Nystudent7
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
ok, I found out I was being sued in 2008, the debt collect basically did "sewer service" and did not serve me, but rather told the court they had and THEN mailed me a copy of the complaint AFTER the 21 day time to respond had lapsed. They claimed they had served me at my place of last residence which I hadn't live at in over ten years. I filed an Answer challenging the suit on the SOL, and insufficient service. The collector got scared and ran off, frankly I have no legal experience so I thought the court would proceed on it. It hasn't there has been NO action on the case since I filed my answer in 2008.
A few days ago I received a letter from the collector for a stipulation of discontinuance, I am guessing it's with prejudice. My questions are: what should I do? Should I accept the stipulation? I will be doing all the paperwork myself so any pointers would be great!!
ok, I found out I was being sued in 2008, the debt collect basically did "sewer service" and did not serve me, but rather told the court they had and THEN mailed me a copy of the complaint AFTER the 21 day time to respond had lapsed. They claimed they had served me at my place of last residence which I hadn't live at in over ten years. I filed an Answer challenging the suit on the SOL, and insufficient service. The collector got scared and ran off, frankly I have no legal experience so I thought the court would proceed on it. It hasn't there has been NO action on the case since I filed my answer in 2008.
A few days ago I received a letter from the collector for a stipulation of discontinuance, I am guessing it's with prejudice. My questions are: what should I do? Should I accept the stipulation? I will be doing all the paperwork myself so any pointers would be great!!