Tim
Grand Haven,#2Consumer Suggestion
Sun, November 02, 2008
"Going into this without a lawyer is like going to a gunfight with a knife." I couldn't have said this better myself. The obvious defense, and maybe the only available defense to the MSJ is to assert that you did in fact comply with the procedural rules regarding discovery. Their motion and brief will cite to specific rules, state how you violated those rules, state the result of the violation, and use that result to show that you have basically thrown out all of your available defenses. So a proper reply brief would state that you didn't violate those rules and why; state why, even if you8 did violate those rules, the violation doesn't allow for the stated result; and state that genuine issues of material fact remain which preclude summary judgment. Sound easy? It's not. It will require alot of research that laymen don't generally know how to perform, and analyses that most people are not capable of formulating and communicating effectively. The point in your favor, with regards to the MSJ, is that the legal presumption is for your side. They bear the burden of proving that they should win as a matter of law. You don't have to try to prove any facts, you only have to show that arguable and relevant issues still exist. But what you are facing is a hugely complicated duty that few laymen can successfully pull off. So getting a lawyer would definitely be a good idea.
J G Shrugged
Austin,#3Consumer Suggestion
Fri, October 24, 2008
Answering your question specifically could be interpreted as giving legal advice, so you really need to see a local attorney. However, a few things: The FDCPA debt validation letter requirements end once a creditor files a lawsuit. Also, if you want documents from the plaintiff, normally you have to serve your own request on the plaintiff requesting the specific documents.... Going into this without a lawyer is like going to a gunfight with a knife.
Laurie
Haslet,#4Consumer Comment
Fri, October 24, 2008
If not - that is why you got the summary judgement. GO TO www.budhibbs.com - he has this group posted - if you had shown up - it would have been thrown out - on this site it states SHOW UP FOR COURT Now you need a NACA lawyer - good that budhibbs site as those too.