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Good afternoon -- I am currently being sued by Portfolio Recovery for an old credit card debt. I filed my initial answer back in July, along with a Motion to Compel and attached a copy of the Card Agreement to the motion when filing. My pre-trial date was on October 7, and when I arrived the court had misfiled my motion to compel, and was not aware that there was to be a motion hearing at that time. The plaintiff's attorney and I spoke with the clerk and we rescheduled the motion hearing for December 16th, but when I was reviewing the paperwork I noticed that I had attached the wrong Card Agreement which I had downloaded from the CFPB -- I had initially download the current (6/2021) agreement, when in fact I needed to attach the agreement from 9/2019. When I merged the files into a .PDF I accidentally attached the newest agreement, which wouldn't effect me as Portfolio had already purchased the debt in January 2021. How do I file a change at this point? Is it to late to update this? How would I reword or change my Motion? Thank you all for all of your help and information so far!

Answer to a Complaint: Some States have Court Adjoined Mandatory Arbitration to reduce caseload. Filing a Motion to Compel Private Arbitration is challenging as it possibly deprives the Court of fees should the majority of credit card lawsuits file for MTC and receive award and stay of action. We know Federal Arbitration Rules take precedent over the States however tend to get ignored . Once engaged in the discovery process the case moves forward and the action will most of the time preclude the MTC for private arbitration. Question: If I file an Answer to my Summons & Complaint that includes a countersuit will this be construed as a forward action preventing a motion to compel private arbitration (MTC). Would the results be similar as filing discovery and initiating the action in Civil Court.

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My wife is being sued by second-round sub in the Bowie County District Court of Texas. We have submitted our answer to the court and requested a signed copy of the original credit card agreement from the debt collector. We stated that, based on the original credit card agreement that arbitration is the proper forum of resolution of this issue. It has been about two weeks and we still haven't received anything from the debt collector (including the copy of the credit card agreement that we requested). Should we expect that they will provide that to us before there is a hearing? Also, I am preparing to submit the motion to compel arbitration to the court. And looking at the sample motion to compel listed in the Arbitration Overview and Strategy (quoted below) I'm wondering if there needs to be any sort of case numbers where there are blanks below (in red)? And if so, where would I find those numbers? I am not involved in any field of law, so any help here would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much in advance. “Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson , 561 U. S. __?__, _?___ (2010) (slip op., at 3)” “Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp. , 559 U. S. _?__, _?__ (2010)”

Hey everyone! I came across this website in my googles and have spent the past 2 days reading up on A LOT in this forum, for which I am eternally grateful for! All the knowledge and help that have been provided has been weirdly comforting to me, knowing I'm not the only one going through this, so thank you all so much! Despite that though, I'm still feeling very anxious, nervous, and uncertain about this whole process, it's the first time I’ve ever had to go through this, so any guidance and advice on how to proceed would be tremendously appreciated. I've filled out & included the questionnaire below but am including my general inquiries here to get right down to it. So, first things first, I wasn't personally served with the summons, my father received the summons and complaint for the suit since I wasn't home at the time, so I believe that means I have 30 days to file an answer. I set an appointment to file my answer for tomorrow morning but I will be pushing that back to give myself more time to be more informed and see if I should file the motion to compel in order to begin the arbitration process instead. I was using LawHelpNY to formulate my answer and, during the walkthrough, was asked about how I was served and, apparently, I was supposed to receive a mailed copy of the summons in the mail since it wasn't given to me directly, but haven't received anything like that. It said I wasn't served properly as a result, so, just for clarification, does that mean I can claim I wasn't served correctly in my answer? Would it be correct to claim that even? Aside from that, I wanted some insight into what else to include in my answer. I wonder if a straight denial is out the question, or should I dispute specific allegations within the complaint? I can claim three things to be true as far as the allegations are considered: my name and address are correct, I recognize Lending Club as the original creditor, and the transaction took place in NY. So, if I proceed to claim lack of knowledge for the other allegations, do I have to defend why that is? For the most part, I am not sure what the amount left to be paid was for the loan, nor do I recall the account number, and I've seen that I could claim lack of standing because I've never directly done business with Velocity Investments themselves. Is that the case here? Could I claim lack of standing with Velocity? That's where my confusion lies with this truth vs. denial business. Any light that can be shed in how I can formulate my answer would be tremendous help for me, I would so appreciate it. I just don't want to screw anything up and get ahead of myself here. As for arbitration, is it really the best route to take? (I pasted the arbitration agreement I could dig from LC below for reference.) It's incredibly intimidating to me, so I'm wondering, if I go down this road, do I have to hire a lawyer? I'm unrepresented at this point in time, but I've consulted 2 different lawyers, but they told me what I already know through my google searching, so not sure if I should really bother with one at this point. Of course, it'll be beneficial but I'm unemployed at the moment and strapped for cash, which is why I'm even considering arbitration to begin with because I don't think I can settle, so I really don't have the means for a lawyer right now. Also, would it be worth to try to negotiate and reach out to them to see if something can be done? Will that need to happen before I file my answer and/or MTC? And any guidance as to what to include in my MTC and how to draft it (as per NY rules) would mean the world to me! I'm incredibly sorry for the long post, but I wanted to be thorough here, so, if you made it this far, you're a saint, thank you! I appreciate any and all responses, thanks for taking the time to help me out! I appreciate it so much! ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Who is the named plaintiff in the suit? Velocity Investments, LLC 2. What is the name of the law firm handling the suit? (should be listed at the top of the complaint.) Malen & Associates 3. How much are you being sued for? $7600 4. Who is the original creditor? (if not the Plaintiff) Lending Club 5. How do you know you are being sued? (You were served, right?) My father gave me the summons that was delivered. 6. How were you served? (Mail, In person, Notice on door) In person 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? None that I'm aware of 9. What state and county do you live in? NY, Orange County 10. When is the last time you paid on this account? (looking to establish if you are outside of the statute of limitations) August 2018 11. When did you open the account (looking to establish what card agreement may be applicable)? July 2017 12. What is the SOL on the debt? To find out: 6 years 13. 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). It just says Pre-RJI on the court site 14. Have you disputed the debt with the credit bureaus (both the original creditor and the collection agency?) Through a credit repair agency earlier this year, yes 15. Did you request debt validation before the suit was filed? Note: if you haven't sent a debt validation request before being sued, it likely won't help create FDCPA violations, but disputing after being sued could be useful to show the court that you dispute the debt ('account stated' vs. 'breach of contract'). No, not personally, but I don't know if the credit repair agency I worked with did this. 16. 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? 30 days, included copy of S+C below; No questionnaire included. 17. What evidence did they send with the summons? An affidavit? Statements from the OC? Contract? List anything else they attached as exhibits. Nothing. 18. How did you find out about this site? Google ------- Arbitration Agreement: 21. Arbitration. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES: I HAVE READ THIS PROVISION CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT LIMITS MY RIGHTS IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND ME. I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT THIS PROVISION AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (b) BELOW. If you are a "Covered Borrower" as defined by the Military Lending Act (32 CFR §232, as amended from time to time) at the time of entering into this Agreement, this section 21 Arbitration is not applicable, you do not need to opt out of or take any action to ensure inapplicability. a. Either party to this Agreement, or any subsequent holder, may, at its sole election, require that the sole and exclusive forum and remedy for resolution of a Claim be final and binding arbitration pursuant to this section 21 (the "Arbitration Provision"), unless you opt out as provided in section 21(b) below. As used in this Arbitration Provision, "Claim" shall include any past, present, or future claim, dispute, or controversy involving you (or persons claiming through or connected with you), on the one hand, and us and/or any subsequent holder (or persons claiming through or connected with us and/or the subsequent holders), on the other hand, relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any Loan Agreement and Promissory Note(s), the Site, and/or the activities or relationships that involve, lead to, or result from any of the foregoing, including (except to the extent provided otherwise in the last sentence of section 21(f) below) the validity or enforceability of this Arbitration Provision, any part thereof, or the entire Agreement. Claims are subject to arbitration regardless of whether they arise from contract; tort (intentional or otherwise); a constitution, statute, common law, or principles of equity; or otherwise. Claims include matters arising as initial claims, counterclaims, cross-claims, third-party claims, or otherwise. The scope of this Arbitration Provision is to be given the broadest possible interpretation that is enforceable. b. You may opt out of this Arbitration Provision for all purposes by sending an arbitration opt out notice to WebBank, c/o Lending Club Corporation, 71 Stevenson St., Suite 300, San Francisco CA, 94105, Attention: Legal Department, which is received at the specified address within 30 days of the date of your electronic acceptance of the terms of this Agreement. The opt out notice must clearly state that you are rejecting arbitration; identify the Agreement to which it applies by date; provide your name, address, and social security number; and be signed by you. You may send an opt out notice in any manner you see fit as long as it is received at the specified address within the specified time. No other methods can be used to opt out of this Arbitration Provision. If the opt out notice is sent on your behalf by a third party, such third party must include evidence of his or her authority to submit the opt out notice on your behalf. c. If a Claim arises, our goal is to learn about and address your concerns and, if we are unable to do so to your satisfaction, to provide you with a neutral and cost effective means of resolving the dispute quickly. You agree that before filing any claim in arbitration, you may submit Claims by sending an email to customeradvocacy@lendingclub.com at any time, or by calling (888) 596-3157 from Mon-Fri 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM PT and Sat 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PT. The party initiating arbitration shall do so with the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") or Judicial Alternatives and Mediation Services ("JAMS"). The arbitration shall be conducted according to, and the location of the arbitration shall be determined in accordance with, the rules and policies of the administrator selected, except to the extent the rules conflict with this Arbitration Provision or any countervailing law. If you have any questions concerning the AAA or would like to obtain a copy of the AAA arbitration rules, you may call 1(800) 778-7879 or visit the AAA’s web site at: www.adr.org. If you have any questions concerning JAMS or would like to obtain a copy of the JAMS arbitration rules, you may call 1(800) 352-5267 or visit their web site at: www.jamsadr.com. In the case of a conflict between the rules and policies of the administrator and this Arbitration Provision, this Arbitration Provision shall control, subject to countervailing law, unless all parties to the arbitration consent to have the rules and policies of the administrator apply. d. If we (or the subsequent holder) elect arbitration, we (or the subsequent holder, as the case may be) shall pay all the administrator’s filing costs and administrative fees (other than hearing fees). If you elect arbitration, filing costs and administrative fees (other than hearing fees) shall be paid in accordance with the rules of the administrator selected, or in accordance with countervailing law if contrary to the administrator’s rules. We (or the subsequent holder, as the case may be) shall pay the administrator’s hearing fees for one full day of arbitration hearings. Fees for hearings that exceed one day will be paid by the party requesting the hearing, unless the administrator’s rules or applicable law require otherwise, or you request that we (or the subsequent holder) pay them and we agree (or the subsequent holder agrees) to do so. Each party shall bear the expense of its own attorneys’ fees, except as otherwise provided by law. If a statute gives you the right to recover any of these fees, these statutory rights shall apply in the arbitration notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein. e. Within 30 days of a final award by the arbitrator, any party may appeal the award for reconsideration by a three-arbitrator panel selected according to the rules of the arbitrator administrator. In the event of such an appeal, any opposing party may cross-appeal within 30 days after notice of the appeal. The panel will reconsider de novo all aspects of the initial award that are appealed. Costs and conduct of any appeal shall be governed by this Arbitration Provision and the administrator’s rules, in the same way as the initial arbitration proceeding. Any award by the individual arbitrator that is not subject to appeal, and any panel award on appeal, shall be final and binding, except for any appeal right under the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. f. We agree not to invoke our right to arbitrate an individual Claim you may bring in Small Claims Court or an equivalent court, if any, so long as the Claim is pending only in that court. NO ARBITRATION SHALL PROCEED ON A CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, OR COLLECTIVE BASIS (INCLUDING AS PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON BEHALF OF OTHERS), EVEN IF THE CLAIM OR CLAIMS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE ARBITRATION HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ASSERTED (OR COULD HAVE BEEN ASSERTED) IN A COURT AS CLASS REPRESENTATIVE, OR COLLECTIVE ACTIONS IN A COURT. Unless consented to in writing by all parties to the arbitration, no party to the arbitration may join, consolidate, or otherwise bring claims for or on behalf of two or more individuals or unrelated corporate entities in the same arbitration unless those persons are parties to a single transaction. Unless consented to in writing by all parties to the arbitration, an award in arbitration shall determine the rights and obligations of the named parties only, and only with respect to the claims in arbitration, and shall not (a) determine the rights, obligations, or interests of anyone other than a named party, or resolve any Claim of anyone other than a named party; nor (b) make an award for the benefit of, or against, anyone other than a named party. No administrator or arbitrator shall have the power or authority to waive, modify, or fail to enforce this section 21(f), and any attempt to do so, whether by rule, policy, arbitration decision or otherwise, shall be invalid and unenforceable. Any challenge to the validity of this section 21(f) shall be determined exclusively by a court and not by the administrator or any arbitrator. g. This Arbitration Provision is made pursuant to a transaction involving interstate commerce and shall be governed by and enforceable under the FAA. The arbitrator will apply substantive law consistent with the FAA and applicable statutes of limitations. The arbitrator may award damages or other types of relief permitted by applicable substantive law, subject to the limitations set forth in this Arbitration Provision. The arbitrator will not be bound by judicial rules of procedure and evidence that would apply in a court. The arbitrator shall take steps to reasonably protect confidential information. h. This Arbitration Provision shall survive (i) suspension, termination, revocation, closure, or amendments to this Agreement and the relationship of the parties and/or Lending Club; (ii) the bankruptcy or insolvency of any party or other person; and (iii) any transfer of any loan or Loan Agreement or Promissory Note(s) or any other promissory note(s) which you owe, or any amounts owed on such loans or notes, to any other person or entity. If any portion of this Arbitration Provision other than section 21(f) is deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remaining portions of this Arbitration Provision shall nevertheless remain valid and in force. If an arbitration is brought on a class, representative, or collective basis, and the limitations on such proceedings in section 21(f) are finally adjudicated pursuant to the last sentence of section 21(f) to be unenforceable, then no arbitration shall be had. In no event shall any invalidation be deemed to authorize an arbitrator to determine Claims or make awards beyond those authorized in this Arbitration Provision. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO LITIGATE CLAIMS THROUGH A COURT BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY, BUT WILL NOT HAVE THAT RIGHT IF ANY PARTY ELECTS ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION. THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS TO LITIGATE SUCH CLAIMS IN A COURT BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY UPON ELECTION OF ARBITRATION BY ANY PARTY. S+C (Velocity)_Redacted.pdf

My wife is being sued by second-round sub in the Bowie County District Court of Texas. We have submitted our answer to the Court and our motion to compel arbitration. We submitted her motion to compel arbitration to the Court on July 2, 2020, but we still have not heard anything from the Court. In the meantime, our demand for arbitration with JAMS has been approved and second-round sub has been sent a notice and an invoice for the deposit of $1750. My question is, should we submit to the Court our accepted demand for arbitration with JAMS as evidence to the Court in an attempt to get our motion to compel arbitration fulfilled?

Recently served summons for breach of contract on a Barclays card. JDB is Unifund. I am currently battling PRA in magistrate for a separate suit (account stated) My knowledge to defend JDB revolves around traditional court litigation. After reading arbitration posts, I filed my answer. Denied everything. Affirmative defenses = lack of subject matter (arbitration), Statute of limitations. The scheduling order was made and entered the next day. It appears Unifund already filed a motion to vacate, is this the same as a continuance? Unifund did not attach a card agreement with their complaint so I'm not 100% certain arbitration is option. It appears most Barclays card agreements do have a arbitration clause. Q's Is Unifund known to follow the defendant through arbitration? Or more or less a sure thing they eventually walk? It's unlikely Unifund can prove breach of contract with proof of a written signed contract and I believe the Sol is close to or has passed (would need to argue accrual of time). Advise requested on the course of action to take before filing a motion to compel arbitration. Thanks

Portfolio Recovery Associates in Dallas Texas, suing on debt from WebBank (Dell Preferred Account). Suit is in Johnson County Precinct 2, and attny is from Rausch Sturm. Amount is for $2,430 for debt less than 3 years old. I was served yesterday 9.17.19 at 8:00 pm Suing for breach of contract seeking damages for full amount I forget what all else I need to do. I will attach copies of the suit, and my documents for review. This will include a copy of the debt agreement. Here's my plan, based upon my reading and research on this site: 1. Initiate a JAMS claim, and notify the Plaintiff of my election of an arbitration. I have attached copies of what I'm sending) This includes a cover letter, the demand for arbitration filled out, copies of the agreement, and a notification that the Plaintiff is responsible for all fees. The letter to the Plaintiff states arbitration, and I will include a copy of the the demand for arbitration. 2. When my certified letter is confirmed received, I will file my answer with the court (also attached) that contains both a motion to compel arbitration and a general denial of the points brought forward on the suit. This includes sending a certified copy of the answer and MTC to the Plaintiff and Attny. Once this is done I think I just sit back and wait for them to withdraw the suit? How do my documents look? I understand there's a chance they will allow this to continue, and in which event JAMS will require a complaint. I am building that as we speak, but I'm hoping that they don't make it that far. I don't see them spending what JAMS will cost to secure a $2,400 debt that they probably spent less than $200 on. ADDITIONALLY, I've seen several posts making an affidavit and exhibit of the original credit agreement. Is this a good idea? Should I include that in the MTC answer? Or is my citing of it in the answer enough? Thoughts, corrections, comments, concerns? thanks so much 20190918_130028.heic SuitAnswerPublishable.docx NoticeOfMTCPublishable.docx DPA_Terms_Conditions.pdf 20190918_130028.heic 20190918_130036.heic 20190918_130042.heic

Being sued by Cach LLC for a debt allegedly incurred my by defunct business for $31,000. Original creditor is Wells Fargo. Here are the bullets: Plaintiff Petition Filed 3/2015 Defendant Answered Petition 5/2015 Plaintiff Filed "MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY RESPONSES AND TO SET DISCOVERY CONFERENCE" 6/2016 Plaintiff Filed "NOTICE OF HEARING ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY RESPONSES" 6/2016 All of the Plaintiff's communication was mailed to my now ex-wife's old house address, so I never received the communication. As a result, I was not able to respond to the Discovery request. I only made the discovery of these events through the online court system after they made their filings. Filed for and was granted Divorce in 8/2015, after my answer but about 10 months earlier than the recent Plaintiff's filings. My assets are nearly zero, I rent and do not own a home and I owe more on my car than it is worth and live near paycheck to paycheck. PLAINTIF'S MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY RESPONSES AND TO SET DISCOVERY CONFERENCE HEARING IS SET FOR THIS FRIDAY Will be traveling for work on the day of this hearing and will be gone (2) weeks. My jobs has me out of town 21 days of the month. How should I BEST proceed from here? As it stands, they don't have my correct address and I cannot appear at the hearing. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

I'm in Macomb County, Michigan, I'm being sued by Portfolio Recovery for the amount of $716.28. Summons and Complaint was issued 6/2/15. I answered their complaint, I mentioned that their affidavit was made more than ten days before the complaint was filed and I also stated in my Affirmative Defenses that I there is an Arbitration clause in the agreement (that I provided because Portfolio Rec doesn't have it) and that I seek to choose arbitration. I don't know how much weight Affirmative Defenses hold but the judge seemed to ignore it as it continued on to Pre-trial (Dec.3rd 2015). I then filed a Motion to Dismiss, or in the alternative, stay case and compel arbitration. However, I forgot when the pre-trial date was and submitted the motion only a few days before the pre-trial. The plaintiffs lawyer made very little attempt to negotiate a deal, instead she had a very rude and demeaning attitude, apparently she didn't even know that I filed for the motion (which I did send a copy to the plaintiffs law firm a few days before I even submitted it to the court) and that seemed to have made her angry or something. Nevertheless, at the pre-trial, the judge mentioned that he looked at my motion. The plaintiffs lawyer said that what I (the defendant) was doing is just common tactics to buy time and based on her experience I'm not going to file for arbitration. The judge asked her if she wanted to adjourn and she said no, he then denied the motion saying that we will see if he (The defendant) files for arbitration and if not then it will come back to court. That is where we stand now, the pre-trial was yesterday (Dec.3rd), and I'm pretty confused right now. I didn't expect the judge to dismiss my motion as the combination of their affidavit being expired and the arbitration clause in the agreement basically throws their argument out the window. My main questions and concerns are, how (at this point in the case) do I file for arbitration and who do I notify and how do I notify them? I've read many posts on how to initial arbitration but my situation seems a little different and I want to make sure I'm doing it correctly. Also, my concern is that if the plaintiffs lawyer send a summary disposition at this point, do I have to answer it or does that mean I am forfeiting my right to arbitration? Any help at all will be greatly appreciated, I'm really a tadpole in a lake when it comes to law, I'm just learning as I go basically. -- Abe

Midland Funding filed a Motion of Opposition to Motion to Compel Private Arbitration citing that "defendants request for private arbitration is based upon exhibits which are not related to his account. The terms presented to the Court are not for Defendant's account and therefore not binding on this case". I believe that is because the exhibits submitted with my Motion are the current terms and condition of Synchrony Bank formerly GE Money Bank Care Credit, the alleged creditor back in 2008. I finally found an online copy of the 2008 GE Money Bank Care Credit Agreement Terms & Condition. Any recommendation as to how to respond to this?

Hey All, Just received discovery responses from CACH, LLC. wherein they objected to my request for the purchase agreement on the grounds that it was protected as a trade secret. CA Evidence Code 1060. Has anyone had any success compelling this document from a JDB? If so, can you point me to a template? P.S. This is my first time posting, so if I didn't follow any of the normal procedures, my apologies in advance.

Hello everyone, I may have put myself in a difficult situation and would greatly appreciate any advice. After submitting a general denial and BOP I moved and changed my address. I did file this change of address with the court as I had a hearing for a fee waiver 3 weeks after the move (August). This was months ago however I didn't receive any mail from the plaintiff until recently. The Request for Admissions and the Motion to Compel are in my hands right now. They've also sent a Request for Documents. So right now I'm trying to wrap my head around this: Plaintiff's Motion for Order that Matters In Request for Admission of Truth of Facts be Admitted and for Monetary Sanction Against Defendent... There is a hearing in a couple weeks for this. As for the Documents, I have none except for what they sent me (2 blank statements). The only information I've found on this site for a Motion to Compel is on the offensive, if any of you have advice or experience from the other end please please chime in. What are my options? Should I send in the responses now and hope the judge doesn't grant the motion? Thank you everyone!

Hi- These forums have been extremely helpful as we've prepared defense paperwork on what appears to be junk debt buying by LVNV Funding represented by Nelson Kennard in Sacramento, CA. We responded to their discovery req. for Adm, Prod of Docs and Form Interrog. with help from many on this forum. We've met for CM and Settlement Conf. and trial date is set for 6/6/14. (At the CM and Settlement Conf., Nelson& Kennard sent a local atty who was not familiar with the case and appeared confused. He did agree to the trial date) We sent our own Discovery request on 12/31/13 and Plaintiff has not responded at all. We have read a lot of conflicting information on Motion to Compel - should it be sent? We've read on the forum that it forces the Plaintiff to do their homework, and it may be better to sit back and respond to any of their filings. We want to make sure we follow through with best practice for a most positive outcome. What is the next best step for us? More importantly, how do we correctly create and file a Motion to Compel Discovery and how do we create and file a "Motion to Deem admitted" our Req. for Admissions? We've researched and can't seem to find a "template" to follow for these 2 items. We would appreciate any guidance. On the forums, we've read that the date for the 45 day time period clock for filing a Motion to Compel starts with the date that the Responding party actually responds. We have not received any response, so are wondering if there is any due date for this since the time clock has not appeared to start. Lastly, can we request sanctions? How much is reasonable and is this a separate motion as well? Thanks!

Just got off the phone with the scheduling clerk at the courthouse. I have a date for my Motion to Compel to be heard. What's interesting is that the attys for CACH opened the case--hours before I got to the courthouse to file my motion--but have filed no paperwork, nor have they requested any hearing, etc. The clerk was a little confused. Why would I want to schedule a hearing? It was gratifying, though, to have her say, at the end, "Sounds like you have it under control." Yeah. Because of good people who are willing to share their experience and knowledge! The other good news? I can send my Proposed Order to the judge by email, instead of slogging into downtown in this brutal weather that won't go away. YAY for that! I do have a question for anyone who is familiar with this particular wrinkle. I was sent discovery and rogs, a little over two weeks ago. I plan to send my answers to the rogs in order to avoid the "you didn't deny it, so you admit it" conundrum. But I would much prefer not to get into Discovery, as it could trigger the argument that I've gone too far in the judicial process to now go to JAMS. In addition to what I did when I sent the Motion to Compel to the other party, which was to argue that Discovery is best left for the determination of the JAMS arbitrator, does anyone have any suggestions?

So, my motion to compel documents was granted. Midland didn't even send a lawyer, they no showed. I wore a suit, everyone thought I was an attorney until I stated my name and in pro per. The judge even commented that my motion was very well prepared. Now comes the interesting part. I was granted the motion because midland was late responding to my request for production of documents, and hence waived all of their rights to objection. They have to give me everything with no right to object. Now we'll see what they really have. I used ASTmedic's motion to compel as a starting point and tweaked it from there. Things are going alright for me so far, thanks to lots of help from ca lawyer, astmedic's thread and lots of other stuff on here. Next step is to beat these JDBs. I'd be happy to share my motion and separate statement with anyone going through the same business.

I never received a outcome of a judgment from almost a year ago. As of yesterday I found out the outcome as I have 10 days to compel Post Judgment Discovery I may have 2 days left as I never received anything in the mail til the judge sent a order to compel. I have not been given credit on money I have attorney when we had court last year I provided the receipts to the judge. Come to find out she granted the attorney his judgment $2027.92, his court cost fee $307.00, and he said he had to pay attorney fees of $709.00 that he sent his partner he works with in his office to court. From the first day I walked in the attorney office I wanted to be reimbursed attorney fees from my ex I made this clear from the first day. I only got $1000.00 but better then nothing. Attorney didn't follow lied took the money think he work something out with my ex. I am not being threaten I will be arrested and lose my house. I just want this to be done. I am going to upload a statement attorney summited to court he made up all these fees but what can I do. I am the defendant. Has Balance on first line 265.70 this was paid 8/10/2011( should have had a credit) He is claiming hours10.4 at $195.00 $2028.00 Legal assistant $156.00 Legal research, travel, coping, phone, postage $78.22 Then I paid $500.00 10/11/11 ( should be credit) How is $2027.92 still owned from me and he told the judge this. I gave the receipts. Claim should be $1496.52 last year at court. Then judge gave him the $1000.00 my ex agreed to pay. I had to sign over to the court so that bring it down to $496.52 balance. What can I do I want this over I will agree to pay $496.52 to have this crooked attorney out of my life. att pay 3.PDF

So, after a few months of inactivity in my JDB case (I have a few older threads regarding it), my hearing date for my motion to compel discovery is a few weeks away. I'm wondering what I should be expecting here. Do i 'argue' my case or does my Motion and seperate statement speak for itself, and I just explain and reiterate the facts? Does the judge rule on it then and there? This will be my first time in front of the judge for this case. I'm confident in the preparation of my motion and statement, but still a little nervous.

General Info About My Case Info About My Bop Request Info About My Request for Docs I just started to work on a motion to compel further response and I was wondering if I should include information about the BOP request & dropping the first cause of action in the background section or if I should only talk the request for docs. Also, should I make it a motion to compel further response or in the alternative an order to preclude? And just to make sure, I will need to submit? Notice of Motion to Compel Further ResponseMotion to Compel Further ResponseExhibitsSeparate Statement in Support of Motion to Compel Proposed Order with Sanctions

I filed to have a motion to compel bop (or preclude as Calawyer explained I should do and I did) and it is SOON- I'm wondering what to expect during the hearing. A little background info: 1) I'm in CA 2) a tentative ruling will be posted the day prior to the date 3) I have rec'd the plaintiff's opposition to the motion 4)Im in the process of writing up my reply What happens if am granted my motion to compel? or the motion to preclude? What happens if it is denied? Do I go to court the next day regardless? I'm afraid not to go so I'm pretty sure I will go either way.....just looking for a little insight. Thanks in advance!!

I am wondering if there is a case where somebody has won a motion to compel in regards to a BOP where there is both account stated AND breach of contract.