Paul Dlugos, outside his late father’s home on W. 11th Street (photo by Henry Senyak)
A special report by The Tremonster
“It’s a standard eviction,” said probate attorney, James Wagner. Wagner was standing on the street watching the eviction process near the chest-high pile of Paul Dlugos belongings covering the tree lawn in front of 3155 W. 11th Street. “It’s not so standard, obviously, but…”
According to Wagner, “Paul was the administrator of the estate, but the court removed him. The court removed him because he didn’t post the bond and he lied to the court about who the heirs are — he filed an application saying there’s no heirs. There’s five other heirs; family members. They’re all family members. Just go to the probate court docket, and search under Karol Dlugos. It’s all in the docket. It’s all in the docket.”
Here is a link to the full Cuyahoga County Probate Court docket found under the name Karol Dlugos of 3155 W. 11th Street, including document PDFs. It is case number 2015EST206731, titled, “THE ESTATE OF KAROL DLUGOS.” Below is a reprint of the docket dates and descriptions without PDFs.
Wagner said Paul, his dog, and bird can live on W. 15th Street: “Paul’s father had two properties, this one (3155 W. 11th Street) and the one on W. 15th (2623 W. 15th Street), and the famly’s allowed — said that he can move into the property on W. 15th. That property is in his father’s name. His father died without a will, so it all passes to the family members. He died in December of 2014, I think.”
Wagner maintains the Dlugos’ relatives are simply trying to sell the house to cover costs related to the estate. He said, “This process has been going on for two months, in terms of the eviction. Even before that: ‘Paul, you’re going to have to move.’ ‘I’m not moving.’ ‘Paul, we’re going to have to file an eviction.’ ‘Well, you do what you want to do.’ ‘Okay.’ He’s just very stubborn — that’s the way he is, and that’s fair enough, but this is what it comes down to: the house has to be sold to clear up the estate.”
| Case Number: | 2015EST206731 | |
| Case Title: | THE ESTATE OF KAROL DLUGOS | |
| Date | Docket Description | |
| 4/28/2015 | APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (A1)) | |
| 4/28/2015 | DEPOSIT RECEIVED IN THE AMOUNT OF $250. | |
| 4/28/2015 | APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER HEARD & GRANTED WITHOUT BOND. RLG | |
| 4/28/2015 | ENTRY APPOINTING FIDUCIARY (INTESTATE); LETTERS OF AUTHORITY. (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 4/30/2015 | LETTERS OF AUTHORITY ISSUED. (2 AT NO CHARGE – ONE TIME ONLY) | |
| 5/7/2015 | APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 5/7/2015 | APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISER, NONE NECESSARY – COUNTY AUDITOR (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 5/7/2015 | INVENTORY FILED (NO APPRAISAL) (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 5/7/2015 | INVENTORY HEARING SET FOR: 05/27/2015 TIME: 9:00 A.M. WITH: INVENTORY MAGISTRATE ACCOUNTS LOCATION: ROOM 113 – 1ST FLOOR | |
| 5/7/2015 | APPLICATION TO EXTEND ADMINISTRATION FILED. (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 5/7/2015 | EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 7/6/2015 AT 09:00 AM BEFORE HEIDI M. KOENIG EVENT: ESTATE HEARING ACTION: CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER RESULTS: CONTINUED | |
| 5/7/2015 | NOTICE OF HEARING SENT TO DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1) | |
| 5/11/2015 | ENTRY EXTENDING ADMINISTRATION, HEARD AND GRANTED | |
| 5/28/2015 | INVENTORY HEARD AND APPROVED. | |
| 7/6/2015 | MOTION TO CORRECT THE RECORD (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1))HEARD AND RECOMMENDED. HMK | |
| 7/6/2015 | DEPOSIT RECEIVED IN THE AMOUNT OF $2. | |
| 7/6/2015 | EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 7/22/2015 AT 02:30 PM BEFORE HEIDI M. KOENIG EVENT: ESTATE HEARING ACTION: CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER RESULTS: WITHDRAWN | |
| 7/6/2015 | TRIFOLD NOTICE OF HEARING SENT TO DLUGOS/PAUL/ | |
| 7/10/2015 | MOTION TO CORRECT THE RECORD.JUDGMENT ENTRY. HEARD AND GRANTED. HMK/AJR | |
| 7/22/2015 | BOND ORDERED IN THE AMOUNT OF $130.000.00 WHERE PREVIOUS BOND WAS $0.00. HMK/AJR (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 8/10/2015 | APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER ESTATE BY SUCCESSOR FIDUCIARY FILED. (RAVE/VIERA/DLUGOS (A1)) | |
| 8/10/2015 | AMENDED CORRECTED FORM 1.0 FILED. (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 8/10/2015 | APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER GRANTED UPON GIVING BOND IN AMOUNT OF $40,000.00 . HMK (RAVE/VIERA/DLUGOS (A1)) | |
| 8/11/2015 | APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) FILED ON MAY 07, 2015.JUDGMENT ENTRY. DENIED. HMK/AJR | |
| 8/11/2015 | MOTION TO REMOVE PAUL DLUGOS AS ADMINISTRATOR FINAL ACCOUNT DUE 30 DAYS OF THIS JUDGMENT.JUDGMENT ENTRY . HEARD AND GRANTED.HMK/AJR | |
| 8/11/2015 | SPECIAL FINAL ACCOUNT REQUESTED (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 8/17/2015 | NOTICE TO FILE SPECIAL FINAL ACCOUNT ISSUED | |
| 9/10/2015 | SPECIAL FINAL FIDUCIARY’S ACCOUNT FILED (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 9/10/2015 | DEPOSIT RECEIVED IN THE AMOUNT OF $43. | |
| 9/10/2015 | ACCOUNTS HEARING SET FOR: 10/19/2015 TIME: 9:00 A.M. WITH: INVENTORY MAGISTRATE ACCOUNTS LOCATION: ROOM 113 – 1ST FLOOR RESULTS: ACCOUNT HRG. CONT. OSJ | |
| 9/10/2015 | ADDITIONAL PAGES OF ACCOUNTING. (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 9/16/2015 | NOTICE TO FILE ORIGINAL BOND ISSUED. | |
| 1/5/2016 | NOTICE TO DISMISS APPLICATION FOR FAILURE TO FILE ORIGINAL BOND (DLUGOS/PAUL/ (FI1)) | |
| 1/5/2016 | EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 2/26/2016 AT 09:30 AM BEFORE HEIDI M. KOENIG EVENT: ESTATE HEARING ACTION: MOTION TO DISMISS | |
| 1/5/2016 | TRIFOLD NOTICE OF HEARING SENT TO DLUGOS/PAUL/ | |
| 1/25/2016 | TRIFOLD CANCELLATION NOTICE SENT TO DLUGOS/PAUL/ | |
| 1/25/2016 | ***EVENT CANCELED*** EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 2/26/2016 AT 09:30 AM BEFORE HEIDI M. KOENIG EVENT: ESTATE HEARING ACTION: MOTION TO DISMISS | |
| 1/25/2016 | EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 2/26/2016 AT 09:30 AM BEFORE HEIDI M. KOENIG EVENT: ESTATE HEARING ACTION: MOTION TO DISMISS | |
| 1/25/2016 | TRIFOLD NOTICE OF HEARING SENT TO RAVE/VIERA/DLUGOS | |
| 2/26/2016 | JUDGMENT ENTRY ISSUED TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO FILE ORIGINAL BOND | |
| 3/3/2016 | DEPOSIT RECEIVED IN THE AMOUNT OF $150. | |
| 3/3/2016 | APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER ESTATE BY SUCCESSOR FIDUCIARY FILED. (JOHNSON/NELLI/ (A2)) (JOHNSON/NELLI/ (0002422)) | |
| 3/3/2016 | APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER GRANTED UPON GIVING BOND IN AMOUNT OF $40,000.00 . HMK (JOHNSON/NELLI/ (A2)) | |
| 3/4/2016 | FIDUCIARY’S BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000.00 FILED, GIVEN WITH: (JOHNSON/NELLI/ (A2)) (FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND) | |
| 3/4/2016 | ENTRY APPOINTING FIDUCIARY (INTESTATE); LETTERS OF AUTHORITY. (JOHNSON/NELLI/ (FI2)) | |
| 3/4/2016 | LETTERS OF AUTHORITY ISSUED. (2 AT NO CHARGE – ONE TIME ONLY) | |
| 4/15/2016 | APPLICATION TO TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT AND RENTAL OF REAL ESTATE FILED (JOHNSON/NELLI/ (FI2)) (JOHNSON/NELLI/ (0002422)) | |
| 4/15/2016 | DEPOSIT RECEIVED IN THE AMOUNT OF $1. | |
| 4/15/2016 | HEARD AND RECOMMENDED-APPLICATION TO TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT AND RENTAL OF REAL ESTATE | |
| 4/19/2016 | JUDGMENT ENTRY TO TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT AND RENTAL OF REAL ESTATE. HEARD & GRANTED. RLG/AJR | |
| 4/29/2016 | CERTIFIED COPIES OF CASE MATERIALS (RAVE/VIERA/DLUGOS (A1)) | |
| 4/29/2016 | NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE RECOVERY PROGRAM RETURNED – MEDICAID (JOHNSON/NELLI/ (FI2)) | |
| 6/3/2016 | EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 6/3/2016 AT 01:00 PM BEFORE INVENTORY MAGISTRATE ACCOUNTS EVENT: ESTATE HEARING ACTION: SPECIAL ACCOUNT HEARING | |
| 6/3/2016 | FINAL ACCOUNT HEARD AND APPROVED. | |
| 6/30/2016 | CONSENT TO POWER TO SELL REAL ESTATE. – PAUL DLUGOS, VIERA RAVE, STEPHAN DLUGOS, JOZEF DLUGOS, KAROL DLUGOS, BRIGITA HROMJAKOVA (JOHNSON/NELLI/ (FI2)) |
