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Butler County
Legal Journal
(USPS 081020)
Vol. 20
July 6, 2012
No. 27
Designated as the Official Legal Periodical for Butler County, Pennsylvania
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Judges of the Courts of Butler County
Honorable Thomas J. Doerr, President Judge
Honorable Marilyn Horan
Honorable William R. Shaffer
Honorable S. Michael Yeager
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Leo M. Stepanian, Editor & Chairman
Michael J. Pater
Armand R. Cingolani, III
Michael D. Gallagher
Robert F. Hawk
Pamela Walters
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Butler County Bar Association
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Phone: 724.841.0130 | Fax: 724.841.0132
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INDEX
CLE Schedule............................ 2
Court Calendar........................ 19
Divorce Notices....................... 13
Estate Notices............................ 3
Executions............................... 12
Judgments............................... 11
Mortgages.................................. 6
Notices..................................... 13
Opinion Summaries................. 16
Recorder of Deeds Fee Notice.18
Register's Notice...................... 16
Suits......................................... 10
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7/6/2012
BUTLER COUNTY LEGAL JOURNAL
ESTATE NOTICES
Notice is hereby given that in the estates of
the decedents set forth below the Register
of Wills has granted letters testamentary or
of administration to the persons named. All
persons having claims or demands against
said estates are requested to make known
the same, and all persons indebted to said
estates are requested to make payment
without delay, to the executors or administrators or their attorneys
named below.
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FIRST PUBLICATION
Estate of: Edith Caruso
a/k/a: Edith M Caruso
Late of: Cranberry Township PA
Executor: Richard Caruso
710 Ryland Drive
Pittsburgh PA 15237-4206
Attorney: Timothy A Schoonover
Babst Calland
330 Innovation Blvd Suite 302
State College PA 16803
Estate of: Floyd D Croyle
Late of: Buffalo Township PA
Executor: Floyd D Croyle Jr
106 Briarwood Drive
Sarver PA 16055
Attorney: George R Kepple
Law Office Of George R Kepple
309 Kittanning Hollow Road
East Brady PA 16028
Estate of: Eleanor R Gilbert
Late of: Center Township PA
Executor: David L Gilbert
9 Forest Drive
Bedford Nh 03110
Attorney: Laurel Hartshorn
254 W Main St
POB 553
Saxonburg PA 16056
Estate of: Dorothy I McDonald
Late of: Buffalo Township PA
Executor: Larry D McDonald
269 South Rebecca Street
Saxonburg PA 16056
Attorney: Laurel Hartshorn
254 W Main St
POB 553
Saxonburg PA 16056
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Estate of: Anna Mae Mathe
Late of: Zelienople PA
Executor: Marsha Lynn Mathe
400 West Beaver St
Zelienople PA 16063
Attorney: Katie M Casker
Lope Casker & Casker
207 East Grandview Avenue
Zelienople PA 16063
Estate of: Dorothy E Miller
a/k/a: Dorothy C Miller
Late of: Zelienople PA
Administrator: Beth Haller
120 Pine Meadow Drive
Wexford PA 15090
Attorney: Nathan C Platt
Stepanian & Muscatello LLP
222 South Main Street
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Findley Quay Morrow
Late of: Karns City PA
Executor: Terri Jo PAtterson
124 Rennick Rd
West Sunbury PA 16061
Executor: Douglas Q Morrow
1025 Hooker Road
Karns City PA 16041
Attorney: Mark R Morrow
204 East Brady Street
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Robert J Poprovsky
Late of: Butler PA
Executor: Joyce Lamison
1302 Litman Grove Lane
Butler PA 16001
Attorney: Nathan C Platt
Stepanian & Muscatello LLP
222 South Main Street
Butler PA 16001
BCLJ: July 6, 13 & 20, 2012
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SECOND PUBLICATION
Estate of: Ruby Aiken Badger
Late of: Muddycreek Township PA
Executor: Sandra B Phillips
271 West Park Road
Portersville PA 16051
Attorney: Samantha M Moyer
The Linn Law Group LLC
POB 1554 228 South Main St
Butler PA 16001
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Estate of: Donna M Ritz Carper
Late of: Cranberry Township PA
Executor: Christopher Ritz
3572 Huntertown Road
Allison Park PA 15101
Attorney: Andrea C Parenti
Dillon McCandless King
Coulter & Graham LLP
128 West Cunningham Street
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Richard Duffy
a/k/a: Richard Charles Duffy
Late of: Saxonburg PA
Executor: Judy Duffy
655 Saxonburg Blvd
Saxonburg PA 16056
Attorney: Michael P Robb
707 Grant St Suite 3626
Pittsburgh PA 15219
Estate of: Anne Fedokovitz
a/k/a: Anne Prokop Fedokovitz
Late of: Butler PA
Executor: Paula Worsley
492 South Eberhart Road
Butler PA 16001
Attorney: James P Coulter
Dillon McCandless King
Coulter & Graham LLP
128 West Cunningham Street
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Charles H Frain
Late of: Jefferson Township PA
Executor: Carol Livingston
586 Great Belt Road
Butler PA 16002
Attorney: Michael D Gallagher
Murrin Taylor Flach Gallagher & May
110 East Diamond Street
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Judith A Jeffries
Late of: Lancaster Township PA
Executor: Mark W Jeffries
171 Camp Run Road
Harmony PA 16037
Attorney: Philip P Lope
Lope Casker & Casker
207 East Grandview Avenue
Zelienople PA 16063
Estate of: Margery L Kruise
a/k/a: Margery Louise Seybert Kruise
Late of: Center Township PA
Executor: Brenda E Lewis
11750 Shady Avenue
Conneaut Lake PA 16316
Attorney: Mary Jo Dillon
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Dillon McCandless King
Coulter & Graham LLP
128 West Cunningham Street
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Jean Yeager Love
Late of: Zelienople PA
Executor: John Husak
4480 Mt Royal Blvd
Apartment 305
Allison Park PA 15101
Attorney: Sara A Mercer
Thorp Reep & Armstrong LLP
One Oxford Centre 14th Floor
301 Grant St
Pittsburgh PA 15219
Estate of: Timothy C Miller
Late of: Adams Township PA
Executor: Kimberly A Miller
235 Downieville Road
Valencia PA 16059
Attorney: Nathan C Platt
Stepanian & Muscatello LLP
222 South Main Street
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Charles F Myers
Late of: Buffalo Township PA
Administrator: Laurette Fraser Myers
322 North Pike Rd
Sarver PA 16055
Attorney: None
Estate of: Mildred T Neigh
Late of: Summit Township PA
Executor: Mary Catherine Laughlin
328 North Duffy Road
Butler PA 16001
Executor: James Neigh
287 St Wendelin Road
Butler PA 16002
Attorney: Murray S Shapiro
101 East Diamond Street
Suite 202
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Monica Ramsbottom
Late of: Butler PA
Executor: Linda Ramsbottom
207 Cecelia Street
Butler PA 16001
Executor: Kimberly McPheron
383 Chicora Road
Butler PA 16001
Attorney: Charles J Jacques III
2125 Freeport Road
Natrona Heights PA 15065
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Estate of: Terry Albert Solla
Late of: Oakland Township PA
Executor: Jennifer Lynn Randall
1450 Birch Lane
Perkesie PA 18944
Attorney: Jarett R Smith
109 North Main Street
Coudersport PA 16915
Estate of: Annette T Sudano
Late of: Muddycreek Township PA
Executor: Ross F Sudano
104 Robbie Way
Portersville PA 16051
Attorney: Gene G Dimeo
120 Fourth St
Ellwood City PA 16117
Estate of: Charmaine M Zielinski
a/k/a: Charmaine Zielinski
Late of: Butler PA
Executor: Judith A Rutkowski
6120 Monroe Rd
Butler PA 16002
Attorney: J. Stevenson Suess
318 West Cunningham Street
Butler PA 16001
BCLJ: June 29 & July 6 & 13, 2012
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THIRD PUBLICATION
Estate of: Maxine Bauldoff
a/k/a: Maxine E Bauldoff
Late of: Chicora PA
Administrator: Larry Angert
2157 Old Route 422 East
Butler PA 16002
Administrator: Victor J Bauldoff Jr
116 Matthew Lane
Chicora PA 16025
Administrator: Debora Morrow
308 Hemlock Road
Petrolia PA 16050
Administrator: Karen S Rea
193 Rattigan Road
Chicora PA 16025
Administrator: Frank Angert
442 Chicora Fenelton Road
Chicora PA 16025
Attorney: Michael J Pater
101 East Diamond Street
Suite 202
Butler PA 16001
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Estate of: Peter Burnett
Late of: Adams Township PA
Executor: Kay McCandless
4101 Senate Court
Valencia PA 16059
Attorney: James P Coulter
Dillon McCandless King
Coulter & Graham LLP
128 West Cunningham Street
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: John L Byers
Late of: Cranberry Township PA
Executor: Stephen J Byers
219 Lucille St
Glenshaw PA 15116-2032
Attorney: Michael A Wallisch
310 Grant Street
Grant Building Ste 2317
Pittsburgh PA 15219
Estate of: Emagene Doran
Late of: Seven Fields PA
Executor: Edward T Doran III
474 Prospect Road
Evans City PA 16033
Attorney: James E Deasy
Morella & Associates PC
706 Rochester Road
Pittsburgh PA 15237
Estate of: James G Fabert
Late of: Adams Township PA
Executor: Jaime N Doherty
210 Windham Lane
Mars PA 16046
Attorney: Wendy Denton Heleen
Goehring Rutter & Boehm
2100 Georgetowne Drive Suite 300
Sewickley PA 15143
Estate of: Irene M Keefer
Late of: Butler PA
Executor: Scott H Keefer
7484 Black Forrest Drive
Dexter MI 48130
Attorney: Thomas J May
Murrin Taylor Flach Gallagher & May
110 East Diamond Street
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Lawrence J Kunder
a/k/a: Larry J Kunder
Late of: Zelienople PA
Executor: Candy R Kunder
158 Oakdale Drive
Zelienople PA 16063
Attorney: Raymond P Parker
Williams Coulson
One Gateway Center 16th Floor
420 Fort Duquesne Blvd
Pittsburgh PA 15222
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BUTLER COUNTY LEGAL JOURNAL
Estate of: George K Mourer
Late of: Chicora PA
Executor: Marilyn L Mourer
147 Garing Road
Chicora PA 16025
Attorney: Joseph M Kecskemethy
101 East Diamond Street Suite 204
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Margaret M Stahl
Late of: Butler PA
Executor: Jack E Stahl
POB 264
Butler PA 16003
Attorney: Mary Jo Dillon
Dillon McCandless King
Coulter & Graham LLP
128 West Cunningham Street
Butler PA 16001
Estate of: Dianna F Watt
Late of: Buffalo Township PA
Administrator: John D Watt Jr
701 Sarver Road
Sarver PA 16055
Attorney: Gerald G DeAngelis
512 Market Street POB 309
Freeport PA 16229
Estate of: Lillian G Wymer
Late of: Butler PA
Executor: Randal L Wymer
112 Blackthorn Drive
Butler PA 16002
Attorney: Gwilym A Price III
129 South McKean Street
Butler PA 16001-6029
BCLJ:June 22, 29 & July 6, 2012
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MORTGAGES
June 11 - June 15, 2012
1st name-Mortgagor
2nd name-Mortgagee
Allison, R. Justin, et al - PNC Bk Natl Assn
- Butler Twp., Wd. 6 - $125,897.00
Amoruso, Frank J. - American Fin Mtg Corp
- Cranberry Twp. - $314,105.00
Anderson, Matthew D. - Northwest Sav Bk
- Jefferson Twp. - $47,878.00
Angiulli, Alayna - Federated Mtg Corp, et
al - Cranberry Twp. - $109,800.00
Archer, Michael E., et al - Citizens Bk of Pa
- Winfield Twp. - $50,000.00
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Bair, Kimberly R. - S&T Bank - Butler City,
Wd. 4 - $75,660.00
Barnes, Christopher L., et al - PNC Bk Natl
Assn - Butler Twp., Wd. 6 - $140,000.00
Beisel, Shannon L. - Dollar Bk Fed Sav Bk Seven Fields Borough - $50,000.00
Beiter, Christopher K., et ux - Sail Mtg Corp,
et al - Cranberry Twp. - $142,000.00
Bell, Bradley Colin, et al - Howard Hanna
Mtg Servs - Seven Fields Borough $355,500.00
Bennett, Michael D. - Everbank, et al - Adams
Twp. - $397,900.00
Berger, Douglas D. - PNC Bk Natl Assn Seven Fields Borough - $15,000.00
Bernot, Paul S. - Butler Armco Emp Cred
Un - Cranberry Twp. - $125,400.00
Bilowick, George C., et al - Mars Natl Bk Penn Twp. - $16,000.00
Binder, Joshua M., et ux - Sail Mtg Corp, et
al - Cranberry Twp. - $133,000.00
Birckbichler, Lawrence R., Jr., et al - PNC
Bk Natl Assn - Butler Twp. - $75,000.00
Bloom, Drew D. - James W. Moser, et ux Winfield Twp. - $40,000.00
Bogacki, Gregory P. - Bank of America NA
- Butler Twp. - $87,904.00
Boronyak, Dean, et ux - Provident Funding
Group Inc, et al - Adams Twp. - $301,000.00
Boyd, Douglas E., et al - Northwest Sav Bk
- Jackson Twp. - $23,000.00
Brandenburg, Linda L., aka - Butler Armco
Emp Cred Un - Penn Twp. - $90,000.00
Brasili, Mark R., et ux - Pleasant Valley
Home Mtg Corp, et al - Jefferson Twp. $120,000.00
Bronson, Alysia B., aka - Bank of England,
et al - Cranberry Twp. - $108,974.00
Brooks, Joel D., et ux - Quicken Loans Inc,
et al - Mars Borough - $122,790.00
Brooks, Michael J., et ux - Nextier Bk NA Adams Twp. - $47,000.00
Burley, Andrew, Jr. - Bank of America NA, et
al - Cranberry Twp. - $280,068.00
Caltagirone, Eric J. - PNC Bk Natl Assn Cranberry Twp. - $69,677.88
Campbell, James E., et al - Butler Armco
Emp Cred Un - Clay Twp. - $63,025.67
Carothers, Ann L. - First Niagara Bk NA Jackson Twp. - $50,000.00
Casper, Patrick B., et al - NVR Mtg Fin Inc,
et al - Cranberry Twp. - $207,454.00
Chase V Holdings LLC, et al - Brentwood
Bk - Adams Twp. - $200,000.00
Chidester, Robert L., et al - PNC Bk Natl
Assn - Cherry Twp. - $104,000.00
Christie, Douglas P., et al - Butler Armco
Emp Cred Un - Donegal Twp. - $134,000.00
Coble, Travis S., et al - PSECU - Cranberry
Twp. - $47,550.00
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BUTLER COUNTY LEGAL JOURNAL
Maliha Kokan, Citizens Bank, Garnishee:
12-30216
P.O.U. Partners, LLC and One Source Water
vs. Lakevue Athletic Club: 12-30219
Bank of America, NA vs. Patricia A. Lindey
aka Patty A. Lindey and Laverne J.
Lindey: 12-30212
Flagstar Bank FSB vs. Melanie Petridis and
George Petridis: 12-30208
Bank of New York Mellon vs. Jeffrey S.
Pollock: 12-30204
Penneco Outdoor Advertising vs. Mr. Rooter
Plumbing: 12-30205
PHH Mortgage Corp. vs. Madonna G. Rush:
12-30210
Bank of America, NA vs. Joshua W. Sherman
and Gretchen R. Gisbon: 12-30206
HSBC Bank USA National Association vs.
Dolores J. Viviano, Michael A. Viviano
and United States of America: 12-30218
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC vs. Robert Yusko
and Cynthia Yusko: 12-30207
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Certificate
of Organization-Domestic Limited Liability
Company has been filed with the Department
of State in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with respect to a Limited Liability Company, which has been organized under the
provisions of the Limited Liability Company
Law of 1994 as amended. The name of the
Limited Liability Company is Braham Family, LLC and it was organized June 19, 2012.
S.R. LAW, LLC
Ronald W. Coyer, Esquire
631 Kelly Blvd., P.O. Box 67
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
BCLJ: July 6, 2012
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LEGAL NOTICE
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DIVORCES
Week ending June 29, 2012
1 st Name-Plaintiff
2nd Name-Defendant
Gary P. Lang, Jr. vs. Christine M. Lang:
Elizabeth A. Smith, Esq.: 12-90435:
Heather Marie Lasch vs. Brian Michael
Lasch: Atty - None: 12-90426
Tennille E. Marie vs. Larry R. Marie, Jr. H.
William White, III, Esq. 12-90434
Laurie A . McDonough vs. William C.
McDonough: Joseph M. Kecskemethy,
Esq.: 12-90432
Cynthia M. Paras vs. Daniel A. Paras: Cathy
S. Boyer, Esq.: 12-90429
Tiffany L. Radwanski vs. Darin A. Radwanski:
Mildred B. Sweeney, Esq.: 12-90431
Lita Uy vs. Theodore Uy: Michael S. Lazaroff,
Esq.: 12-90438
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Application For Registration of Articles of Incorporation - Domestic Nonprofit Corporation has
been filed with the Department of State in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with respect
to incorporating a domestic nonprofit corporation which has been registered in compliance
with the requirements of 15 Pa.C.S. § 5306.
The name of the domestic nonprofit corporation is Slippery Rock Rotary Foundation,
Inc., and it was organ ized on April I, 2012.
JENNIFER R. LINN, ESQUIRE
THE LINN LAW GROUP, LLC
228 SOUTH MAIN STREET
P.O. BOX 1554
BUTLER, PA 16001
BCLJ: July 6, 2012
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
BARGER’S DISTRIBUTING, INC. has been
incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988 .
Matthew E. Fischer, Esquire
114 West Cunningham Stree
Butler, PA 16001
BCLJ: July 6,2012
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3. You may also be able to stop the sale
through other legal proceedings.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
BUTLER COUNTY
Number AD 09-12046
CIVIL ACTION LAW
BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
v.
Jon Ward
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY
To:
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You may need an attorney to assert your
rights. The sooner you contact one, the more
chance you will have of stopping the sale.
(See the following notice on how to obtain
an attorney.)
YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR
PROPERT Y AND YOU HAVE OTHER
RIGHTS EVEN IF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
DOES TAKE PLACE
1. If the Sheriff’s Sale is not stopped,
your property will be sold to the highest
bidder. You may find out the price bid by
calling McCabe, Weisberg and Conway,
P.C., Esquire at (215) 790-1010.
Jon Ward
16 Burke Road
Cranberry Township,
Pennsylvania 16066
2. You may be able to petition the Court
to set aside the sale if the bid price was
grossly inadequate compared to the
value of your property.
Jon Ward
8676 Peters Road
Cranberry Township,
Pennsylvania 16066
Your house (real estate) at 8608 Peters Road,
Cranberry Twnshp, Pennsylvania 16066 is
scheduled to be sold at Sheriff’s Sale on September 21, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Butler
County Courthouse, South Main Street, Butler,
Pennsylvania 16001 to enforce the court judgment of $242,851.77 obtained by BAC Home
Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home
Loans Servicing LP against you.
NOTICE OF OWNER’S RIGHTS
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO
PREVENT THIS SHERIFF’S SALE
To prevent this Sheriff’s Sale you must take
immediate action:
1. The sale will be canceled if you pay to
BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing
LP the back payments, late charges,
costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees
due. To find out how much you must
pay, you may call McCabe, Weisberg
and Conway, P.C., Esquire at (215)
790-1010.
2. You may be able to stop the sale by filing
a petition asking the Court to strike or
open the judgment, if the judgment was
improperly entered. You may also ask
the Court to postpone the sale for good
cause.
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3. The sale will go through only if the
buyer pays the Sheriff the full amount
due on the sale. To find out if this
has happened, you may call McCabe,
Weisberg and Conway, P.C. at (215)
790-1010.
4. If the amount due from the buyer is
not paid to the Sheriff, you will remain
the owner of the property as if the sale
never happened.
5. You have a right to remain in the
property until the full amount due is
paid to the Sheriff and the Sheriff gives
a deed to the buyer. At that time, the
buyer may bring legal proceedings to
evict you.
6. You may be entitled to a share of the
money which was paid for your real
estate. A schedule of distribution of the
money bid for your real estate will be
filed by the Sheriff within thirty (30) days
of the sale. This schedule will state
who will be receiving that money. The
money will be paid out in accordance
with this schedule unless exceptions
(reasons why the proposed schedule
of distribution is wrong) are filed with
the Sheriff within ten (10) days after the
posting of the schedule of distribution.
7. You may also have other rights and
defenses, or ways of getting your real
estate back, if you act immediately after
the sale.
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BUTLER COUNTY LEGAL JOURNAL
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR
LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE
A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE
OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE
CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION
ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.
Butler County Courthouse & Government Center
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A
LAWYER, THISDiamond StreetMAY BE ABLE
124 West OFFICE
Butler, PA WITH
TO PROVIDE YOU 16001 INFORMATION
ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEPh. TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT
GAL SERVICES724.284.5200
A REDUCED Fx. 724.284.5185 FEE.
FEE OR NO
www.co.butler.pa.us
LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
Contact: Bobbi Jo Wagner,
Deputy Court Prothonotary
Glenna M. Walters, Administrator
Butler County Courthouse
First Floor, County Courthouse
300 South Main Street
Butler, Pennsylvania 16003
(724) 284-5214
INTRODUCTION TO
LAWYERING
IN THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS *
PRESENTED BY:
THE BUTLER COUNTY
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE BUTLER COUNTY
FREE PROGRAM
BAR ASSOCIATION
newer attorneys and law students, to
July 30, 31,
present guidance concerning effective
and efficient court practice techniques,
August 1, 2, practicing
and to ease transition to3, 2012
within the Courts of Common Pleas.
Ph. 724.841.0130
Fx. 724.841.0132
McCABE, WEISBERG AND CONWAY, P.C.
www.butlercountypabar.org
BY: TERRENCE J. McCABE, ESQUIRE
- ID # 16496
Contact: Janis Hackett,
Executive Director
Attorneys for Plaintiff
MARC S. WEISBERG, ESQUIRE
- ID # 17616
EDWARD D. CONWAY, ESQUIRE
- ID # 34687
PRESENTED BY:
MARGARET GAIRO, ESQUIRE
THE ID # 34419 COUNTY
BUTLER
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
ANDREW L. MARKOWITZ, ESQUIRE
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
- ID # 28009
HEIDI R. SPIVAK, ESQUIRE
THE BUTLER COUNTY
- ID #74770
BAR ASSOCIATION
MARISA J. COHEN, ESQUIRE
- ID # 87830
KEVIN T. McQUAIL, ESQUIRE
The program objectives are to orient
- ID # 307169
CHRISTINE L. GRAHAM, ESQUIRE
newer attorneys and law students, to
- ID # 309480
BRIAN T. LaMANNA, ESQUIRE
present guidance concerning effective
- ID # 310321
and efficient court practice techniques,
123 South Broad Street, Suite 2080
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19109
and to ease transition to practicing
(215) 790-1010
within the Courts of Common Pleas.
BCLJ: July 6, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The program will provide an overview
of the various court offices’ functions,
procedures and expectations,
including advice, (do’s and don’ts), for
* based upon
Butler County practices
effective attorney performance.
Butler County Courthouse & Government Center
There will also be opportunities for
124 West Diamond Street
observation of relevant 16001
Butler, PA court
proceedings.
Ph. 724.284.5200
Fx. 724.284.5185
www.co.butler.pa.us
Monday - Friday
Contact: Bobbi Jo Wagner,
July 30, 31 Court Administrator
August 1-3, 2012
Deputy
9:00 - 4:00
Contact Bobbi Jo Wagner,
Deputy Court Administrator
724.284.5200
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Butler County Bar Association
The program will provide an overview
procedures and expectations,
You are invited to attend
The program objectives are to orient
Monday – Friday
ASSOCIATION DE LICENCIDADOS
Butler County Prothonotary
Glenna M. Walters, Bar Association
Butler County Courthouse
First Floor, County Courthouse
201 South Main Street
Suite 101
300 South Main Street
Butler, PA 16001
Butler, Pennsylvania 16003
(724) 284-5214
of the various court offices’ functions,
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201 South Main Street
Suite 101
Butler, PA 16001
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REGISTER’S NOTICE
I, Judith Moser, Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court of Butler County Pennsylvania,
do hereby give Notice that the following Accounts of Personal Representatives/Trustees/
Guardians have been filed in my office, accoprding to law, and will be presented to Court for
confirmation and allowances on Monday, July 9, at 1:30 PM (prevailing time) of said day.
ESTATE OF:
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
FILED
COOKE, Ann Lucille..................... Sandra Hare..................................................05/02/12
FITCH, Virginia.............................. Susan G. Thomas.........................................05/08/12
KLEVER, Ronald Harold A/K/A
KLEVER, Ronald H, A/K/A
KLEVER, Ronald.......................... Jessica Toth..................................................05/04/12
MICHAEL, Elmer J........................ Jennifer Mignanelli........................................05/18/12
MORGAN, Dorothy E.................... Susan Morgan...............................................05/17/12
PHILLIPS, Irene C........................ Brian A. Synan, Matthew D. Phillips.............05/18/12
BCLJ: June 29 & July 6, 2012
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RECENT OPINION SUMMARIES
Baker v. Wolrpel Trucking, Inc. v. Gavern,
A.D. 10-10992 (2012)
In order to sustain a claim that a vehicle driver was negligent in failing to provide sufficient
warning to other drivers of debris on the road, the Plaintiff must produce evidence that Defendant knew or should have known there was debris on the highway and then failed to warn
approaching drivers of the hazard. Keefer v. Cafaro, F.C. 05-90806-D (2011) In making an
award of equitable distribution, the Court shall consider the situation and assets of the parties
at the time of distribution and not at the time immediately prior to the death of one of the parties.
Duckstein v. Schrecengost,
A.D. 03-1005 (2011)
In determining damages, the fact-finder must assess the testimony, by weighing the evidence
and determining its credibility, and by accepting or rejecting the estimates of the damages
given by the witnesses. Although justice and public policy require that the wrongdoer bear the
risk of lmcertainty which his own wrong has created and which prevents precise computation
of damages, the fact finder still may not render a verdict based on speculation or guesswork.
JRAD Ventures, LLC v. Jackson Township Zoning Hearing Board,
A.D. 11-10643 (2012)
According to 53 P.S. § 11003-A.(d), a court appeal from a land use decision does not automatically stay the decision from which the appeal is taken, although the appellants may petition for
the court for a stay; however, the statute provides that only an appel/ant in a land use appeal
has the ability to petition for a stay.
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Kelly v. PPR Realty, Inc., et al.,
A.D. 11-1 0388 (2011)
Innocent misrepresentation of material fact claims have been used to cancel real estate transactions in situations where the transaction itself was based on misrepresentation; however,
there are no cases in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania wherein the court has allowed an
innocent misrepresentation to constitute the basis to award monetary damages to a Plaintiff.
Meredith v. Steel Dynamics, Inc. et al,
A.D. 11-10554 (2012)
A state may exercise in personam jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant based either upon
the specific acts of the defendant that gave rise to the cause of action or upon the defendant’s
general activity within the state. In order for a Pennsylvania court to assert specific jurisdiction, the cause of action must arise out of the defendant’s particular acts or activities within
Pennsylvania. General jurisdiction, on the other hand, exists regardless of whether the cause of
action is related to the defendant’s activities in the Commonwealth, as long as the defendant’s
activities are continuous and substantial, or continuous and systematic.
Narmini v. Jackson Township, et al,
A.D. 07-10797 (2011)
Under the Pennsylvania Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, a local agency, or an employee
thereof, acting within the scope of his office or duties, shall not “be liable for any damages
on account of any injury to a person or property caused by any act of the local agency or an
employee or any other person.” Moreover, local agencies are not liable for injuries caused by
their own acts or the acts of their employees that constitute a “crime, actual fraud, malice, or
willful misconduct.” 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8542(a).
Sieminski v. Monongahela Power Co., Et. AI.,
A.D. 08-12265 (2012)
In the absence of direct evidence, the opinion of an expert is not sufficient to create a genuine
issue of material fact to overcome summary judgment. Failure of a non-moving party to adduce
sufficient evidence on an issue essential to his case and on which it bears the burden of proof
... establishes the entitlement of the moving party to judgment as a matter of law.
Winteres v. NVR, Inc. tla Ryan Homes,
A.D. 09-11572 (2012)
The inclusion of a disclaimer in a document that the document is an estimate only and not a
warranty upon which a negligent misrepresentation claim is based contradicts a plaintiff’s assertion of justifiable reliance on representations within said document.
BCLJ: July 6, 2012
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New Recorder Fees - Butler County Recorder of Deeds
PLEASE NOTE - Effective July 1, 2012
New Recording Fees - Butler County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds
Phone Number: 724-284-5340
All documents below will be affected; all others not specifically noted will remain the same
(current) fee.
Current
Fee
NEW BASE FEE*
Deeds
Base Fee Increase EFFECTIVE July 1, 2012
WARRANTY DEED
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
ADMINSTRATORS DEED
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
EXECUTORS DEED
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
CORRECTION DEED
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
SHERIFF DEED
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
RE-RECORDED DEED
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
QUIT CLAIM DEED
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
MINERAL DEED
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
RIGHT OF WAY
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
EASEMENT
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
REDETERMINATION OF STATE REALTY TAX
TAX CLAIM DEED
$52.00
$3.00
$55.00
Mortgages and Related Documents
MORTGAGE GENERAL
MTG. & SECURITY AGREEMENT
FIRST INDENTURE
RE-RECORDED MORTGAGE
CORRECTION TO MTG.
FHA/VA MORTGAGE
$52.00
$52.00
$52.00
$54.00
$54.00
$52.00
$3.00
$3.00
$3.00
$3.00
$3.00
$3.00
$55.00
$55.00
$55.00
$57.00
$57.00
$55.00
*STANDARD DOCUMENT INCLUDES: 4 names, 4 pages
Additional fees*:
Pages – each after 4, $2.00 per page
Names – each after 4, 1.00 per name
Parcels - Deed/Mortgage only – each after 1, 0.50 per parcel
Notations – each additional 2.00 per note
(Some doc types have a built-in notation already in the fee.)
*Unless otherwise noted, these additional fees must be added to a document that exceeds
the standard document name and page count.
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50th Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas
Butler County, Pennsylvania
2012 Motion Court Calendar
(Except when otherwise noted, number after date indicates court room where hearing will
be conducted)
MOTION COURT
Judge Doerr
Judge Horan
Judge Yeager
Judge Streib
Family
Civil
Civil
Family
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Thursday
1:30 pm
9:00 am
9:00 am
1:30 pm
(1)
(4)
(3)
(1)
* Judge Horan’s MOTION COURT for Wednesday, July 18th, 2012 is cancelled.
* Judge Streib’s MOTION COURT for Thursday, July 19th, 2012 is cancelled.
* Judge Horan’s MOTION COURT for Wednesday, July 25th, 2012 is cancelled.
* Judge Streib’s MOTION COURT for Thursday, July 26th, 2012 is cancelled.
* Judge Yeager’s MOTION COURT for Thursday, August 9th, 2012 is cancelled however
Judge Yeager will hold MOTION COURT on Monday, August 13th, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
Any EMERGENCY motions should be brought to Court Administration.
For up to date calendar changes, please check any of the bulletin boards conveniently located throughout
the Government/Judicial Center or go to www.co.butler.pa.us
Court Holidays
May 28,2012
June 14, 2012
July 4,2012
September 3, 2012
October 8,2012
November 12, 2012
November 22, 2012
November 23,2012
December 25,2012
Memorial Day
Flag Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
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