Legal Question in Consumer Law in Louisiana

Re: civil judgements

From your description, I surmise that a judgment was entered against you in Louisianna in 1992. Now, a complaint has been filed in NJ to have that judgment entered and made enforceable in NJ.

If so, that procedure is entirely proper. If you have a reason why the judgment should not be entered in NJ (such as that it has been paid or is no longer valid), your lawyer can oppose it in New Jersey. If the NJ judgment has already been entered, you must do so promptly otherwise the court will assume that it is valid. If it was entered in 2004 and you have not moved to have it vacated before now, it is not likely that the court will find in your favor.

If you believed that there were valid defenses to the original claim in Louisianna, then you should have defended the suit in Louisianna. It is probably too late to raise the issue again with the Louisianna court, but you should consult a lawyer in that State on that issue.