Suzspots Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Help! Over the weekend I received a Memorandum of Costs After Judgement from Hunt and Henriques Attorney at Law. The plantiff is Citibank the amount is 1,333.99. I honestly do not know where this came from? I checked my credit report and there is no record of even an old account with Citibank. Where do I go from here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BV80 Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Calling some of our CA members! @calawyer @Anon Amos @RyanEX @sadinca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanEX Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 It sounds like Citibank sued you, obtained a judgment against you and is now filing for costs. If that's the case, there should be a case# on the memorandum, can you look that up in your court's online system to see what has happened? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzspots Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 I checked O.C courts using the case number but it came up as "not found." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzspots Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 a friend of mine was checking into it and the judgement was filed May 19, 2009? How is this even possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BV80 Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 1 hour ago, Suzspots said: a friend of mine was checking into it and the judgement was filed May 19, 2009? How is this even possible? A default judgment is obtained if a defendant doesn't respond to a summons and complaint. It could be that you were not properly served, or someone accepted service for you but didn't inform you of a summons. It could also be a case of mistaken identity. Call the court and speak to a clerk to have him look up a lawsuit in your name and the case number. If there's nothing in your name or the case number is not in your name, contact the attorney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadinca Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 if you are in Orange county and cannot find the case number for any reason. go to https://apps.occourts.org/ you may have to create an account to run a name search. the first search may be free if I remember correctly, all other searches are $1 each. if the court is close to you you can walk in and ask for a copy of the complaint and the proof of service. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadinca Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 if you open an account with the OC superior court , at the bottom of the Search Criteria there is a "Free Search" button, which will allow you to use your enrollment name as search criteria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calawyer Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 23 hours ago, sadinca said: if you are in Orange county and cannot find the case number for any reason. go to https://apps.occourts.org/ you may have to create an account to run a name search. the first search may be free if I remember correctly, all other searches are $1 each. if the court is close to you you can walk in and ask for a copy of the complaint and the proof of service. Welcome. What you want is a copy of the complaint and the "return on summons" or the proof of service of the summons and complaint. That document will tell you what plaintiff told the court about how you were served in the action. You might also look at the docket to verify what your friend told you about when the judgment was entered. It is hard to see how a memo of costs is timely now for a judgment that was entered in 1999. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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