Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California
collection agency summons
Hello, today I was served with a
photocopy of a summons from
Zwicker and Associates in regards to
a debt to american express. Today is
August 5th and the summons was
filed May 5th! you can see the case #
has been altered. They also sent a
mini miranda and said if I wish to
avoid this, to call them to make
payment arrangements. Is this
bogus? Thank you!
Asked on 8/05/08, 10:33 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen
Law Office of Robert F. Cohen
Re: collection agency summons
You have 30 days from the date you were served to file with the court and serve a responsive pleading on the plaintiff's lawyers, not from the date the summons was issued.
Depending on the amount of money you supposedly owe, you might consider having a lawyer help you with your case. Good luck!
Answered on 8/05/08, 10:41 pm