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LEGAL NOTICE

LARRY R. ROTHENBERG

Attorney At Law

WELTMAN, WEINBERG &

REIS CO., L.P.A.

323 W. Lakeside Avenue

Suite 200

Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1099

Telephone: 1-216-363-4000

IN THE COURT OF

COMMON PLEAS,

MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO

120 Market Street

Youngstown, Ohio 44503-1751

Case No. 06CV 554

JUDGE: JAMES C. EVANS

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, N.D.

PLAINTIFF,

VS.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, CREDITORS AND ASSIGNS OF MICHAEL R. SMITH, ET AL.

DEFENDANTS.

The Unknown Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Creditors and Assigns of Michael R. Smith, whose last known place of residence is unknown, each of you will take notice that on the 10th day of February, 2006, the undersigned, U.S. Bank National Association, N.D., filed a Complaint for Money, Foreclosure, and Other Equitable Relief in the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas, alleging that there is due to the Plaintiff the sum of $48,753.15 plus interest at the rate of 7.88% per annum from September 24, 2005, plus late charges applicable to the terms of the Note and Mortgage, on a Promissory Note secured by a Mortgage Deed of even date conveying the following-described property, to-wit:

Situated in the City of Youngstown, County of Mahoning and State of Ohio:

And known as being City Lot Number 2356 according to the latest enumeration of lots in said City.

Said City Lot Number 23566 has a frontage of 45 feet on the West side of Hudson Avenue and extends back therefrom, of even width, a distance of 150 feet as appears by said Plat, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highways.

Known for street numbering purposes as 2812 Hudson Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio 44511

PERMANENT PARCEL NO. 53-127-0-132.00-0

The Plaintiff further alleges that by reason of the default of the Defendant obligors in the payment of said Promissory Note according to its tenor, the conditions of said Mortgage Deed have been broken and the same has become absolute.

Plaintiff prays that the Defendants named above be required to answer and set forth their interest in said real estate, or be forever barred from asserting the same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, marshalling of liens, and the sale of said real estate, and the proceeds of said sale applied to the payment of Plaintiff‘s claim in the proper order of its priority, and for such other relief as is just and equitable.

The Defendants named above are required to answer on or before the 25th day of April, 2006.

WELTMAN, WEINBERG &

REIS CO., L.P.A.

BY:  LARRY R. ROTHENBERG

Ohio Supreme Court No. 0011146,

Attorney for Plaintiff.

Feb 21,28; Mar 7,14,21, 2006  06-00292