Clerk of Courts Report

Clerk of Courts Tyra L. Boni released the statistical report of activities for her offices for the month of July 2021.

There were 174 new cases opened in July with the following breakdown: criminal, 136; miscellaneous, 10; summary appeals, 12. There were 7,387 docket entries.

We processed bail for 98 defendants, which included 11 cash bail payments totaling $16,550.

There were 233 plea and sentencing court hearings scheduled in July with the following breakdown, 86 guilty pleas were entered, 27 defendants entered into ARD and the remaining 120 were either sentenced or entered a continuance in their case.

Cost sheets processed 129; judgments files 96; delinquency notifications (SMS, 147/U.S. mail, 554).

Monthly finances included total payments collected $131,163.80, bail refunds totaling $732.50, restitution payments totaling $11,378.10 and total disbursements of $119,785.70, which included payments to victims and taxpayers, $4,637.34 to boroughs and municipalities, $39,452.58 Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, $2,158.38 to the Prothonotary for payment of judgments, $73,537.40 to the Carbon County General Fund which includes fees paid for adult probation monitoring, adult probation offender supervision fee, clerk of courts automation fee, community service fees, juvenile offender supervision fee, substance abuse education fee, county victim service fee, veteran’s treatment court fee, centralized booking fee (centralized/ livescan), and county restitution.

Credit defaults

The following actions were filed by credit card companies, or their collection agencies, for alleged defaults on credit card/loan accounts.

LVNV Funding, Canonsburg, filed the following actions: Rebecca A. Long, 6 Cornell Ave., Palmerton, seeking $1,042.31; Lawrence Yurick, aka Lawrence D. Yurick II, 214 N. Eighth St., Lehighton, seeking $1,173.51; Kyle Lichtenwalner, 2 E. Center St., Nesquehoning, seeking $788.50; and Coltin Charbonnier, 250 Little Gap Road, Palmerton, seeking $796.21

Capital One Bank, Moosic, filed as action against Tami Berkes, 357 Main Road, Lehighton, seeking $23,749.71.

OneMain Financial Group, Evansville, Indiana, filed an action against Brandon F. Samler, 139 Pine St. Beaver Meadows, seeking $2,317.27.

Synchrony Bank, Canonsburg, filed an action against Bernadette Kennedy, 8 Cobble Heights, Jim Thorpe, seeking $4,332.95.

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Norfolk, Virginia, filed the following actions: Keri Lindermuth, 91 E. Vernon St., Summit Hill, seeking $5,649.60; Christopher Righetti, 3 Ridge Ave., Lake Harmony, seeking $7,237.40; and Brian Dietz, 555 Little Gap Road, Palmerton, seeking $3,963.77.

Judgment entered

Mariner Finance LLC, 374 Center Ave., Schuylkill Haven, entered a judgment against Maria A. Cappello, 419 E. Center St., Nesquehoning, for $2,675.16.

Mortgage foreclosure

The following action was filed as a mortgage foreclosure for an alleged default on a loan.

Trinity Financial Services LLC, c/o 4521 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach, Florida, filed an action against Michael M. Christman, 68 W. Center St., Nesquehoning, over property at that address. Sought is $24,423.20 and continuing interest.