26-01531K

FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 2026CA002258A000BA
MIDFIRST BANK
Plaintiff, v.
TONIA GUINN, ET AL.
Defendants.
TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF PATRICK RILEY, II A/K/A PATRICK RILEY,
Current residence unknown, but whose last known address was:
108 SWEET PEA CT, POINCIANA, FL 34759-5448
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Polk County, Florida, to-wit:
LOT 3, BLOCK 855, POINCIANA NEIGHBORHOOD 2, VILLAGE 8, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 53, PAGE(S) 29 THROUGH 43, INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA.
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on eXL Legal, PLLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 12425 28th Street North, Suite 200, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, on or before 9/8/2026 or within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice of Action, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court at P.O. Box 9000, Drawer CC-2, Bartow, FL 33831-9000, 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 petition.
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.
WITNESS my hand and seal of the Court on this 17 day of July, 2026.
Stacy M. Butterfield
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL) By: Marlene Rios
Deputy Clerk
eXL Legal, PLLC,
Plaintiff’s attorney,
12425 28th Street North, Suite 200,
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
1000011308
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