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1. Who is the named plaintiff in the suit? Midland Funding LLC 2. What is the name of the law firm handling the suit? (should be listed at the top of the complaint.) Jerold Kaplan Law Office, P.C. 3. How much are you being sued for? $1,964 (plus $530 attorney fees) 4. Who is the original creditor? (if not the Plaintiff) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 5. How do you know you are being sued? (You were served, right?) Served at home 6. How were you served? (Mail, In person, Notice on door) Given to my husband when he answered the door 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 9. What state and county do you live in? Maricopa County, AZ 10. When is the last time you paid on this account? (looking to establish if you are outside of the statute of limitations) May 2012 11. What is the SOL on the debt? To find out: 6 yrs 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). Mediation scheduled in June, Plaintiff no-showed, I filed motion to dismiss w/out prejudice, they responded saying that’s too harsh and citing some case, my motion was dismissed and mediation rescheduled for next week. I submitted my original answer within a 10 day window. I said I admit to none of it and that I have not entered into any agreement with Midland and do not owe them anything. I said I do not know who they are and have had any prior contact with them. That was in June, I’ve done a little reading since then and wish I answered a little differently but it is what it is. 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? I responded in the correct time frame. Yes I received the interrogatory and did nothing – do I have to respond to that? 16. What evidence did they send with the summons? An affidavit? Statements from the OC? Contract? List anything else they attached as exhibits. Affidavit of balance owed, WF Card Agreement, Bill of Sale, e-Record of account pursuant to bill of sale, Notice of new ownership and a statement from Dec 2010. I value your assistance please and thank you! J