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Missouri Unified County

Missouri

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Case Information

Filed 2022-11-11
Type Ac Contract Other
Docket 29 entries
Disposition default judgment

Parties

Plaintiff The Coes Homes Association, Inc.|Hoffman, Rodney James
Defendant Sorensen, Chase G
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Judge

Hon. Shafer Abe Quint V

Clay County (MO)

Missouri

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Docket Entries

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  2. Satisfaction of Judgment Filed SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT filed. (nlk) Filed By: RODNEY JAMES HOFFMAN On Behalf Of: THE COVES HOMES ASSOCIATION, INC.
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  4. Judgment Entered
  5. Default Judgment Court delayed by order of Presiding Judge until 10:00 am due to heavy snow. Plaintiff appears by Attorney Matthew Heili. Defendant fails to appear. Plaintiff requests default judgment, same is granted. Court takes judicial notice of service and affadavit. Awards judgment in the sum of $3,172.86. All per formal judgment entry filed. (mrm) Associated Entries: 12/19/2022 - Hearing Continued/Rescheduled Associated Entries: 12/19/2022 - Hearing Scheduled Scheduled For: 02/09/2023; 9:00 AM; ABE (QUINT) SHAFER V ; Platte
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  7. Affidavit Filed Affidavit. Filed By: RODNEY JAMES HOFFMAN
  8. Proposed Judmt/Dec Dis Filed PROPOSED JUDGMENT filed. To be reviewed in Court. (nlk) Filed By: RODNEY JAMES HOFFMAN On Behalf Of: THE COVES HOMES ASSOCIATION, INC.
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  10. Summons Personally Served Document ID - 22-AASM-748; Served To - SORENSEN, CHASE G; Server - ; Served Date - 08-JAN-23; Served Time - 12:02:00; Service Type - Special Process Server; Reason Description - Served; Service Text - Summons personally served to the Defendant by the Special Process Server on January 8, 2023. (tlk)
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  12. Notice of Service SERVICE RETURN filed. (tlk) Filed By: RODNEY JAMES HOFFMAN On Behalf Of: THE COVES HOMES ASSOCIATION, INC.
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  14. Alias Summons Issued Document ID: 22-AASM-748, for SORENSEN, CHASE G and returned to the Attorney for the Plaintiff to forward to the Special Process Server for service. COURT DATE: FEBRUARY 9, 2023 AT 9:00 AM IN DIVISION III. (nlk).
  15. Hearing Scheduled Associated Entries: 02/09/2023 - Default Judgment + Scheduled For: 02/09/2023; 9:00 AM; ABE (QUINT) SHAFER V ; Platte
  16. Hearing Continued/Rescheduled Associated Entries: 11/14/2022 - Hearing Scheduled Associated Entries: 02/09/2023 - Default Judgment + Hearing Continued From: 01/12/2023; 9:00 AM Hearing
  17. Alias Summons Requested REQUEST FOR ALIAS SUMMONS filed. (nlk) Filed By: RODNEY JAMES HOFFMAN On Behalf Of: THE COVES HOMES ASSOCIATION, INC.
  18. Summons Returned Non-Est Document ID - 22-ADSM-1445; Served To - SORENSEN, CHASE G; Server - ; Served Date - 11-DEC-22; Served Time - 11:20:00; Service Type - Special Process Server; Reason Description - Non-est; Service Text - Summons returned NON-EST by the Special Process Server for the reason unable to locate Defendant. Service attempts discontinued on December 11, 2022. (nlk)
  19. Notice of Service SERVICE RETURN filed. (nlk) Filed By: RODNEY JAMES HOFFMAN On Behalf Of: THE COVES HOMES ASSOCIATION, INC.
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  21. Summons Issued-Associate Document ID: 22-ADSM-1445, for SORENSEN, CHASE G. and returned to the Attorney for the Plaintiff to forward to the Special Process Server for service. COURT DATE: JANUARY 12, 2023 AT 9:00 AM IN DIVISION III. (nlk)
  22. Order - Special Process Server ORDER FOR SPECIAL PROCESS SERVER
  23. Hearing Scheduled Associated Entries: 12/19/2022 - Hearing Continued/Rescheduled Scheduled For: 01/12/2023; 9:00 AM; ABE (QUINT) SHAFER V ; Platte
  24. Judge Recuses Cause assigned to the Honorable Abe (Quint) Shafer, Division III. (TCF/nlk)
  25. Judge Assigned
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  27. Filing Info Sheet eFiling Filed By: RODNEY JAMES HOFFMAN
  28. Motion Special Process Server MOTION FOR SPECIAL PROCESS SERVER filed. (nlk) Filed By: RODNEY JAMES HOFFMAN On Behalf Of: THE COVES HOMES ASSOCIATION, INC.
  29. Pet Filed in Associate Ct PETITION filed. (nlk) Filed By: RODNEY JAMES HOFFMAN

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