babaganoosh
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? We're in NJ. A medical facility is sueing me for not paying for a procedure from 2 years ago. I didn't know about the suit till I got a notice form my credit monitoring service that there was a judgement entered against me (the amount I owed was around $450, then with costs it was up to $550 or so).
the court clerk said I was notified by regular and certified mail. The regular mail didn't come back to them but the certified did come back / was never signed for.
I filed a motion to vacate the default judgement - I always heard that was a rubber stamp type of thing - the courts don't want to take away a person's chance to defend themselves in court.
I got the denial letter today saying my motion was denied because I was notified by regular and certified mail. But then it also added that i can appeal this denial by explaining why I didn't respond. I had said in the motion that we weren't notified about the suit. (sorry, I can't put my hands on the paper right now to quote it verbatim)
any advice on how to appeal a denial of a motion to vacate a default judgement? Am I just wasting my time?
To add insult to injury, while I was filing the motion, the plaintiff turned the judgement over to a court officer (add another $65) and they filed a levy with my bank (another $125 fee). all together, I'll be out something like $850.
If I knew about the case and lost it, I would pay immediately and avoid the court officer and levy charges at least. how can I reverse the clock at this point?!
the court clerk said I was notified by regular and certified mail. The regular mail didn't come back to them but the certified did come back / was never signed for.
I filed a motion to vacate the default judgement - I always heard that was a rubber stamp type of thing - the courts don't want to take away a person's chance to defend themselves in court.
I got the denial letter today saying my motion was denied because I was notified by regular and certified mail. But then it also added that i can appeal this denial by explaining why I didn't respond. I had said in the motion that we weren't notified about the suit. (sorry, I can't put my hands on the paper right now to quote it verbatim)
any advice on how to appeal a denial of a motion to vacate a default judgement? Am I just wasting my time?
To add insult to injury, while I was filing the motion, the plaintiff turned the judgement over to a court officer (add another $65) and they filed a levy with my bank (another $125 fee). all together, I'll be out something like $850.
If I knew about the case and lost it, I would pay immediately and avoid the court officer and levy charges at least. how can I reverse the clock at this point?!