irismagnolia 10 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 I live in GA and In 2009, I was sued by Capital One for a credit card debt. Using the information on this site, I filed my response denying the charges and sent interrogatories and request for admissions documents to the court and the law firm handling the suit and never heard anything else on the matter. Fast forward a couple of months ago and I get a court date set by the State Court of GA to appear regarding the case and the date is coming up next week. I called the County Clerk's Office and was told by the County Clerk herself that the Judge is bringing both parties into to court to find out what the status is on the case since its been three years and nothing has happened. Should I retain a lawyer to appear with me? Has anyone else been through a similar process? Any suggestions on how I should handle things in court if I decide not to retain an attorney? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
Savoir 312 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Read your rules of civil procedure regarding lack of prosecution.Depending on the time frames specified, you may want to have a motion for dismissal prepared for same. Link to post Share on other sites
racecar 556 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 The plaintiff has five years and 6 months. Maybe the judge wants to clear the stale cases off his docket. Show up for the hearing and see what the judge says. Did the plaintiff answer your discovery? Link to post Share on other sites
Savoir 312 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 5-1/2 years in GA? ............ man that seems excessive!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
not going down 14 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Surprised Court didn't send Plaintiff "ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE"... I'd have a "MOTION TO DISMISS" All drawn up , along with the "ORDER" ready for the Judge to sign.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
