26-01498L

NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 26-CA-000200
NEWREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT
MORTGAGE SERVICING,
Plaintiff, v.
DONALD SCOTT MERRILL; MELISSA DAWN MORGAN FKA MELISSA MORGAN MERRILL; SANDALWOOD ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY,
THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE
PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED;
UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2,
Defendant.
To the following Defendant(s):
DONALD SCOTT MERRILL
(RESIDENCE UNKNOWN)
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property:
LOT 2, BLOCK 17, SANDALWOOD ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 38 PAGE 1, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
a/k/a 12963 MEADOWOOD CT FORT MYERS, FL 33919
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, upon Kelley Kronenberg, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 10360 West State Road 84, Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33324 within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in Business Observer and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
This notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No. 2.065.
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 Brooke Dean, Operations Division Manager, whose office is located at Lee County Justice Center, 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901, and whose telephone number is (239) 533-1771, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this day of 04/16/2026
Kevin C. Karnes
As Clerk of the Court
(SEAL) By N Wright-Angad
As Deputy Clerk
Kelley Kronenberg,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
10360 West State Road 84,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324
April 24; May 1, 2026 26-01498L

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