Question regarding summons and reply

[blueeyeskari]

What is the name of your state? Nevada.

I was served with a summons for an old debt. I was not personally served and in fact the person threw papers on my doorstep. I do not know exactly what day these were left as I was not at home but I did reply within 20 days of me getting them. I filed a response with the court and then sent a copy of this letter by registered receipt to the attorney's office. I have now received a notice from the attorney saying that I did not respond within 20 days and they are filing for judgment (this was filed with the court). I also just received a letter from them saying that they are going to obtain a judgment from me for over 15,000 (the debt, which by the way I have no idea what it is or if it is even mine) was only a little over 5,000.

Do I have any legal recourse...What can I do in this situation. Thanks for any help anyone can give me

[Betty]

Did you check your credit reports to see if the debt shows up there? If you find it is your debt, what type of debt is it & when was it last paid on - the SOL may have expired.

[debtcollector`]

Originally Posted by blueeyeskari

What is the name of your state? Nevada.

I was served with a summons for an old debt. I was not personally served and in fact the person threw papers on my doorstep. I do not know exactly what day these were left as I was not at home but I did reply within 20 days of me getting them. I filed a response with the court and then sent a copy of this letter by registered receipt to the attorney's office. I have now received a notice from the attorney saying that I did not respond within 20 days and they are filing for judgment (this was filed with the court). I also just received a letter from them saying that they are going to obtain a judgment from me for over 15,000 (the debt, which by the way I have no idea what it is or if it is even mine) was only a little over 5,000.

Do I have any legal recourse...What can I do in this situation. Thanks for any help anyone can give me

You need to talk to a attorney.

[Ladynred]

The question is exactly HOW did you answer the complaint ??
Was your answer just a letter, or was it formatted properly ? If all you did was write a letter, that is NOT a proper Answer and can be deemed as a non-answer.

Did you file your Answer with the court ?