What is the name of your state? Ohio
Greetings...Hoping someone can help here. It's a bit complicated, but I'll try to keep it brief. I'm involved in a situation with another party, where they received a civil judgment regarding a debt (on my part, in absentia). I don't dispute the debt. To make a long story short, after the civil judgment, we made a preliminary agreement regarding payment. This was discussed with a city detective, who encouraged this. We were both subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury on May 1 - served with pretty much blank subpoenas - no defendant or other party listed, nor the reason. In any event, the other party and myself met again on April 30, at which time I handed the other party a written agreement. Since it seemed we still had to show up in court, the other party said they would sign after we talked to the county prosecutor. When I arrived there, I was talked to by the county prosecutor and the detective mentioned before. They said the other party did NOT agree to the terms we discussed, and I had to pay the full amount of the civil judgment. I tried to point at that first, the amount was in dispute, but we (the other party and myself) had already discussed this and had made an agreement, which they disputed. I was then told by the prosecutor and detective that I should NOT speak to the other party, and I had until 11:59 PM on June 4 to pay the entire amount of the civil judgment or face the grand jury. When leaving the room, the other party approached me and said hello. I asked why they lied to me even the night before, and they looked confused. I found out later in the day that the detective and prosecutor had NOT previously talked to this person - they lied. They then went on to tell this other person that they should NOT accept an agreement that we both made in front of witnesses, and told the other party that we should not contact each other. Being the "criminal" that I am, I spoke to the other party later in the day, at which point they said that they were also blind-sided by this county prosecutor and city detective. The other party STILL wants to abide by our agreement, but we're both at a loss as to how to proceed. As neither of us have a restraining order against the other, and feel no animosity to each other, we fail to see how we can be ordered to NOT talk to each other, or how these people can tell either of us what to agree or NOT agree to. The detective in question is the one who told the other party to NOT accept the agreement we made, and said I could "not be trusted". I have NO criminal record, and, in fact, am a rather active member in my community. We're both at a loss as to how to proceed here. I have already contacted the state attorney general, and am waiting for a response. Both the other party involved and myself want to resolve this amicably, but the detective and county prosecutor seem hell-bent on stopping us. This makes no sense. Why pursue this and bring it before a grand jury if we want to settle this on our OWN terms? Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Greetings...Hoping someone can help here. It's a bit complicated, but I'll try to keep it brief. I'm involved in a situation with another party, where they received a civil judgment regarding a debt (on my part, in absentia). I don't dispute the debt. To make a long story short, after the civil judgment, we made a preliminary agreement regarding payment. This was discussed with a city detective, who encouraged this. We were both subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury on May 1 - served with pretty much blank subpoenas - no defendant or other party listed, nor the reason. In any event, the other party and myself met again on April 30, at which time I handed the other party a written agreement. Since it seemed we still had to show up in court, the other party said they would sign after we talked to the county prosecutor. When I arrived there, I was talked to by the county prosecutor and the detective mentioned before. They said the other party did NOT agree to the terms we discussed, and I had to pay the full amount of the civil judgment. I tried to point at that first, the amount was in dispute, but we (the other party and myself) had already discussed this and had made an agreement, which they disputed. I was then told by the prosecutor and detective that I should NOT speak to the other party, and I had until 11:59 PM on June 4 to pay the entire amount of the civil judgment or face the grand jury. When leaving the room, the other party approached me and said hello. I asked why they lied to me even the night before, and they looked confused. I found out later in the day that the detective and prosecutor had NOT previously talked to this person - they lied. They then went on to tell this other person that they should NOT accept an agreement that we both made in front of witnesses, and told the other party that we should not contact each other. Being the "criminal" that I am, I spoke to the other party later in the day, at which point they said that they were also blind-sided by this county prosecutor and city detective. The other party STILL wants to abide by our agreement, but we're both at a loss as to how to proceed. As neither of us have a restraining order against the other, and feel no animosity to each other, we fail to see how we can be ordered to NOT talk to each other, or how these people can tell either of us what to agree or NOT agree to. The detective in question is the one who told the other party to NOT accept the agreement we made, and said I could "not be trusted". I have NO criminal record, and, in fact, am a rather active member in my community. We're both at a loss as to how to proceed here. I have already contacted the state attorney general, and am waiting for a response. Both the other party involved and myself want to resolve this amicably, but the detective and county prosecutor seem hell-bent on stopping us. This makes no sense. Why pursue this and bring it before a grand jury if we want to settle this on our OWN terms? Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance.