Attorney File #: 26-010147
Notice ID: 1609506
First Publication Date: 10/22/2026
Number of Insertions: 4
Last Publication Date: 11/12/2026
County: Berrien
Begin Notice
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Attention homeowner: If you are a military service member on active duty, if your period of active duty has concluded less than 90 days ago, or if you have been ordered to active duty, please contact the attorney for the party foreclosing the mortgage at the telephone number stated in this notice.
Notice of foreclosure by advertisement. Notice is given under section 3212 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.3212, that the following mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at a public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check at the place of holding the circuit court in Berrien County, starting promptly at 11:00 AM on NOVEMBER 19, 2026. The amount due on the mortgage may be greater on the day of the sale. Placing the highest bid at the sale does not automatically entitle the purchaser to free and clear ownership of the property. A potential purchaser is encouraged to contact the county register of deeds office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge a fee for this information.
Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James E. Dortch and Regina Dortch, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender, its successors and assigns, Mortgagee, dated February 6, 2004 and recorded February 17, 2004 in Liber 2481, Page 845 and Loan Modification recorded on October 29, 2013, in Liber 3055, Page 1189, and Loan Modification recorded on November 19, 2019, in Liber 3256, Page 2837, Berrien County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES,SERIES 2004-3, by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Eight and 95/100 Dollars ($283,308.95).
Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the place of holding the circuit court within Berrien County, Michigan at 11:00 AM on NOVEMBER 19, 2026.
Said premises are located in the Township of Oronoko, Berrien County Michigan, and are described as:
Lot 5, Shaker Landing, according to the plat thereof, recorded October 28, 1963, in liber 19 of plats, page 41.
8723 Meadowlark Lane, Berrien Springs, Michigan 49103
The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.
If the property is sold at foreclosure sale, pursuant to MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damage to the property during the redemption period. FinCEN reporting will be required of all successful purchasers, absent a lawful exemption.
Dated: October 22, 2026
File No. 26-010147
Firm Name: Orlans Law Group PLLC
Firm Address: 1650 West Big Beaver Road, Troy MI 48084
Firm Phone Number: (248) 502.1400
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