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IN THE CIR CUI T COU RT OF

THE FIFT EEN TH JUD ICIA L CIR CUI T
IN AND FOR PAL M BEA CH COU NTY ,
FLO RID A
CAS E NO.: 502 016 -CA -009 292 DIVISIO
N AH
FIR ST AMERICAN BANK, as
succ esso r by mer ger to Bank of
Cor al Gab les, LLC,

Plaintiff,

V.

LAU REN CE S. SCH NEI DER ,

STE PHA NIE L. SCH NEI DER , et al.,

Defendants.
_ _ __ _ __ __ _ !

AMENDED FINAL JUD GM ENT OF FOR

EC WS URE (SUPPLEMENTAL
JUDGMENT)
THI S ACT ION came befo re the Cou rt upo
n the Mot ion for Swnmary Judgment filed
by
Plaintiff, FIR ST AMERICAN BANK, the
Amended Final Judgment of Fore clos ure
dated
Oct obe r 12, 2018, the Mandate issued by
the Fourth District Colllt of App eal dated Sept
ember 7,
2018, and, its Opinion date d July 25, 2018
, Plaintiff's Mot ion for Ass essm ent of Atto
rneys'
Fee s, Cos ts and Exp ense s, Mot ion for Ass
essm ent of Appellate Atto rney s' Fee s, Mot
ion to
Tax Appellate Cos ts, and Supplement to
Mot ion to Tax Exp ert Witness Fee s and
Exp ense s, this
Coll lt's Ord er date d February 11, 202 0 Gran
ting Plaintiff's, FIR ST AMERICAN BAN
K, Motion
for Ass essi rent of Atto rney s' Fee s, Cos
ts and Exp ense s [DE 235] (inc luding the
Supplement
thereto [DE 367]), Motion for Asse ssm ent
of Appellate Atto rney s' Fee s [DE 237],
Motion to
Tax Appellate Cos ts [DE 217] Plai ntiff 's
Amended Application for Sale of Prop erty
dated
February 3, 2020 and Plai ntiff 's Mot ion
for Entry of Supplemental Judgments [DE
380] .
Acc ordi ngly , this Cou rt enters this Amended
Final Judgment of Fore clos ure (Supplem
ental
Judgment) and it is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED THA T:

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1. Judg ment is GRA NTE D in favo r of Plaintiff,

FIRST AMER1CAN BANK. and against
Defendants, LAURENCE S. SCHNEIDER,
STE PHA NIE L. SCH NEI DER and THE OAK
S
AT BOC A RAT ON PRO PER TY OW NER S.
ASSOCIATION, INC.
2. Amounts Due. Plaintiff, FIRST AMERICAN
BANK. 2295 Galiano Street, Coral
Gables, Florida 33134, is due:

a. Principal
$1,488,554.76
b. Pre-judgment interest from March 16, 2016
to date Final Judgment of Fore clos ure was ente
red $69, 646. 52
c. Florida Ad Valorenv'real property taxes for
2014 , 2015 and 2016 $66,870.93
Sub-total $1,625,072.71
d. Post-judgment inter est accruing as of JW1e
26, 2017 (date
Final Judgment was entered to Nov emb er 05,
2018
(date cash bond delivered to Plaintiff) on$1 ,625
,072 .71 $11 I , 745.48
Purs uant to the Orde r Granting Plaintiff's Mot
ion
To Disburse Cash Bon d, the Clerk of Court
disbursed
the $115,000.00 cash bond to Plaintiff ($11
5,000.00)
e. Post-judgment interest accruing as of Nov
emb er 06, 2018
to Febmary 26 , 2020 on $1,510,072.71 ($1,6
25,072.71
less $1 15,0 00.0 0 cash bond payment)
$99,659.61
f. Attorneys' Fees
$426,479.50
g. Pre-supplemental judgment interest on Atto
rneys' Fees
in the State Action from June 26, 2017 through
February 11, 2020
$39,18720
h. Pre-supplemental judgment interest on Atto
rneys' Fees
in the Appeal from July 25, 2018 through
February 11, 2020
$6,271.28
i. Pre-supplemental judgment interest on Attorney
s' Fees
in the Federal Action from January 31, 2018
through
Febmary 11, 2020
$5,268.51
J. Cos ts and Exp ense s (including Florida Ad Valo
rem/real
property taxes for 2017)
$30, 464. 54
k. Exp ert Wib1ess Fees and Exp ense s
$48,389.50

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Tota l $2,2 77,5 37.8 3

With the exce ptio n of thos e items desc ribe d in
paragraphs 2(d) and (e) abov e, the sums due
shall
bear inter est at the rate of 6 .83% per year.

3. Lien on Prop erty . Plaintiff, FIRS T AME RIC

AN BAN K. holds a lien for the total sum
supe rior to all c laims or estat es of Defe ndan
ts, on the follo wing desc ribe d prop erty in Palm
Bea ch County, Flor ida:
"Lo t 37 of the Fox Hill Esta tes of Boc a Rato
n, acco rdin g to the Plat there of, as
reco rded in Plat Boo k 87, Page 4 , of the Publ
ic Rec ords of Palm Bea ch County,
Flor ida."
Commonly know n as 17685 Circ le Pon d Cou
rt, Boc a Raton, Flor ida 3349 6-10 02 ("Pr oper
ty").
4. Sale of Prop erty. If the total sum with inter
est at the rate desc ribe d in para grap h 2 and
all cost s accr ued subs eque nt to this judgmen
t are not paid, the Cler k of this Cou rt shall sell
the
prop erty at public sale on April 1, 2020 , to
the highest bidd er for cash , exce pt as pres cribe
d in
para grap h 5, at the cour thou se located at 205
N. Dixie High way in Palm Bea ch County in
Wes t
Palm Beac h, Flor ida in acco rdan ce with sect
ion 45.0 31, Flor ida Statutes, using the follo
wing
method: By elec tron ic sale beginning at 10:0
0 a.m on the pres cribe d date at
http s//m ypal mbe achc lerkc lerka uctio n.co m

5. Cos ts. Plaintiff, FIRS T AME RIC AN BANK,

shall adva nce all subs eque nt cost s of this
actio n and shall be reimbursed for them by
the Cler k if Plaintiff, FIRS T AME RIC AN BAN
K, is
not the purc hase r of the Prop erty for sale ,
prov ided , how ever , that the purc hase r of the
Property
for sale shall be resp onsi ble for the documen
tary stamps paya ble on the ce1tificate of title.
Without further orde r of this Co rut, the Cler
k shall incre ase the amount of the Ame nded
Final
Judg men t of Fore clos ure (Supplemental Judg
ment), upon proo f of payment by Plaintiff,
FIRST
AME RIC AN BAN K, to the Cler k of the subs
eque nt cost s incurred by Plaintiff, FIRS T
AME RIC AN BAN K, including, but not limit
ed to, payments of Florida Ad Valo renv real
prop erty
taxes. If Plaintiff, FIRS T AME RIC AN BAN
K, is the purchaser, the Cler k shall cred it Plaintiff's
bid with the total sum with inter est and cost
s accruing subs eque nt to this Judgment, or
such part
of it as is nece ssar y to pay the bid in full.

6. Dist ribu tion of Proc eeds . On filing the certi

ficat e of title the Cler k shall distribute the

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proc eeds of the sale, so far as they are sufficient

, by paying:
First, all Plain tiff's costs and expe nses awar ded
in this Amended Final Judgment of
Fore closu re (Supplemental Judgment), including
expe rt witn ess fees and expe nses and
all subs eque nt costs of this actio n incurred by Plain
tiff, including payrrents of Florida Ad
Valoretrv'real prop erty taxes ;

Seco nd, docu n~nt ary stamps affix ed to the certi

ficat e of title;
Third, all attor neys ' fees awar ded in this Amended
Final Judgment of Fore closu re
(Supplemental Judgment);

Fourth, all F lorid a Ad Valorem/real prop erty taxes

that are due and unpaid again st the
Prop erty in acco rdan ce with secti on 197.217, Flori
da Statutes;
Fifth, the total sum due to Plaintiff, less the items
paid, if any, plus interest at the rates
presc ribed in parag raph 2 from this date to the
date of the sale; and by retaining any
remaining amount pending further orde r of this
Court.
7. Right of Red emption/Right of Poss essio n. On
filing the certificate of sale,
defendant(s) and all perso ns claiming under or
against defendant(s) since the filing of the notic
e
of lis pend ens shall be forec losed of all estat e
or claim in the Prop erty and defen dant' s right of
redem ption as presc ribed by secti on 45.03 15,
Florida Statutes, shall be tenninated, exce pt as
to
clairns or rights under chap ter 718 or chap ter 720,
Flori da Statutes, if any. Upo n the filing of the
certi ficat e of title, the pers on named on the certi
ficat e of title shall be let into poss essio n of the
Prop erty, subje ct to the rights of a tenant occu pyin
g residential premises pursuant to secti on
83.56 1, Flori da Statutes.

8. Atto rney s' Fees . The Cour t finds that P laintiff,

FIRS T AME RICA N BAN K, is entitled
to reaso nable attor neys ' fees , costs and expe nses
incWTed in conn ectio n with this action. The
Cou1t will retain jurisdiction to detennine the total
amounts of attor neys ' fees, costs and
expe nses to whic h Plain tiff is entitled.

9. Juri sdiction Reta ined and Effe ct of Supp leme

ntation of Ame nded Fina l Judgment
of Fore closu re. Exce pt to the exten t that the
Cour t has enter ed this supplement to the Amended
Final Judg ment of Fore closu re whic h awar ds Plain
tiff fees , interest, costs and expe nses , and the

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Cour t has also order ed sale of the Prop erty and Distr
ibution of fWldS, all other terms , condi tions
and aspe ct of said Amen ded Final Judgm ent of Forec losur
e [DE #225 ] shall remain in full force
and effec t, witho ut modi ficati on or airen dmen t, exce
pt as may be suppl emen ted by this Cour t in
the future. Juris dictio n of this actio n is retain ed to
enter further order s that are prop er including,
witho ut limitation, a defic iency judgment.

IF THIS PRO PER TY JS SOL D AT PUBLIC AUC

TION , THE RE MAY BE
ADD ITIO NAL MON EY FRO M THE SAL E AFT
ER PAY MEN T OF PER SON S WHO
ARE ENTITLED TO BE PAID FRO M THE SAL
E PRO CEE DS PUR SUA NT TO THE
AME NDE D FINA L JUD GME NT OF FOR ECL
OSU RE (SUP PLE MEN TAL
JUD GME NT).

IF YOU ARE A SUB ORD INA TE LIENHOLDER

CLAIMING A RIGHT TO FUNDS
REM AINI NG AFT ER THE SAL E, JF ANY , YOU
MUS T FILE A CLAIM WITH THE
CLE RK NO LAT ER THA N THE DATE THA T
THE CLE RK REP ORT S THE FUNDS
AS UNCLAIMED. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A CLA
IM, YOU WILL NOT BE
ENTITLED TO ANY REMAINING FUN DS.

DON E AND ORD ERE D inWe stPal mBe ach, Palm

Beac hCou nty, Flori da.

50-2016-CA-009292-XXXX-MB 02/26/2020
Lisa S. Small
Judge

Copi es furnished to:

John W. Kelle r, Ill Esq.

H enry I-I. Bolz , ID, Esq.
Kelle r & Bolz , LLP
Attor neys for First Amer ican Bank
12 I Majo rca Aven ue, #200
Cora l Gabl es, FL 33134
Email:Jl<eller@kellerbolz.com
Email: hbolz @kel lerbo lz.co m

Andr ew D. Wyman, Esq.

Wym an Lega l Solut ions
Attor neys for Laure nce S. Schn eider and
Stephanie L. Schn eider
4800 N. Fede ral High way, Suite 205B

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Boca Rato n, FL 3343 1

Email: andy@wymanlegalsolution.s.com

Charles F. Rodman, Esq.

Rodm-in Emp loyir ent Law
Attorneys for Laurence S. Schn eider and
Stephanie L. Schn eider
181 Well s Aven ue, #201 ,
New ton, MA 0245 9
Email: chuc krod man@ rodm anem ploy ment law.c
om

Aleksandra Nov akov ich Gonz alez, Esq.

Sach s, Sax, Capl an
Attorneys for The Oaks at Boca Rato n Prop erty
Own ers' Asso ciation, Inc.
611 l Brok en Sound Park way, N.W., #200 ,
Boca Raton, FL 3348 7
Email: agon zalez@ss claw finn com

Geof frey M. Cahe n, Esq.

Cahe n Law, P.A.,
Attorneys for It's A New Day Corp orati on,
Real Esta te & Finance, Inc., S&A
Capital Partn ers, Inc. Mor tgag e
Reso lutio n Servicing, LLC and
l" Fide lity Loan Serv icing , LLC
1900 Glad es Road , Suite 270
Boc a Raton, FL33 431
Email: geof f@ca henla w.co m

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