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Exhibit 3
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KELLER & BOLZ

Limited Liability P-.mnership

JOHN W. KELLER, III* 121 MAJORCA AVENUE TELEPHONE (305) 529-8500

HENRY H. BOLZ, III SUITE 200 TELEPAX (305) 529-0228
CORAL GABLES, FL 33 134
SHEYLA MESA WWW.KELLERBOLZ.COM
EMAIL: hbolz@kellcrbolz.com
•Board Certi tied in
Admiralty & Maritime Law
May 26, 2017

Via Federal Express

The Honorable James T. Ferrara

Palm Beach County Circuit Court
205 N Dixie Highway, Room 10.1208
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Re: First American Bank v. Laurence S. Schneider, et al.; Palm

Beach County Circuit Court Case No. 16-CA-9292

Dear Judge Ferrara:

Our firm represents the Plaintiff, First American Bank ("First American"), in the
above-referenced action. We write for the dual purposes of (1) apprising you of the
present status/circumstances of this action and (2) requesting a special set hearing on
First American's Motion for Summary Judgment and Incorporated Memorandum of Law,
bearing a Certificate of Service date of May 25, 2017.

Status of this Action

First American instituted this foreclosure action on August 17, 2016. On November
16, 2016, the Defendants, Laurence S. Schneider and Stephanie L. Schneider
(collectively "the Schneiders") filed their Answer and Affirmative Defenses to First
American's Verified Foreclosure Complaint, which included two Affirmative Defenses. On
January 26, 2017, this Court entered an Order Striking the Schneiders' Affirmative
Defenses. The Schneiders were granted 20 days from the entry of the Court's January
26 Order to file amended affirmative defenses.

On March 6, 2017 - 39 days after entry of this Court's January 26 Order - the
Schneiders filed their Amended Affirmative Defenses. The Schneiders asserted three
Amended Affirmative Defenses. On April 7, 2017, this Court entered an Order striking all
three Amended Affirmative Defenses with prejudice. This Court specifically denied the
Schneiders' motion for leave to file second amended affirmative defenses. Accordingly,
the Schneiders have no affirmative defenses.

On March 22, 2017, former counsel for the Schneiders, Attorney Kenneth Trent,
filed and served his Motion to Withdraw. On May 1, 2017, the Court granted the Motion.
The Schneiders have not retained new counsel.
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The Honorable James T. Ferrara

May 26, 2017
Page 2

This action is currently set for trial on the Court's June 28, 2017 (20 day) trial
calendar.

Motion for Summary Judgment

On May 25, 2017, First American filed and served its Motion for Summary
Judgment and Incorporated Memorandum of Law ("Motion for Summary Judgment"). A
copy of First American's Motion for Summary Judgment is enclosed. In accordance with
this Court's Divisional Instructions, undersigned contacted the Schneiders in effort to
coordinate a special set hearing on the Motion for Summary Judgment on June 26, 2017.
Mr. Schneider responded by stating: "I am unavailable between June 26, 2017 and July
5 , 2017." 1

A review of First American's Motion for Summary Judgment will quickly

demonstrate that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that First American is
entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The Schneiders have adm itted that they executed
the Note and/or Mortgage and that they defaulted under the terms of Note and Mortgage
by: (i) failing to pay the monthly interest payment due on May 1, 2016 and all subsequent
payments, (ii) failing to pay the entire balance owing in a single balloon payment on July
28, 2016 and (iii) failing to pay the Florida Ad Valorem property taxes on the property
(which is the subject of this foreclosure) for 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Both for the convenience of all parties and judicial economy, First American's
Motion for Summary Judgment should be heard before the beginning of the non-jury trial
calendar on June 28, 2017.

As the Schneiders refuse to agree to a hearing date, First American respectfully

requests that the Court set a 45 minute special set hearing on First American's Motion
for Summary Judgment on any of the seven business days between June 15, 2017 (the
21 st day following the filing of First American's Motion for Summary Judgment) and June
25, 2017 (prior to the beginning of the June 28, _2017 trial calendar period).

ruly ~ )
·. Bolz, Ill
HHB/Amh/Encl.
cc: Laurence S. Schneider (via email)
Stephanie L. Schneider (via email)
Jay S. Levin, Esq. (via email)
(all w/o encl.)

Since Attorney Trent's withdrawal, undersigned has attempted on numerous occasions to

coordinate hearings, depositions, etc., directly with the Schneiders. The Schneiders have uniformly ignored
undersigned's requests or stated they are unavailable.
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Exhibit 4
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Filing# 57246092 E-Filed Doc 36-2
06/02/2017 02:42:09 PM Filed 12/18/20 Page 203 of 294

IN T HE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FlFTEENTH J UDlCIAL ClRCUlT

IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

FORECLOSURE DMSION AW
CASE NO. 50 -2016 -CA-009292-XXXX-MB
FIRST AMERICAN BANK
P Iaintiff/P etitioner
VS.
LAURENCE S SCHNEIDER,
STEPHANIE L. SCHNEIDER,
JEFFREY MARC HERMAN,
et al.,
Defendant/Respondents.
- -- - -- - - - - - - - - - -I
ORDER SPECIAL SETTING HEARING
(45 minutes reserved)

The following matter has been specially set for hearing before Presiding Judge. Please see
board outside of Courtroom 4A for courtroom d5cignation in the Palm Beach County
Courthouse, 205 N. Dixie Highway, WestPalmBeasJ,f~ L 3340 I:
~
DATE:J une 26, 2017
TIME: 02:30 pm
MATTER: MOTION FOR S ~ Y JUDGMENT
By scheduling this hearing o the Court's online scheduJing system, the party
scheduling the hearing confirms tha since the filing of the subject motion, the lead
attorneys for the parties have ~ oke t each other in person or by phone in a good faith
effort to resolve or narrow tbeJ.ssue raised.
THIS MOTION IS SPE<i: LLY SET AND CANNOT BE CANCELED OR
RESET EXCEPT BY COURT.. ORDER.
THE SETTING PART..Y, HAVING ELECTRONICALLY RECEIVED THE SIGNED
ORDER SPECIALLY SETTING THIS HEARING, SHALL IMMEDIATELY ATTACH A
COMPLETE SERVICE WITH ADDRESSES LIST AND SERVE A COPY OF THIS ORDER
TO ALLPARTIE8'9F RECORD (EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT PARTICIPATING)AND FILE
WITH THE GDERK'S OFFICE A NOTJCE OF SERVICE OF THE ORDER SPECIAL
SETTING HEAR1NG.

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Case No. 50-2016-CA-009292-XXXX-MB

It is the intent of this Court to dispose of the subject matter of the specially set motion on
the date and time appearing above. Accordingly, counsel nrust either: (1) be present personally or
by telephone conference call at the hearing (telephone appearance must be approved in
advance); or (2) submit an agreed order disposing of the motion.
Hard copies of the motion, any other pleadings addressed by the motion, and memoranda,
not to exceed ten (10) double spaced pages, with highlighted case authority shall be delivered
directly to my office no later than seven (7) days in advance of the hearing and should designate
the date and time of the hearing which they reference.

DONE AND ORDERED in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida: this 2nd
day of June, 2017.

50-2016-CA-009292-XXXX-MB. 06/02/2017
James T. Ferrara
C!railt Judge
,
COPIES TO:

HENRY H. BOLZ 121 MAJO QA AVE HBOLZ@KELLERBOLZ.CO

SUITE 200 M
co~ GABLES, FL 33134 ahart@kellerbolz.com
JAYS.LEVIN 61µ BRO N SOUND Jlevin@ssclawfirmcom
foreclosures @ssclawfirmcom
#200 jaylevin.esq@grnail.com
BOCA RATON, FL33487
LAURENCE S. SCHNEIDER 360 EAST COCONUT PALM LARRY@ SACAPITALP ART
ROAD NERS.COM
BOCA RATON, FL 33432
360 EAST COCONUT PALM LARRY@SACAPITALP ART
ROAD NERS.COM
BOCA RATON, FL33432

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Case No.50 -2016-CA-009292-XXXX-MB

This notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No. 2207 9/12

"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 Tammy Anton,
Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, Palm Beach Con nty
Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, Florida 33401;
telephone number (561) 355 4380 at least 7 days before your scheduled
court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notificatiod if the
time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are
hearing or voice impaired, call 711."

"Si usted es una persona minusvalida que algun

acomodamiento para poder participar en este proced1mie to, usted tiene
derecho, sin tener gastos propios, a q ue se le provea cierta ayuda. Tenga la
amabilidad de ponerse en contacto con Tammx J\nton, 205 N. Dixie
Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401; ~te efo)lO numero (561) 355-
4380, por lo menos 7 dias antes de la cita fijacl ara su comparecencia en
los tribunales, o inmediatamente desp e'f'de vecibir esta notificaci6n si el
tiempo antes de Ia comparecencia que se ha programado es menos de 7
dias; si usted tiene discapacitacion del of oode la voz, ]lame al 711."

"Si ou se yon moun kt\ enfim ki bezwen akomodasyon pou w ka

patisipe nan pwosedi sa, ou1c'alifye san ou pa gen okenn lajan pou w peye,
gen pwovizyon pou jwen ek ed. Tanpri kontakte Tammy Anton,
koodonate pwogram wa Jjou ameriken ki Enfim yo nan Tribinal Konte
Palm Beach la ki nan 20S-North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida
33401; telefon Ii s 561) 355 4380 nan 7 jou anvan dat ou gen randevou
pou paret nan tribinal la, ou byen imedyatman apre ou fin resevwa
konvokas)'.on an si le ou gen pou w par et nan tribinal la mwens ke 7 j ou; si
'\vo lem pou w tan de ou byen pale, rele 711."

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Exhibit 5
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Case 9:17-cv-80723-DMM Doc8 36-2
Document Filed
Entered on 12/18/20 Page
FLSD Docket 207 of 294Page 1 of 2
06/22/2017

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 17-CV-80723-MIDDLEBROOKS/BRANNON

FIRST AMERICAN BANK, as

Successor by Merger to Bank of
Coral Gables, LLC ,

Plaintiff,

V.

LAURENCE SCHNEIDER, STEPHANIE

L. SCHNEIDER, et al. ,

Defendants.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -·'
NOTICE OF FILING

COMES NOW the Plaintiff, FIRST AMERICAN BANK, by and through its

undersigned counsel and in accordance with the applicable Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, hereby notifies the Court and all parties of the filing of the Defendants',

LAURENCE SCHNEIDER and STEPHANIE SCHNEIDER, Response to Order to Show

Cause bearing a Certificate of Service Date of June 21 , 2017.

Respectfully submitted,

KELLER & BOLZ, LLP

Attorneys for
121 Majorca Avenue, #200
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Telephone: (305) 529-8500
Telefax: (305) 529-0228
Email: hbolz@kellerbolz.com

By: s/Henry H. Bolz, Ill

Henry H. Bolz, Ill
Florida Bar No. 260071
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Case 9:17-cv-80723-DMM Doc8 36-2
Document Filed
Entered on 12/18/20 Page
FLSD Docket 208 of 294Page 2 of 2
06/22/2017

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

WE HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of

Filing was delivered to the addressee below via transmission of Notices of Electronic

Filing generated by CM/ECF on this 22 nd day of June, 2017:

LAURENCE SCHNEIDER, Pro Se

360 Coconut Palm Road
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Email: Larry@sacapitalpartners.com

KELLER & BOLZ, LLP

By: s/Henry H. Bolz, Ill

Henry H. Bolz, Ill

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Case· 9: 17-cv-80723-DM Doc8-1
M Document 36-2Entered
Filed on
12/18/20 Page 06/22/2017
FLSD Docket 209 of 294 Page 1 of 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION

FIRST AMERICAN BANK, Case No.: 9:17-cv-80723-DM M

Plaintiff DEFE!'lrnANTS' RESPONSE TO

COURT'S ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

vs.

LAURENCE SCHNEIDER; RECEIVED

STEPHANIE SC~EIDER

Defendants

Defendants Stephanie and Lamence Schneider (hereinafter referred to as "Dcfenc!an,s")

hereby respond to this Court's sua sponte review as to the removal of this action filed 0,1 Ju11e 9,

2017, as follows.

Defendants indicate their consent to this remand, and will pursue their remedies to prevent

the sale of the subject property in the separately filed action before this Court, Schneider v. First

American Bank, Case No. 9: l 7-cv-80728-DMM.

nl~
Respectfully Submitted this~ Day of June 2017

Lau rence Schneider and Stephanie Schneider

360 E. Coconut Pa lm Road
Boca Raton, FL 33432

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Exhibit 6
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Larry Schneider

From: Larry Schneider

Sent: Frid~y, June 23, 2017 4:09 PM
To: Henry Bolz
Cc: Stephanie Schneider (steffschneider13@gmail.com); Jay Levin, Esq.; J~y Levin Esq.
(foreclosures@ssdawfirm.com)
Subject: Re: First American Bank v'. Schneider, et al. - Palm Bea~h Circuit Court Case No.
2016-009292

Mr. Bo,lz,
As I had expl~ineci to you, I am in Phoeni_x d_oi_ng depositions and will not be ~ack in town until Thursday (?f next week.

Please note that I will be filing a r,otice wi~h t.~e court ..

.. . I .
Additi~n~lly, yo~ have refus_ed t_o produce any billing s~~~ement or any Req_uest fc?r Production.

Sincerely,

Late Schneider

·Sent fr(?m my iPhone

. ,I"
On Jun 23, 2017, at 7:25 AM, Hen·ry Bolz <hbolz@kellerbolz.com
. '
Mr. and Mrs. Schneider,

Although you may nave already seen it · eat ach a copy of United States Dist~ict Court Jutjge Do~ald
Mid~le~rooks' fone 22, _
20_i7 .order remaryd,ing the Foreclosure Litigation back to Circuit Court.
•
. I .
The Order Remanding Case to State ourt has been file~ with the Circuit Court and the Cim.iif Cou~
·again has jurisdiction ov~ tlie Foreclosure Litigation.

We are advised ~y t he Circu t C~urt t~at First American Bank's Motion for Summary Judgment (bearing a
Certificate of Service date of May 25, 2017) remains scheduled to be heard by the Circuit Court at 2:30
p.111. on .Mo('iay, June 26, 2017. 45minutes has. been set ~side for this hearing. A copy bf J~dge
Ferrara's . une 2, 2017 Order Special Setting Hearing is attachecl for ease of reference.

Regards,

Henry H'. Bolz, III .

Keller & Bolz) LLP
121 Majorca Avenue, #200
Coral Gables, FL :33134
Telephone: (305) 529-85Q0
Telefax: (305) 529-0228
,E-mail: hbolz@kellerbolz.com

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Exhibit 7
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1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY , FLORIDA
2

3 CASE NO .: 50 - 2016 - CA-009292-XXXX-MB

4

5 FIRST AMERICAN BANK ,

6 Plaintiff/Petitioner ,
7 VS .

8 LAURENCE S . SCHNEIDER ,
9 STEPHANIE L . SCHNEIDER ,
10 JEFFREY MARC HERMAN ,
11 et al .,
12 Defendant/Respondents .
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15 TRANS CRIPT OF PROCEE DI NGS

16
BEFORE
17
THE HONORABLE SUSAN LUBITZ
18

19

20
Palm Beach County Courthouse
21
205 North Dixie Highway
22
West Palm Beach , Florida 33401
23

24 June 26 th , 2017
25

JULIO A . MOCEGA & ASSOCIATES 305 - 374 - 0 1 81

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1 APPEARANCES :

3 For the Plainti f f :

4 HENRY BOLZ , ESQUIRE

5 121 Majorca Avenue , Su i te 200

6 Coral Gables , Florida 33134

7 305 - 529-8500

8 hbolz@kellerbolz . com

10 ALSO PRESENT :

11 THE CASE MANAGER

12

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JULIO A. MOCEGA & ASSOCIATES 305 - 374-0181