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LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE COURT OF

COMMON PLEAS,

MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO

120 Market Street

Youngstown, Ohio 44503-1751

Case No. 02CV 2293

JOHN B. REARDON, TREASURER,

MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO,

PLAINTIFF,

VS.

STEPHEN PAUL FERCANA, JR., NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH FERCANA, DECEASED, ET AL.,

DEFENDANTS.

The Defendants, The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Assignees, Executors, Administrators, Legal Representatives and Surviving Spouse, if any, of Stephen P. Fercana, whose last known address is Unknown, and cannot with the exercise of reasonable diligence be ascertained and upon whom service of summons cannot be had in the State of Ohio, will take notice that on the 1st day of August, 2002, the Plaintiff, JOHN B. REARDON, Treasurer of Mahoning County, Ohio, filed his Complaint in Foreclosure naming them, in the Court of Common Pleas of Mahoning County, the same being Case No. 02CV 2293 in said Court, for the sale of real estate to pay delinquent real estate taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, charges and costs. The real estate which is the subject of the within action is more fully described in the Plaintiff‘s Complaint and known as:

PERMANENT PARCEL NO.: 53-030-0-009

PROPERTY LOCATION: East High Street, YCL No. 1377.

The prayer of the Complaint is for authority to sell the real estate for payment of delinquent real estate taxes, penalties, interest, charges and costs, at public auction for cash only and such other relief as the Court may deem necessary in the premises. Plaintiff prays that the Defendant(s) named above be required to answer and set up their interest in said premises or be forever barred from asserting the same, that all taxes, assessments, penalties and interest due and unpaid, together with the costs of certificate of title be found to be a good and valid first lien on said premises, that the equity of redemption of said premises be foreclosed, said premises sold as provided by law and for such other relief as is just and equitable.

The persons first above mentioned will take further notice that they have been made party Defendants in said Complaint and that they are required to answer on or before the 27th day of November, 2002.

PAUL J. GAINS,

Mahoning County Prosecutor

BY:  ELIZABETH M. PHILLIPS

Assistant Prosecutor,

Attorney for Plaintiff.

Oct 16,23,30, 2002  02-02896