What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Montana
This is a very long and protracted situation, but I'll cut to the chase:
An architect/contractor filed a civil suit against me for a supposed uncollected debt on work he says he did.
This debt has been fabricated by unsubstantiated charges on invoices that just keep arriving in my mailbox each and every month. Despite repeated requests for itemization of tasks and how long they took, as a condition for payment, the invoices continue to Spartanly show only amounts and finance charges hence, they remain unpaid and here we are.
The civil suit was dismissed without prejudice, as the architect/contrator did not have counsel representing him. He will not hire an attorney to move the civil suit forward, because he does not have concrete evidence that he does, indeed, have an uncollected debt from me and, he does not want to pay to have an attorney represent him; it would cost more than what the debt is.
Therefore, may this person now move his protest to small claims court if the monetary amount he is claiming resides within the small claims court realm (~ $2680.00)?
I would like to fend off his next move by paying some of his bill. Could I have an attorney craft a letter with release language and a check?
Frankly, he has exhibited behavior that is quite irrational and vindictive: I would be very happy to never have to interact with this person ever again.
Thanks for your assistance.
GRG
This is a very long and protracted situation, but I'll cut to the chase:
An architect/contractor filed a civil suit against me for a supposed uncollected debt on work he says he did.
This debt has been fabricated by unsubstantiated charges on invoices that just keep arriving in my mailbox each and every month. Despite repeated requests for itemization of tasks and how long they took, as a condition for payment, the invoices continue to Spartanly show only amounts and finance charges hence, they remain unpaid and here we are.
The civil suit was dismissed without prejudice, as the architect/contrator did not have counsel representing him. He will not hire an attorney to move the civil suit forward, because he does not have concrete evidence that he does, indeed, have an uncollected debt from me and, he does not want to pay to have an attorney represent him; it would cost more than what the debt is.
Therefore, may this person now move his protest to small claims court if the monetary amount he is claiming resides within the small claims court realm (~ $2680.00)?
I would like to fend off his next move by paying some of his bill. Could I have an attorney craft a letter with release language and a check?
Frankly, he has exhibited behavior that is quite irrational and vindictive: I would be very happy to never have to interact with this person ever again.
Thanks for your assistance.
GRG