DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. CROIX FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 2011-0015 ) WESLEY P. TORONTO, ) ) Defendant. ) ________________________________________________) Attorneys: A. Jennings Stone, Esq., St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Plaintiff JUDGMENT AND ORDER UPON CONSIDERATION of the “Motion for Default Judgment” filed by Plaintiff Flagstar Bank, FSB (“Flagstar”) against Defendant Wesley P. Toronto (“Toronto”) (Dkt. No. 15), and the entire record herein, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion filed contemporaneously herewith, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Motion for Default Judgment filed by Flagstar is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Flagstar has a first priority lien on the Property, described in the Memorandum Opinion as Condominium Unit No. 1-A in Estate Questa Verde Townhouses, a Condominium established at plot 11, 12 and 13 Estate Hermon Hill, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, according to Declaration of Condominium dated June 26, 1967 and recorded June 30, 1967 as Doc. No. 1761-1765 in PC 64-M, page 208, and as subsequently amended: TOGETHER WITH a 1.22367% undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to the condominium (the “Property”). and it is further Case: 1:11-cv-00015-WAL-GWC Document #: 32 Filed: 06/03/13 Page 1 of 5 2 ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Flagstar is awarded final judgment against Defendant Wesley P. Toronto in the amount of $183,783.31; plus accrued interest in the amount of $30,961.89 from July 1, 2010 through March 25, 2013; plus escrow advances in the amount of $1,886.11; plus $354.00 for inspections or other property preservation fees and charges; for a total indebtedness of $216,539.24; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that such indebtedness shall accrue interest in the amount of $32.02 per diem from March 26, 2013 until the date of entry of this Judgment, plus interest at the statutory rate of four percent (4.000%) per annum from the date of entry of this Judgment until this Judgment is satisfied; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Flagstar may seek an award of costs and attorney’s fees to be determined upon appropriate application filed with the Court at any time prior to entry of an Order confirming the sale of the Property; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Flagstar’s Mortgage dated May 16, 2008 and all other liens subsequent or inferior to Flagstar’s Mortgage are hereby FORECLOSED; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defendant Wesley P. Toronto and all persons claiming from or under him shall be forever barred and foreclosed from all rights of redemption and claims to the Property except for statutory redemption rights in accordance with 28 V.I.C. § 535; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Property shall be sold by the United States Marshal according to law at a judicially supervised sale and that the proceeds of such sale shall be applied first to the expenses associated with any sale, including but not limited to the costs of publication and the commission assessed by the United States Marshal’s Service Case: 1:11-cv-00015-WAL-GWC Document #: 32 Filed: 06/03/13 Page 2 of 5 3 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1921, and then toward satisfaction of this Judgment in favor of Flagstar, including any costs and attorney’s fees that may be awarded upon application and any sums that may be paid by Flagstar for insurance premiums, taxes, and expenditures necessary to maintain the Property pending sale, with interest from the date of any such payment; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that any surplus remaining after the application of the proceeds as provided above, shall be deposited in the registry of the Court pending further Order; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that time is of the essence for the payment of all amounts in connection with the Marshal’s Sale; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that at any time before or after the Marshal’s Sale, Flagstar shall be allowed to assign any or all of its rights under this Judgment or any other Order of this Court, in whole or in part, to one or more assignee(s) or nominee(s) without notice or approval of any kind; and Flagstar and its nominee(s) and assignee(s) shall be allowed to credit bid at such sale and shall be allowed to transfer and/or assign any bids; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that: 1. Pursuant to V.I. Code Ann. Tit. 5, § 484 (1997), notice of the Marshal’s Sale shall be posted for four weeks prior to the sale in a public place in or near the Office of the Clerk of Court; and published once a week for at least four consecutive weeks prior to the sale in a newspaper regularly issued and of general circulation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The notice shall describe the Property as set forth above and shall contain the terms and conditions of sale as set forth herein. 2. The terms and conditions of the sale shall be as follows: Case: 1:11-cv-00015-WAL-GWC Document #: 32 Filed: 06/03/13 Page 3 of 5 4 a. The Property shall be seized and sold at public sale at the Office of the U.S. Marshal, 3013 Estate Golden Rock, Federal Building, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 2001 and 2002; b. Flagstar and its nominee(s) and assignee(s) may bid a credit against its judgment and interest thereon, plus any costs, fees, and expenses, without tender of cash; c. The terms of sale as to all other persons or parties bidding shall be bank check, money order, or other certified funds. The successful bidder shall be required to deposit with the United States Marshal cash equal to ten percent (10%) of the bidder’s total bid at or before 5:00 p.m. on the date of sale; and the remaining ninety percent (90%) of said purchase price shall be paid on or before 5:00 p.m. within thirty (30) days, inclusive, of the date of sale; d. The successful bidder shall be responsible for the payment of stamp taxes, recording fees, and related charges associated with obtaining and recording a deed to the Property; e. The United States Marshal shall make his report of sale within ten (10) days from the date of sale; f. If no objections have been filed in writing with the Clerk of Court by 10:00 a.m. within fifteen (15) days, inclusive, from the date of sale, the sale shall be confirmed upon motion of Flagstar or the purchaser. 3. Flagstar shall have any and all writs necessary to execute the terms of this Judgment; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Flagstar shall be entitled, upon proper application, to Judgment against Wesley P. Toronto for any deficiency that may remain after the sale of the Property; and it is further Case: 1:11-cv-00015-WAL-GWC Document #: 32 Filed: 06/03/13 Page 4 of 5 5 ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that copies of this Judgment shall be directed to the Parties’ counsel of record, and shall be served by the U.S. Marshal on Defendant Wesley P. Toronto. SO ORDERED. Date: June 3, 2013 _______/s/_______ WILMA A. LEWIS District Judge Case: 1:11-cv-00015-WAL-GWC Document #: 32 Filed: 06/03/13 Page 5 of 5