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  • KRISTEN M. SCALISE VS VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE FORECLOSURE document preview
  • KRISTEN M. SCALISE VS VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE FORECLOSURE document preview
  • KRISTEN M. SCALISE VS VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE FORECLOSURE document preview
  • KRISTEN M. SCALISE VS VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE FORECLOSURE document preview
  • KRISTEN M. SCALISE VS VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE FORECLOSURE document preview
  • KRISTEN M. SCALISE VS VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE FORECLOSURE document preview
  • KRISTEN M. SCALISE VS VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE FORECLOSURE document preview
  • KRISTEN M. SCALISE VS VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE FORECLOSURE document preview
						
                                

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CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 1 of 30 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS SUMMIT COUNTY STATE OF OHIO KRISTEN SCALISE, as Fiscal Office of ) Case No. CV-2017-06-2716 Summit County, Ohio, ) ) Judge: CHRISTINE CROCE Plaintiff, ) ) 1. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE -vs.- ) ANSWER BY DEFENDANT ) VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, ) LLC, TRUSTEE OF THE 810 TRUSTEE OF THE 810 FESS LAND ) FESS LAND TRUST TRUST, et al., ) ) 2. EXHIBITS A – I Defendants. ) ) 3. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ) Now comes, VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE OF THE 810 FESS LAND TRUST, Defendant herein, by and through its attorney, Robert C. Meeker, of Blakemore, Meeker & Bowler Co., L.P.A., and hereby moves this Honorable Court for leave to file answer to the Amended Complaint, filed by KRISTEN SCALISE, as Fiscal Office of Summit County, Ohio, Plaintiff herein. This motion is made pursuant to Rules 4.1, 4.4, 4.6 and 6 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure (Civ.R.), Local Rule 7.13 of the Local Rules of the General Division of the Court of Common Pleas, Summit County, Ohio (L.R.), the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United State Constitution and memorandum, below. MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION A. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The complaint in this case was filed on June 30, 2017. On June 30, 2017, Plaintiff caused service of the summons and complaint, through the Summit County Clerk of Courts, upon Defendant, via certified mail, with Tracking ID No. 92148901577446000000396900, and regular -1- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 2 of 30 mail to c/o Don and Donald B. Hallowes, respectively, at 6100 East Main Street, Ste. 108, Columbus, Ohio 43213. (See Service online page of the website of the Summit County Clerk of Courts, attached as Exhibit A) The attempted service, via certified mail, was returned to the Clerk of Courts, the sender, on August 3, 2017 because, according to the U. S. Postal Service (USPS), it was not deliverable as addressed. (See copy of online receipt retrieved from the USPS website, attached as Exhibit B) In the meantime, Plaintiff amended her complaint on July 11, 2017. On the same day, Plaintiff filed an amended instructions for service, requesting the Summit County Clerk of Courts to serve Defendant with the summons and amended complaint, via certified mail and regular mail. (See copy of instructions for service, filed July 11, 2017, attached as Exhibit C) The Clerk of Courts issued summons on July 14, 2017. The summons, however, was for service of the “Complaint” and not the Amended Complaint. (See copy of Summons, filed July 14, 2017, attached as Exhibit D) The Clerk of Courts attempted to serve Defendant with the summons and “Complaint,” via certified mail, with Tracking ID No. 92148901577446000000404308, and regular mail to c/o Gary Thomas, 71 Cotter Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44305. (Exhibit A) On July 20, 2017, the certified mail could not be delivered because there was a “problem with [the] address.” (See copy of online receipt retrieved from the USPS website, attached as Exhibit E) Despite the problem with the address, according to USPS, the certified mail was refused on August 3, 2017. Id. The certified mail was returned to the Clerk of Courts on August 9, 2017. Id. The record does not indicate the identity of the individual who refused the certified mail. On July 20, 2017, Plaintiff’s counsel, Peter Nischt, filed an Affidavit for Service by Publication. The affidavit states, in part: -2- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 3 of 30 Peter Nischt, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, being first duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the attorney for Plaintiff Kristen M. Scalise, as Summit County Fiscal Officer, that service of summons cannot be made upon the Defendant(s) Venture Capitol Holdings LLC., Trustee of the 810 Fess Land Trust, . . . the address(es) of said Defendant(s) is/are unknown to the affiant and cannot, with reasonable diligence, be ascertained. In compliance with the provision of ORCP section 4.4 (a) stating that “all of the efforts made on behalf of the party to ascertain the residence of the defendant”, the affiant submits the following as a description of the efforts made to ascertain Defendant’s address: Summit County Fiscal Officer’s Tax Records Summit County Clerk of Courts computer Akron Municipal Court website Barberton Municipal Court website Clear Public Records search Summit County Probate Records. This notice should be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, pursuant to O.R.C. 5721.18(A). (See Affidavit for Service by Publication, filed July 20, 2017, attached as Exhibit F) On September 7, 2017, Proof of Publication was filed with the Court by the Akron Legal News, the publisher in this case, which states, in part: The undersigned, being first duly sworn, says that he/she is employed by The Akron Legal News, a daily newspaper, and of general circulation in Summit County, Ohio; that he/she checks the legal notices published in said newspaper; that the annexed notice was published in said AKRON LEGAL NEWS, once each week for; 3 consecutive weeks, beginning on the 8TH day of AUGUST, 2017 and that each insertion of said notice in said newspaper was on the same day of each week. *** -3- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 4 of 30 Venture Capitol Holdings LLC, Trustee of the 810 Land Trust, . . . whose addresses cannot with the exercise of reasonable diligence be ascertained and upon whom service of summons cannot be had in the State of Ohio, will take notice that on June 30, 2017, Kristen M. Scalise, Summit County Fiscal Officer, Plaintiff, filed a Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Summit County, Ohio, being Case Number: CV2017 06 2716, to foreclose the tax liens on permanent parcel number 67-43916. *** *** The defendants are hereby required to answer and set up any claim that they may have in said premises or be forever barred, that the Plaintiff be found to have a first and best lien on said premises for the amount so owing. Said above named defendants will further take notice that they are required to answer the Complaint on or before 19th day of September, 2017. (See Proof of Publication, filed September 7, 2017, attached as Exhibit G) On September 30, 2017, pursuant to L.R. 7.13, Defendant filed a request for leave to plead to file its answer to the Amended Complaint. On October 2, 2017, this Court struck Defendant’s request for leave on the ground that it was untimely. The Court found, as follows: Defendant was served by publication as of August 22, 2017. Pursuant to Civ. R. 12(A)(1), Defendant had 28 days after August 22, or until September 19, 2017, to file an Answer or otherwise plead in this matter. Defendant’s Request for Leave to Plead is therefore untimely, and the same is stricken from the record. The Court erred in striking Defendant’s request for leave to plead. Further, to this day, Defendant has not been properly served with process. As such, this Court lacks personal jurisdiction over Defendant. B. LAW AND ANALYSIS 1. Service by Certified Mail and Ordinary Mail Civ.R. 4.1, Process: Methods of Service, states, in part: All methods of service within this state, except service by publication as provided in Civ.R. 4.4(A), are described in this rule. *** -4- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 5 of 30 (A) Service by clerk. (1) Methods of service. (a) Service by United States certified or express mail. Evidenced by return receipt signed by any person, service of any process shall be by United States certified or express mail unless otherwise permitted by these rules. The clerk shall deliver a copy of the process and complaint or other document to be served to the United States Postal Service for mailing at the address set forth in the caption or at the address set forth in written instructions furnished to the clerk as certified or express mail return receipt requested, with instructions to the delivering postal employee to show to whom delivered, date of delivery, and address where delivered. *** (2) Docket entries; Return. The clerk shall forthwith enter on the appearance docket the fact of delivery to the United States Postal Service for mailing . . ., and make a similar entry when the return receipt is received. If the return shows failure of delivery, the clerk shall forthwith notify the attorney of record . . . and enter the fact and method of notification on the appearance docket. The clerk shall file the return receipt or returned envelope in the records of the action. Civ.R. 4.6, Process: Limits; Amendment; Service Refused; Service Unclaimed, states, in part: *** (C) Service refused. If attempted service of process by United States certified or express mail . . . within or outside the state is refused, and the certified or express mail envelope . . . shows such refusal, . . ., the clerk shall forthwith notify the attorney of record . . . and enter the fact and method of notification on the appearance docket. If the attorney, or serving party, after notification by the clerk, files with the clerk a written request for ordinary mail service, the clerk shall send by United States ordinary mail a copy of the summons and complaint or other document to be served to the defendant at the address set forth in the caption, or at the address set forth in written instructions furnished to the clerk. The mailing shall be evidenced by a certificate of mailing which shall be completed and filed by the clerk. Answer day shall be twenty-eight days after the date of mailing as evidenced by the certificate of mailing. The clerk shall endorse this answer date upon the summons which is sent by ordinary mail. Service shall be deemed complete when the fact of mailing is entered of record. Failure to claim United States certified or express mail . . . is not refusal of service within the meaning of this division. This division shall not apply -5- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 6 of 30 if any reason for failure of delivery other than “Refused” is also shown on the United States certified or express mail envelope. In this case, Plaintiff, who is responsible for effecting proper service of process upon a defendant, failed to comply with the requirements of Civ.R. 4.1 and Civ.R. 4.6. Plaintiff attempted service of the initial complaint upon Defendant, via certified mail, on July 3, 2017. Before this service could be accomplished under Civ.R. 4.1 and Civ.R. 4.6, Plaintiff amended her complaint on July 11, 2017. As a result, the amended complaint superseded the initial complaint. See Hidey v. Ohio State Highway Patrol, 116 Ohio App.3d 744, 748 ( 10th Dist. 1996), citing Abram & Tracy, Inc. v. Smith (1993), 88 Ohio App.3d 253, 263; Steiner v. Steiner (1993), 85 Ohio App.3d 513, 519. [Parallel cites omitted.] Thus, the initial complaint is treated as if it did not exist. See Morris v. Morris, 189 Ohio App.3d 608, ¶32 (10th Dist. 2010), citing Carlock v. Coleman, No. 89 C.A. 121, 1990 WL 121874 (7th Dist. 1990), quoting 75 Ohio Jurisprudence Pleading, 343, Section 469 (“‘it is hornbook law that an amended pleading supersedes the original, the latter being [treated] thereafter as nonexistent’”). No proper service was effected on the initial complaint. Plaintiff then attempted service of the Amended Complaint, via certified mail and ordinary mail on July 14, 2017. The Clerk of Courts issued summons. However, the summons refers to a “Complaint,” rather than “Amended Complaint.” Thus, the record indicates that, although Plaintiff requested that the Amended Complaint be served upon Defendant, the Clerk of Courts was attempting to serve the original complaint, which had been superseded by the Amended Complaint. Further, the Clerk of Courts was effecting service, via certified mail and ordinary mail on the same day. The certified mail was refused. Plaintiff was notified of this refusal on August 10, 2017. (See copy of online Docket of the Summit County Clerk of Courts, attached as Exhibit H) Upon notification of such refusal, to perfect service, Plaintiff was required to issue instructions to -6- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 7 of 30 the Clerk of Courts to serve Defendant by ordinary mail. Plaintiff did not. Accordingly, service upon Defendant, pursuant to Civ.R. 4.1 and Civ.R. 4.6, was defective. Although Plaintiff requested service by regular mail on the same day, this procedure is improper, as contemplated by Civ.R. 4.1 and Civ.R. 4.6. Civ.R. 4.1 and Civ.R. 4.6 provide sequential steps to follow in the event that the Plaintiff selects the Clerk of Courts to effect service by certified or express mail. Pursuant to Civ.R. 4.6(C), or subsection (D), if the certified mail is returned “unclaimed,” Plaintiff or her counsel must first be notified of the failure of service by certified mail prior to requesting service by ordinary mail. On August 10, 2017, Plaintiff was notified of the failure of service by certified mail. The record does not show that Plaintiff followed up with an instruction for service by ordinary mail. Therefore, no service of process was made on the “complaint” or “amended complaint.” 2. Service by Publication On July 20, 2017, Plaintiff’s counsel filed an Affidavit for Service by Publication. The affidavit essentially indicates that publication is the only necessary means to effectuate service because “all . . . efforts [were] made on behalf of the party to ascertain the residence of the defendant.” Accordingly, the affidavit suggests that Defendant’s address could not be found. Search for Defendant’s address were made in and at the following areas: 1. Summit County Fiscal Officer’s Tax Records. 2. Summit County Clerk of Courts computer. 3. Akron Municipal Court website. 4. Barberton Municipal Court website. 5. Clear Public Records search. -7- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 8 of 30 6. Summit County Probate Records. Civ.R. 4.4, Process: Service by Publication, states, in part: (A) Residence unknown. (1) Except in an action governed by division (A)(2) of this rule, if the residence of a defendant is unknown, service shall be made by publication in actions where such service is authorized by law. Before service by publication can be made, an affidavit of a party or his counsel shall be filed with the court. The affidavit shall aver that service of summons cannot be made because the residence of the defendant is unknown to the affiant, all of the efforts made on behalf of the party to ascertain the residence of the defendant, and that the residence of the defendant cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence. *** (B) Residence known. If the residence of a defendant is known, and the action is one in which service by publication is authorized by law, service of process shall be effected by a method other than by publication as provided by: (1) Rule 4.1, if the defendant is a resident of this state, (2) Rule 4.3(B) if defendant is not a resident of this state, or (3) Rule 4.5, in the alternative, if service on defendant is to be effected in a foreign country. If service of process cannot be effected under the provisions of this subdivision or Rule 4.6(C) or Rule 4.6(D), service of process shall proceed by publication. In this case, a brief search of Google’s internet search engine reveals the address of Defendant. Google directs the searcher to the website of Ohio Corporates – Company Profiles of Ohio. The website of Ohio Corporates – Company Profiles of Ohio provides the address of Defendant’s agent, Gary Thomas. Mr. Thomas’s address is located at 71 Cotter Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44305. (See copy of the websites page of Ohio Corporates – Company Profiles of Ohio, showing Defendant’s agent’s address, attached as Exhibit I) Indeed, Plaintiff located and had knowledge of this address, as it attempted to serve Defendant with the alleged amended complaint -8- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 9 of 30 to Gary Thomas, at 71 Cotter Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44305. Because the address of Defendant is known in this case, service by publication is unavailable for Plaintiff to effectuate service of process. As recent as July 31, 2017, Judge Mary Margaret Rowlands vacated the service by publication initiated by the Plaintiff herein because it was conducted prematurely, in that Plaintiff failed to comply with Civ.R. 4.1 and Civ.R. 4.6. See Kristen M. Scalise v. MGR Construction LC, et al., Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. CV-2017-07-2729, Order entered on July 31, 2017. Also, on August 24, 2017, the service by publication initiated by Plaintiff herein was vacated by Judge Alison McCarty on similar ground. See Kristen M. Scalise v. Marcia Realty, LLC, et al, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. CV-2017-07-2728, Order entered on August 24, 2017. Here, Plaintiff sought service by publication before receiving the notice of failure of service by certified mail. Further, Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate that Defendant cannot be served at 71 Cotter Avenue, Akron, Ohio. Service by publication under the circumstances of this case was, and is, not only premature, but also unavailable. 3. Fourteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution Assuming arguendo, without admitting, that service by publication was available to Plaintiff. Defendant’s constitutional right to due process was violated. The Fourteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution states, in part: [No] shall . . . State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law[.] Civ.R. 12(A)(1) provides the process that is due with regard to responsive pleadings, upon service of the summons and complaint or service by publication. It states: The defendant shall serve his answer within twenty-eight days after service of the summons and complaint upon him; if service of notice has been made by publication, he shall serve his answer within twenty-eight days after the completion of service by publication. -9- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 10 of 30 The first clause of Civ.R. 12(A)(1) is inapplicable because Defendant was not properly served under Civ.R. 4.1 and Civ.R. 4.6. As to the second clause, Defendant’s constitutional rights were violated because, pursuant to Civ.R. 12(A)(1), and Civ.R. 4.4, it was not provided with the full 28 days in which to answer the complaint. This action, in rem, is brought pursuant to Sections 323.25 and 5721.18(A) of the Ohio Revised Code (R.C.). R.C. §5721.18(A) states, in part: (A) This division applies to all foreclosure proceedings not instituted and prosecuted under section 323.251 of the Revised Code or division (B) or (C) of this section. The foreclosure proceedings shall be instituted and prosecuted in the same manner as is provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgages on land, except that, if service by publication is necessary, such publication shall be made once a week for three consecutive weeks instead of as provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure, and the service shall be complete at the expiration of three weeks after the date of the first publication. * * *2 Here, the Proof of Publication submitted by Akron Legal News states that publication commenced on August 8, 2017 for three consecutive weeks. The Proof of Publication also states that the defendants must “answer the Complaint on or before 19th day of September, 2017.” Defendant in this case had not been provided with 28 days in which to file an answer, since the expiration of three weeks after the date of the first publication was August 29, 2017. The 28th day from August 29, 2017 falls on September 26, 2017. Requiring Defendant to file the answer on or 1 Because Plaintiff has brought this action under R.C. §323.25, there is a question whether R.C. §5721.18(A) applies. 2 The last sentence of the first paragraph of R.C. §5721.18(A) states: In any proceeding prosecuted under this section, if the prosecuting attorney determines that service upon a defendant may be obtained ultimately only by publication, the prosecuting attorney may cause service to be made simultaneously by certified mail, return receipt requested, ordinary mail, and publication. Although service may be made simultaneously by certified mail, return receipt requested, ordinary mail, and publication, this procedure is unavailable because service can be made upon Defendant under Civ.R. 4.1 and Civ.R. 4.6. -10- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 11 of 30 before September 19, 2017 was a violation of its constitutional right to due process. C. CONCLUSION Based on the above, it was error for the Court to strike Defendant’s request for leave to plead as untimely. Indeed, the circumstances provide that it may have been filed prematurely. Further, this Court does not have personal jurisdiction over Defendant for failure of service of process. Dated: Akron, Ohio, October 13, 2017. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Robert C. Meeker ROBERT C. MEEKER (#0013019) Blakemore, Meeker, Bowler, Co., L.P.A. 495 Portage Lakes Drive Akron, Ohio 44319 330-253-3337 [voice] 330-253-4131 [facsimile] Attorney for Defendant VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE OF THE 810 FESS LAND TRUST -11- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 12 of 30 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE A true and accurate copy of the document(s) attached hereto was/were filed electronically on the date indicated below. Notice and service of this filing will be sent by and through the operation of the Court’s electronic filing system to all parties participating in the Court’s electronic filing system, pursuant to Rule 5(B)(2) of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. Parties may access a copy of this filing through the Court’s system. Dated: Akron, Ohio, October 13, 2017. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Robert C. Meeker ROBERT C. MEEKER (#0013019) Blakemore, Meeker, Bowler, Co., L.P.A. 495 Portage Lakes Drive Akron, Ohio 44319 330-253-3337 [voice] 330-253-4131 [facsimile] Attorney for Defendant VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE OF THE 810 FESS LAND TRUST -12- Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 10/11/2017 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 Case Detail PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 13 of 30 Summit County Clerk of Courts KRISTEN M. SCALISE VS VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE Case Number: CV-2017-06-2716 File Date: 06/30/2017 Case Type: FORECLOSURE Judge: CHRISTINE CROCE Home Parties Dockets/Motions Judges/Magistrates Service Printer Friendly Issued Writ Service Service Party Name Status Tracking ID Document Date Type Date Type OCCUPANTS Certified Document 810 FESS AVENUE AKRON OH 07/03/2017 Unclaimed 92148901577446000000396887 Mail 1 44307- OCCUPANTS Certificate Document 07/03/2017 Mailed n/a 810 Fess Avenue Akron OH 44307 of Mailing 2 PISCAZZI ENTERPRISES LLC C/O JOSEPH PISCAZZI 2860 Certified Document 07/03/2017 07/07/2017 Served 92148901577446000000396894 MARCIA BLVD. CUYAHOGA Mail 3 FALLS OH 44223- PISCAZZI ENTERPRISES LLC Certificate Document c/o Joseph Piscazzi 2860 Marcia 07/03/2017 Mailed n/a of Mailing 4 Blvd. Cuyahoga Falls OH 44223 VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE OF THE 810 FESS LAND TRUST, Not Delv. Certified Document 07/03/2017 92148901577446000000396900 C/O DON 6100 EAST MAIN As Addr. Mail 5 STREET, STE. 108 COLUMBUS OH 43213- VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE of the 810 Fess Land Trust, c/o Not Delv. Certificate Document 07/03/2017 n/a Donald B. Hallowes 6100 East As Addr. of Mailing 6 Main Street, Ste. 108 Columbus OH 43213 OCCUPANTS Certified Document 810 FESS AVENUE AKRON OH 07/14/2017 07/21/2017 Served 92148901577446000000404285 Mail 7 44307- PISCAZZI ENTERPRISES LLC C/O JOSEPH PISCAZZI 2860 Certified Document 07/14/2017 Unclaimed 92148901577446000000404292 MARSHA BLVD. CUYAHOGA Mail 8 FALLS OH 44223- VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE Certified Document 07/14/2017 Refused 92148901577446000000404308 C/O GARY THOMAS 71 COTTER Mail 9 AVE AKRON OH 44305- OCCUPANTS Certificate Document 07/14/2017 Mailed n/a 810 Fess Avenue Akron OH 44307 of Mailing 10 PISCAZZI ENTERPRISES LLC Certificate Document c/o Joseph Piscazzi 2860 Marsha 07/14/2017 Mailed n/a of Mailing 11 Blvd. Cuyahoga Falls OH 44223 VENTURE CAPITOL HOLDINGS LLC, TRUSTEE Certificate Document 07/14/2017 Mailed n/a C/O GARY THOMAS 71 COTTER of Mailing 12 AVE Akron OH 44305 https://clerkweb.summitoh.net/PublicSite/CaseDetail.aspx EXHIBIT Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts A 1/2 CV-2017-06-2716 10/11/2017 MLEA 10/13/2017 13:57:05 Case Detail PM CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 14 of 30 https://clerkweb.summitoh.net/PublicSite/CaseDetail.aspx 2/2 Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts CV-2017-06-2716 10/11/2017 MLEA 10/13/2017 USPS.com®13:57:05 PMResults - USPS Tracking® CROCE, CHRISTINE Page 15 of 30 USPS Tracking Results ® FAQs  (http://faq.usps.com/?articleId=220900) Track Another Package + Remove  Tracking Number: 92148901577446000000396900 Delivered Product & Tracking Information See Available Actions Postal Product: Features: First-Class Mail® Certified Mail™ DATE & TIME STATUS OF ITEM LOCATION August 3, 2017, 11:39 am Delivered, To Original Sender AKRON, OH 44308 Your item has been delivered to the original sender at 11:39 am on August 3, 2017 in AKRON, OH 44308. 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