SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
LAW DIVISION: ESSEX COUNTY
DOCKET NO: ESX-L-8799-21
H.A,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK; OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL PARISH a/k/a OUR LADY OF
COUNSEL CHURCH; and THE ESTATE OF RICHARD GALDON,
Defendants,
CIVIL ACTION
SUMMONS
FROM: H.A., Plaintiff,
TO: THE ESTATE OF
RICHARD GALDON, Defendant.
The Plaintiff, named above, has filed a lawsuit against you in the Superior Court of New Jersey. The nature of this Amended Complaint is based on alleged sexual abuse of the Plaintiff, by the deceased Defendant named above, while assigned to Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish a/k/a Our Lady of Counsel Church in Newark, New Jersey in approximately 1977. The basis for joining you is that the decedent has been named alleged abuser in the above captioned Complaint. Repeated attempts to locate you in New Jersey and New Mexico have been unsuccessful. If you wish to defend, you must enter a written appearance personally or by attorney and file your defenses or objections in writing with the court. You are warned that if you fail to do so within thirty-five (35) days, the case may proceed without you, and a judgment may be entered against you without further notice for the relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR ATTORNEY AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ATTORNEY, CALL THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW.
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 with contact information for local Legal Services Offices and Lawyer Referral Services is available in the Civil Division Management Office in the county listed above and online at
http://www.njcourts.gov/forms/
10153_deptyclerklawref.pdf.
Lara R. Lovett, Esq.
Jeff Herman, Esq.
Pending Application and
Admission
HERMAN LAW FIRM, P.A.
434 West 33rd Street,
Penthouse
New York, New York 10001
212-390-0100
Counsel for Plaintiff
Observer: June 26, July 3, 2022