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Court

Florida Civitech Unified Court

Florida

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Case Information

Filed 2025-04-03
Status CLOSED
Type Other Civil Filing
Docket 29 entries
Disposition NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Parties

Plaintiff Corporation, Vanderbilt Mortga
Defendant Watford, Debra L | Unknown Tenant In Possession | Unknown Tenant In Possession
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Judge

Hon. Smith J Layne

Wakulla County (FL)

Florida

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Docket Entries

  1. DescriptionCase Status set to CLOSED
  2. DescriptionNOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE (clerk needs $18.50 recording fee)
  3. DescriptionUnknown Tenant in Possession 2 dismissed 5/13/2025
  4. DescriptionNOTICE OF DROPPING PARTIES UNKNOWN TENANT #2
  5. DescriptionNON MILITARY AFFIDAVIT DEBRA L. WATFORD
  6. DescriptionMOTION FOR DEFAULT AND DEFAULT- UNKNOWN TENANT 1 AND DEBRA WATFORD
  7. DescriptionAFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE - DEBRA WATFORD 4/12/25
  8. DescriptionAFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE - UNK TENANT 1 (SUBSTITUTE C/O DEBRA WATFORD) 4/12/25
  9. DescriptionRETURN OF SERVICE UNSERVED - UNK TENANT 2 4/12/25
  10. Active Process SUMMONS disposition on 4/12/2025
  11. Active Process SUMMONS disposition on 4/12/2025
  12. Active Process SUMMONS disposition on 4/12/2025
  13. SUMMONS ISSUED - UNK TENANT 2
  14. Payment received: $10.00 Receipt Number MX 2025002504
  15. Assessment 2 assessed at sum $10.00
  16. Active Process SUMMONS
  17. Active Process SUMMONS
  18. Active Process SUMMONS
  19. ORDER FOR ACTIVE, DIFFERENTIAL CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT
  20. Judge: SMITH , J LAYNE Assigned
  21. SUMMONS ISSUED UNKNOWN TENANT INPOSSESSION #1
  22. SUMMONS ISSUED UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION #1
  23. SUMMONS ISSUED DEBRA L. WATFORD A/K/A DEBRA LYNN PAUL
  24. COMPLAINT
  25. CIVIL COVER SHEET
  26. CIVIL COVER SHEET
  27. Payment received: $430.00 Receipt Number MX 2025002306
  28. Assessment 1 assessed at sum $430.00
  29. Attorney: for to VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE INC a Tennessee corporation

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