IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 25-CA-007272 DIVISION: K

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY,
a political subdivision of the State of Florida,
Plaintiff,
v.

ESTATE OF WILLIAM HICKS a/k/a WILLIAM L. HICKS; SHAWN MICHAELHICKS a/k/a SHAWN HICKS, as potential heir of the Estate of William Hicks a/k/a William L. Hicks; DEIRDRE LOPEZ; WILLIAM L. HICKS, JR.; DANIEL HICKS; JASON HICKS; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE; UNKNOWN TENANTS; together with ANY UNKNOWN PARTY WHO MAY HAVE A CLAIM AS HEIR, DEVISEE, GRANTEE, ASSIGNEE, LIENOR, CREDITOR, TRUSTEE, OR OTHER CLAIMANT, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM HICKS A/K/A WILLIAM L. HICKS, DECEASED.
Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: Deirdre Lopez
(Last Known Address)
1 Westgate Road Derry, NH 03038

William L. Hicks, Jr.
(Last Known Address)
16 Stevens Place Melrose, MA 02176

Daniel Hicks
(Last Known Address)
191 Salem Street, Apt 2 Woburn, MA 01801

Jason Hicks
(Last Known Address)
3723 Sand Pebble Drive Valrico, FL 33596

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Lien on the following described property:

BRANDON-VALRICO HILLS ESTATES SUBDIVISION UNIT NO 2 LOT 10 BLOCK 17, SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 29, RANGE 21, PLAT BOOK 47, PAGE 63, PUBLIC RECORDS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
A/K/A 2119 WHITNEY PL, VALRICO, FL 33594-4161
Folio: 086422-2328
PIN: U-30-29-21-335-000017-00010.0

has been filed against you and that you are required to serve written defenses to the complaint or petition on Kenneth C. Pope, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is Hillsborough County Attorney’s Office, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., FL 27, Tampa, FL 33602, on or before 11/05/2025 a date which is within thirty 30 days after the first publication of this Notice in the Tampa Bay Times, and to file the original of the defenses with the clerk of this court either before serving on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter. If a defendant fails to do so, a default will be entered against that defendant for relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Hillsborough County Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room 604, Tampa, Florida 33602, (813) 272-7040, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court this 30th day of September, 2025.

VICTOR D. CRIST
As Clerk of the Court
By: Jennifer Taylor
Prepared by: As Deputy Clerk
800 E. Twiggs St. Room 101
Tampa, FL 33602
P.O. Box 3360
Tampa, FL 33601
10/05/25, 10/12/25 58517