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Cuyahoga County

Ohio

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Case Information

Filed 2025-02-13
Status INACTIVE
Type Contract
Docket 31 entries

Parties

Plaintiff American Express National Bank
Defendant Ashley Vari
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Judge

Hon. JOAN SYNENBERG

Cuyahoga County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. CASE FILED: COMPLAINT, SERVICE REQUEST, SERVICE REQUEST
  2. REGULAR MAIL SERVICE RECEIPT NO. 57559815 RETURNED 08/07/2025 FAILURE OF SERVICE ON DEFENDANT VARI/ASHLEY/ NOT DELIVRBL AS ADDR NOTICE MAILED TO PLTFS ATTORNEY. $0.00
  3. 56162530 ON 02/26/2025 I SERVED THE WITHIN NAMED VARI/ASHLEY/ BY SERVING A TRUE AND CERTIFIED COPY THEREOF WITH ALL THE ENDORSEMENTS THEREON. S.P.S.
  4. JUDGMENT ENTRY(57559815) SENT BY REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. TO: ASHLEY VARI 7204 BROOKSIDE RD INDEPENDENCE, OH 44131
  5. JUDGMENT ENTRY(57559814) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: ROBERT GERALD WILLIAMS [email protected]
  6. JUDGMENT ENTRY(57559813) SENT BY EMAIL. TO: MICHELLE L. HATFIELD [email protected]
  7. AGREED JUDGMENT ENTRY. OSJ. COURT COSTS ASSESSED TO THE DEFENDANT(S). PURSUANT TO CIV.R. 58(B), THE CLERK OF COURTS IS DIRECTED TO SERVE THIS JUDGMENT IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY CIV.R. 5(B). THE CLERK MUST INDICATE ON THE DOCKET THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PARTIES, THE METHOD OF SERVICE, AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SERVICE. NOTICE ISSUED
  8. THE COURT IS IN RECEIPT OF A CONSENT JUDGMENT ENTRY INDICATING THE PARTIES HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT IN THIS MATTER. ACCORDINGLY, CASE IS REMOVED FROM THE COURT'S ACTIVE DOCKET. THE COURT RETAINS JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE THE CONSENT JUDGMENT ENTRY IN THIS MATTER. SEPARATE ENTRY TO BE DOCKETED. NOTICE ISSUED
  9. CASE CALLED FOR DEFAULT HEARING ON 07/14/2025. PLAINTIFF APPEARS THROUGH COUNSEL. DEFENDANT APPEARS PRO SE. THE COURT WILL ACCEPT DEFENDANT'S ANSWER INSTANTER FILED ON 07/07/2025. ACCORDINGLY, PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT, FILED 06/20/2025, IS DENIED AS MOOT. DEFAULT HEARING IS CONVERTED TO A CMC BY PHONE. STATUS OF THE CASE DISCUSSED. PARTIES ARE WORKING TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. ACCORDINGLY, THE CMC IS RESET AS FOLLOWS: CMC BY PHONE SET FOR 08/14/2025 AT 09:15 AM. PARTIES TO CALL INTO THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCE LINE AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME: DIAL-IN: (720)-527-5947 ACCESS CODE: 5692720# THE CMC WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CANCELED UPON RECEIPT OF AN AGREED JUDGMENT ENTRY. FULL CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE TO BE SET AT THE NEXT PRETRIAL IF AN AGREED JUDGMENT ENTRY IS NOT SUBMITTED BY 08/14/2025. NOTICE ISSUED
  10. DEFENDANT'S ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT . PRO SE (9999999)
  11. THE COURT IS IN RECEIPT OF PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT, FILED 06/20/2025. THE DOCKET REFLECTS THAT SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFECTED, BUT DEFENDANT HAS FAILED TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CIVIL RULES. TELEPHONE DEFAULT HEARING SET FOR 07/14/2025 AT 09:15 AM. THE DEFAULT HEARING SHALL BE HELD BY PHONE. COUNSEL/PRO SE PARTIES TO CALL INTO THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCE LINE AT THE SCHEDULED TIME: DIAL-IN: (720)-527-5947 ACCESS CODE: 5692720# COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF(S) SHALL INFORM ALL OPPOSING COUNSEL AND UNREPRESENTED PARTIES OF THE DATE, TIME AND CONFERENCE CALL DIRECTIONS. BEFORE HEARING DATE, PLAINTIFF TO PROVIDE AN AFFIDAVIT OF DAMAGES, AN AFFIDAVIT OF MILITARY STATUS (NOT APPLICABLE TO CORPORATE DEFENDANTS), A PROPOSED JUDGMENT ENTRY, AND A COPY OF THE CORRESPONDENCE SENT TO DEFENDANT ADVISING OF THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF THE HEARING. NOTIFICATION SHALL BE MADE VIA REGULAR MAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL, TO BE SENT NO LATER THAN (7) DAYS PRIOR TO HEARING DATE. FAILURE OF PLAINTIFF TO PROVIDE AFOREMENTIONED DOCUMENTS ON OR BEFORE THE HEARING DATE MAY RESULT IN A DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO CIV. R. 41(B). THE FAILURE OF DEFENDANT(S) TO APPEAR WILL RESULT IN A DEFAULT JUDGMENT. FAILURE OF PLAINTIFF TO APPEAR WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO CIV. R. 41(B). NOTICE ISSUED
  12. AFFIDAVIT FILED BY P1 AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK ATTORNEY ROBERT GERALD WILLIAMS 0099073 AFFIDAVIT OF NON-MILITARY
  13. MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  14. PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DISMISSAL DEADLINE, FILED 05/30/2025, IS GRANTED IN PART. PLAINTIFF IS TO FILE A MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT BY NO LATER THAN 06/20/2025 FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION PURSUANT TO CIV. R. 41(B). THE COURT WILL NOTE THAT PLAINTIFF NEED ONLY FILE A MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (SUCH AS AN AFFIDAVIT OF DAMAGES AND AFFIDAVIT OF MILITARY STATUS) MAY BE FILED AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ANY SCHEDULED DEFAULT HEARING. NOTICE ISSUED
  15. MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
  16. THE DOCKET REFLECTS GOOD SERVICE ON DEFENDANT AND THAT DEFENDANT HAS FAILED TO TIMELY FILE AN ANSWER. PLAINTIFF IS TO FILE A MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF JOURNALIZATION OF THIS ORDER. FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION PURSUANT TO CIV. R. 41(B). NOTICE ISSUED
  17. USPS RECEIPT NO. 56162487 DELIVERED BY USPS 02/24/2025 VARI/ASHLEY/ PROCESSED BY COC 03/05/2025.
  18. SUMS COMPLAINT(56162487) SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. TO: ASHLEY VARI 7204 BROOKSIDE RD INDEPENDENCE, OH 44131
  19. SUMS COMPLAINT(56162530) SENT BY SPECIAL PROCESS SERVER. TO: ASHLEY VARI 7204 BROOKSIDE RD INDEPENDENCE, OH 44131
  20. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  21. WRIT FEE
  22. SUMMONS E-FILE COPY COST
  23. WRIT FEE
  24. JUDGE JOAN SYNENBERG ASSIGNED (RANDOM)
  25. LEGAL RESEARCH
  26. LEGAL NEWS
  27. LEGAL AID
  28. COURT SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND
  29. COMPUTER FEE
  30. CLERK'S FEE
  31. DEPOSIT AMOUNT PAID MICHELLE L. HATFIELD

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