Neighborhood Lending Services, Inc. v. Griffin

¶ 1 The instant appeal arises from a mortgage foreclosure action filed against defendants Kathy Griffin and Mark P. Thomas 1 by plaintiff Neighborhood Lending Services, Inc. Plaintiff attempted to serve defendant personally, but Griffin, defendant's wife, informed the process server that defendant did not live at the residence and would provide no information as to how to reach him. Plaintiff then sought to serve defendant by publication, which it was granted leave to do. Eventually, a default judgment was entered against all defendants. Over a year later, defendant appeared and filed a…