Hempstead Beacon 03-12-2026

INCORPORATING THE WEST HEMPSTEAD

BEACON

Charter school approved despite vocal opposition

Set to open for 2026-2027 school year

By MADISON GUSLER & LUKE FENEEY Of the Herald

The Diamond Charter School has been approved by the SUNY Charter Schools Institute to open in West Hempstead for the 2026-27 school year.

QIn 2024, DCS requested approval to open in Hempstead. Despite strong opposition from residents of Hempstead and neighboring communities, the proposal was approved by the institute, for a September 2026 opening. Then, in December, DCS submitted a request to revise its application, and to temporarily operate in West Hempstead for as long as two years while it completes construction of its permanent location in Hempstead.

maximum of 18 months.

“The Institute reviewed the facility documents for the temporary location and found them educationally, fiscally and legally sound,” Kathryn ConnellEspinosa, the institute’s executive director, said in a statement to the Herald. “The school also presented feasible plans which would allow the school to move back within the Hempstead Union Free School District by January 1, 2028.”

uite simply, any period of ‘incubation’ in West Hempstead is disappointing.

DANIEL REHMAN Superintendent, West Hempstead

school district

On March 3, the institute published a memorandum detailing its approval for DCS to operate in West Hempstead, for a

“While we are disappointed that the approval for temporary relocation was granted for 18 months rather than the two years we initially requested, Diamond Charter School remains fully committed to serving the Village of Hempstead and the surrounding communities,” DCS’s external affairs director, Terrence

Cradle of Aviation hosts game expo

By JOSEPH D’ALESSANDRO jdalessandro@liherald.com

The Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo is a one-stop shop to learn and buy board games of all kinds. The March 7 and 8 event brought thousands of tabletop hobbyists and local vendors to the Cradle of Aviation in Uniondale in an eclectic mashup of interests and attractions

“We’ve got stuff from all across the industry: card games, role playing games, board games, miniature games, and we’ve got panels and classes on them,” said Event Coordinator Jesse Harchack. “(For) pretty much anything on the tabletop hobby, you can find something here.”

Ttion of his friends.

“I’m big into Magic: The Gathering,” he said. “This is actually neat because there’s a whole bunch of vendors from all over the island. This is one of the conventions where there’s a handful of them all in the same building. It’s really nice being able to see what other people have to trade, to buy, to sell, and just a little bit of everything.”

hey’re free to play.

S ARAH BEcKER Staff Member, Brothers’ Grimm Games

While conventions attract many hardcore fans, the expo focuses on approachability to welcome newcomers.

“We always put a focus on walk-ups, people completely fresh to the hobby,” Harchack said. “I think people want more engagement in their hobbies and their life right now… you see people playing with people who are complete strangers. They just met, and they’re having a good time playing games. I think people really just like the social aspect of it.”

For the past four years, the expo has been bringing together friends and families for game tournaments and panels of industry experts, exhibits of board games throughout history, and sessions helping new game designers test out their designs.

Johnathan Sammis attended the expo for the first time this year at the sugges-

Vendor stations and game tables filled the museum, taking space between various aeronautical exhibits, featuring everything from global franchises like Warhammer 40,000 to games made by local and independent creators.

On the second floor of the building, attendees were able to borrow board games and play them for free.

The convention’s vendors offered instructed play for many games, such as Battletech: Alphastrike and Halo: Flashpoint, two combat board games using plastic miniatures, hosted by Brothers’ Grimm Games from Selden.

“We’re running a bunch of demos this year,” said BGG staff member Sarah Becker. “We run them every year. They’re free to play, they have so many options… we’re serving our patrons and hopefully making some friends along the way.”

Darlene Hartman attended the event with members of her hobby group.

“We’re looking for some things for our Dungeons and Dragons tables: some dice, some terrain, some new miniatures,” she said. “We like just playing

Empowering local libraries

By MADISON GUSLER mgusler@liherald.com

The Nassau Library System is a cooperative of 54 libraries throughout Nassau County. While each individual library is supported by local taxes and governed by its own board of trustees, the NLS provides services, materials and programming to all member libraries.

“One of the largest services we provide are delivery services five days a week,” NLS Director Caroline Ashby said. “We enable libraries to share resources with one another. So when a patron in Levittown wants to use a book only owned by the Elmont library, we’ll pick it up from Elmont, sort it in our facility and send it to Levittown the next day for the patron to check out.

“We save Nassau taxpayers thousands of dollars a year,” Ashby added, “by resource-sharing this way.”

Ashby, a native of Port Washington, began her library career with the New York Public Library while studying for a master’s in library and information sciences at the Pratt Institute. “I was a volunteer in the adult literacy center as a tutor,” she recalled. “These were people from their 40s to their 70s who’d made it that far without real literacy skills — the ability to read or express themselves in writing.”

At the center, Ashby built relationships with patrons and learned about the challenges they faced, such as a lack of technology skills. She decided to teach those as well, helping with internet browsing, setting up emails and teaching them Microsoft. “Because to be able to work,” she said, “you need to have a resume, submit your application over email, and know how to use Word.”

Ashby was hired as a library trainee at the New York Library’s Van Nest branch, in the Bronx, when she was in school. “It was a great introduction to library management,” she said. “There was no office space, so we all were out on the floor, working together on everything.”

After finishing her degree, she worked at the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, in Manhattan, which is part of a nationwide network that provides reading materials to patrons who are blind or visually impaired. Ashby, who worked with patrons by phone and email, and suggested braille and audio materials, credits this experience for broadening her perspective of library services.

Library

Day in Albany.

In 2011 she became the branch’s chief librarian, and three years later she was hired as assistant director of the NLS. “I wanted to come back home and serve a community closer to my heart,” Ashby said. In 2019 she was promoted to director.

NLS delivers more than materials to local libraries. Technology is a major aspect of its service, as it provides libraries with broadband internet service and organizes the shared-material catalog. The online catalog allows any cardholder in the county to view materials available at system branches. NLS offers continuing education for library staff. “We provide training to library trustees on their governance responsibilities, we provide training to library administrators on management and legal compliance topics, and training for public-facing staff on outreach and best practices,” Ashby explained. Through its networking opportunities, she added, the NLS encourages librarians to “learn from one another so the service provided at public libraries in Nassau can be as consistent as possible.”

She also leads NLS’s advocacy work, connecting with local and state elected officials to ensure that local libraries receive the funding and support available.

“The more NLS can do to support member libraries, the more freedom those libraries have to serve their communities in close, responsive ways,” Ashby said. “So if we can take the pressure off libraries by providing these shared services, they can focus their energy, attention and resources on the unique needs of their community.”

Diamond Charter School to open in September

McLean, wrote to the Herald in an email. “We will continue working closely with our community partners to ensure a smooth transition and to support families throughout this process. Our priority remains providing a strong educational option for students and welcoming all families who wish to attend Diamond Charter School.”

The school, overseen by founder and Executive Director Mark Crusante, is initially expected to serve 162 students in kindergarten and first grade, adding students in the other elementary grades each year and eventually serving 486 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, according to its application and SUNY Charter Schools Institute’s approval.

Charter schools, like public schools, are publicly funded and tuition-free, but in New York state, funding comes largely from local tax revenue. Instead of a Board of Education, a charter school is governed by a board of trustees — and according to Diamond Charter School’s website, none of its trustees are based on Long Island.

The school’s emphasis, the website states, is on a “research-driven, studentcentered approach” to learning. It has one hour more of instruction each day than a traditional public school, and at least five more days of school per year.

It plans to operate at 12 Westminster Road, in the former religious school building at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, while its permanent location, at 131 Fulton Ave. in Hempstead, undergoes renovations.

According to last week’s memorandum, if the school does not relocate to the Hempstead location within 18 months, it will surrender its charter, or the institute’s board of trustees will revoke the charter, effective July 31, 2028.

“While we acknowledge that this revised timeline is somewhat reduced from the original request, the fact remains that our district is still being asked to serve as an incubation site for a school chartered to operate in the Hempstead Union Free School District,” West Hempstead Superintendent Daniel Rehman wrote in a letter that was shared with the Herald. “That is a responsibility we did not seek and one that carries real implications for our students, our staff, and our community. Quite simply, any period of ‘incubation’ in West Hempstead is disappointing. Our district exists to serve West Hempstead students, and we remain committed to that singular mission.”

In January, residents, students, school staff and district and elected officials voiced their opposition to the school and its revised plans at public meetings at West Hempstead Secondary

School and Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School, in Hempstead.

“When students leave, our district’s funding follows them,” Hempstead Superintendent Gary Rush said at the January meetings. “However the district’s fixed costs do not decrease. We remain responsible for transportation, special-education services, related services, evaluation, compliance and full continuum of supports required for a high-needs population. The cumulative effect of this model is destabilizing, and directly impacts the educational program of the students who remain in Hempstead schools.”

Hempstead is familiar with the impact of charter schools on the district. There are currently three charter schools operating there, and according to Rush, the district spends over $105 million to support the 3,100 students who attend them. “At this time, we are still in the early stages of evaluating the financial implications of this decision for the West Hempstead Union Free School District,” Rehman wrote. “Charter school placements can carry funding consequences for host districts, and we are committed to conducting a thorough analysis.”

Rehman encouraged families to engage with Diamond Charter School, but to strongly consider the school’s temporary status, its impending relocation and its impact on their children. He

added that the district is consulting with legal counsel and evaluating all available options to “ensure that the interests of West Hempstead students and families are protected throughout this process.”

• Jun. 3, 2024: diamond Charter School submits a proposal to the SunY Charter Schools institute to open in Hempstead.

• oct. 2, 2024: dCS is approved by the institute to open in Hempstead in September 2026.

• dec. 29, 2025: dCS submits a request to revise its application and to temporarily operate in the West Hempstead school district for no more than two years.

• Jan. 20: public meeting in West Hempstead.

• Jan. 21: public meeting in Hempstead.

• march 3: the institute releases a public memorandum on its decision to approve the temporary relocation to West Hempstead for 18 months.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. MARC LACHAUD, HEIR-AT-LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLADYS MARCELIN-LACHAUD, DECEASED, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 2, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 16 Elizabeth Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11550. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 34, Block 370 and Lot 357-358. Approximate amount of judgment is $358,241.80 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 620707/2023.

Joshua D. Brookstein, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 230049-1 158463

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS

SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME

LOANS SERVICING LP, Plaintiff -againstNELSON E. CASTILLO

A/K/A NELSON CASTILLO, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 15, 2025 and entered on October 17, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at

100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Lawson Street, distant 219.25 feet westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Lawson Street with the westerly side of Kennedy Avenue; being a plot 100 feet by 50 feet by 100 feet by 50 feet.

Section: 36 Block: 75 Lot: 239

Said premises known as 226 LAWSON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550

Approximate amount of lien $468,639.16 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 609133/2018.

KENNETH L. GARTNER, ESQ., Referee

David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhasset, NY 11030 File# 8150.984 {* HEMPSTEAD*} 158388

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of QUBIT NYC LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/09/2026. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: 42 Cliff Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11550. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 158431

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. HARVEY WEISMAN, Pltf. vs. PATRICIA MARINELLO, Defts. Index #601299/2024. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered December 12, 2025, I will sell at

public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. premises k/a Section 36, Block 473 Lot 121. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. The foreclosure sale will be held, “rain or shine.”

SCOTT H. SILLER, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY 11021.- #102790 158715

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-ININTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-ACC1, ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-ACC1, Plaintiff, AGAINST IBRAHIM SAMIR JAGHAB, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on June 3, 2025.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM premises known as 19 Sammis Pl, Hempstead, NY 11550.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County, and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 34, Block 186 and Lot 234, 235. Approximate amount of judgment $893,692.63 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #002631/2017.

Christine Mendola Grillo, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 158723

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 10391/2009 COUNTY OF NASSAU

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-9 ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-9, Plaintiff, -againstDOMINIQUE MOORE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DELPHIA DAVIS; DINA MOORETURPIN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DELPHIA DAVIS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF DELPHIA DAVIS, and any and all persons unknown to Plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to Plaintiff PALISADES ACQUISITION XVI LLC

A/O HOUSEHOLD BANK; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED

STATES OF AMERICA; JOHN DOE (Said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises.) Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 95 GREEN AVE, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550

Section: 0036

Block: 00055-00

Lot: 00029 to 00030

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $285,776.00 and interest, recorded on **MISSING**, , of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 95 GREEN AVE, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place

of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: February 11th, 2026 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

Attorney for Plaintiff Eric Sheidlower, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 158632

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, Against EUSI PATTERSON A/K/A EUSI A. PATTERSON, CARMELA M. PATTERSON A/K/A CARMELA PATTERSON, et al

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 10/22/2025, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 4/15/2026 at 3:00PM, premises known as 88 Florence Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11550, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying

and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 36 Block 109 Lot 41 and 42. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $592,137.60 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 005280/2013 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.

Karl C. Seman, Esq., Referee. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 2/19/2026 File Number: 401-1693 CA 158842

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2017-RP1, Plaintiff, vs. RONALD JOHNSON, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 22, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 355 Jerusalem Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11550. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 34, Block 461 and Lot 205. Approximate amount of judgment is $609,455.34 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #

607233/2022. Cash will not be accepted. Joan Agostino, Esq., Referee Knuckles & Manfro, LLP, 120 White Plains Road, Suite 215, Tarrytown, New York 10591, Attorneys for Plaintiff 158856

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ASSET BACKED FUNDING CORPORATION ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE1, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT NICOSIA, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 3, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 13, 2026 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 632 Wadleigh Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at West Hempstead, Unincorporated area, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 425 and Lot 336. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,181,592.82 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #9057/2015.

David Dikman, Esq., Referee Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 158859

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR SABR TRUST 2004-OP1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-OP1, Plaintiff, vs. TERRY GRANT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF ELOISE GRANT, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment