SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

CIVIL DIVISION

UNIVERSAL TITLE, D.C., LLC,

PLAINTIFF,

V.

MAY MAY A. HORCASITAS, et al.,

DEFENDANTS.

Case No. 2026-CAB-002596

Judge Darlene M. Soltys

Next Event: Remote Scheduling Conference

10/23/2026

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ALTERATIVE SERVICE

Pending before the Court are Plaintiff’s Motions for Alternative Service, filed on June 5, 2026, and July 22, 2026. Plaintiff filed its Complaint on April 20, 2026. Plaintiff attempted but was unable to personally serve Defendants and thus did not file an affidavit of service.

D.C. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4(e)(3) allows for alternative methods of service “if the court determines, after diligent effort, a party has been unable to accomplish service by a method prescribed in Rule 4(c) or (e)(1)-(2), the court may permit an alternative method of service that the court determines is reasonably calculated to give actual notice of the action.”

Plaintiff attempted to serve Defendant Horcasitas by hiring a process server to effectuate personal service. The processer server attempted personal service three times to Defendant Horcasitas home address in Miami, Florida. Plaintiff also emailed Defendant Horcasitas purported counsel, but counsel would not accept service on her behalf. Defendant Doe is the alleged fraudulent seller of real property, whose identity is unknown. Defendant Kam-Ying Tam is believed to be the record owner. In attempts to locate Defendant Doe and Defendant Record Owner, Plaintiff reviewed documents connected to the alleged fraudulent sale, reviewed correspondence between Defendant Doe, buyer, and Defendant Record Owner’s daughter, contacted the Metropolitan Police Department, and searched publicly available records. The only contact information Plaintiff has for Defendant Doe and Defendant Record Owner are email addresses.

The Court finds Plaintiff made a diligent effort to serve Defendants and the proposed alternative methods are reasonably calculated to provide actual notice. Therefore, it is on July 23, 2026, hereby:

ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motions for Alternative Service, filed June 5, 2026, and July 22, 2026, are GRANTED; and it is further

ORDERED that Plaintiff shall serve Defendant Horcasitas with a copy of the complaint, summons, and this Order within sixty (60) days of the date of this Order via publication in the Washington Times, by U.S. Mail to (1) 801 South Pointe Drive, #201, Miami Beach, FL 33139; (2) 110 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139; (3) 9101 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854, and email to Defendant Horcasitas purported Counsel; it is further

ORDERED that Plaintiff shall serve Defendant Doe with a copy of the complaint, summons, and this Order within sixty (60) days of the date of this Order via publication in the Washington Times, by U.S. Mail to (1) 466 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; (2) 1516 Shiloh Road, Claremont, NC 28610; (3) 309 Double Eagle Drive, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090; and (4) 317 Westlawn Drive, Ashton, MD 20861, and by email to kamtingtam247@gmail.com; it is further

ORDERED that Plaintiff shall serve Defendant Record Owner with a copy of the complaint, summons, and this Order within sixty (60) days of the date of this Order via publication in the Washington Times, by U.S. Mail to (1) 466 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; (2) 1516 Shiloh Road, Claremont, NC 28610; (3) 309 Double Eagle Drive, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090; and (4) 317 Westlawn Drive, Ashton, MD 20861, and by email to goose.tang@icloud.com; it is further

ORDERED that Remote Initial Scheduling Conference on July 24, 2026 is RESCHEDULED to October 23, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 516.

SO ORDERED.

/s/ Darlene M. Soltys

Judge Darlene M. Soltys

(Signed in Chambers)

Copies via Odyssey to:

Michael Russo

Brian Burkett

Rebecca Schisler-Adams

Counsel for Plaintiff

Run Dates: April 11, 18, and 25, 2026

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