How to dispute a collections notice?

You can notify them in writing within the 30 days that the debt is disputed. Doing so would trigger an obligation to verify (which really would...

It may be that res judicata applies. The requirements are: (1) a final judgment on the merits rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (2)...

There is a cause of action for intrusion upon seclusion (a privacy tort). The elements of such a claim include some unauthorized intrusion or...

How many days do I have to file my reply?

Check to see if the judge you are before has an automatic briefing schedule provision set forth in his or her standing order. Oftentimes the...

Can I ask the judge for a continuance in a small claims case?

I assume she is moving to vacate the stay under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 288. You can ask the judge but it may not make sense to retain counsel...

A 2-1203 motion is something that may be brought within 30 days after entry of a judgment, alerting the court as to newly discovered evidence, some...

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/073500050K2-1901.htm http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K15-1503

Rule 213(g) basically just limits witness testimony at trial to those things that came out in answers to Rule 213(f) interrogatories or discovery...

In Illinois, following the filing of a civil action, does sending the defendant interrogatories require leave of court?

If this is a small claims case, you need leave. If it's not a small claims case, see Illinois Supreme Court Rule 201(d). Good luck.

I am sorry you are having to go through this. Words imputing the commission of an indictable criminal offense are one type of per se...