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Re: Dispute over Judgment costs

I refer to Mr. DeWitt's reply. I am the Def.'s spouse and we actually attended court on the trial date. The Judge interrupted my spouse's reponse to Pl.'s complaint before it's done and then turned to talk to their lawyer w/o getting back to us. We didn't have a chance to reveal the fact that the disputed amount was sent to the collection agency w/o any notice or even contact to us first. The agency have been so annoying to us. We owed their client nothing and the dispute over the lease was arised out of greed. Anyway, the Judgment was against us but the amount was granted as about half of what their lawyer asked for. We had no chance to clarify the exact amount of the costs w/ the Judge as the Judgment came in the mail and the court clerk only said court fees were $40 when we called. We just got another demand letter which implied the possibility of reporting any unpaid amount to credit bureaus. That really upset us as we never owe anybody anything but just became victims when we failed to obtain any justice from Court. Could you please reply to our questions listed in the previous message to shed us some light on our mind. Thank you.


Asked on 1/14/04, 11:02 am

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Susan Frederick Susan S. Frederick

Re: Re: Dispute over Judgment costs

The award of attorney fees is a specific amount and the prevailing party can file a garnishment action to collect. If the term "judgment costs" refers to the court costs, you can confirm the amount by contacting the clerk of the court where the trial was held and obtaining a copy of their itemized statement.

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Answered on 1/14/04, 2:05 pm


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