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Greetings all! Here is my new case - yay me! I've been doing research on the difference between a verified and non-verified complaint and if I understand things correctly, in California I am allowed to answer using the General Denial because the Complaint is from the actual creditor and it is under $25k. Please let me know if I have misunderstood things or if anything I do needs to be different because it is a verified complaint. Also from what I could dig up online, there is an arbitration clause electing AAA - with wording about Barclay covering the fees. Besides sending out the BOP and filing the Answer/POS, what suggestions do you all have on moving forward with this case? Anyone out there who has dealt with this lawfirm before? My other case is a JDB so this seems a bit more scary! Thanks in advance all! Who is the named plaintiff in the suit? Barclays Bank Delaware What is the name of the law firm handling the suit? Nelson & Kennard - Sacramento How much are you being sued for? Under $10k Who is the original creditor? Barclays Bank Delaware How do you know you are being sued? Served How were you served? In person Was the service legal as required by your state? Yes What was your correspondence (if any) with the people suing you before you think you were being sued? None that I recall What state and county do you live in? Riverside, CA. When is the last time you paid on this account? According to the Complaint August 2018 What is the SOL on the debt? 4 years What is the status of your case? Complaint filed - service made but not recorded yet. I have not answered yet. Have you disputed the debt with the credit bureaus (both the original creditor and the collection agency?) No Did you request debt validation before the suit was filed? No How long do you have to respond to the suit? 30 days What evidence did they send with the summons? None. The only attachments were the Verification from the Attorney and generic court docs about the ADR process.

I have a situation with Midland and Barclays very similar to another thread I’ve seen here but I've already answered with something I found elsewhere online. Using the TurboCourt.com form I responded to my summons with the below statement: Responding party objects to this request on the ground that it is vague, ambiguous, unintelligible, and lacks adequate supporting documentation. The plaintiff has not proven the debt is valid of Defendant, or the amount of the debt is accurate. Defendant insists that the plaintiff provided the original signed contract agreement, account statements, purchase receipts, and account balances from zero to present balance for said account. Furthermore, Defendant denies every other allegation because request calls for admission of matter Defendant denies and thus it is improper. Since filing my answer I have received a Disclosure Statement, Motion for Summary Judgment, and several other documents. I’ve attached a redacted copy of all documents, excluding the 50 some odd pages of statements. I am unsure of what to do next. Can I still respond with arbitration as was advised on the thread I linked above or is it too late for that or not advised at this time? I would like to fight this if possible as I believe this is a fraudulent debt. Please see my answers to the needed questions. Thanks for any assistance. 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.) - Peter M. Balsino 012049, Brian Stanley 031319, Brandon C. Holub 030533, Daniel W. Hoffman 030890 - Tempe, AZ 3. How much are you being sued for? - $1857 4. Who is the original creditor? (if not the Plaintiff) - Barclays Bank Delaware 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) - 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 9. What state and county do you live in? - Cochise, Arizona 10. When is the last time you paid on this account? (looking to establish if you are outside of the statute of limitations) - 8/25/2014 is what is claimed 11. What is the SOL on the debt? To find out: - 6 years 12. What is the status of your case? Suit served? Motions filed? - This is the most current info, not sure what it means with a date in the future? - 9/3/2017 CAL: TKL 90 DAYS IMP.DISMISSAL - 8/7/2017 CAL: TKL FILE TO SEND TO ADR - 7/19/2017 MOTION FILED 13. Have you disputed the debt with the credit bureaus (both the original creditor and the collection agency?) - No, wasn’t aware of it until served 14. Did you request debt validation before the suit was filed? - 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? - Received response to my answer after being out of town, it’s dated July 14, 2017, but I was out of town until last week, July 26, 2017 16. What evidence did they send with the summons? An affidavit? Statements from the OC? Contract? List anything else they attached as exhibits. - Disclosure Statement, Motion for Summary Judgment, and several other documents I’ve attached redacted copy. Midland_Suit(redacted).pdf

First let me start by saying I haven't even gone 30 days late as of yet but I am massivly concerned on what might happen. First and foremost I had a chapter 7 bk that was done in April 2014. I have since built my credit up and have been slowly racking up my cards. I currently owe Capital One $60,000, Barclays 20,000, Discover 4,000, and lending club 24,000. One month ago I had a massive seizure and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I have lost my job and can barely work 10-15 hours a week from my doctors note. I have all medical records. Now I currently have 0 assets other than a 16,000 car I bought on loan and the value is lower then it's worth. I am deathly afraid they are gonna bring a ****storm down upon me. Especially Capitol one. I live in Ramsey county, Minnesota. I have no idea if I should call the companies and explain my situation so it can be documented that I tried and didn't walk away blindly. I am pretty sure they are going to say sorry you owe us. I am currently on medical assistance and food stamps because of this situation. I think I am exempt from garnishment. I know I am jumping the gun, could be years before anything happened, but I want to know somewhat what to do? Or what's gonna happen? Any words of advice would be good. I am assuming I am gonna need an attorney at minimum. I have also heard that because the large amounts they can possible file something to block me filing bk in 8 years from now? Is that possible? Would they do that?