Mortgage foreclosure

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Tex., has filed a mortgage foreclosure action against Steven C. Sensinger, the Kermit Sensinger Estate and Susan Fries, all with addresses of 248-1/2 S. Second St., Lehighton, over a property at that address.The plaintiff is seeking judgment in the amount of $92,663.48, plus interest, attorney's fees and costs.Financial groups suedon behalf of estatesThe Principal Financial Group and Princor Financial Services Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa, and Redner's Employees Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan, Reading, have been named defendants in a civil action started by the filing of a writ of summons, which means the specifics of the complaint are not yet revealed.The plaintiffs in the suit are the Estate of Beverly Scott, the Estate of Hugh F. Scott IV, Melanie Sharbaugh, as administratrix of the Estate of Beveral Scott, and Hugh F. Scott , administrator of the Estate of Hugh F. Scott IV, all carrying addresses in care of P.O. Box 56, Lehighton.The pleading states the plaintiffs are seeking money damages outside the court's $50,000 limit of arbitration.Atty. Eric J. Filer of William G. Schwab and Associates represents the plaintiffs.Appeals suspensionof driver's licenseLynn A. Gogle, 322 Delaware Ave., Apt. 2, Palmerton, has filed an appeal of the suspension of her driving license by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Harrisburg.The appeal states the department suspended Gogle's license for 60 days on Nov. 26, 2014, as the result of a summary conviction of the Motor Vehicle Code.The plaintiff is seeking the court order a stay of the suspension because the plaintiff has filed an appeal of the traffic violation conviction, which, the suit states, will be successful, thereby rendering the suspension moot.LCE pursues chargesagainst JT LegionThe Pennsylvania State Police, Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, Harrisburg, has filed a petition in court, asking that a de novo hearing be held involving the American Legion Post 304 Home Association, 20 W. Sixth St., Jim Thorpe, claiming the PLCB board erred in reversing an administrative law judge's decision that dismissed charges that were filed against the Legion.The petition states the respondent was cited on Jan. 13, 2014, for violating sections of the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act and sections of the Liquor Code and Bingo Law. Following an evidentiary hearing held on June 5 before an administrative law judge, a ruling was rendered July 10 dismissing both counts of the citation,The petition says the bureau appealed that decision on Aug. 13 to the Pa. Liquor Control Board and, on Nov. 19, the board issued an opinion and order reversing the decision of the law judge and granting the petitioner's appeal in part. However, the petitioner claims the board did not address the petitioner's argument that the wording in the citation satisfied due process. It alleges the board committed an error of law in affirming the law judge's conclusion that a "Bingo Bonanza" game conducted by the Legion fell within the definition of bingo found in the Bingo Law.The petitioner contends it is an aggrieved party because the board failed to address the critical due process issue.In seeing the de novo hearing, the LCE states Supreme Court case law dictates the Court of Common Pleas is required to hear the argument and, in the exercise of statutory discretion, make its own findings and conclusions. It states the court may sustain, later, change, modify or amend a penalty imposed by the PLCB, whether or not it makes findings which are materially different from those found by the law judge.