What is my recourse against a lawyer who was threatening me over the phone?

were you talking with the lawyer or with a non-lawyer who works in a law office? If there is an active court case, on file with the court,...

My hospital debt was sold to a collection agency who do I ask for the production of records:, plaitiff attorney, hospital or ?

You can use a request for production directed to the plaintiff, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2031, or you can serve a subpoena on...

The statute of limitations has past on an old credit card debt. A debt collector keeps contacting me. Can I tell them to stop

You have the right, under federal law, to send a written request that they stop contacting you. After that, they can send you one last letter...

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First of all, it this legit, or is it a scam? Can you identify the company that is calling you? Do they have a street address? Will they send...

2 lawsuits, same parties. Can I serve my answer to both complaints in ONE envelope? Or do they need to be sent separately?

You cannot serve the documents. If serving by first-class mail, someone over 18 must deposit the envelope(s) in the mail and sign the Proof of...

When I returned the request for admissions , documents, interrogatories, I added in my own request for documents to the

You son can execute the Proof of Service. However, your requests must be in the proper legal format, which must comply with the Code of Civil...

What do you mean by "placed a lien upon the house?" do you mean that an Abstract of Judgment was recorded with the County Recorder? Or has the...

No. First of all, a payday lender is not a law enforcement agency. They can sue you in a civil lawsuit, and, if they win, recover a civil...

Possible for a credit card collector to take my tax refund? I got a msg threatening that. if so, under what circumstances? In CA

No. If the collector said this, and you can prove it, the collector has violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and you may have a right...

Creditor filed small claims lawsuit against me for money owed. Do I have to counter-sue him in small claims court for FDCPA

You can file the FDCPA claim in either state court or federal court. See 15 U.S.C. 1692k. Many times state court is better than federal court...