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THE CHAMPION LEGAL SECTION, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 - 7, 2024 Page 39 350-482383 2/1,2/8,2/15,2/22 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the State Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia Action No. ++23A05113++ Guisenia Morales, Plaintiff vs. HG Retail Group, LLC, Defendant To: HG Retail Group, LLC Alice Tower 5891 New Peachtree Road, Suite 104 Doraville, GA 30340 By Order for service by public ation dated the 2nd, day of January 2024, you are hereby notified that on the 27th day of October, 2023,, Guisenia Mor ales filed suit against you for $TBD principal, $TBD interest, and $TBD attorney's fees. You are required to file with the Clerk of the State Court, and to serve upon plaintiffs at torney, Hung "Alex" Q Nguyen an Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the Or der for Publication. Witness the Honorable Kim berly K. Anderson, Judge of this State Court. This the 17th day of January, 2024. R. Kimberly Brock, Clerk State Court of DeKalb County By: Patricia Nesbitt Deputy Clerk For: State Court of DeKalb County DeKalb County Courthouse 556 N. McDonough Street Decatur, Georgia 30030 350-482384 2/1,2/8,2/15,2/22 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia Civil Action# ++23CV8319-3++ TAMARACK CONDOMINIUM ASSOC., INC Plaintiff vs. OMARRASHEED Defendant To: OMAR RASHEED ADDRESS UNKNOWN By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated January 9, 2024 You are hereby notified that on Septem ber 19th, 2023 the above- named Plaintiff filed suit against you for past due assessments and foreclosure. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiff or plaintiffs attorney whose name and address is, Steven Luper Esq., Lipshutz Greenblatt LLC, 100 Crescent Centre Pkwy, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084 an Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the Or der of Publication. Witness, the Honorable, Yolanda Parker-Smith, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 10th day of January. 2024. Debra DeBerry Clerk of Superior Court 556 N. McDonough Street G-130 Annex Decatur, GA. 30030-3356 350-482509 2/1,2/8,2/15,2/22 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY FLORIDA IN RE THE DOMESTICATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF OUT-OF-STATE ORDERS MATTHEW ROBEY STEIN Vs CIARA HARRIS ++Case No.: DR23-2017++ Division: 57 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: CIARAHARRIS UNKNOWN UNKNOWN, US 12345 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for VERIFIED PETI TION TO DOMESTICATE AND ENFORCE OUT-OF-STATE ORDERS has been filed against you, and you are re quired to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the petitioner/petitioner's attorney, whose name and address is: BRANDON D BEARDSLEY 254 PASEO REYES DRIVE ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32095 on or before 03/01/2024, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on plaintiff or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the com plaint or petition. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court on this day, 23 January 2024. BRANDON J. PATTY As the Clerk of the Court By Deputy Clerk Filed for record 01/23/2024 12:19 PM Clerk of Court St. Johns County, FL Court St. Johns County, FL 350-482510 2/1,2/8 IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA, PETITIONER, vs. 3455 GLENWOOD ROAD, DECATUR, GEORGIA 30034, AS DESCRIBED AS, ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 169 OF 15TH DIS TRICT OF DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY SIDE OF GLENWOOD ROAD, 987 FEET SOUTHEASTERLY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY SIDE OF GLENWOOD ROAD WITH THE WEST LINE OF LAND LOT 169, SAID POINT OF BEGINNING ALSO BEING ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF CRESCENT DRIVE, RUN THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ERLY SIDE OF GLENWOOD ROAD LOO FEET TO AN IRON PIN; RUN THENCE SOUTH ERLY 344 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; RUN THENCE NORTH WESTERLY 100 FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON THE EAST ERLY SIDE OF CRESCENT DRIVE; RUN THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY SIDE OF CRES CENT DRIVE AT AN INTERI OR ANGLE OF 94"10' WITH THE PRECEDING COURSE 344 FEET TO THE SOUTH WESTERLY SIDE OF GLEN WOOD ROAD AT THE POINT OF BEGINNING, BEING IM PROVED PROPERTY HAV ING A ONE-STORY BRICK HOUSE THEREON KNOWN AS 3455 GLENWOOD ROAD, DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA; L.D. LATIMER; LISA CILLO PINCEVER; ELIZABETH K. WADE; WILLIAM A. MASSEY, JR.; BILLY THOMAS; OLA MONDAY; AND ALL PER SONS KNOWN OR UN KNOWN WHO CLAIM OR MIGHT CLAIM ADVERSELY TO ANY INTEREST IN THE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, RESPONDENTS. CIVIL ACTION FILE NO: 24N00001 3455 GLENWOOD ROAD DECATUR, GEORGIA 30034 PARCEL ID. NO. 15169 01 008 HEARING NOTICE TO: RESPONDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES You are hereby notified that DeKalb County, GA has filed a COMPLAINT IN REM FOR NUISANCE ABATEMENT and is requesting an IN REM judg ment against property located at 3455 Glenwood Road, Dec atur, Georgia 30034. As of the date of execution of this com plaint, Petitioner has incurred costs of approximately two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). The Magistrate Court will hold a hearing on this claim virtually. The hearing shall be held on February 15, 2024, beginning at 1:00 P.M. (EST). Upon re ceipt of this letter, you should contact the Clerk at ordinance- divisioncourt@dekalbcountyga. gov and include the above lis ted case number and your phone number in the email. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILE OR PRESENT AN ANSWER TO THIS CLAIM WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THIS CLAIM UPON YOU. IF YOU DO NOT ANSWER, JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. YOUR ANSWER MUST BE FILED IN WRITING. • If you have witnesses, books, receipts, or other writings bear ing on this claim, you should bring them with you at the time of hearing. • If you wish to have witnesses summoned, see the court at once for assistance. • If you have any claim against the petitioner, you should noti fy the court at once. • If you admit the claim, but de sire additional time to pay, you must come to the hearing in person and state the circum stances to the court. • You may come with or without an attorney. L.D. Latimer 2771 Terratim Lane Decatur, Georgia 30034-1059 Lisa Cillo Pincever 6040 NW 96th Drive Parkland, Florida 33076-1841 William Massey, Jr. 3447 Glenwood Road Decatur, Georgia 30032-4407 Elizabeth K. Wade 2015 Dill Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30310 Ola Monday 632 Parker Avenue Decatur, Georgia 30032-3949 Billy Thomas 3749 Berdon Lane Decatur, Georgia 30034-6440 POSTING ON PROPERTY AND U.S. MAIL Resident 3455 Glenwood Road Decatur, Georgia 30034 Respectfully submitted this 23rd day of January, 2024. Isl Gabriel L. Daniel GABRIEL L. DANIEL ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTOR NEY Georgia Bar No. 875992 Counsel for Petitioner ++24N00001/3455 GLEN WOOD ROAD DECATUR, GEORGIA 30034 /15169 01 008/ HEARING++ 350-482511 2/1,2/8 IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA, Petitioner, vs. 7976 UNION GROVE ROAD, LITHONIA, GEORGIA 30058, as described as, ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 218 OF THE 16TH DIS TRICT OF DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOL LOWS: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID UNI ON GROVE ROAD; AND RUN NING THENCE IN A WEST ERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID UNION GROVE ROAD 92.55 FEET TO AN IRON PIN AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF PROP ERTY OF RALPH E. KING; THENCE NORTH 23 DE GREES 17 MINUTES EAST ALONG THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF RALPH E, KING PROPERTY 287.6 FEET TO A STONE CORNER; THENCE SOUTH 85 DE GREES 15 MINUTES EAST 60.0 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF ROBERT C. ARGE PROP ERTY TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE SOUTH 17 DE GREES 50 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF PROPERTY OF MRS. MILDRED L. MCMICHEN 264.9 FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF UNION GROVE ROAD AT THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND BEING IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS NUMBER 7975 UNION GROVE ROAD, LITHONIA, GEORGIA; JAMES ANDERSON CHUPP; IRVIN JOHNSON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DEKALB COUNTY TAX COMMISSION ER; AND ANY AND ALL OTH ER PARTIES UNKNOWN WHO CLAIM OR MIGHT CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, Respondents. CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 24N00002 7976 UNION GROVE ROAD, LITHONIA, GA 30058 PARCEL ID. NO. 16218 03 010 HEARING NOTICE TO: RESPONDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES You are hereby notified that DeKalb County, GA has filed a COMPLAINT IN REM FOR NUISANCE ABATEMENT and is requesting an IN REM judg ment against property located at 7976 Union Grove Road, Lithonia, Ga 30058. As of the date of execution of this com plaint, Petitioner has incurred costs of approximately two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). The Magistrate Court will hold a hearing on this claim virtually. The hearing shall be held on February 15, 2024, beginning at 1:00 P.M. (EST). Upon re ceipt of this letter, you should contact the Clerk at ordinance- divisioncourt@dekalbcountyga. gov and include the above lis ted case number and your phone number in the email. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILE OR PRESENT AN ANSWER TO THIS CLAIM WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THIS CLAIM UPON YOU. IF YOU DO NOT ANSWER, JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. YOUR ANSWER MUST BE FILED IN WRITING. • If you have witnesses, books, receipts, or other writings bear ing on this claim, you should bring them with you at the time of hearing. • If you wish to have witnesses summoned, see the court at once for assistance. • If you have any claim against the petitioner, you should noti fy the court at once. • If you admit the claim, but de sire additional time to pay, you must come to the hearing in person and state the circum stances to the court. • You may come with or without an attorney. SERVICE CONTACTS: James Anderson Chupp 7976 Union Grove Road Lithonia, Georgia 30058 James Anderson Chupp 380 Inman Road Fayetteville, Georgia 30215- 5035 James Anderson Chupp 507 Minter Drive Warner Robins, Georgia 31088-2113 DeKalb County Tax Commis sioner 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 100 Decatur, Georgia 30032 POSTING AT ADDRESS: 5530 BOGGS DRIVE STONE MNT, GA 30087 Respectfully submitted this 23rd day of January, 2024. Isl Gabriel L. Daniel GABRIEL L. DANIEL ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTOR NEY Georgia Bar No. 875992 ++24N00002 /7976 UNION GROVE ROAD, LITHONIA, GA 30058/16 218 03 010 HEARING++ 350-482512 2/1,2/8,2/15,2/22 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA STATE OF GEORGIA Plaintiff, vs 2015 Mercedes Benz C300 VIN: 55SWF4JB3FU056992 (est. value $18,324); 2013 Land Rover Evoque VIN: SALVP1BG0DH745042 (est. value: $16,138); Defendants, in rem. CIVIL ACTION ++FILE NO. 23CV5101++ VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE Plaintiff, the State of Georgia, by and through Sherry Boston, District Attorney of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, hereby brings this Complaint for Forfeiture pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 9-16-12, and shows the Court the following: PARTIES, JURISDICTION, AND VENUE 1. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action, and this Court is the proper venue. 2. The Defendant in rem property (hereinafter “Defendant Prop erty”) sought to be forfeited is described as follows: a) One (1) 2015 Mercedes Benz C 3 0 0 VIN: 55SWF4JB3FU056992 (est. value $18,324.00); b) One (1) 2013 Land Rover Evoque VIN: SALVP1BG0DH745042 (est. value: $16,138.00). 3. Names and addresses of all known purported owners of the defendant property are as fol lows: Issac Duran, c/o DeKalb County Jail, 4425 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA 30032; Karla Lopez-Delgado, c/o DeKalb County Jail, 4425 Me morial Drive, Decatur, GA 30032. 4. Names and addresses of all known holders of interest in the defendant property are as fol lows: Carlos Castro, 7490 Indian Trail, Douglasville, GA 30134- 3372; Maria Del Socorro Delgado Martinez, 2686 Cashel Lane, Powder Springs, GA 30127; Maria Del Socorro Delgado Martinez, 4246 Winding Trail Way, Douglasville, GA 30135. SEIZURE 5. The Defendant Property in paragraph two was seized by Raul Perez with the City of Brookhaven Police Depart ment, pursuant to lawful author ity, on April 21, 2023, at 302 Perimeter Center N, Apt. 2451, Dunwoody, DeKalb County, Georgia. 6. The City of Brookhaven Police Department reported the fact of the seizure in writing on April 27, 2023, which is within thirty days of the seizure. 7. The Defendant Property is in the custody or control of the City of Brookhaven Police De partment or the City of Brookhaven Police Depart ment Seizure Account with JP Morgan Chase Bank and loc ated in and within DeKalb County, Georgia, and subject to the jurisdiction of this Court. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 8. In September 2022, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Atlanta began an investigation of Karla Lopez Delgado. Within six (6) months, HSI Atlanta, in coordination with local law en forcement, conducted four (4) controlled buys of methamphet- amine and/or fentanyl from Lopez Delgado through the use of a confidential informant ("the Cl"). The approximate weight of the fentanyl was 145 grams, and the approximate weight of the methamphetamine was 3.5 kilograms. Using a combina tion of physical and electronic surveillance, law enforcement observed Lopez Delgado deal ing directly from her residence located in Cobb County. On multiple occasions, Lopez Del gado was seen carrying gro cery bags full of bulky items, gift bags, and boxes from her residence to the drug transac tions. 9. On April 7, 2023, during surveil lance of Lopez Delgado's new residence (302 Perimeter Cen ter N, Apt. #2451, Dunwoody, GA 30346, “The Bricks” apart ments), DeKalb County, HSI Task Force Officer (TFO) Raul Perez was able to see Lopez Delgado arriving at the parking deck in a 2013 Gray Range Rover, bearing GA Tag TFZ8701, and unloading a large duffle bag and onto a large laundry basket with wheels. Law Enforcement be lieved the bag was obtained from Lopez Delgado’s source of supply for methamphetam ine based on previous surveil lance. 10. On April 20, 2023, TFO Perez applied for and received DeKalb County Superior Search Warrant number 23-107 to conduct an open-air sniff of Apt. 2451 using a certified drug-detection K-9, and Anticip atory Search Warrant number 23-108 (SW) for a search of the interior of the apartment upon a positive alert from the K-9. At approximately 16:30 hours, TFO Perez met Brookhaven K- 9 Sgt. D. Fikes and his K-9 Bane at The Bricks apartment complex. Sgt. Fikes was in plain clothes and was directed to the front door of Apt. 2451. Sgt. Fikes deployed K9 Bane and received an alert for nar cotics at the front door of Apt. 2451. 11. On April 21, 2023, at approxim ately 06:45 hours, the HSI Nar cotics OCEDFT Strike Force group executed the search war rant at the Bricks apartment complex at 300 Perimeter Cen ter North in Dunwoody, GA, Apt. 2451. Lopez Delgado’s phone ping indicated it was in an approximate area of the apartment. After making sever al announcements at the apart ment’s front door, the door was breached using a ram. Three subjects were found in the apartment, a male, later identi fied as Issac Duran, Karla Lopez Delgado, and her 4- year-old minor daughter. Dur an was called out of the apart ment, and he complied. Duran was handcuffed and detained in the hallway directly outside the apartment. Lopez Delgado did not comply with the officer's commands and stayed in her bedroom with her daughter. Commands were given in both English and Spanish. When the door was breached, the officer could hear the flushing of the toilet and running water. Entry was made to clear the apart ment. Lopez Delgado eventu ally walked out of her bedroom carrying her daughter. She was directed to sit with her daugh ter on the living room couch. When officers initially cleared the apartment, they were able to see a large gallon-sized Zip- lock bag of suspected methamphetamine lying on the floor near the entrance of the apartment. Another gallon sized Ziplock bag of suspected methamphetamine was found inside the toilet bowl where Lopez Delgado had initially been. It appeared that Lopez Delgado was attempting to flush the suspected methamphetamine. Officers
