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Hey, I was summoned by Stenger & Stenger about 2 weeks ago. I spoke with a rep on the phone, and they offered a 80% settlement. I asked her to send me paperwork to review. What now? 1. Who is suing you? Capital Alliance Financial LLC represented by Stenger & Stenger, P.C. in Grand Rapids, MI 2. For how much? about $1200 + filing fees 3. Who is the original creditor? HSBC - Best Buy 4. How do you know you are being sued? Summons 5. How were you served? Hand delivered to me on Feb 20, 2016. 6. What was your correspondence (if any) with the people suing you before you think you were being sued? A few letters... but I never responded. Last letter came on August 6, 2015 7. Where do you live? Georgia 8. When is the last time you paid on this account? Never 9. What is the status of your case (if anything has been opened)? I don't know. 10. Have you disputed the debt with the credit bureaus (both the original creditor and the collection agency?) No. 11. Did you request debt validation before the suit was filed? No. 12. Does your summons require a response in writing? (Look hard!) If you don't get a questionnaire with your summons, you are still probably required to answer it in writing. 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. Yes. 1. Defendant named resides in Fulton County... 2. Defendant is indebted to Plaintiff in the sums of $1,153.23.... 3. Wherefore, Plaintiff respectfully requests judgment against Defendant... 13. What evidence did they send with the summons? An affidavit? A statement from the OC? Anything else they attached as exhibits? Plaintiff's affidavit Account statement Recent bill Assignment and bill of sale 14. What is the SOL on the debt? ???

1. Who is the named plaintiff in the suit? Lvnv Funding LLC 2. What is the name of the law firm handling the suit? Stenger & Stenger 3. How much are you being sued for? 900$ 4. Who is the original creditor? (if not the Plaintiff) (world Financial Network National Bank) 5. How do you know you are being sued? (You were served, right?) Physically served at work 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? Michigan 10. When is the last time you paid on this account? (looking to establish if you are outside of the statute of limitations) within limits still 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? 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). suit served? 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. I never knew they were trying to serve me. 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? 21 days. Count 1) Breach of Contract. Count 2) Account Stated 16. What evidence did they send with the summons? An affidavit? Statements from the OC? Contract? List anything else they attached as exhibits. An Affidavit (exhibit A) And a cheaply computer generated "account Statement" (exhibit B ) (looks like something any person could type up in MS Office)