DEFAULT HEARING BY ZOOM FILED ON 7/5/24 IS DENIED. COURT NOTIFIED COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS OF THIS ENTRY BY PHONE. COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS MUST BE PRESENT IN PERSON FOR THE HEARING OF 7/18/24. NOTICE ISSUED
  48. OTICE FILED BY PLAINTIFF(S) 4PASSION INVESTMENTS HOLDING LLC(P1), FREEDOM INVESTMENT HOLDING LLC(P2), LUCA ESPOSITO(P3), ELENA RANGHETTI(P4), LUCA GHEZZO(P5) and ELISA MACCHI(P6) ATTORNEY THOMAS M HORWITZ 0062323 PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE SERVICE OF DEFAULT HEARING NOTICE
  49. OTION FILED FOR PLAINTIFF(S) 4PASSION INVESTMENTS HOLDING LLC(P1), FREEDOM INVESTMENT HOLDING LLC(P2), LUCA ESPOSITO(P3), ELENA RANGHETTI(P4), LUCA GHEZZO(P5) and ELISA MACCHI(P6) THOMAS M HORWITZ 0062323 PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO APPEAR AT DEFAULT HEARING BY ZOOM 07/05/2024 - DENIED
  50. OTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT IS SET FOR HEARING ON 07/18/2024 AT 10:30 BEFORE MAGISTRATE JOHN T DYKE, 310 W. LAKESIDE, 6TH FL. LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE JUSTICE CENTER ON THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF LAKESIDE AVENUE AND WEST 3RD STREET. THE MOVING PARTY SHOULD SEND NOTICE OF THE DATE AND TIME OF THIS HEARING AND A COPY OF THE MOTION TO ALL PARTIES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO ENTER AN APPEARANCE, AT LEAST 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE HEARING. FAILURE TO APPEAR MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE CLAIMS OR AN ENTRY OF JUDGMENT. NOTICE ISSUED
  51. EARING SET FOR 07/18/2024 AT 10:30 AM.
  52. LAINTIFF HAS "FILED" WITH THE COURT A PROPOSED MAGISTRATE'S DECISION, HOWEVER, PLAINTIFF HAS NOT "SUBMITTED" ONE TO THE COURT FOR THE COURT'S REVIEW. PLAINTIFF NOW HAS UNTIL 7/8/24 TO "SUBMIT" A PROPOSED MAGISTRATE'S DECISION TO THE COURT USING THE COURT'S CJIS/PORTAL SYSTEM. NOTICE ISSUED
  53. OTICE FILED BY PLAINTIFF(S) 4PASSION INVESTMENTS HOLDING LLC(P1), FREEDOM INVESTMENT HOLDING LLC(P2), LUCA ESPOSITO(P3), ELENA RANGHETTI(P4), LUCA GHEZZO(P5) and ELISA MACCHI(P6) ATTORNEY THOMAS M HORWITZ 0062323 PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF FILING PROPOSED MAGISTRATE'S DECISION AND PROPOSED ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE'S DECISION
  54. OTICE FILED BY PLAINTIFF(S) 4PASSION INVESTMENTS HOLDING LLC(P1), FREEDOM INVESTMENT HOLDING LLC(P2), LUCA ESPOSITO(P3), ELENA RANGHETTI(P4), LUCA GHEZZO(P5) and ELISA MACCHI(P6) ATTORNEY THOMAS M HORWITZ 0062323 PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF FILING FINAL JUDICIAL REPORT
  55. OTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND FORECLOSURE 07/18/2024 - GRANTED
  56. ERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 53408786 RETURNED 04/02/2024 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT LADY VENUS LLC - NO SUCH NUMBER NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  57. UMS COMPLAINT(53584826) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: DWELLING NETWORK, LLC 33610 SOLON ROAD #L3 SOLON, OH 44139 ANSWER DATE: 05/15/2024
  58. UMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  59. RIT FEE
  60. EQUEST FOR SERVICE FILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE-DWELLING NETWORK
  61. OTICE FILED BY PLAINTIFF(S) 4PASSION INVESTMENTS HOLDING LLC(P1), FREEDOM INVESTMENT HOLDING LLC(P2), LUCA ESPOSITO(P3), ELENA RANGHETTI(P4), LUCA GHEZZO(P5) and ELISA MACCHI(P6) ATTORNEY THOMAS M HORWITZ 0062323 PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS ON LADY VENUS LLC
  62. ERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 53324968 RETURNED 4/11/2024 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT DWELLING NETWORK, LLC - UNCLAIMED NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  63. SPS RECEIPT NO. 53399674 DELIVERED BY USPS 04/04/2024 LADY VENUS LLC PROCESSED BY COC 04/10/2024.
  64. NSWER FILED BY D2 CUYAHOGA COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER-TREASURER'S DEPT. ATTORNEY MICHAEL COLLIN FYFFE 0100093 CUYAHOGA COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER
  65. ERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 53408786 RETURNED 4/2/2024 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT LADY VENUS LLC - ATTEMPTED NOT KNOWN NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  66. UMS COMPLAINT(53408786) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LADY VENUS LLC C/O JC GROUP HOLDING CORP, MEMBER 4770 BISCAYNE BLVD SUITE 960 MIAMI, FL 33137-0000
  67. UMS COMPLAINT(53399674) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LADY VENUS LLC 180 CIVIC CENTER DR. COLUMBUS, OH 43215-0000
  68. UMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  69. RIT FEE
  70. HECK WRITTEN TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE OF OHIO FOR DOCKET ID 178718910 IN THE AMOUNT OF $5
  71. UMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  72. RIT FEE
  73. EQUEST FOR SERVICE FILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE-LADY VENUS BY JC GROUP
  74. ERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 53324969 RETURNED 3/25/2024 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT LADY VENUS LLC - INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  75. EQUEST OF SERVICE $5 THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE OF OHIO, ON LADY VENUS LLC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE-LADY VENUS
  76. EPOSIT AMOUNT PAID THOMAS M HORWITZ
  77. ERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 53324966 RETURNED 3/22/2024 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT LADY VENUS LLC - NO SUCH NUMBER NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  78. LERK ISSUED VIA HAND DELIVERY RETURNED 03/21/2024 - CUYAHOGA COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER-TREASURER'S DEPT. - COMPLETED 03/21/2024 0.00
  79. UMS COMPLAINT(53324969) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LADY VENUS LLC 4770 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD MIAMI, FL 33137
  80. UMS COMPLAINT(53324968) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: DWELLING NETWORK, LLC 33610 SOLON ROAD #L3 SOLON, OH 44139
  81. UMS COMPLAINT(53324966) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LADY VENUS LLC 9337 RAVENNA ROAD, UNIT A TWINSBURG, OH 44126
  82. UMS COMPLAINT(53324967) SENT BY CLERK ISSUED VIA HAND DELIVERY. TO: CUYAHOGA COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER-TREASURER'S DEPT. 2079 EAST 9TH STREET CLEVELAND, OH 44115
  83. UMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  84. UMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  85. RIT FEE
  86. RIT FEE
  87. UMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  88. UMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  89. RIT FEE
  90. RIT FEE
  91. LL NON-MILITARY CLIENT AFFIDAVITS FILED IN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CASES MUST INDICATE THAT THE AFFIANT HAS ACTUAL PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE FILE AND LOAN HISTORY IN QUESTION AND HAS PERSONALLY REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, OR OTHER DATA RELIED UPON TO MAKE THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE AFFIDAVIT. ALL CLIENT EXECUTED MILITARY AFFIDAVITS FILED IN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CASES MUST INDICATE THAT THE AFFIANT HAS ACTUAL PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE APPROPRIATE DEFENDANTS' MILITARY STATUS. FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE AFFIDAVITS MAY RESULT IN MANDATORY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE OF AN AFFIANT FOR A HEARING, THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES FOR PERJURY OR CONTEMPT, AND DISMISSAL OF THE CASE. BEFORE JUDGMENT IS ENTERED ON ANY CLAIM FOR FORECLOSURE AND/OR MONEY JUDGMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CASE, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF AND ANY OTHER PARTY THAT ASSERTS A CLAIM FOR FORECLOSURE OR MONEY JUDGMENT MUST FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIDAVITS. IN REGARD TO NON-MILITARY CLIENT AFFIDAVITS, THIS AFFIDAVIT MUST: 1) IDENTIFY THE COUNSEL OF RECORD AND HIS OR HER LAW FIRM. 2) PROVIDE THAT THE COUNSEL OF RECORD HAS REVIEWED THE FILE. 3) PROVIDE THAT THE COUNSEL OF RECORD HAS COMMUNICATED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE AND/OR MONEY JUDGMENT OR ITS SERVICER AND THAT THIS REPRESENTATIVE: HAS AFFIRMED THAT HE OR SHE HAS PERSONALLY REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, OR OTHER DATA RELATED TO THE CASE; HAS REVIEWED THE PLEADINGS AND OTHER COURT FILINGS IN THE CASE; AND HAS CONFIRMED BOTH THE FACTUAL ACCURACY OF THE PLEADINGS AND COURT FILINGS AND THE ACCURACY OF THE NOTARIZATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. 4) PROVIDE THE FULL NAME OF THE REPRESENTATIVE DESCRIBED IN ITEM 3 AND THE DATE OR DATES OF THE COMMUNICATION. 5) CERTIFY THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE COUNSEL OF RECORD'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PLEADINGS AND OTHER COURT FILINGS IN SUPPORT OF THE CLAIMS FOR FORECLOSURE ARE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE IN ALL RELEVANT RESPECTS. 6) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNSEL OF RECORD HAS A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE AFFIDAVIT IN LIGHT OF NEWLY DISCOVERED FACTS FOLLOWING ITS FILING. 7) BE SIGNED AND DATED BY COUNSEL OF RECORD. IN REGARD TO CLIENT EXECUTED MILITARY AFFIDAVITS, THIS AFFIDAVIT MUST: 1) IDENTIFY THE COUNSEL OF RECORD AND HIS OR HER LAW FIRM. 2) PROVIDE THAT THE COUNSEL OF RECORD HAS COMMUNICATED WITH THE AFFIANT OF THE MILITARY AFFIDAVIT AND THAT THE AFFIANT HAS AFFIRMED THAT HE OR SHE HAS PERSONALLY REVIEWED NECESSARY WEBSITE AND/OR DATABASE TO DETERMINE THE MILITARY STATUS OF THE APPROPRIATE DEFENDANTS. 3) PROVIDE THE FULL NAME OF THE AFFIANT DESCRIBED IN ITEM 2 AND THE DATE OR DATES OF THE COMMUNICATION. 4) CERTIFY THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE COUNSEL OF RECORD'S KNOWLEDGE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE MILITARY AFFIDAVIT IS ACCURATE IN ALL RELEVANT RESPECTS. 5) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNSEL OF RECORD HAS A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE AFFIDAVIT IN LIGHT OF NEWLY DISCOVERED FACTS FOLLOWING ITS FILING. 6) BE SIGNED AND DATED BY COUNSEL OF RECORD. FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN APPROPRIATE AFFIDAVIT ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF TRIAL, THE DATE THAT A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IS RIPE FOR RULING, OR THE DATE OF DEFAULT HEARING, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE CASE AND MAY RESULT IN FURTHER SANCTIONS. STANDARDIZED AFFIDAVIT FORMS ARE POSTED ON THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY COURT OF COMMONPLEAS WEBSITE HTTP://CP.CUYAHOGACOUNTY.US/INTERNET/COURTDOCS/MAGISTRATES/AFFIDAVIT (REV5).PDF. ALL AFFIDAVITS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER MUST BE IN THE FORMAT OF THESE STANDARDIZED AFFIDAVIT FORMS. IN LIEU OF THIS AFFIDAVIT: 1) IN CASES WHERE CLIENT AFFIDAVITS HAVE BEEN FILED, THE AFFIANT OR AFFIANTS MUST APPEAR AT THE HEARING OF THE MATTER AND TESTIFY REGARDING THOSE AFFIDAVITS. THE REPRESENTATIVE MUST APPEAR IN PERSON AND TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. IF MULTIPLE CLIENT AFFIDAVITS ARE FILED IN THE CASE AND ARE EXECUTED BY MORE THAN ONE AFFIANT, EACH AFFIANT MUST APPEAR AT THE HEARING OF THE MATTER. 2) IN CASES WHERE NO CLIENT AFFIDAVITS HAVE BEEN FILED, AN OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE OR AN OFFICER OF ITS SERVICER MUST APPEAR AT THE HEARING OF THE MATTER AND TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE ALLEGATIONS OF THE COMPLAINT AND CONTENTS OF OTHER DOCUMENTS OR COURT FILINGS. THE OFFICER MUST APPEAR IN PERSON AND TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. 3) IN CASES WHERE NO HEARING IS SCHEDULED BEFORE THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT (SUCH AS SOME SUMMARY JUDGMENT CASES), THE OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE MUST, CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WITH THE MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, MOVE TO SCHEDULE A HEARING AT WHICH THE AFFIANT MAY APPEAR. 4) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AFFIANTS OF MILITARY AFFIDAVITS, THE AFFIANT OR AN OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE OR OFFICER OF ITS SERVICER WHO APPEARS IN COURT IN LIEU OF THE FILING OF A FORECLOSURE COUNSEL AFFIDAVIT MUST APPEAR WITH THE ORIGINAL PROMISSORY NOTE, INCLUDING ALL ENDORSEMENTS AND ALLONGES AND A CURRENT PAYMENT HISTORY FOR THE MORTGAGE LOAN AT ISSUE. THE AFFIANT OR AN OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE OR OFFICER OF ITS SERVICER MUST BE PREPARED TO TESTIFY THAT HE OR SHE HAS PERSONALLY REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS, RECORDS OR OTHER DATA RELATED TO THE CASE, HAS REVIEWED THE PLEADINGS AND OTHER COURT FILINGS IN THE CASE AND HAS CONFIRMED BOTH THE FACTUAL ACCURACY OF THE FILINGS AND THE ACCURACY OF THE NOTARIZATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, IF ANY. THE AFFIANT OR AN OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE OR OFFICER OF ITS SERVICER MUST BE PREPARED TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONING OF THE MAGISTRATE OR JUDGE PRESIDING OVER THE HEARING AND THE QUESTIONING OF ANY OTHER PARTY ATTENDING THE HEARING. 5) IF THE AFFIANT OR OFFICER OF THE PARTY SEEKING FORECLOSURE OR AN OFFICER OF ITS SERVICER HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DEPOSED AND HAS TESTIFIED UNDER OATH REGARDING THE ABOVE REQUIRED INFORMATION, THE FILING OF THE TRANSCRIPT OF THAT DEPOSITION WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POLICY. FAILURE TO FILE AN ATTORNEY AFFIDAVIT OR DO ANY OF THE ALTERNATIVES TO FILING AN ATTORNEY AFFIDAVIT BEFORE THE CASE IS RIPE FOR THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE CASE. NOTICE ISSUED
  92. AGISTRATE JOHN T DYKE ASSIGNED (MANUALLY)
  93. T 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. A PARTY SEEKING A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MUST FILE A MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT. ONCE A CASE IS SET FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT, THE MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE WITHDRAWN ONLY BY SEPARATE MOTION WITH GOOD CAUSE SHOWN. NOTICE ISSUED
  94. UDGE KATHLEEN ANN SUTULA ASSIGNED (RANDOM)
  95. PECIAL PROJECTS FUND FEE
  96. EGAL RESEARCH
  97. EGAL NEWS
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  99. OMPUTER FEE
  100. LERK'S FEE
  101. EPOSIT AMOUNT PAID THOMAS M HORWITZ
  102. EPOSIT AMOUNT PAID THOMAS M HORWITZ

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