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Hello everyone. I could really use some help here. I received a summons on Friday and I am not exactly sure what to do. I have never had to deal with any sort of legal issues before. Any help would be appreciated. 1. Who is the named plaintiff in the suit? LVNV Funding LLC 2. What is the name of the law firm handling the suit? (should be listed at the top of the complaint.) Gamache & Myers PC 3. How much are you being sued for? $615 4. Who is the original creditor? (if not the Plaintiff) Credit One Bank 5. How do you know you are being sued? (You were served, right?) Summons 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? I have never been contacted by them before. 9. What state and county do you live in? St. Charles County, Missouri 10. When is the last time you paid on this account? (looking to establish if you are outside of the statute of limitations) 7/17/14 11. What is the SOL on the debt? To find out: 5 years 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). Website doesn't say and I haven't called the court. 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? No. I had no idea that there was a suit.. 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? Scheduled for 1/8/16. 16. What evidence did they send with the summons? An affidavit? Statements from the OC? Contract? List anything else they attached as exhibits. They sent a copy of their petition to the court- Count 1- Suit on Contract Count 2 - Account Stated and an account summary that specifically states that it is not a statement from the OC.