vol. lix allentown, pa friday, october 29, 2021 no. 70

Vol. LIX Allentown, PA Friday, October 29, 2021 No. 70

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THE COURTThe Hon. J. Brian Johnson, President Judge

The Hon. Edward D. Reibman, JudgeThe Hon. Robert L. Steinberg, Judge The Hon. James T. Anthony, Judge

The Hon. Michele A. Varricchio, Judge The Hon. Douglas G. Reichley, Judge The Hon. Melissa T. Pavlack, Judge

The Hon. Anna-Kristie M. Marks, Judge The Hon. Carol K. McGinley, Senior Judge

The Hon. Kelly L. Banach, Senior Judge

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Back by Popular Demand! BINGO Night to benefit the Lehigh County Lawyer’s Charitable Trust

Brought to you by

The BALC Community Service Committee

Thursday, November 18th 6:30 P.M.—Immediately following the Fall General Membership Meeting!

The Barristers Club

1114 W. Walnut Street Allentown, PA 18102

All BALC Members and Guests are Invited for a Night of Entertainment Don’t play BINGO? No worries!

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Thursday, November 18th 6:30 P.M.

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Full Guidelines and Applications can be found at lehighbar.org under News & Updates! LEHIGH COUNTY LAWYER’S CHARITABLE FUND GRANT The Bar Association of Lehigh County (“BALC”) has established a fund with the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation known as the Lehigh County Lawyer’s Charitable Fund. The Fund is made possible by the generosity of our members. On an annual basis, BALC awards grants of up to $5,000.00 each to selected Lehigh Valley 501(c)(3) organizations. Interested Lehigh Valley 501(c)(3) organizations are invited to submit a grant Application to BALC in accordance with the below Application Guidelines. 2021-2022 Campaign has an open theme. All Greater Lehigh Valley 501(c)(3) organizations are invited to apply. Application Guidelines To apply for a Lehigh County Lawyer’s Charitable Fund Grant, Applicants must comply with each of the following:

1. Each Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) corporation in good standing, which maintains an active presence in the Lehigh Valley, and provides a product or service which benefits Lehigh Valley communities and/or residents.

2. Complete the attached Application and required narrative. 3. E-mail the completed Application and the narrative as a single file to the BALC Executive Director, Ray

Bridgeman at: [email protected]. In the Subject Line reference: Application for Lehigh County Lawyer’s Charitable Fund Grant. Questions regarding the grant process should be directed to Mr. Bridgeman at (610) 433-6204, ext. 15.

4. Applications must be received by 5 p.m., October 31st. Applications not received by the deadline will not be considered.

Please note that: • $5,000 USD is the maximum award (unless special approval is received by the BALC Community Service

Committee). Smaller grant requests are encouraged. • The proposed use of Lehigh County Lawyer’s Charitable Funds must provide some clear benefit to the Lehigh

Valley as a whole, its communities, and residents in the form of providing needed services, new knowledge, developing or sharing of resources, or good practice in learning, teaching, or assessment, or providing disaster relief.

• Applicants not selected for grants are encouraged to submit an application the following year. • Successful applicants agree to provide to BALC, no later than July 1st of the year in which the grant is awarded, a

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MERTZ vs. STURTEVANT

Negligence—Effect of Guilty Plea.

Jason Mertz was a Whitehall Township police officer who was dispatched to the home of the Defendant, William Sturtevant. When Mertz entered his home, Sturtevant fired his shotgun, seriously injuring the officer. Sturtevant pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault, and during his allocution, admitted to the facts alleged against him. Officer Mertz and his wife then filed a civil action against Sturtevant, and moved for partial summary judgment on the issues of negligence and causation, based on Sturtevant’s guilty plea al-locution.

In a negligence case, a plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant owed a duty, that he breached that duty, that the breach caused the injury, and the actual loss suffered. Summary judgment may be granted in a civil case based upon a guilty plea in a criminal case where the operative facts are identical. A guilty plea constitutes an admission to all of the facts alleged in a criminal indictment.

The Court found that the operative facts in the criminal case were identical to those that could be litigated in the civil case. Sturtevant’s guilty plea contained every fact neces-sary to enter summary judgment on the issues of liability and causation. The Court granted Mertz’ motion for partial summary judgment.

In the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, Pennsyl-vania—Civil Division. No. 2019-C-2432. Jason Mertz and Amy Mertz, Plaintiffs vs. William Sturtevant, Defendant.

Neil e. DurkiN, esquire, on behalf of the Plaintiffs.

keviN r. McNulty, esquire, on behalf of the Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JohNsoN, P.J., June 17, 2021. On September 9, 2017, Plaintiff, Jason Mertz, was employed as a Whitehall Township police officer. On the above-stated date, Defendant, William Sturtevant, was the owner of a home located at 4721 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052. Prior to the incident giving rise to this complaint, Defendant’s home had been burglarized. On the evening of September 9, 2017, Defendant armed himself and went to his home and secreted himself in a second-floor closet armed with a shotgun in anticipa-tion of the burglars returning. During that evening, Defendant believed he heard suspicious noises in the home and contacted the Whitehall Police Department. Plaintiff was one of the police of-ficers dispatched to Defendant’s home. Plaintiff and another of-ficer entered the home through a basement entrance when De-

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fendant kicked open the basement door and fired a shotgun blast striking and seriously wounding Plaintiff. Thereafter, Defendant was charged by the Lehigh County District Attorney with Aggra-vated Assault.

On November 18, 2019, Defendant entered a guilty plea to Aggravated Assault which stated that Defendant “recklessly caused serious bodily injury to an officer, Officer Jason Mertz of the Whitehall Township Police Department, while in the performance of his duty to wit: shot Officer Mertz with a shotgun, causing seri-ous bodily injury.” As part of the guilty plea, Assistant District Attorney Diane Marakovits set forth the underlying facts to the Aggravated Assault and at the conclusion of the review of facts, the Court asked Defendant whether he agreed with those facts. Under oath and on the record, he stated that he did agree with those facts. Based on the guilty plea and admissions made during that plea, Plaintiff argues that this Court should grant partial summary judg-ment on the issues of liability and causation finding that Defendant was negligent and the negligence caused bodily harm to the Plain-tiff. For the reasons set forth below, we agree.

To prevail in a negligence case, a plaintiff must demonstrate the following elements: (1) the defendant owed a duty to the plain-tiff; (2) the defendant breached that duty; (3) a casual relationship between the breach and the resulting injury suffered by the plain-tiff; and (4) actual loss suffered by the plaintiff. Schemberg v. Smicherko, 85 A.3d 1071 (Pa. Super. 2014). In Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Mitchell, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that summary judgment in a civil case could be granted based upon a guilty plea in a criminal case, the operative facts of which were identical to those which would be litigated in a civil case, and which, if proved, would establish civil liability. Commonwealth of Penn-sylvania Department of Transportation v. Mitchell, 517 Pa. 203, 535 A.2d 203 (1987). Further, for purposes of whether summary judgment could be granted based upon guilty plea in criminal case, the fact that defendant pled guilty to one count of indictment did not produce a different result than if he had been convicted after a jury trial, as a guilty plea constituted an admission to all of the facts alleged in the indictment. Id.

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NewsLine _______October 29, 2021

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SAVE THE DATE:

Monday, November 15th

9:00 AM

Lehigh County Courthouse

Court Room 2A

Bar Memorials Those being remembered:

Samuel A. Scott 1/13/20

Richard J. Orloski 1/26/20

John L. MacGowan 2/7/20

Hon. Alan Black 9/21/20

Samuel D. Miller, III 9/24/20

William Fenza 10/18/20

John O. Karns 11/6/20

Joseph Rosenfeld 11/19/20

Stacy Lynn Morane 12/18/20

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MACUNGIE OFFICE SPACE 2ND floor above YOUNG & YOUNG

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Call Don @ 610 248-2424 (10/29)

BALC Fall Membership Meeting

November 18th 5:30PM The Bar Association Building

Barrister’s Club Ballroom (Meeting to be held in Ballroom to allow for social distancing)

Non-Board Members, please rsvp to Ray by 11/16, [email protected]

This is a Membership Meeting only-No Dinner


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Online CLE is Now Available!!!

Contact Nancy at [email protected] Or go to lehighbar.org for details!

Need Presenters for our Online CLE

Platform All interested parties, contact Nancy

at [email protected]

*The CLE Dept. is hard at work providing you with

options for your CLE Requirements. Many Webinar

Options available!

See www.lehighbar.org , CLE, CLE Seminar Schedule!



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ASSOCIATE POSITION

Rowe Law Offices, P.C., a Berks County family law firm with

satellite offices in Lancaster and the Lehigh Valley, is seeking an

associate to join our expanding team. Experience preferred but

will train the right candidate. We handle family law matters in

Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, Schuylkill, and

York Counties.

Good interpersonal skills, excellent writing ability, a great work

ethic, the ability to get along with others, willingness to be a team

player, and to accomplish results for the client are critical.

Aggressive salary with opportunity to earn a significant monthly

bonus. We have a collegial work atmosphere, which will enable

the successful candidate to learn quickly and advance rapidly. We

focus on all aspects of family law; however, if a successful

candidate has experience in other areas of the law, we can expand

our practice areas. The candidate will also assist clients in estate

planning, probating estates, as well as real estate matters.

We encourage all interested applicants to apply. For those with

family law experience, we are willing to offer a significant

increase in salary over the applicant’s current salary. All

inquiries will be held in the strictest confidence. E.O.E. Please

send resume and a cover letter to [email protected]., by

fax at (610) 478-7725, or mail to Rowe Law Offices, P.C., 1200

Broadcasting Road, Suite 101, Wyomissing, PA 19610.

CLE UPDATE for the week of: October 29, 2021

BALC WEBINAR

“Succession Planning”

Presented by: Jennifer Gillman

Monday, November 1, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 1 Substantive Credit Tuition: $15.00

To Register Email: [email protected]

Lawyers and law firms know that succession planning is important for stability, continuity, and success. However, the actual planning and implementation often get put on the shelf, never to be addressed.

This program will offer some tips and ideas on succession planning for law firms of all sizes from solos to larger firms. In addition to these tips, the program will discuss how legal recruiting is instrumental for effective succession planning.

Jennifer Gillman, President of Gillman Strategic Group, founded the company so she could focus solely on the candidate side of law firm partner placement. Jenn works with successful law firm partners or groups who have their own clients and a significant amount of portable business but have realized that their law firm is the wrong fit for them – an issue preventing them from best serving their clients.

A recovering lawyer herself, Jennifer received her law degree from New York University School of Law in 1996 and her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University, magna cum laude, in 1993. She began her legal career as a litigation associate at Sills Cummis & Gross, spent many years practicing employment law at Littler Mendelson’s New York office and was in-house with a former client for two years.

In 2009, Jennifer finally realized that legal recruiting combined her two passions of law and matchmaking (she’s responsible for two marriages) and joined a well-regarded full-service legal recruiting firm in New Jersey. During her almost ten years at the firm, Jennifer gradually changed her focus to partner search so she could become a ‘law firm matchmaker’.

PBI Simulcast Seminar “Sheriff’s Sales in Pennsylvania - 2021”

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Contact PBI for course information and tuition fee

Seminar: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM 3 Substantive & 1 Ethics Credits (Integrated)

To Register Call PBI @ 1.800.932.4637 or visit PBI.org/lehigh-county

CLE Update 2

PBI Simulcast Seminar “Legislative Update - 2021”

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Register for this annual course of recent legislation, updates and important topics in the legislative arena. This is the perfect course for drafters, legislators, lobbyists and anyone interested in government law.

Although PBI’s program this year will be done virtually, via webcast, you can still expect the same important and informational topics as always.

Topics include: • Uniform Law Update • Case law Update • Election Law Review • Social Media Issues • Ethics and more

Seminar: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM; Tuition: $299.00 5 Substantive & 1 Ethics Credits


PBI Simulcast Seminar “Objecting: When to Use Them

for the Best Results - 2021” Friday, November 5, 2021

Learn how to use objections and use the Rules of Evidence to get the best results for your clients.

Learn the art of trial practice and how to use the Rules of Evidence as the tools. Take away techniques that lawyers need to know not just if they can object, but whether they should object and how to do so effectively.

Seminar: 9:00 AM – 12:20 PM; Tuition: $249.00 3 Substantive Credits


PBI Simulcast Seminar “Family Law 101 - 2021”

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

CANCELLED BY PBI

CLE Update 3

BALC LIVE LUNCH SEMINAR

“History and Expansion of the Panama Canal”

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Approved for 1 Substantive CLE Credit

Presented by: R. Frank Chiappetta, MSc, P.Eng

Originally, the widening of the Panama Canal by 130 feet for its entire length of approximately 50 miles was slated for completion in 18 to 20 years but was then reduced for completion within 4 to 6 years while still under USA control. This meant that a tremendous amount of blasting at simultaneous points along the canal would be necessary to achieve the new completion deadline. Come and hear from one of the experts on the job how the accelerated program imposed many challenging and logistical concerns and why each and every blast had to perform flawlessly.

R. Frank Chiappetta. MSc., P.Eng., has been the President and Explosives Applications Engineer with Blasting Analysis International, Inc., (BAI) since 1988. BAI is an independent international consulting group based out of Allentown, PA, and works in all 50 States and 26 other countries.

Specialties include: • Custom blast designs; Safety and blasting audits • Vibration/airblast/fumes and dust controls • Blast damage inspections • Electronic detonator applications • Presplitting and highwall controls; On-site training

Some of Frank’s more notable projects with BAI include the First Major Expansion and Deepening of the Panama Canal between 1994 and 2002, and Construction of Lehigh Tunnel No. 2.

Frank has a MSc. degree in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University Canada, with a specialty in explosives applications. He is currently the principle blasting consultant to many mining, quarrying and construction companies worldwide.

He is one of four authors for the textbook entitled “Explosives and Rock Blasting”. In this publication, Frank was directly responsible for the Blasting Theory and Ground Vibration/Airblast Control chapters, and he also contributed to the Presplitting, Construction, Explosive Safety and Blast Design chapters.

In 1990, Frank received the Distinguished Service Award from the International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE).

Registration and Lunch: 11:45 AM Seminar: 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Tuition: Members $40.00; Non-members $55.00 Legal Support Staff: $20.00

To Register Call Nancy @ 610.433.6401 Ext: 16 (or) E-mail: [email protected]


CLE Update 4

BALC WEBINAR

“Marketing, Recruiting and Business Development –

Use These to Advance Your Career”

Presented by: Jennifer Gillman

Friday, November 19, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 1 Substantive Credit Tuition: $15.00

To Register Email: [email protected]

Whether you want to advance at your current firm or want to maximize your free agent value, learn how marketing, recruiting and business development are essential in reaching your goals.

Topics will include: • The importance of business plans and the key elements of

one • How to get a seat at the table in your current firm • What firms look for in lateral hires • How solo practitioners and individual law firm lawyers can

stand out

Jennifer Gillman, President of Gillman Strategic Group, founded the company so she could focus solely on the candidate side of law firm partner placement. Jenn works with successful law firm partners or groups who have their own clients and a significant amount of portable business but have realized that their law firm is the wrong fit for them – an issue preventing them from best serving their clients.

A recovering lawyer herself, Jennifer received her law degree from New York University School of Law in 1996 and her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University, magna cum laude, in 1993. She began her legal career as a litigation associate at Sills Cummis & Gross, spent many years practicing employment law at Littler Mendelson’s New York office and was in-house with a former client for two years.

Edward C. Miller has spent his entire career creating effective and profitable marketing and business development strategies at large and small law firms, for practice areas and industry groups, and individual attorneys.

Prior to launching ESQuisite Marketing, Miller was the Chief Marketing Officer of Norris McLaughlin, a mid-sized law firm with offices in Bridgewater, NJ, New York, NY, and Allentown, PA for nearly 20 years. Before that, Ed was the Practice Development Coordinator at Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti in Morristown, NJ.

Ed earned his B.S. in Marketing Management from Syracuse University.

CLE Update 5

BALC WEBINAR Understanding the World of Cyber-sleuths

(Part 1 of a 4 Part Series)

“Digital Forensics and the Practice of Law”

Presented by: Avinash Srinivasan, Ph.D., and Steven Bergin

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

1 Substantive Credit Tuition: $15.00 To Register Email: [email protected]

We hope you can join us for Part 1 of a 4-part series on cyber security – a must for every law firm.

Today’s presenters will cover the following topics: • Motivation – statistics and cases • What is Digital Forensics? • Digital Forensics for Law Practices • Laws and Regulations • The Digital Forensics Process

Dr. Avinash Srinivasan, Director of Cyber-Ops and Forensics Solutions with Cybertek Forensics, Inc., holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, as well as a Master’s in Computer Science and a Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering.

His research interests span the broad areas of cybersecurity and forensics. In particular, his research focuses on network security and forensics, security and forensics in cyber physical systems, and critical infrastructure, steganography and information hiding, cloud computing forensics challenges, and privacy and anonymity.

Dr. Srinivasan is a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) and has trained both law enforcement officers and civilians in security and forensics topics.

Steven Bergin, a Digital Forensics Examiner with Cybertek Forensics, Inc., has over 13 years of combined experience in the Information Technology field with the United States Air Force and the Federal Bureau of Investigation – Philadelphia Division.

Steve worked as a Digital Forensics Examiner at the Philadelphia Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory, (RCFL), located in Radnor, PA and Network Administrator for the Technical Surveillance squad for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Philadelphia division.

Prior to his time with the FBI, Steve served with the United States Air Force. He also served on active duty for 5 years with the United States Navy, stationed in Long Beach, CA where he was honorably discharged after the first Persian Gulf war.

CLE Update 6

BALC WEBINAR

“Be It Resolved…Striving for a Realistic Work/Life Balance in 2022”

Presented by: Brian Quinn, Esq.

Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

1 Ethics Credit Tuition: $15.00 To Register Email: [email protected]

Well, here we are at that time of year again. 2022 will soon be upon us and with it will come those special types of promises we make to ourselves – the dreaded New Year’s Resolution.

Research has shown that within weeks, only about 10% or so of the resolvers accomplish their resolutions – with the majority of the other resolvers abandoning them. And lawyers?? How many of those in practice do “take five”, or even four? How many don’t take anything? We feel we have to be super lawyers.

In this informative presentation you will hear several suggestions on how to make New Year’s resolutions stick and not fizzle out like fireworks on a rainy night. But in this case they may not just light up the sky, but brighten your life – both personally and professionally.

Recent studies have shown that there has been a dramatic increase in impairment due to alcoholism, addiction and mental health disorders among members of the legal profession. The statistics are compelling and clearly indicate that 1 out of 3 attorneys will likely have a need for substance use or mental health services at some point in their careers.

Mr. Quinn will discuss: 1. The early warning signs of impairment, with special

emphasis on stress, burnout and trauma, including the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. Well-being strategies that really work. 3. The free services that Lawyer Assistance Programs

provide to lawyers, judges, their family members and law students.

4. A close look at what barriers exist that prevent lawyers and judges from seeking the help they need.

5. The role that education plays in breaking the stigma and fear associated with addiction and mental illness in the legal profession.

Attorney Brian S. Quinn is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania who currently serves as the Education and Outreach Coordinator for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania, Inc., a Lawyers Assistance Program established in 1988 for the purpose of helping lawyers, judges and law students recover from alcoholism, drug addiction and mental health disorders.

CLE Update 7

BALC WEBINAR

“Batten Down the Hatches: Tightening Your Computing Security”

Presented by: Ellen Freedman, CLM

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

1 Ethics Credit Tuition: $15.00 To Register Email: [email protected]

Lawyers have ethical responsibilities under several Rules of Professional Conduct to maintain technical competence, safeguard client property and confidentiality of information, and meet regulatory requirements for responding to and reporting breaches. This session details your responsibilities, your risks, prevention steps, and what to do if your firm experiences a breach. (Note: The majority of words spoken will be non-technical, and suitable for luddites!)

Ellen Freedman serves as the Law Practice Management Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Bar Association. In that capacity, she assists PBA’s members with management issues and decisions on the business side of their practice, including areas like technology, bookkeeping procedures, human resources, risk management, setting up a practice and so forth. PBA members are encouraged to contact Ellen through the 800 “Hot Line” at PBA headquarters, (800.932.0311 Ext: 2228) or through e-mail ([email protected]).

Ellen Freedman is founder and President of Freedman Consulting, which assists Delaware and Lehigh Valley law firms with mergers, partner compensation issues, strategic planning, management of projects in such areas as technology, financial management, time and billing, facilities, human resources, and providing computer training ad hoc or in a classroom setting.

Ellen holds the designation of Certified Legal Manager through the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), the credentialing body for the CLM degree. She was one of the first 20 in the nation to have achieved this designation. (Currently less than 200 in the nation have earned the degree.) She holds a Certification in Computer Programming from Maxwell Institute, a Certification in Web Site Design from Temple University, and a B.A. from Temple University, where she also did two years of graduate studies in Criminology.

Ellen managed inside law firms for twenty years. Most of that time was spent in a mid-size (35+ attorney) firm environment. She launched her consulting practice in 1998, and joined the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 1999.

Ellen has been a frequent author and speaker on law firm management issues on a national, regional and local level.


CLE Update 8

BALC CLE REGISTRATION FORM

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To Register for any BALC Seminar Call: Nancy @ 610.433.6401 Ext: 16 (or)

E-mail: [email protected] (or) Fax completed registration form to: 610.770.9826

[ ] Nov. 1: “Succession Planning” BALC Webinar Seminar: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

[ ] Nov. 18: “History and Expansion of the Panama Canal” BALC Live Lunch Seminar Seminar: 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

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In this case, Defendant’s guilty plea itself contained every operative fact to enter summary judgment against Defendant on the issues of liability and causation in the above-captioned civil case. The operative facts of the criminal case are identical to those which would be litigated in the above-captioned civil case, and which, if proven, would establish civil liability. Here, the very terms of Defendant’s guilty plea acknowledge that Defendant “reck-lessly” caused “serious bodily injury” to the Plaintiff by shooting him with a shotgun. Based on this guilty plea, which also included an extensive review of the operative facts of the criminal case which are identical to the above-captioned civil case, the Court finds that summary judgment must be entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant as to liability and causation.

Therefore, Plaintiff ’s Motion For Partial Summary Judgment On Liability And Causation filed January 15, 2021 is GRANTED.

ORDER

AND NOW, this 17th day of June, 2021, upon consideration of Plaintiff ’s Motion For Partial Summary Judgment On Liability And Causation filed January 15, 2021, after Argument held May 11, 2021 and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Mem-orandum Opinion;

IT IS ORDERED that said motion is GRANTED and judg-ment on the issues of Defendant’s liability and causation is hereby entered in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendant, as follows:

1. Defendant, William Sturtevant, was negligent; and,

2. The negligence of Defendant, William Sturtevant, was thefactual cause of injury to Plaintiff, Jason Mertz.

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ESTATE AND TRUST NOTICESNotice 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. Notice is also hereby given of the existence of the trusts of the deceased settlors set forth below for whom no personal representatives have been appointed within 90 days of death. All persons having claims or de-mands against said estates or trusts are requested to make known the same, and all persons indebted to said estates or trusts are requested to make payment, without delay, to the executors or administrators or trustees or to their attorneys named below.

FIRST PUBLICATION

Acerra, Cynthia E. a/k/a Cyn-thia Acerra, dec’d.Late of 119 Union Street, Ca-tasaqua.Administratrix: Jayne Krause Stevens c/o Ronald E. Corkery, Esquire, 352 Fifth Street, Suite A, Whitehall, PA 18052.Attorney: Ronald E. Corkery, Esquire, 352 Fifth Street, Suite A, Whitehall, PA 18052.

Baker, Arbury Lee a/k/a A. Lee Baker a/k/a Lee Baker, dec’d.Late of the Borough of Fountain Hill.Executrix: Patricia Ann Baker c/o Joseph F. Leeson, III, Es-quire, 70 East Broad Street, P.O. Box 1426, Bethlehem, PA 18016-1426.Attorney: Joseph F. Leeson, III, Esquire, 70 East Broad Street, P.O. Box 1426, Bethlehem, PA 18016-1426.

Chmiel, George J., dec’d.Late of 3263 W. Cedar Street, South Whitehall Township.

Executors: Megan C. Patruno, Mark D. Chmiel, David G. Chmiel and Richard D. Chmiel c/o The Roth Law Firm, 123 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18102.Attorneys: Robert B. Roth, Es-quire, The Roth Law Firm, 123 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18102.

Craig, Florence J., dec’d.Late of Salisbury Township.Co-Executors: Margaret L. Buss, Catherine E. Kaiser and Robert G. Craig, Jr. c/o Keith W. Strohl, Esquire, Steckel and Stopp LLC, 125 S. Walnut Street, Suite 210, Slatington, PA 18080.Attorneys: Keith W. Strohl, Es-quire, Steckel and Stopp LLC, 125 S. Walnut Street, Suite 210, Slatington, PA 18080.

Cressman, Paul R., Sr., dec’d.Late of Allentown.Administratrix: Kimberly A. Kope c/o David M. Roth, Es-quire, 123 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18102.Attorney: David M. Roth, Es-quire, 123 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18102.

Derr, Phoebe a/k/a Phoebe M. Derr, dec’d.Late of Emmaus.Executor: Kevin D. Derr c/o Emily A. Zettlemoyer, Esquire, Zettlemoyer Law Office, LLP, 53 North 3rd Street, Emmaus, PA 18049.Attorneys: Emily A. Zettlemoy-er, Esquire, Zettlemoyer Law Office, LLP, 53 North 3rd Street, Emmaus, PA 18049.

Fayad, Vivian Ann a/k/a Vivian B. Fayad, dec’d.Late of 6026 Club House Lane, Lower Macungie Township.

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Executrix: Rene M. Gutwald c/o The Roth Law Firm, 123 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18102.Attorneys: Robert B. Roth, Es-quire, The Roth Law Firm, 123 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18102.

Feldmann, Claus R. a/k/a Claus Feldmann, dec’d.Late of Zionsville.Administrator: Frank Feld-mann, 3352 Stonehouse Ct., Bethlehem, PA 18017.

Goldberg, Richard B., dec’d.Late of Lower Macungie Town-ship.Executor: Morton Goldberg a/k/a Morton I. Goldberg c/o Eric R. Strauss, Esquire, Worth, Magee & Fisher, P.C., 2610 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, PA 18104.Attorneys: Eric R. Strauss, Es-quire, Worth, Magee & Fisher, P.C., 2610 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, PA 18104.

Hagenbuch, Ralph A., dec’d.Late of Breinigsville.Executor: Daniel Mancini, Esq., 737 S. Queen St., Suite 3, Do-ver, DE 19904.

Klimeck, Virginia E. a/k/a Vir-ginia Ellen Klimeck, dec’d.Late of S. Whitehall Twp.Executors: Michael Sroka, 220 Garland Ct., Harleysville, PA 19438-1773 and Kathy Rich-mond, 15627 S. 37th Way, Phoenix, AZ 85048.Attorneys: E. Nego Pile, Esquire, Pile Law Firm, 1777 Sentry Pkwy. West, Ste. 404, Veva 14, Blue Bell, PA 19422.

Lewis, Lois C. a/k/a Lois Carol Lewis a/k/a Lois Lennon Lewis a/k/a Lois Lewis, dec’d.Late of Allentown.Executrix: Elizabeth Rennig, 5 John Peters Dr., Arca, NY 12405.Attorney: Robert P. Daday, Es-quire, 1030 W. Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18102, (610) 740-0300.

Milcetich, Patricia A., dec’d.Late of Macungie.Executrix: Michele A. Brown c/o Kathleen M. Collins, Es-quire, 1125 S. Cedar Crest Boulevard, Suite 205, Allen-town, PA 18103.Attorney: Kathleen M. Collins, Esquire, 1125 S. Cedar Crest Boulevard, Suite 205, Allen-town, PA 18103.

Miller, William E., dec’d.Late of the Township of North Whitehall.Executrix: Lori M. Faber c/o Victor F. Cavacini, Esquire, Gross McGinley, LLP, 33 South 7th Street, P.O. Box 4060, Al-lentown, PA 18105-4060.Attorneys: Victor F. Cavacini, Esquire, Gross McGinley, LLP, 33 South 7th Street, P.O. Box 4060, Allentown, PA 18105-4060.

Minarik, Loree Susan a/k/a Lo-ree Minarik, dec’d.Late of Salisbury Township.Executrix: Laura Burkhardt f/k/a Laura J. Gorman c/o Amanda Racines Lovett, Es-quire, Gardner, Racines & Sheetz, 3968 Maulfair Place, Allentown, PA 18103.Attorneys: Amanda Racines Lovett, Esquire, Gardner, Ra-cines & Sheetz, 3968 Maulfair Place, Allentown, PA 18103.

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Murray, Ann T., dec’d.Late of Macungie.Administratrix: Sharon L. Murray-Hoffner, 899 Engler Road, Nazareth, PA 18064-9386.Attorney: David L. Sigismonti, Esquire, 42 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063.

Norwood, Douglass Paul, Jr., dec’d.Late of the Township of South Whitehall.Executor: Hugh Norwood c/o Stanley M. Vasiliadis, Esquire, Vasiliadis Pappas Associates, LLC, 2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14, Bethlehem, PA 18020.Attorneys: Stanley M. Vasilia-dis, Esquire, Vasiliadis Pappas Associates, LLC, 2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14, Bethlehem, PA 18020.

Roth, Frederick W., dec’d.Late of Allentown.Executrix: Bonny L. Meitzler c/o Emily A. Zettlemoyer, Es-quire, Zettlemoyer Law Office, LLP, 53 North 3rd Street, Em-maus, PA 18049.Attorneys: Emily A. Zettlemoy-er, Esquire, Zettlemoyer Law Office, LLP, 53 North 3rd Street, Emmaus, PA 18049.

Ruspantini, Carol A., dec’d.Late of Lower Macungie Town-ship.Executrix: Ellen R. Jackson, 12 Davis Rd., Wilmington, MA 01887.Attorney: Bruce W. Weida, Es-quire, 245 Main St., Emmaus, PA 18049.

Simmons, Allison L. a/k/a Alli-son Lee Simmons, dec’d.Late of Upper Milford Township.

Executrix: Sandra Lee Kelly c/o The Roth Law Firm, 537 Chest-nut St., Emmaus, PA 18049.Attorneys: John O. Stover, Jr., Esq. and David M. Roth, Esq., The Roth Law Firm, 537 Chest-nut St., Emmaus, PA 18049.

Stauffer, Ronald R., dec’d.Late of Lehigh County.Administrator CTA: Joseph F. Leeson, III, Esq. c/o Reich & Furst Law Offices, 121 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., Ste. B, Allentown, PA 18104.Attorneys: Carolyn Frisoli Furst, Esq., Reich & Furst Law Offices, 121 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., Ste. B, Allentown, PA 18104, (610) 433-2430.

SECOND PUBLICATION

Argeros, Ellie a/k/a Elifotiste Argeros, dec’d.Late of the City of Bethlehem.Co-Executrices: Evangelia Koutsikos and Vasilike Schock c/o Littner & Littner Law Of-fices, PLLC, 512 North New Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.Attorneys: Robert V. Littner, Esquire, Littner & Littner Law Offices, PLLC, 512 North New Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.

Breininger, Dorothy H., dec’d.Late of Allentown.Co-Executors: Barry E. Brei-ninger and Scott D. Breininger c/o Jon A. Swartz, Esquire, Prokup & Swartz, 7736 Main Street, Fogelsville, PA 18051.Attorneys: Jon A. Swartz, Es-quire, Prokup & Swartz, 7736 Main Street, Fogelsville, PA 18051.

Cisar, Marie C., dec’d.Late of Allentown.

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Executrices: Stephanie Um-stead, 8011 Steinsburg Rd., Coopersburg, PA 18036 and Carol Poshefko, 68 Colonial Rd., Allentown, PA 18109.

Fatzinger, Judith A. a/k/a Ju-dith Ann Fatzinger, dec’d.Late of Whitehall.Co-Executors: Mark K. Fat-zinger a/k/a Mark Kyle Fat-zinger and Kara Buote a/k/a Kara Lynn Buote c/o Jeffrey F. Hussar, Esquire, 946 Third Street, Whitehall, PA 18052.Attorney: Jeffrey F. Hussar, Esq., 946 Third Street, White-hall, PA 18052.

Finnegan, Walter J., dec’d.Late of Allentown.Executrix: Diane Grace Fin-negan a/k/a Diane G. Finnegan c/o William H. Dayton, Jr., Esquire, 2045 Westgate Drive, Suite 404, Bethlehem, PA 18017.Attorneys: William H. Dayton, Jr., Esquire, Mosebach, Funt, Dayton & Duckworth, P.C., 2045 Westgate Drive, Suite 404, Bethlehem, PA 18017.

Kastner, Gertrude L., dec’d.Late of Macungie Township.Co-Executrices: Ellen R. Kast-ner and Linda D. Schmoyer c/o Norris McLaughlin, P.A., 515 West Hamilton Street, Suite 502, Allentown, PA 18101.Attorneys: Judith A. Harris, Esquire, Norris McLaughlin, P.A., 515 West Hamilton Street, Suite 502, Allentown, PA 18101.

Katz, Doris E. a/k/a Doris Katz, dec’d.Late of Whitehall.Executrix: Lillian Schneider, P.O. Box 277, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada B2H5E3.

Attorney: Marla J. Melman, Esquire, 1644 W. Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18102, (610) 351-0855.

Long, Robert T., dec’d.Late of Allentown.Executor: Timothy T. Long c/o William J. Fries, Esquire, The Atrium, 2895 Hamilton Boule-vard, Suite 106, Allentown, PA 18104.Attorney: William J. Fries, Es-quire, The Atrium, 2895 Ham-ilton Boulevard, Suite 106, Al-lentown, PA 18104.

MacAdam, R. Nadine a/k/a R.Nadine Macadam, dec’d.Late of Whitehall.Administratrix: Emily Schipper, 29 Main St., Lebanon, NJ 08833.

Mallimaci, Sina L. a/k/a Sina Lee Mallimaci, dec’d.Late of Allentown.Executrix: Lisa M. Mallimaci a/k/a Lisa Marie Mallimaci c/o Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., Two City Center, 645 West Hamilton Street, Suite 800, Al-lentown, PA 18101.Attorneys: Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., Two City Center, 645 West Hamilton Street, Suite 800, Allentown, PA 18101.

Minnich, Ruth Mae, dec’d.Late of Whitehall.Executrix: Lois Gillette, 3842 Brunner Ct., Whitehall, PA 18052-3370.Attorney: Briana M. Gaumer, Esquire, 609 W. Hamilton St., Suite 301, Allentown, PA 18101.

Tallick, Robert G., dec’d.Late of Weisenberg Township.

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Executor: Brian R. Holben, 7685 George Rd., New Tripoli, PA 18066.

Toman, Cynthia, dec’d.Late of 2122 Briarwood Drive, Coplay.Executor: Rudolph Toman, Jr. c/o Linda S. Luther-Veno, Es-quire, 2204 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, PA 18104.Attorney: Linda S. Luther-Veno, Esquire, 2204 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, PA 18104.

Vucskics, Louis, Jr. a/k/a Louis S. Vucskics, dec’d.Late of Bethlehem.Administratrix: Elaine I. Holum c/o Jon A. Swartz, Esquire, Prokup & Swartz, 7736 Main Street, Fogelsville, PA 18051.Attorneys: Jon A. Swartz, Es-quire, Prokup & Swartz, 7736 Main Street, Fogelsville, PA 18051.

Wanish, Shirley C. a/k/a Shirley Claire Wanish, dec’d.Late of Allentown.Executrix: Grace E. Leayman, 909 E. Lexington Street, Allen-town, PA 18103.

Wilson, Cynthia M., dec’d.Late of Lower Milford Township.Executor: David A. Comfort, Jr. c/o Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., Two City Center, 645 West Hamilton Street, Suite 800, Al-lentown, PA 18101.Attorneys: Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., Two City Center, 645 West Hamilton Street, Suite 800, Allentown, PA 18101.

THIRD PUBLICATION

DeAlmeida, Maria, dec’d.Late of the Borough of Fountain Hill.

Executor: Joao Artur S. Almeida a/k/a Joao A. DeAlmeida c/o Bradford D. Wagner, Esquire, 662 Main Street, Hellertown, PA 18055-1726.Attorney: Bradford D. Wagner, Esquire, 662 Main Street, Hel-lertown, PA 18055-1726, (610) 838-6563.

Evans, Barry J., dec’d.Late of Coplay.Administratrix: Rebecca Luisa Ciciliot c/o Sally L. Schoffstall, Esquire, Schoffstall Elder Law, 2987 Corporate Court, Suite 200, Orefield, PA 18069.Attorneys: Sally L. Schoffstall, Esquire, Schoffstall Elder Law, 2987 Corporate Court, Suite 200, Orefield, PA 18069.

Foreback, Raymond L., dec’d.Late of Allentown.Executrix: Lisa A. Foreback c/o Gerald M. Barr, Esquire, 1147 Bellair Drive, Allentown, PA 18103.Attorney: Gerald M. Barr, Es-quire, 1147 Bellair Drive, Al-lentown, PA 18103.

Golley, Ronald F., dec’d.Late of Coplay.Executor: Scott R. Golley c/o Thomas J. Turczyn, Esquire, 1711 W. Hamilton Street, Al-lentown, PA 18104.Attorney: Thomas J. Turczyn, Esquire, 1711 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18104.

Kramer, Lillian M., dec’d.late of Weisenberg Township.Executrix: Corinna J. Kramer-Hinks c/o Amanda Racines Lovett, Esquire, Gardner, Ra-cines & Sheetz, 3968 Maulfair Place, Allentown, PA 18103.

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Attorneys: Amanda Racines Lovett, Esquire, Gardner, Ra-cines & Sheetz, 3968 Maulfair Place, Allentown, PA 18103.

Long, Kenneth J., Sr., dec’d.Late of Orefield.Administratrix: Barbara A. Long, 3823 Franklin Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048.Attorney: Briana M. Gaumer, Esquire, 609 W. Hamilton St., Suite 301, Allentown, PA 18101.

Mazepa, Stephen C., dec’d.Late of Allentown.Executrix: Debra Mazepa, 2590 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown, PA 18103.Attorney: William G. Malkames, Esq., 509 W. Linden Street, Al-lentown, PA 18101.

O’Mara, Angela T., dec’d.Late of Whitehall Township.Executor: Robert J. Cassidy, 3220 Highfield Circle, Bethle-hem, PA 18020.Attorney: John L. Obrecht, Es-quire, 1731 Main Street, Northampton, PA 18067.

Scimeca, Ina Sandra a/k/a Ina S. Scimeca a/k/a Ina Scime-ca, dec’d.Late of Lower Macungie.Administrator: Jeffrey A. Heick-len, 2087 Rolling Meadow Dr., Macungie, PA 18062.

Shrager, Stanley J., dec’d.Late of the City of Allentown.Executor: Edward Robert Mi-chael c/o Dionysios C. Pappas, Esquire, Vasiliadis Pappas As-sociates LLC, 2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14, Bethlehem, PA 18020.

Attorneys: Dionysios C. Pappas, Esquire, Vasiliadis Pappas As-sociates LLC, 2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14, Bethlehem, PA 18020.

Simon, Francis T., dec’d.Late of Coopersburg, Upper Saucon Township.Executor: Robert J. Simon, 4745 Route 309, P.O. Box 205, Schnecksville, PA 18078.Attorneys: Mark H. Scoblionko, Esquire, Law Offices of Mark H. Scoblionko, 1816 Woods Hollow Lane, Allentown, PA 18103.

Sodl, Kerri M., dec’d.Late of Trexlertown.Administrator: Devin T. Sodl c/o Rebecca M. Young, Esq. and Lia K. Snyder, Esq., Young & Young, 119 E. Main Street, Macungie, PA 18062.Attorneys: Rebecca M. Young, Esq. and Lia K. Snyder, Esq., Young & Young, 119 E. Main Street, Macungie, PA 18062.

Tameler, Samuel F., dec’d.Late of the Township of White-hall.Executrix: Janet T. Corello c/o Littner & Littner Law Offices, PLLC, 512 North New Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.Attorneys: Robert V. Littner, Esquire, Littner & Littner Law Offices, PLLC, 512 North New Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.

Yanochko, George Stephen, Sr. a/k/a George S. Yanochko, dec’d.Late of Lower Macungie Town-ship.Administrator: George Stephen Yanochko, Jr. c/o Scott R. Steirer, Esquire, Pierce & Steir-er, LLC, 124 Belvidere Street, Nazareth, PA 18064.

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Attorneys: Scott R. Steirer, Es-quire, Pierce & Steirer, LLC, 124 Belvidere Street, Nazareth, PA 18064.

Zellner, Kenneth Melvin, Sr. a/k/a Kenneth M. Zellner, Sr., dec’d.Late of Coopersburg.Executrix: Susan M. Richter c/o Sabetti Law Offices, 224 West Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.Attorney: Daniel P. Sabetti, Esquire, 224 West Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.

ORPHANS’ COURT DIVISION AUDIT LIST

JUDGE J. BRIAN JOHNSON

9:00 A.M.—NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Estates and/or Trust Accts.; Atty.Christopher John Crilley; M. BoleRocco P. Zulli Testamentary Trust

f/b/o Patricia Z. Zulli; M. Santa-nasto

Wendy A.W. Parr; C. of O.C. Division

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CHARTER APPLICATION—NONPROFIT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation have been filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to the Penn-sylvania Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988, as amended.

The name of the corporation is:SAINT JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC

CHURCH CORPORATION The Articles of Incorporation (fil-

ing date) September 30, 2021.The purpose or purposes for

which it was organized are as follows: The public worship of Almighty God according to the practices of the Ro-man Catholic Church and the norms of the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter; and for any other chari-

table purpose consistent with the Roman Catholic Church. R. MICHAEL CASSEB, ESQ. 711 Navarro St.Ste. 740San Antonio, TX 78205

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NOTICE OF NON-PROFIT INCORPORATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, PA, for the purpose of educating Pennsylvanians about the biological basis of drug addiction and training them to be able and ready to administer Narcan when encoun-tered with an opioid overdose, with the goal of preventing drug addiction and opioid overdoses altogether. The name of the corporation is:

END OVERDOSE TOGETHERJOHN F. GROSS, ESQ.GROSS McGINLEY, LLP 33 South 7th StreetP.O. Box 4060Allentown, PA 18105-4060 (610) 820-5450

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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cornerstone Management Resources, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation hav-ing its principal office at 1802 Ham-ilton Street, Allentown, PA 18104 intends to file Articles of Dissolution with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended, and that the said cor-poration is winding up its affairs in the manner prescribed by said law, so that its corporate existence shall be terminated upon the filing of the Articles of Dissolution with the De-partment of State. FITZPATRICK LENTZ & BUBBA, P.C. Two City Center 645 West Hamilton StreetSuite 800 Allentown, PA 18101

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

———The following Real Estate will be

sold at Sheriff ’s Sale at 10:00 A.M.

Friday, November 19, 2021

in the Courthouse, Fifth and Hamilton Streets, Allentown,

Pennsylvania.

Purchasers Must Immediately Pay 10% of the Purchase Price by

Certified Check.TO ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST

AND CLAIMANT:Upon all sales where the filing of

a Schedule of Distribution is re-quired, the said Schedule will be filed by the Sheriff on a date specified by the Sheriff not later than thirty (30) days after sale, and a Deed will be delivered to the PURCHASER and distribution will be made in accor-dance with the Schedule unless ex-ceptions are filed thereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

On sales where the filing of a Schedule of Distribution is not re-quired, a Deed will be delivered to the PURCHASER after the expiration of twenty (20) days from the date of sale, unless exceptions are taken to the sale within that period.

NO. 1

By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2020-C-0875, Lakeview Loan Servic-ing, LLC v. Jason Lee Laub, Executor of the Estate of Darlene M. Laub, owner of property situate in the North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, being 3556 Neffs Lau-rys Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078.

Tax Assessment No. 55604222-2906-1.

Improvements thereon: Residen-tial dwelling.

Attorneys McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC

NO. 2

By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2017-C-3496, Deutsche Bank Na-tional Trust Company, As Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2008-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2008-1 v. Timothy Lingo; Tanya N. Mertz-Lingo a/k/a Tanya Lingo, own-ers of property situate in the White-hall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, being 3218 S. Second St., Whitehall, PA 18052.



Attorneys Brock & Scott, PLLC

NO. 3

By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2019-C-1402, Reverse Mortgage Funding, LLC v. Carolyn T. Oster, owner of property situate in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, Penn-sylvania, being 942 Springhouse Road, Allentown, PA 18104.



Attorneys McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC

NO. 5

By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2021-N-0523, Truist Bank v. Daniel Nasatka, owner of property situate in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, being 2010 S. Dela-ware Street, Allentown, PA 18103; 823-833 S. Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18103.

Tax Assessment Nos. 64063009-4359-1; 640637521651-1.

Improvements thereon: Two-story brick townhome; two-story brick commercial retail building.

Attorney Joshua D. Bradley, Esq.

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NO. 6

By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2017-C-1213, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency v. David S. Feather-man, owner of property situate in the Borough of Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, being 232 2nd Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032.


Improvements thereon: Residen-tial dwelling house.

Attorneys Leon P. Haller, Esq.

Purcell, Krug & Haller

NO. 8

By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2020-C-2327, The Neffs National Bank v. Ashley N. Olewine, in Her Capacity as Heir of Gary L. Olewine, Deceased, Unknown Heirs, Succes-sors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Gary L. Olewine, Deceased, owners of prop-erty situate in the Washington Town-ship, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, being 4414 Clover Hollow Road, Slatington, PA 18080.


Improvements thereon: Single family residential—detached.

Attorneys Daniel G. Dougherty, Esq. Daniel G. Dougherty, P.C.

NO. 9

By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2018-ML-2249, Allentown School District v. Wendy Soria, owner of property situate in the City of Allen-town, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, being 1007-1009 S. Meadow Street, Allentown, PA 18103.


Improvements thereon: Single family—detached.

AttorneysPortnoff Law Associates, Ltd.

NO. 10

By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2017-ML-3191, South Whitehall Township Authority v. Bryan V. Pan-ella, owner of property situate in the South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, being 2310 Huckleberry Road, Allentown, PA 18104.


Improvements thereon: Single family—twin.

Attorneys Portnoff Law Associates, Ltd.

NO. 11

By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2021-N-0583, TD Bank, N.A., Suc-cessor-in-Interest by Merger to Com-merce Bank, N.A. v. Juan Mera, owner of property situate in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, Penn-sylvania, being 148 E. Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18109; 147 E. Maple Street, Allentown, PA 18109.


Improvements thereon: Two-story semi-detached dwelling; one story automotive repair garage.

Attorney Jack M. Seitz, Esq.

NO. 15

By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2019-ML-2413, Parkland School District v. Todd Costello, owner of property situate in the North White-hall Township, Lehigh County, Penn-sylvania, being 3852 Bellview Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078.

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By virtue of a writ of execution No. 2018-ML-0721, City of Bethlehem v. Andrew J. Noe, owner of property situate in the City of Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, being 1620 Primrose Lane, Bethlehem, PA 18018.


Improvements thereon: Single family—detached.

Attorneys Portnoff Law Associates, Ltd.

JOSEPH N. HANNA Sheriff of Lehigh County, PA Thomas M. Caffrey County Solicitor

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