What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
so. I was checking my bank statement online today and noticed a pending transaction of almost $4000 going through my bank. Turns out I was sued in small claims and wasn't notified and a judgment came through.
Ironically, this guy (former boss) tried suing me after we had a hearing w/ the CA labor commissioner. I was notified and showed up in court on the date of the "trial" but he had dismissed the case..(I new you couldn't sue someone over an issue alreading being heard in another court, so I was ready to ask for a dismissal) So, after almost a year with the labor commisioner, I won my case and recently, he paid. Obviously, he filed another suit against me. If it is like the one before, the issue would be regarding an agreement we had prior to my quiting (he would pay half, I would pay half). When i filed for 3 years of unpaid overtime, he got cranky and as the commisioner stated "became retaliatory" (In testimony under oath, the plaintiff acknowledged this was a gift, but then tried to say it wasn't meant that way. I agreed to reimburse the plaintiff half as I had originally agreed to and that money was deducted from the settlement). Apparently, the money he asked for in the small claims suit was the ENTIRE amount of our agreement, which he had just gotten half of in our settlement, then he gets a claim for the full amount through another court without my getting a notice, how can this be and now what?
so. I was checking my bank statement online today and noticed a pending transaction of almost $4000 going through my bank. Turns out I was sued in small claims and wasn't notified and a judgment came through.
Ironically, this guy (former boss) tried suing me after we had a hearing w/ the CA labor commissioner. I was notified and showed up in court on the date of the "trial" but he had dismissed the case..(I new you couldn't sue someone over an issue alreading being heard in another court, so I was ready to ask for a dismissal) So, after almost a year with the labor commisioner, I won my case and recently, he paid. Obviously, he filed another suit against me. If it is like the one before, the issue would be regarding an agreement we had prior to my quiting (he would pay half, I would pay half). When i filed for 3 years of unpaid overtime, he got cranky and as the commisioner stated "became retaliatory" (In testimony under oath, the plaintiff acknowledged this was a gift, but then tried to say it wasn't meant that way. I agreed to reimburse the plaintiff half as I had originally agreed to and that money was deducted from the settlement). Apparently, the money he asked for in the small claims suit was the ENTIRE amount of our agreement, which he had just gotten half of in our settlement, then he gets a claim for the full amount through another court without my getting a notice, how can this be and now what?
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