IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-ARI Plaintiff vs. Unknown Spouse, if any, of Steven L. Skeens, et al. Defendants Case Number: CV 2025 09 2425 Judge: Kelly Heile LEGAL NOTICE The Defendants, Argent Mortgage Company, LLC, Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Executors, Administrators and Assigns and their Spouses, if any, of Steven L Skeens and Unknown Spouse, if any, of Steven L Skeens, whose current addresses are unknown, will take notice that on October 24, 2025, the Plaintiff, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-ARI, filed its Amended Complaint in Case No. CV 2025 09 2425, in the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Ohio, seeking a foreclosure of its mortgage interest in the real property located at 2352 Oaktree Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014, Permanent Parcel No. A0700179000022,("Real Estate"), and alleged that the Defendants have or may have an interest in this Real Estate. The Defendants, Argent Mortgage Company, LLC, Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Executors, Administrators and Assigns and their Spouses, if any, of Steven L Skeens and Unknown Spouse, if any, of Steven L Skeens are required to answer the Plaintifl's Amended Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last date of publication of this notice. In the event that the Defendants, Argent Mortgage Company, LLC, Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Executors, Administrators and Assigns and their Spouses, if any, of Steven L Skeens and Unknown Spouse, if any, of Steven L Skeens failed to respond in the allotted time, judgment by default can be entered against them for the relief requested in the Plaintiff's Amended Complaint. Carrie L. Davis (0083281) Michael R. Brinkman (0040079) Christopher M. Polito (104409) Attorney for Plaintiff Ohio 3962 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, OH 45227 voice: 1-513-322-7000 facsimile: 513-322-7099 12-26/2025, 1-2, 1-9/2026