What is the name of your state? Tennessee
This afternoon, I received two separate summons for general sessions court in my county of residence regarding debts; all information on the summons are identical, except account numbers, monetary amounts, and case number (which are sequential). While the plaintiff listed is an original creditor, upon further research this is a case of the collections agency (not the collections department for the original creditor) having listed the original creditor in their stead; the contact information listed is for the collections agency.
Researching the collections agency (Javitch Block LLC of Cleveland, OH), they are not a licensed collections agency in the State of Tennessee. They had previously been licensed, License #968, but this license expired on July 15, 2013 and was not renewed (this information was obtained using the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance's License Search & Verification; both the collection agency's Ohio office and Tennessee branch were searched for). As this collections agency is not licensed in the State of Tennessee, but has decided to file suit regardless, what should my next step be?
This afternoon, I received two separate summons for general sessions court in my county of residence regarding debts; all information on the summons are identical, except account numbers, monetary amounts, and case number (which are sequential). While the plaintiff listed is an original creditor, upon further research this is a case of the collections agency (not the collections department for the original creditor) having listed the original creditor in their stead; the contact information listed is for the collections agency.
Researching the collections agency (Javitch Block LLC of Cleveland, OH), they are not a licensed collections agency in the State of Tennessee. They had previously been licensed, License #968, but this license expired on July 15, 2013 and was not renewed (this information was obtained using the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance's License Search & Verification; both the collection agency's Ohio office and Tennessee branch were searched for). As this collections agency is not licensed in the State of Tennessee, but has decided to file suit regardless, what should my next step be?