Notice of action in eminent domain for property in Duval County.

Notice of Action - Miscellaneous
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA 
Case No. 16-2021-CA-002013
Division CV-G 
Parcel 168 
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 
  Petitioner,
vs.
HAROLD GUZMAN; CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; CACH, LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; CITY OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; VELOCITY INVESTMENTS, LLC, A NEW JERSEY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; NAS SURETY GROUP NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A/K/A WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY A NEW HAMPSHIRE CORPORATION; AND JIM OVERTON, DUVAL COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR,
  Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION IN 
EMINENT DOMAIN AND NOTICE OF HEARING 
OF CONSTRUCTIVE 
SERVICE OF PROCESS 
STATE OF FLORIDA TO: 
To the above named defendant, HAROLD GUZMAN, and all said defendants who are living, and if any or all defendants are deceased, the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, lienors, or other parties claiming by, through, under or against any such deceased defendant or defendants, if alive, and, if dead, their unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, legatees, grantees, creditors, lienors, or other parties claiming by, through, under, or against any such deceased defendant or defendants, and all other parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in and to the property described in the previously filed Petition, to-wit: 
Section No. 72280 
S.R. No. 9 (I-95) from S.R. No. 202 to Atlantic Blvd. 
Duval County
F.P. No. 4322592 
Parcel No. 168
Fee Simple Limited Access 
A Part Of Lot 1, Block 4, Rodney Unit No. 1, As Recorded In Plat Book 21, Page 70, Of The Current Public Records Of Duval County, Florida, In Section 31, Township 2 South, Range 27 East, Duval County, Florida, Being More Particularly Described As Follows: 
Commence At The Northwest Corner Of Lot 1, Block 1, Rodney Unit 1, As Recorded In Plat Book 21, Page 70, Of The Current Public Records Of Duval County, Florida, In Section 31, Township 2 South, Range 27 East, Duval County, Florida; Thence South 010443 West, Along The Southerly Extension Of The West Line Of Said Lot 1, A Distance Of 278.58 Feet To The Baseline Of Survey Of State Road No. 9 (I-95, As Per Florida Department Of Transportation Right Of Way Map, Section No. 72280, F.P. No. 4322592, Having A Variable Width Right Of Way); Thence South 424332 East, Along Said Baseline Of Survey Of State Road No. 9 (I-95), A Distance Of 186.51 Feet; Thence North 001046 East, A Distance Of 188.29 Feet To The Northeasterly Existing Limited Access Right Of Way Line Of Said State Road No. 9 (I-95), And To The Point Of Beginning; Thence North 503607 West, Along Said Northeasterly Existing Limited Access Right Of Way Line Of Said State Road No. 9 (I-95), A Distance Of 82.04 Feet To The Southerly Existing Right Of Way Line Of Taylor Street (As Per Rodney Unit No. 1, As Recorded In Plat Book 21, Page 70, Of The Current Public Records Of Duval County, Florida, Having A 60.00 Foot Right Of Way); Thence Along Said Southerly Existing Right Of Way Line, The Following 2 Courses And Distances: (1) South 894914 East, 43.56 Feet To A Curve To The Right, Having A Radius Of 20.00 Feet; (2) Along The Arc Of Said Curve, Through An Angle Of 053905, An Arc Distance Of 1.97 Feet And A Chord Bearing And Distance Of South 865941 East, 1.97 Feet To A Curve To The Left, Having A Radius Of 14,607.50 Feet; Thence Along The Arc Of Said Curve, Through An Angle Of 000543, An Arc Distance Of 24.28 Feet And A Chord Bearing And Distance Of South 464721 East, 24.28 Feet To The Westerly Existing Right Of Way Line Of Gallion Road, (As Per Rodney Unit No. 1, As Recorded In Plat Book 21, Page 70, Of The Current Public Records Of Duval County, Florida, In The Section 31, Township 2 South, Range 27 East, Duval County, Florida, Having A 60.00 Foot Right Of Way), And A Curve To The Right, Having A Radius Of 20.00 Feet; Thence Along Said Westerly Existing Right Of Way Line Of Gallion Road, The Following 2 Courses And Distances: (1) Along The Arc Of Said Curve, Through An Angle Of 093520, An Arc Distance Of 3.35 Feet And A Chord Bearing And Distance Of South 043654East, 3.34 Feet; (2) South 001046 West, 31.87 Feet To The Point Of Beginning.    
Containing: 1,494 Square Feet, More Or Less. 
Together With All The Rights Of Access, Ingress, Egress, Light, Air And View Between The Grantors Remaining Property And Any Facility Constructed On The Above Described Property. 
Being a Part of Tax Parcel No. 126335-0000 
A Motion for Final Summary Judgment has been filed in this cause and Petitioner will request case closure due to Defendant GUZMANs unknown whereabouts. 
Defendant GUZMAN must avail himself for the hearing, which is to occur in Duval, County Florida. Defendant Guzman is required to serve a written response to the Motion for Final Summary Judgment, on or before May 22, 2026, and to file the response to the Motion for Final Summary Judgment with the clerk of this court either through Defendant GUZMANs attorney or pro se. If Defendant Guzman fails to do so, all potential rights to additional compensation related to the property previously acquired will be lost. 
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for Final Summary Judgment has been filed in this cause and that Petitioner will request case closure due to Defendant GUZMANs unknown whereabouts, as well as any other Order the Court deems proper before the Honorable Michael S. Sharrit, one of the Judges of this Court, on June 15, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., (1 hour reserved) in hearing room 705 at the Duval County Courthouse, 501 West Adams Street, Jacksonville, Florida. Defendant GUZMAN may request a hearing at the time and place designated and be heard. Defendant GUZMANs failure to file a response and request for hearing shall waive any right to object to the Motion for Final Summary Judgment.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL of this Court on the 31st day of March, 2026.
JODY PHILLIPS 
CLERK OF THE 
CIRCUIT COURT 
DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA 
By: Tonya Mooradian
Deputy Clerk
(SEAL)
Brian D. Shear Esq. 
Florida Department 
of Transportation 
1109 S. Marion Avenue, MS 2008 
Lake City, Florida 32025-5874 
Telephone: 386/961-7843 
Brian.Shear@dot.state.fl.us 
Apr. 2/9	(26-01895D)