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Case Information

Filed 2024-08-21
Status Closed
Type Dom Discharge Old Mortgage, G.l. Chapter 240, 15
Docket 23 entries
Disposition judgment entered

Parties

Plaintiff Tartus, Grigore|Tartus, Ludmila
Defendant Residential Funding Corporation|Carrington Mortgage Services, Llc

Lawyers

Docket Entries

  1. Default Judgment entered. (Copies emailed to Attorneys Lacey Brantley and April Garbuz) Judge: Smith, Hon. Kevin T.
  2. Land Court miscellaneous filing fee Receipt: 453360 Date: 08/21/2024
  3. Land Court surcharge Receipt: 453360 Date: 08/21/2024
  4. Case assigned to the Average Track per Land Court Standing Order 1:04.
  5. Uniform Counsel Certificate for Civil Cases filed by Plaintiff.
  6. The case has been assigned to the A Track. Notice sent. Judge: Smith, Hon. Kevin T. Notice of Judge and Track Assignment was generated and sent to: Plaintiff: Lacey Brantley, Esq. [email protected] Sent On: 08/30/2024 14:55:28
  7. Event Scheduled Judge: Smith, Hon. Kevin T. Event: Case Management Conference Date: 09/27/2024 Time: 09:30 AM
  8. Summons returned to Court with service on Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC filed. (Served in hand to Darlena Mitchell, agent and person in charge at the time of service on September 6, 2024)
  9. Summons returned to Court without service on Residential Funding Corporation filed.
  10. Plaintiffs' Case Management Conference Statement, filed.
  11. Appearance of April M Garbuz, Esq. for Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, filed
  12. Plaintiffs' Motion for Alternative Service on the Defendant Residential Funding Corporation by Publication and Certified Mail, filed.
  13. September 24, 2024. Plaintiffs' Motion for Alternative Service on the Defendant Residential Funding Corporation by Publication and Certified Mail ALLOWED. (Smith, J.). Judge: Smith, Hon. Kevin T. Notice of Docket Entry was generated and sent to: Plaintiff: Lacey Brantley, Esq. [email protected] Defendant: April M Garbuz, Esq. [email protected] Sent On: 09/24/2024 14:12:20
  14. Citation by publication in the Star Tribune, returnable 11/04/2024, issued. (Copy emailed to Attorney Lacey Brantley)
  15. Event Resulted: Case Management Conference scheduled on: 09/27/2024 09:30 AM Has been: Held via video Hon. Kevin T. Smith, Presiding September 27, 2024. Case management conference held via videoconference. Early intervention event held. Attorney Lacey Brantley appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs. Attorney April Garbuz appeared on behalf of defendant Carrington Mortgage Services. This is an action to discharge a mortgage in the chain of title of 1 Loring Avenue, Unit 204, Swampscott under G.L. c. 240, 15. The parties informed the court that defendant Carrington does not have an interest in the action and will cooperate with Attorney Brantley in reaching an agreement for judgment that terminates its involvement in the case. The court requested that when counsel for the plaintiff files the agreement for judgment regarding defendant Carrington, that counsel remind the court that defendant Residential Funding is still a party to the case. (Smith, J.).
  16. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Early Intervention Event held. Judge: Smith, Hon. Kevin T.
  17. Notice of Docket Entry: Notice of Docket Entry was generated and sent to: Plaintiff: Lacey Brantley, Esq. [email protected] Defendant: April M Garbuz, Esq. [email protected] Sent On: 09/27/2024 16:11:35
  18. Affidavit of Service by Publication on Defendant Residential Funding Corporation, filed.
  19. Request for Default pursuant to Mass. R.Civ.P.55(a) on Defendant Residential Funding Corporation, filed.
  20. Agreement for Judgment between Plaintiffs and Defendant Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, filed.
  21. Joint Motion for Entry of a Partially Stipulated and Partially Default Judgment, filed.
  22. Defendant Residential Funding Corporation defaulted pursuant to Mass. R.Civ. P. 55(a). (Patterson, Rec.) Judge: Patterson, Deborah J.
  23. (Plaintiffs' PROPOSED) Judgment, filed.

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