26-00917M

NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No. 2026 CA 000377
BANK OZK, AN ARKANSAS BANKING CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO, AND ASSIGNEE OF, THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER OF HORIZON BANK,
Plaintiff, vs.
UNKNOWN TRUSTEE OF THE WILLIAM F. SAMUELS RESTATED REVOCABLE TRUST, DATED FEBRUARY 6, 2020, AND ANY UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE THERETO; JAMES SAMUELS, AS BENEFICIARY OF THE WILLIAM F. SAMUELS RESTATED REVOCABLE TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 6, 2020, AND AS BENEFICIARY OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM F. SAMUELS, SR.; EVAN SACONY, AS BENEFICIARY OF THE WILLIAM F. SAMUELS RESTATED REVOCABLE TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 6, 2020; PAIGE STARR SACONY, AS BENEFICIARY OF THE WILLIAM F. SAMUELS RESTATED REVOCABLE TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 6, 2020: SHAWN SAMUELS, AS BENEFICIARY OF THE WILLIAM F. SAMUELS RESTATED REVOCABLE TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 6, 2020; TERESA SWEETMAN, AS BENEFICIARY OF THE WILLIAM F. SAMUELS RESTATED REVOCABLE TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 6, 2020; SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN, INC., A FOREIGN NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, AS BENEFICIARY OF THE WILLIAM F. SAMUELS RESTATED REVOCABLE TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 6, 2020; ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, INC., A/K/A ST. JUDE’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, A FOREIGN PROFIT CORPORATION, AS BENEFICIARY OF THE WILLIAM F. SAMUELS RESTATED REVOCABLE TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 6, 2020; UNKNOWN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM F. SAMUELS, SR., AND ANY UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE THERETO; APPROVED ROOFING, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; TENANT #1, AND TENANT #2, THE NAMES BEING FICTITIOUS TO ACCOUNT FOR UNKNOWN PARTIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY,
Defendants.
To: Unknown trustee of the William F. Samuels Restated Revocable Trust, dated February 6, 2020, and any Unknown Successor Trustee thereto, Unknown Personal Representative of the Estate of William F. Samuels, Sr., and any Unknown Successor Personal Representative thereto, Shawn Samuels, Evan Sacony and Paige Starr Sacony as beneficiaries of the William F. Samuels Restated Revocable Trust dated February 6, 2020.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Lis Pendens and Verified Complaint on the following property in Manatee County, Florida:
Legal Description
Commence at the SE corner of the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 36, Township 34S, Range 17E, Manatee County, Florida; thence North 00°19’34” East, 20 feet to the North Right-of- Way line of 26th Avenue East for the Point of Beginning; thence continue North 00°19’34” East, 0.83 feet to the Southerly Right-of-Way line of proposed Highway 301; thence North 58˚36’20” West, along said proposed Right-of-Way line 487.18 feet; thence South 00°19’34” West, 250.91 feet to the North Right-of-Way line of 26th Avenue East; thence South 89°28’56” East, along said Right-of-Way line 417.14 feet to the Point of Beginning; LESS the West 100 feet thereof as described in O.R. Book 877, Page 980, of the Public Records of Manatee County, Florida.
ALSO KNOWN AS:
Commence at the SE corner of the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 36, Township 34S, Range 17E, Manatee County, Florida; thence North 00°19’34” East, 20 feet to the North Right-of- Way line of 26th Avenue East for the Point of Beginning; thence continue North 00°19’34” East, 0.83 feet to the Southerly Right-of-Way line of proposed Highway 301; thence North 58°36’20” West, along said proposed Right-of-Way line 487.18 feet; thence South 00°19’34” West, 250.91 feet to the North Right-of-Way line of 26th Avenue East; thence South 89˚28’56” East, along said Right-of-Way line 417.14 feet to the Point of Beginning; LESS the West 100 feet thereof as described in O.R. Book 877, Page 980, of the Public Records of Manatee County, Florida.
Together with all leases, rents, issues, and profits arising from the property described above. Property Address: 1111 26th Avenue East, Bradenton, FL 34208
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Janelle L. Esposito, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 9266, Bradenton, FL 34206, within 30 days of first publication, 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.
In and for Manatee County:
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 email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.”
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations 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.
DATED this 29th day of May 2026.
Angelina “Angel” Colonneso
Clerk of the Circuit Court &
Comptroller
By: (SEAL) K. Gaffney
As Deputy Clerk
Attorneys for Bank OZK:
Janelle .L Esposito, Esq., FBN 0035631
Grace E. Desmond Esq., FBN 1030751
Esposito Law Group, P.A.
P.O. Box 9266, Bradenton, Florida, 34206-9266 (941) 251-0000 /
(941) 251-4044 (Fax)
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2026 26-00917M

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