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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CIVIL DIVISION
MANATEE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Petitioner, v.
JEROME B. LINGO; et al., Defendants.
CASE NO. 2021 CA 4750
DIVISION: B
EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING
PARCELS 142B and 142.03A
SUMMONS TO SHOW CAUSE, NOTICE OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING, AND NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF FLORIDA: TO ALL AND SINGULAR SHERIFFS OF THE STATE:
YOU ARE COMMANDED to serve this Summons to Show Cause, Notice of Eminent Domain Proceeding, and Notice of Hearing, together with a copy of (1) the Notice of Appearance and Designation of Email Addresses, (2) the Petition in Eminent Domain, (3) the Declaration of Taking, and (4) the Notice of Lis Pendens, upon the following Defendants:
1. JEROME B. LINGO
2. UNKNOWN DEVISES AND HEIRS OF THE UNSETTLED ESTATE OF JEROME B. LINGO, if deceased
3. KEN BURTON, JR., as Manatee
County Tax Collector
Field Services and Collections
Department
1001 3rd Ave W, Ste 240
Bradenton, Florida 34205
4. ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS having an interest in Parcels 142B or 142.03A,
and said Defendants, and all persons, known and unknown, claiming any interest in the property described in the Petition, and all whom it may concern are hereby notified:
THAT A PETITION IN EMINENT DOMAIN AND A DECLARATION OF TAKING have been filed in the above-styled cause by the Petitioner in order to acquire certain property interests in Manatee County, Florida, for the purposes set forth in said Petition and that Petitioner will seek an Order of Taking before The Honorable Charles Sniffen, one of the judges of this Court, who will consider Petitioner's application for an Order of Taking and make such orders as the Court deems proper on Wednesday, the 23rd of February, 2022, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 5E of the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida.* All parties to this action and all parties interested may appear and be heard at the date and time designated.
Each Defendant and any other person claiming an interest in the property described in the Petition is hereby required to serve a copy of your written defenses to the Petition upon:
PAMELA J. D'AGOSTINO
Assistant County Attorney
Manatee County Attorney's Office
Post Office Box 1000
Bradenton, Florida 34206-1000
Primary e-mail:
[email protected]
Secondary e-mail:
[email protected]
Telephone No.: (941) 745-3750
Facsimile No.: (941) 749-3089
on or before Monday, the 31st day of January, 2022, and to file the original of your written defenses with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Petitioner's attorney or immediately thereafter, to show what right, title, interest, or lien you or any of you have in and to the property described in the Petition and to show cause, if any you have, why the property should not be condemned for the uses and purposes as set forth in the Petition. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
If you wish to object to the Order of Taking, you must file a request for a hearing. Any Defendant failing to file a request for a hearing shall waive any right to object to the Order of Taking and title shall be vested in Petitioner, upon deposit as provided by law.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court on December 9, 2021.
ANGELINA COLONNESO, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
By: s/Kris Gaffney, Deputy Clerk
Copy to: Judicial Assistant and Vincent M. Lucente & Associates, Inc.
*JACS Court Scheduling Confirmation Number: 936749.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.
December 17, 24, 2021 21-01625M