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What do we do now?? My wife is being sued and I just got the summons a few days ago, but they filed in April 2015, because we moved to a new address and just received our old mail, which included this summons. So we have done nothing and the summons date is listed for June 24th 2015 which is 3 weeks away. Any help or advice will be greatly welcomed! 1. Who is the named plaintiff in the suit? DISCOVER BANK 2. What is the name of the law firm handling the suit? (should be listed at the top of the complaint.) GLASSER AND GLASSER, P.L.C - NORFOLK VIRGINIA 3. How much are you being sued for? 2,053.95 AND $56 IN FEES$ 4. Who is the original creditor? (if not the Plaintiff) DISCOVER 5. How do you know you are being sued? (You were served, right?) RECEIVED SUMMONS FROM OLD ADDRESS WEEKS AFTER IT HAPPENED. 6. How were you served? (Mail, In person, Notice on door) MAIL - FORWARD TO NEW ADDRESS 7. Was the service legal as required by your state? YES 8. What was your correspondence (if any) with the people suing you before you think you were being sued? US Mail 9. What state and county do you live in? Virginia 10. When is the last time you paid on this account? (looking to establish if you are outside of the statute of limitations) July 2014 11. What is the SOL on the debt? To find out: 2017 12. What is the status of your case? Suit served? Motions filed? You can find this by a) calling the court or looking it up online (many states have this information posted - when you find the online court site, search by case number or your name). Note sure, I have searched by have not located it. 13. Have you disputed the debt with the credit bureaus (both the original creditor and the collection agency?) No 14. Did you request debt validation before the suit was filed? Note: if you haven't sent a debt validation request, don't bother doing this now - it's too late. No 15. How long do you have to respond to the suit? (This should be in your paperwork). If you don't respond to the lawsuit notice you will lose automatically. In 99% of the cases, they will require you to answer the summons, and each point they are claiming. We need to know what the "charges" are. Please post what they are claiming. Did you receive an interrogatory (questionnaire) regarding the lawsuit? Does not say, it only says to dispute this claim show up on date listed, which is June 24th 2015 16. What evidence did they send with the summons? An affidavit? Statements from the OC? Contract? List anything else they attached as exhibits. 1 Statement for January 2015.