WCN-Legals

ESSEX COUNTY

Deoky Narine has filed a lawsuit against VIVEK BALAJ in the Essex County Superior Court, Docket No. ESX-C-37-25, the complaint is available for review at NJCourts.gov. The complaint is in reference to the property located at 206 Sanford Street, East Orange, New Jersey 07018. If you dispute this complaint, you or your attorney must file a written answer or motion and proof of service with the deputy clerk of the Superior Court in Essex County within 35 days from the date of this notice, not counting the publication date. (The address of the Essex County deputy clerk is available at http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/prose/10153_deptyclerklawref.pdf.) A filing fee, payable to the Treasurer, State of New Jersey, and a completed Case Information Statement (CIS) (available from the deputy clerk of the Superior Court), must accompany your answer or motion when filed. You must also send a copy of your answer or motion to Javerbaum Wurgaft, 370 Chestnut Street, Union, New Jersey 07083. A telephone call will not protect your rights; you must file and serve a written answer or motion (with $175.00 and completed CIS if you want the court to hear your defense. If you do not file and serve a written answer or motion within 35 days, the court may enter a judgment against you for the relief plaintiff demands, plus interest and costs of suit. If judgment is entered against you, the Sheriff may seize your money, wages, or property to pay all or part of the judgment. If you cannot afford an Attorney, you may call the Legal Services office in the county where you live or the Legal Services of New Jersey Statewide Hotline at 1-888-LSNJ-LAW (1-888-576-5529). If you do not have an attorney and are not eligible for free legal assistance, you may obtain a referral to an attorney by calling one of the Lawyer Referral Services. (A directory of the addresses of each deputy clerk of the Superior Court is available in the Civil Division Management Office in the county listed above and online at http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/prose/10153_deptyclerklawref.pdf.) DATED: February 2, 2026 E149811 WCN February 12, 2026 ($41.76)

ESSEX COUNTY

Note complying with N.J.S.A. 39:10-16*, application has been made to the Chief Administrator of the NJ MVC, Trenton, NJ, get title papers and issue a NJ Certificate of Ownership / Registration for a 2022 MIT ECL vin # JA4ATVAA3NZ029537 & a 2013 NIS, ALT vin # 1N4AL3AP9DN529180. Any objections, should be made in writing to the Chief Administrator of the “NJ MVC”, Special Title Unit, PO Box 017, Trenton, NJ 08666-0017. February 12, 19, 26, 2026 E149931 WCN ($32.40)

ESSEX COUNTY

Take notice that in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:10-16*, application has been made to the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Trenton, New Jersey, to receive title papers authorizing and the issuance of a New Jersey certification of ownership for a 2025 Wired Predator Graphite, VIN Identification Number XFXL0722506005. Objections, if any, should be made in writing, immediately in writing to the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Special Title Unit, P.O. Box 017, Trenton, New Jersey, 08666-0017. February 12, 19, 26, 206 E149875 WCN ($38.88)

IRVINGTON

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS

Docket No. F-000749-26 Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division Essex County (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: Courtney Dexter Clarke and Mr. Courtney Dexter Clarke, husband of Courtney Dexter Clarke YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, counsel for the plaintiff, with an address of 485F US Highway 1 S., Building F, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830, with a telephone number of (732) 902-5399, an Answer to the Complaint filed in a civil action where Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. is the plaintiff and Courtney Dexter Clarke, et al. is the defendant. The action is pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Essex County, and bears Docket No. F-000749-26. Your Answer must be filed within thirty-five (35) days of February 12, 2026, excluding that date, or if this publication runs after February 12, 2026, within thirty-five (35) days after the actual date of publication, excluding that date. If you fail to file an Answer, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. You shall file your Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Hughes Justice Complex – CN 971, Trenton, NJ 08625, with a copy to McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, in accordance with the NJ Rules of Court. This action has been instituted for the purpose of (1) foreclosing a mortgage dated April 20, 2022 made by Courtney Dexter Clarke to Bank of America, N.A.,, recorded in the Essex County Clerk's Office on August 5, 2022, as Instrument No. 2022073645, which mortgage was assigned to the above named Plaintiff, which has the right to enforce the note secured by the mortgage; and (2) to recover possession of the land and premises commonly known as 60 Coolidge Street, Irvington, NJ 07111 and is further described as Lot 24, Block 358 on the Tax Map of the Township of Irvington. If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may communicate with the New Jersey Bar Association by calling 732-249-5000. You may also contact the Lawyer Referral Service of the County of venue by calling (973) 622-6204. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may contact the Legal Services office of the County of venue by calling (973) 624-4500. YOU, Courtney Dexter Clarke, are made a party defendant to this foreclosure action because you executed the note and mortgage and may be liable for any deficiency, are a record owner of the subject property, and for any right, title and interest you may have in, to or against the subject property. YOU, Mr. Courtney Dexter Clarke, husband of Courtney Dexter Clarke, are made a party defendant to this foreclosure action for any lien, claim or interest you may have in, to or against the Mortgaged Premises, which were acquired after the date of the mortgage, because you are the spouse, domestic partner or civil union partner of Courtney Dexter Clarke, whose current marital status is unknown File 25-12585NJ /S/Michelle M. Smith Michelle M. Smith

Clerk of Superior Court of New Jersey

DATED: February 12, 2026 E149915 WCN February 12, 2026 ($64.80)

NEWARK

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS

Docket No. F-000425-26 Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division Essex County (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:

Antonio Caetano

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, counsel for the plaintiff, with an address of 485F US Highway 1 S., Building F, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830, with a telephone number of (732) 902-5399, an Answer to the Complaint filed in a civil action where Nationstar Mortgage LLC is the plaintiff and Mary E. Cesar, et al. is the defendant. The action is pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Essex County, and bears Docket No. F-000425-26. Your Answer must be filed within thirty-five (35) days of February 12, 2026, excluding that date, or if this publication runs after February 12, 2026, within thirty-five (35) days after the actual date of publication, excluding that date. If you fail to file an Answer, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. You shall file your Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Hughes Justice Complex – CN 971, Trenton, NJ 08625, with a copy to McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, in accordance with the NJ Rules of Court. This action has been instituted for the purpose of (1) foreclosing a mortgage dated February 7, 2020 made by Mary E. Cesar to MLD Mortgage, Inc.,, recorded in the Essex County Clerk's Office on February 18, 2020, as Instrument No. 2020017609, which mortgage was assigned to the above named Plaintiff, which has the right to enforce the note secured by the mortgage; and (2) to recover possession of the land and premises commonly known as 718 Summer Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104 and is further described as Lot 12.02, Block 763 on the Tax Map of the City of Newark. If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may communicate with the New Jersey Bar Association by calling 732-249-5000. You may also contact the Lawyer Referral Service of the County of venue by calling (973) 622-6204. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may contact the Legal Services office of the County of venue by calling (973) 624-4500. YOU, Antonio Caetano, are made a party defendant to this foreclosure action because of a mortgage given by Mary Cesar to Antonio Caetano, dated January 24, 2020, in the amount of $10,000.00, recorded in the Essex County Register’s Office on December 29, 2022, as Instrument No. 2022109925. File 25-12432NJ /S/Michelle M. Smith Michelle M. Smith

Clerk of Superior Court of New Jersey

DATED: February 12, 2026 E149812 WCN February 12, 2026 ($56.16)