IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
NEWREZ LLC d/b/a SHELLPOINT
MORTGAGE SERVICING,
Petitioner,
v.
ESTHER JEAN NICKENS, also known
as Esther Jean Lucas, FRANCES LUCAS,
as Executrix of the Estate of Fred Maurice
Lucas, MONTEY JAY NICKENS-ALLEN,
and BLUE RIDGE NURSING, LLC d/b/a
WILLOW TREE HEALTHCARE CENTER,
Respondents.
CIVIL ACTION NO. CC-19-2025-P-153
(Judge David M. Hammer)
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The object of the above-referenced civil action is to quiet title to certain real property located in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
It appearing by a certain returned Summons/Affidavit Of Non-Service, which was filed in this civil action on November 14, 2025, that, after due diligence, the whereabouts of respondent Esther Jean Nickens are unknown and respondent Esther Jean Nickens cannot be located. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 4(e)(1) of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure, it is hereby ORDERED that respondent Esther Jean Nickens shall, on or before December 29, 2025, serve upon petitioner NewRez LLC, d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing’s attorney, R. Terrance Rodgers, of the law firm of Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC, whose address is P.O. Box 2031, Charleston, West Virginia 25327, an answer or other defense to the Petition For Declaratory Relief Regarding Certain Real Property filed in this civil action, otherwise default may be taken against respondent Esther Jean Nickens at any time thereafter.
A copy of the Petition For Declaratory Relief Regarding Certain Real Property can be obtained from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, Jefferson County Courthouse, 100 E. Washington Street, Charles Town, West Virginia 25414.
ENTERED by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, this 19th day of November, 2025.
Tina Renner
TINA RENNER
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia
By: Becky Chalk, Deputy Clerk
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