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Cuyahoga County

Ohio

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Case Information

Filed 2025-02-06
Status INACTIVE
Type Foreclosure Marsh. Of Lien
Docket 59 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Jr
Defendant Lee V Fields|Unknown Spouse, If Any, Of Lee V Fields Jr|City Of University Heights|State Of Ohio Department Of Taxation
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Judge

Hon. Brian Mooney

Cuyahoga County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. CASE FILED: COMPLAINT W PRELIMINARY JUDICIAL REPORT
  2. MOTION FILED FOR P1 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY CARRIE L DAVIS 0083281 PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO WITHDRAW DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS AND DISMISS PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT
  3. DEFAULT HEARING HELD BY MAGISTRATE. PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT, FILED 07/01/2025, IS GRANTED. PLAINTIFF GRANTED 21 DAYS TO FILE PROPOSED ORDERS. NOTICE ISSUED
  4. NOTICE FILED BY P1 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ATTORNEY CARRIE L DAVIS 0083281 NOTICE OF DEFAULT HEARING
  5. TELEPHONE DEFAULT HEARING SET FOR 09/11/2025 AT 02:10 PM. ANY PARTY MAY APPEAR AT THE TELEPHONE HEARING BY CALLING 216-443-8505 TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED TIME OF THE HEARING. NOTICE ISSUED
  6. MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  7. AFFIDAVIT FILED BY P1 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ATTORNEY Y. MARILYN RAMIREZ 0074242 AFFIDAVIT OF YANFANG MARILYN RAMIREZ
  8. GENERAL PLEADING FILED BY P1 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ATTORNEY Y. MARILYN RAMIREZ 0074242 FINAL JUDICIAL REPORT
  9. AFFIDAVIT FILED BY P1 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ATTORNEY Y. MARILYN RAMIREZ 0074242 MILITARY AFFIDAVIT
  10. 56498111 ON 05/06/2025 I SERVED THE WITHIN NAMED UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF LEE V FIELDS JR BY SERVING A TRUE AND CERTIFIED COPY THEREOF WITH ALL THE ENDORSEMENTS THEREON. S.P.S.
  11. 56498110 ON 05/06/2025 I SERVED THE WITHIN NAMED FIELDS/LEE/V BY SERVING A TRUE AND CERTIFIED COPY THEREOF WITH ALL THE ENDORSEMENTS THEREON. S.P.S.
  12. USPS RECEIPT NO. 56747416 DELIVERED BY USPS 04/30/2025 UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF LEE V FIELDS JR PROCESSED BY COC 05/07/2025.
  13. USPS RECEIPT NO. 56747415 DELIVERED BY USPS 04/30/2025 FIELDS/LEE/V PROCESSED BY COC 05/07/2025.
  14. SUMS COMPLAINT(56747416) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF LEE V FIELDS JR 3921 FAVERSHAM ROAD UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH 44118
  15. SUMS COMPLAINT(56747415) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LEE V FIELDS 3921 FAVERSHAM ROAD UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH 44118
  16. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  17. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  18. WRIT FEE
  19. WRIT FEE
  20. REQUEST FOR SERVICE FILED WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SERVICE
  21. SUMS COMPLAINT(56498111) SENT BY SPECIAL PROCESS SERVER. TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF LEE V FIELDS JR 3921 FAVERSHAM ROAD UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH 44118
  22. SUMS COMPLAINT(56498110) SENT BY SPECIAL PROCESS SERVER. TO: LEE V FIELDS 3921 FAVERSHAM ROAD UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH 44118
  23. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  24. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  25. WRIT FEE
  26. WRIT FEE
  27. REQUEST FOR SERVICE FILED WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SERVICE
  28. CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 56050613 RETURNED 03/05/2025 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF LEE V FIELDS JR - NOT DELIVRBL AS ADDR NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  29. CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 56050613 RETURNED 3/5/2025 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF LEE V FIELDS JR - UNCLAIMED NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  30. CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NO. 56050612 RETURNED 3/5/2025 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT FIELDS/LEE/V - UNCLAIMED NOTICE MAILED TO PLAINTIFF(S) ATTORNEY
  31. ANSWER FILED BY D4 STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION ATTORNEY ROBERT J BYRNE 0040299 THE STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
  32. PURSUANT TO CIV. R. 4(E) AND THE COURT'S STANDING CASE MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE, PLAINTIFF MUST PERFECT SERVICE ON ITS COMPLAINT ON OR BEFORE 08/06/2025 OR SHOW CAUSE WHY IT HAS FAILED TO DO SO. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE. NOTICE ISSUED
  33. GENERAL PLEADING FILED BY P1 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ATTORNEY CARRIE L DAVIS 0083281 PRELIMINARY JUDICIAL REPORT
  34. USPS RECEIPT NO. 56050615 DELIVERED BY USPS 02/14/2025 STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION PROCESSED BY COC 02/19/2025.
  35. USPS RECEIPT NO. 56050614 DELIVERED BY USPS 02/12/2025 CITY OF UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS PROCESSED BY COC 02/19/2025.
  36. SUMS COMPLAINT(56050615) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION SERVE HIGHEST OFFICER FOUND 30 EAST BROAD STREET, 14TH FLOOR COLUMBUS, OH 43215
  37. SUMS COMPLAINT(56050614) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: CITY OF UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SERVE HIGHEST OFFICER FOUND 2300 WARRENSVILLE CENTER ROAD UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH 44118
  38. SUMS COMPLAINT(56050613) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF LEE V FIELDS JR 3921 FAVERSHAM ROAD UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH 44118
  39. SUMS COMPLAINT(56050612) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: LEE V FIELDS 3921 FAVERSHAM ROAD UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH 44118
  40. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  41. WRIT FEE
  42. WRIT FEE
  43. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  44. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  45. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  46. WRIT FEE
  47. WRIT FEE
  48. 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
  49. MAGISTRATE PAUL LUCAS ASSIGNED (MANUALLY)
  50. 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
  51. JUDGE BRIAN MOONEY ASSIGNED (RANDOM)
  52. SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND FEE
  53. LEGAL RESEARCH
  54. LEGAL NEWS
  55. LEGAL AID
  56. COMPUTER FEE
  57. CLERK'S FEE
  58. DEPOSIT AMOUNT PAID CARRIE L DAVIS
  59. DEPOSIT AMOUNT PAID CARRIE L DAVIS

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