Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

I has recently taking a tow truck company to small claims court and I am having serious problems. The first court date was rescheduled because the tow truck company owner was going to be out of town. I wen to the 2nd pre trial hearing and they did not show up. The Judge awarded all damages in my favor. They told me to wait a few weeks to see the judgment so that I may take action. After a month I called the court house to follow up and they told me that the individual put the wrong date on his calender and walked in 10 minutes after I had left. According to the guidelines the court gave me a reschedule can not happen without good reason and prior court approval. This individual had neither and was allowed to reschedule, I had to go to court a third time and now a fourth. I was told even though the judge gave me a judgement that since it was entered in the system by the courts office that my judgment wasn't official. My court started at 9 am and I was dismissed by ten. The individual didn't supply a reschedule letter until 335 pm that afternoon. Is the judge allowed to do this?


Asked on 10/27/11, 7:11 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lucreita Becude Lucreita D. Becude, P.A.

Do yourself a favor and get an attorney. This is why you need one. This could have all gone in your favor at the very beginning. The judge is in charge. He is probably being lenient as the reschedule was due to some unforseen problem. You could have squashed it had you filed the correct papers.

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Answered on 10/27/11, 8:02 am


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