proseinaz Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Oh Great Minds! Hear the Plea of a Lurker!I'm a couple days away from a default judgement in AZ Small Claims. AZ small claims does not allow a party to be represented by an attorney (generally). Today I received an answer from the Plaintiff's (hired) attorney. So:Has the complaint been answered? Even though the attorney cannot represent Plaintiff in this court?What should I do next? Should I file for a default judgement in a couple of days anyway and explain the situation? Is there some other motion I can file that says "hey - you can't have an attorney!".Also, counsel states in answer that they tried to contact Defendant. I seriously doubt this - I'm really easy to contact. Should I make some mention of perjury? File complaint with Bar?This is pretty much a slam dunk non-pp case.Thank you in advance. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated! The unworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentWA Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 In most states a corporation can be represented since they are a non-person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proseinaz Posted April 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Yes, I understand that a Corporation is not a natural person, but as I understand AZ law, in AZ Small Claims, any regular employee of the Corporation can represent a Corporation, but if they hire an attorney they must first move the case to justice (county) court. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/22/00504.htm (It's ok if the regular employee happens to also be an attorney) Otherwise, both parties must consent for either party to be represented by counsel.http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/22/00512.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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