ApostleIan
Junior Member
The state in which the court hearings took place is Indiana however I reside in Illinois now with no reliable transportation to another state.
I lived in an apartment for 9 months before moving because of a work change as well as bad living environment. My landlord kicked me out of my apartment with no notice and left me homeless. I took that matter to small claims (won said case) and he lost about 1000 dollars before it was all said and done. Fast forward to me moving out: i inform the landlord/plaintiff that I am moving to Illinois with my dad. He files a lawsuit for back rent (I payed with cash per his request so I had no sort of receipts) in the amount of 1500 dollars. The summons is sent to an address I never lived at previously and I am unable to do anything as a result in defending myself. I find out about this case 2 years later only after seeing a public record on my credit report and call the court house to see what is going on. Before it is all said and done it turns out there is a writ of bodily attachment on me. I fax the judge a letter indicating I had absolutely no idea what this is and had no prior knowledge of the proceedings. Fast forward a few more months and I go before the judge on a motion to vacate the judgement. The judge tells me that a judgement can not be vacated because I have no proof of my paying the plaintiff, therefore an agreement is forced upon me to pay back money. I make no money as I am a stay at home college student going to school online. The judge tells me that online schooling is not a real thing, and I am just trying to avoid paying said fees. I agree to pay 50 dollars a month (which I do not have) which starts with me paying 50 dollars on the day of the court hearing which was on October 16th. A court order is then issued saying i pay every month until the judgement is fulfilled. My payment was received on the 31st of the next month however it was deemed "late" by the plaintiff despite the fact the court order never stated a specific date only that it was received in the month. I have been trying to find help during December but with the holidays it has been near impossible. I truthfully feel I am being wronged here in some way by being asked to come back to court when I have no possible way of getting there, and i need to know my legal rights because right now I am losing faith in the judicial system.
I lived in an apartment for 9 months before moving because of a work change as well as bad living environment. My landlord kicked me out of my apartment with no notice and left me homeless. I took that matter to small claims (won said case) and he lost about 1000 dollars before it was all said and done. Fast forward to me moving out: i inform the landlord/plaintiff that I am moving to Illinois with my dad. He files a lawsuit for back rent (I payed with cash per his request so I had no sort of receipts) in the amount of 1500 dollars. The summons is sent to an address I never lived at previously and I am unable to do anything as a result in defending myself. I find out about this case 2 years later only after seeing a public record on my credit report and call the court house to see what is going on. Before it is all said and done it turns out there is a writ of bodily attachment on me. I fax the judge a letter indicating I had absolutely no idea what this is and had no prior knowledge of the proceedings. Fast forward a few more months and I go before the judge on a motion to vacate the judgement. The judge tells me that a judgement can not be vacated because I have no proof of my paying the plaintiff, therefore an agreement is forced upon me to pay back money. I make no money as I am a stay at home college student going to school online. The judge tells me that online schooling is not a real thing, and I am just trying to avoid paying said fees. I agree to pay 50 dollars a month (which I do not have) which starts with me paying 50 dollars on the day of the court hearing which was on October 16th. A court order is then issued saying i pay every month until the judgement is fulfilled. My payment was received on the 31st of the next month however it was deemed "late" by the plaintiff despite the fact the court order never stated a specific date only that it was received in the month. I have been trying to find help during December but with the holidays it has been near impossible. I truthfully feel I am being wronged here in some way by being asked to come back to court when I have no possible way of getting there, and i need to know my legal rights because right now I am losing faith in the judicial system.