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NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
Case No. 2026CA001922A000BA
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-61 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-61
Plaintiff, vs.
PHILIP REID DESOTO AKA PHILIP R DESOTO , et al.
Defendants.
TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF PHILIP REID DESOTO AKA PHILIP R DESOTO
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF:
6852 ASHBURY DRIVE
LAKELAND, FL 33809
PHILIP REID DESOTO AKA PHILIP R DESOTO
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF:
6852 ASHBURY DRIVE
LAKELAND, FL 33809
UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS 1
BELIEVED TO BE AVOIDING SERVICE OF PROCESS AT THE ADDRESS OF:
6852 ASHBURY DRIVE
LAKELAND, FL 33809
You are notified that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Polk County, Florida:
LOT 67, HAMPTON CHASE PHASE TWO ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 123, PAGES 20-21, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF POLK COUNTY FLORIDA.
commonly known as 6852 ASHBURY DRIVE, LAKELAND, FL 33809 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Joseph Paggi of Kass Shuler, P.A., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 800, Tampa, Florida 33601, (813) 229-0900, on or before 10/13/2026, (or 30 days from the first date of publication, whichever is later) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the 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.
Dated: August 27, 2026.
CLERK OF THE COURT
Honorable Stacy M. Butterfield
255 North Broadway
Bartow, Florida 33830-9000
(COURT SEAL) By: V. Farrer
Deputy Clerk
Joseph Paggi
Kass Shuler, P.A.,
plaintiff’s attorney,
P.O. Box 800,
Tampa, Florida 33601,
(813) 229-0900
328202/2632975/MIG
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