Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Virginia

Re: Civil Claim For Money

It depends on what the court ordered. The court

could have dismissed the case "with prejudice

(against refiling) or "without prejudice."

If the case was non-suited or dismissed WITHOUT

prejudice, then they can file it again later.

This is common.

YOu can call the clerk of the court and ask

them the status of the case.

You should have asked for judgment in your

favor based upon the plaintiff not showing up.

Since it was only 1/12, you might still try to

file a motion for judgment in your favor based

upon the plaintiff's default in not showing up.

How to do this would depend on whether it is

in circuit court or general district court. If

it is in circuit court, the order might not have

been signed yet, and you might still be able to

get a modified order.

In either case, you could file a motion for

reconsideration and/or modification of the

1/12 decision to ask for a judgment in your

favor. That would be final.

You could call the judge's law clerk (if in

circuit court) to ask if the order has been

signed or not.