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NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2026-CA-003052
MIDFLORIDA CREDIT UNION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO PRIME MERIDIAN BANK,
Plaintiff, v.
JAMES THOMAS ATKINS III; WHITNEY DAWN ATKINS; TENANT #1; TENANT #2; STATE OF FLORIDA; CLERK OF COURTS, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, AND UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN-NAMED DEFENDANTS WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS,
Defendants.
TO: ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, AND UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN-NAMED DEFENDANTS WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose on the following real property in Polk County, Florida:
The East 85.00 feet of Lots 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, Block F, HIGHLAND PARK, a subdivision according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 4, of the Public Records of Polk County, Florida.
Parcel ID No.:
25-30-09-424500-006181
Property Address:
1790 E. Georgia Street,
Bartow, Florida 33830
has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, Polk County, Florida, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses to the Complaint, if any, to Gregory A. Sanoba, Esquire, 422 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33801, on or before September 28, 2026, 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.
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 Office of the Court Administrator, 255 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830, (863) 534-4686, 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.
DATE: July 31, 2026
STACY M. BUTTERFIELD
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Lynnette Burke,
Deputy Clerk
Gregory A. Sanoba, Esquire,
422 South Florida Avenue,
Lakeland, Florida 33801
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