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`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 19
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`201908010146
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`Index
`# : 124153-2019
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`SUPREME
`COUNTY
`
`OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
`COURT
`OF ONTARIO
`
`Wells
`
`Fargo
`
`Bank,
`
`N.A.
`
`INDEX
`
`NO.
`
`124153-2019
`
`Plaintiff(s)
`
`'
`
`CTA to the Estate
`as Adminitratrix
`Carole
`Clark,
`a/k/a Elizabeth
`J. Davenport
`Elizabeth
`Davenport;
`New York
`New York;
`State Department
`of Taxation
`name
`and "JOHN
`said
`Finance
`fictitious,
`DOE",
`being
`and all
`of Plaintiff
`the intention
`to desigaste
`any
`being
`occupants
`of premises
`foreclosed
`and any
`herein,
`being
`corporations
`or claié-g
`or entities,
`if any,
`having
`upon
`or
`lien
`the mortgaged
`premises
`
`of
`State
`and
`it
`
`parties,
`interest
`
`of
`
`an
`
`Defendant(s).
`
`IN
`
`OF
`
`ATTORNEY
`AFFIRMATION
`SUPPORT
`PLAINTIFF'S
`FOR A DEFAULT
`MMENT
`AND ORDER
`OF REFERENCE
`
`MOTION
`
`MORTGAGED
`4994 North
`
`Canandaigua,
`
`PROPERTY:
`
`Road
`NY 14424
`
`COUNTY:
`Ontario
`SBL
`#: Section
`71.09
`Lot
`6.00
`
`Block
`
`2
`
`Patrick
`
`Gregorits,
`
`pursuant
`
`to CPLR 2106
`
`and under
`
`the panalties
`
`of perjury,
`
`affirms
`
`as
`
`follows:
`
`1.
`
`I am an attorney
`
`at
`
`law and an associate
`
`with
`
`Shapiro,
`
`DiCaro
`
`& Barak,
`
`LLC the
`
`attorneys
`
`of
`
`record
`
`for
`
`the Plaintiff.
`
`I am fully
`
`fs-ili=
`
`with
`
`the facts,
`
`court
`
`papers
`
`and
`
`proceedings
`
`of
`
`this
`
`action
`
`based
`
`upon
`
`a review
`
`of
`
`the file maintained
`
`by my office.
`
`2.
`
`True
`
`and
`
`accurate
`
`copies
`
`of
`
`the following
`
`supporting
`
`docv.mcats
`
`are attsched
`
`hereto:
`
`of Merit
`
`Document
`Certificate
`Note
`Mortgage
`Assignments
`
`Notice(s)
`RPAPL
`Department
`Summons
`
`of Default
`§ 1304
`90-Day
`of Defense
`and Complaint
`
`Notice(s)
`Search
`
`results
`
`Tab
`Exhibit
`Exhibit
`Exhibit
`Exhibit
`Exhibit
`Exhibit
`Exhibit
`Exhibit
`
`A
`B
`C
`D
`E
`F
`G
`H
`
`19-080859
`
`Affirmation
`
`in Support
`
`Page 1 of 5
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`Notice
`Affidavits
`Affidavit
`Affidavit
`
`of
`
`Copy
`Notices
`
`of Pendency
`of Service
`pursuant
`by Mail
`of Service
`Due
`and Amount
`of Merit
`and Letters
`certificate
`the death
`and Answer
`or Notices
`of Appearance,
`
`to CPLR 3215
`
`(g)(3)(iii)
`
`of Return
`
`Exhibit
`I
`Exhibit
`J
`K
`Exhibit
`L
`Exhibit
`Exhibit M
`N
`Exhibit
`
`Legalback
`Proposed
`
`No.
`Order
`
`2 - filed
`contemporaneous
`of Reference
`
`with
`
`this motion
`
`All
`
`parannal
`
`non-public
`
`information
`
`has been
`
`redacted
`
`from the attached
`
`supporting
`
`documents.
`
`3.
`
`This
`
`residential
`
`mortgage
`
`foreclosure
`
`action
`
`was
`
`commenced
`
`by
`
`filing
`
`the
`
`summons
`
`and complaint
`
`in the Ontario
`
`County
`
`Clerk's
`
`Office
`
`on May
`
`3, 2019
`
`in the County
`
`where
`
`the mortgage
`
`property
`
`is located.
`
`The
`
`action
`
`was
`
`bmught
`
`to foreclose
`
`a residential
`
`Mortgage
`
`executed
`
`by Elizabeth
`
`J. Davenport,
`
`now
`
`deceased
`
`to Wells
`
`Fargo
`
`Bank,
`
`N.A.
`
`on
`
`October
`
`31, 2014,
`
`in the original
`
`amount
`
`of $100,000.00,
`
`and was
`
`recorded
`
`in the Ontario
`
`County
`
`Clerk's
`
`Office
`
`on November
`
`5, 2014
`
`at Liber
`
`2581
`
`of Mortgages,
`
`page
`
`407.
`
`4.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`filed
`
`a notice
`
`in accordance
`
`with RPAPL
`
`On May
`
`3, 2019,
`
`of pendency
`
`§1331
`
`and CPLR Article
`
`65, a copy
`
`of which
`
`is attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"I".
`
`5.
`
`The Summons,
`
`Complaint
`
`and Notice
`
`of Pendency
`
`are in the form prescribed
`
`by
`
`statute
`
`and contain
`
`all
`
`the particulars
`
`required
`
`by
`
`law.
`
`The Sn.=_=em
`
`compHes
`
`with
`
`the
`
`requirements
`
`of RPAPL
`
`§1320,
`
`contains
`
`the required
`
`notice
`
`in boldface
`
`type
`
`and is in the format
`
`required
`
`by
`
`statute.
`
`According
`
`to the affidavit
`
`of
`
`service,
`
`the summes
`
`was
`
`served
`
`together
`
`with
`
`the Complaint.
`
`Copies
`
`of
`
`the Summons,
`
`Complaint,
`
`Notice
`
`of Pendency
`
`and affidavits
`
`of
`
`service
`
`are attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"H",
`
`Exhibit
`
`"I"
`
`and Exhibit
`
`"J".
`
`6.
`
`On May
`
`3, 2019,
`
`Plaintiff
`
`was
`
`the Holder
`
`of
`
`the subject
`
`note.
`
`See Affidavit
`
`of
`
`Astra
`
`Love-Easter,
`
`attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"L".
`
`19-080859
`
`Affirmation
`
`in Support
`
`Page 2 of 5
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`7.
`
`The Certificate
`
`of Merit
`
`required
`
`pursuant
`
`to CPLR 3012-b
`
`was
`
`filed
`
`together
`
`with
`
`supporting
`
`documents
`
`and is attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"A".
`
`8.
`
`The
`
`defendant(s)/mortgagor(s)
`
`is/are
`
`not
`
`resident(s)
`
`of
`
`the property
`
`subject
`
`to
`
`foreclosure.
`
`See Affidavit
`
`of Dylan
`
`J. Frankel
`
`attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"J".
`
`9.
`
`Dehan(s)
`
`were
`
`served with
`
`the notice
`
`required
`
`by RPAPL
`
`§1303
`
`printed
`
`on
`
`colored
`
`paper
`
`together
`
`with
`
`the en==es
`
`and complairit
`
`printed
`
`on white
`
`paper.
`
`The RPAPL
`
`§1303
`
`notice
`
`complies
`
`with
`
`the requimnents
`
`of
`
`that
`
`statute,
`
`with
`
`the title
`
`in bold,
`
`20-point
`
`type
`
`and
`
`the text
`
`in bold,
`
`14-point
`
`type.
`
`The RPAPL
`
`§1303
`
`notice
`
`was delivered
`
`to the mortgagors
`
`on its
`
`own
`
`separate
`
`page,
`
`together
`
`with
`
`the Esse=
`
`and compisit,
`
`Defendant(s)
`
`were
`
`timely
`
`served
`
`with
`
`the 90-Day
`
`Pre-Foreclosure
`
`notice
`
`required
`
`by RPAPL
`
`§1304.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`filed
`
`the name,
`
`address
`
`and telephone
`
`number
`
`of
`
`the Defendant(s),
`
`the amount
`
`claimed
`
`to be due,
`
`and the type
`
`of
`
`business
`
`days of
`
`loan
`
`at
`
`issue with
`
`the superin1endent
`
`of banks within
`
`three
`
`the mailing
`
`of
`
`the 90-
`
`day Pre-Foreclosure
`
`notice
`
`as required
`
`by RPAPL
`
`§1306.
`
`Copies
`
`of
`
`these
`
`notices
`
`and affidavits
`
`of
`
`service
`
`are attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibits
`
`"F"
`
`and
`
`"J".
`
`10.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`served
`
`an additional
`
`copy
`
`of
`
`the
`
`summen•
`
`in compliance
`
`with CPLR
`
`3215(g)(3).
`
`The
`
`affidavit
`
`of service
`
`by mail
`
`is attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"K".
`
`11.
`
`Tenants
`
`reside
`
`at
`
`the mortgaged
`
`property.
`
`Therefore,
`
`Plaintiff
`
`requests
`
`that Wade
`
`action
`
`Birnbaum
`
`be added
`
`as named
`
`defeda±
`
`in this
`
`pursuant
`
`to RPAPL
`
`§1311
`
`and that
`
`the
`
`caption
`
`be amended
`
`to add Wade
`
`Birnbaum
`
`in place
`
`of
`
`the "JOHN
`
`DOE"
`
`ddedents
`
`as party
`
`defendants
`
`to this
`
`action.
`
`12.
`
`The
`
`following
`
`def=__dent(s)
`
`did
`
`not answer
`
`or appear
`
`and their
`
`time
`
`to answer
`
`has
`
`expired:
`
`State
`
`of New York
`
`and New York
`
`State Department
`
`of Taxation
`
`and Finance
`
`and Wade
`
`Birnbaum
`
`(sued
`
`herein
`
`as "JOHN
`
`DOE #1").
`
`Accordingly,
`
`these
`
`defend-t•
`
`are in default.
`
`19-080859
`
`Affirmation
`
`in Support
`
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`13.
`
`No dehd=.at
`
`is an infant.
`
`No defendant
`
`is in the armed
`
`services
`
`of
`
`the United
`
`States
`
`of America.
`
`Upon
`
`information
`
`and belief,
`
`no defendant
`
`is incompetent.
`
`14.
`
`A Department
`
`of Defense
`
`Manpower
`
`Data Center
`
`search was
`
`conducted
`
`to
`
`determine
`
`the current
`
`military
`
`status
`
`of Defendent,
`
`Carole
`
`Clark,
`
`as Ad±d"strix
`
`CTA to the Estate
`
`of Elizabeth
`
`J. Davenport
`
`a/k/a R1iraheth
`
`Davenport,
`
`prior
`
`to bringing
`
`this
`
`applice+ion.
`
`The
`
`information
`
`ganeated
`
`from the search
`
`indicated
`
`that
`
`the aforementioned
`
`Defendant
`
`is not
`
`on active
`
`duty
`
`in the military
`
`service
`
`of either
`
`the United
`
`States
`
`or an ally.
`
`The
`
`search was
`
`conducted
`
`on a
`
`date after
`
`the default
`
`in answering
`
`or appearing
`
`had occurred
`
`for all Defanda.nts
`
`and a date shortly
`
`before
`
`the submission
`
`of
`
`this Order
`
`of Reference
`
`application,
`
`A copy
`
`of said
`
`search,
`
`together
`
`with
`
`Affirmant's
`
`Affidavit
`
`of Military
`
`Status
`
`for each Dafendent
`
`herein,
`
`is attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"G".
`
`Elizabeth
`
`dated
`
`15.
`
`The Mortgagor,
`
`Davenport
`
`died
`
`on July
`
`13, 2017.
`
`By Letters
`
`August
`
`11, 2017,
`
`Carole
`
`Clark
`
`was
`
`appointed
`
`as fiduciary
`
`of
`
`the Estate
`
`of Elizabath
`
`Davenport.
`
`A copy
`
`of
`
`the Death
`
`Certificate
`
`and Letters
`
`are attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"M".
`
`16.
`
`The
`
`defendant(s)
`
`Carole
`
`Clark,
`
`as Ad-laha+rix
`
`CTA to the Estate
`
`of Elizabeth
`
`J.
`
`Davenport
`
`a/k/a
`
`Elizabath
`
`Davenport
`
`has appeared,
`
`attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"N"
`
`is a copy
`
`of
`
`their Notice
`
`of Appearance.
`
`17.
`
`18.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`has not made
`
`any previous
`
`me*iaa
`
`for
`
`this
`
`or
`
`like
`
`relief.
`
`Therefore,
`
`it
`
`is respectfully
`
`requested
`
`that
`
`the Court
`
`grant Plaintiff's
`
`motion
`
`for a
`
`Default
`
`Judgment
`
`and Order
`
`of Reference
`
`in accenlance
`
`with RPAPL
`
`§1321
`
`and award
`
`such other
`
`and further
`
`relief
`
`as the Court may
`
`deem just
`
`and proper.
`
`WHEREFORE,
`
`Plaintiff
`
`requests
`
`an order
`
`from this Court:
`
`19-080859
`
`Affirmation
`
`in Support
`
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`a.
`
`Appointing
`
`a Referee
`
`to compute
`
`the amount
`
`due Plaintiff
`
`and to examine
`
`whether
`
`the mortgaged
`
`property
`
`known
`
`as 4994 North
`
`Road,
`
`Canandaigua,
`
`NY 14424
`
`can be
`
`sold
`
`in parcels,
`
`and make
`
`his/her
`
`computatica
`
`and report
`
`with
`
`all
`
`convenient
`
`speed
`
`purmant
`
`to
`
`RPAPL
`
`§1321;
`
`b.
`
`c.
`
`d.
`
`Adding
`
`Wade
`
`Birnbaum
`
`as a party
`
`defendant
`
`to this
`
`action;
`
`Determining
`
`all non-appearing
`
`and non-answering
`
`Defendants
`
`to be in default;
`
`Grañtiñg
`
`default
`
`judgment
`
`in favor
`
`of Plaintiff
`
`against
`
`all other Defeasts
`
`as to
`
`all of
`
`the facts
`
`and issues
`
`described
`
`in the Plaintiff's
`
`Complaint
`
`herein;
`
`e.
`
`Granting
`
`such
`
`additional
`
`relief
`
`as the Court may
`
`deem just
`
`and proper.
`
`under
`
`the penalties
`
`of
`
`The
`
`undersigned
`
`affirms
`
`that
`
`the foregoing
`
`statements
`
`are true,
`
`perjury.
`
`Dated:
`
`7
`
`Monroe
`
`County,
`
`New York
`
`sq.
`
`Oregori
`A
`
`,
`rney
`ICARO
`for Plaintiff
`
`& BARAK,
`
`LLC
`
`Patrick
`Associate
`
`SHAPIRO,
`Attorneys
`175 Mile
`
`Boulevard
`Crossing
`New York
`14624
`Rochester,
`247-9000
`(585)
`247-7380
`Fax:
`
`(585)
`
`Patrick
`
`Gregorits,
`
`Esq.
`
`an attorney
`
`at
`
`law licensed
`
`to practice
`
`in the State
`
`of New York,
`
`and the
`
`attomey
`
`for Plaintiff
`
`in this
`
`action,
`
`hereby
`
`certifies
`
`that,
`
`to the best
`
`of his/her
`
`knowledge,
`
`information
`
`and belief,
`
`formed
`
`after
`
`an inquiry
`
`reasonable
`
`under
`
`the circumeteces,
`
`the
`
`presentation
`
`of
`
`this
`
`pleading,
`
`affidavit
`
`(or motica
`
`if applicable),
`
`and the conte+iom
`
`contained
`
`herein
`
`are not
`
`frivolous
`
`as defined
`
`by 22 NYCRR
`
`130-1.1(c).
`
`Patrick
`
`Gre
`
`its, Esq.
`
`19-080859
`
`Affirmation
`
`in Support
`
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