Posts by silentorca47

Thanks for the input. So, I hit up the legal department over at Verizon, and they’re claiming they sent off some paperwork back in 2003 and 2008, but honestly? I never saw a single thing. Does that actually count as an official attempt at service, or am I just getting the runaround?

Alright, so here’s the deal: I just got hit with a writ of execution from Verizon regarding some nonsense dating all the way back to 2001. We're talking a judgment from December 2001, and I haven't seen a single notification or anything in the mail between then and now. Isn't this stuff well past the statute of limitations?

I mean, why would a judge tell me I was born in the wrong country if there's still a glimmer of hope that I might actually win this thing?

I first got hit with this at the start of the year at my home address. It’s not like I was dodging them or anything; they just weren't sending the notices. Even the judge admitted it was their blunder—apparently, there are over 4,000 similar cases clogging up the local courts because of the same mess this year. Anyway, I went ahead and paid everything, including the principal, and handed the court the confirmation to prove it's all settled.

btw, if the judge decides to just sit on my appeal and does nothing, who actually makes the call then?

Look, I’m a sailor by trade, so I’m rarely hanging around town.

I ended up hiring a lawyer I wouldn't trust to watch my sheep, if I'm being honest. Looking back, she was completely useless. Two months after the garnishment stopped and the actual lawsuit kicked off, she still hasn't a clue what's going on. Meanwhile, I'm sitting here dutifully paying my installments. All she really had to do was walk into the courthouse and ask for a status update on the case, but apparently, that was too much to ask—even though she had no problem filing an appeal just to charge me more $400

Just wanted to give a heads-up to anyone thinking about trying to fight these enforcement actions in court, just in case you're wondering if it's even worth the hassle:
I got hit with an enforcement notice from AT&T dating all the way back to 2003. With interest, we're looking at roughly $3167, while the principal alone is about $833. I actually worked out a payment plan and managed to knock out four installments of $317 each. In the meantime, I filed a lawsuit because I hadn't received a single notification in eleven years—not even a heads-up that they were starting enforcement proceedings. Since I’d already paid off the principal plus some interest over those four payments, I figured that would be plenty for them. However, at my second hearing today, the judge basically told me straight to my face that I have to pay the entire remaining balance plus legal fees. It feels like the court is totally at fault here, and honestly, it's like I was born in the wrong country. He did mention I could appeal the decision once it's sent to me, but when I asked him what on earth I was supposed to appeal, he literally said, "I don't know."
So, there you have it. If you're planning on going toe-to-toe with them, consider this your warning regarding how things will likely turn out.

...which, let’s be honest, never ends well anyway. Besides, I’m an atheist.

On the census, I ended up listed as Catholic just because my mom insisted on it—I honestly couldn't be bothered to fight the system at the time. Plus, when they were actually doing the tallying, I wasn't even home to weigh in. Now that I actually have the chance to fix it? Nah, I'm way too lazy to go trekking through some government office to change a label. But let’s be real: I wouldn't give them a single cent, either. To me, they’re nothing but parasites. If you actually believe in God, you don't need some middleman, especially not some wealthy middleman who spends his life praying while living large. If they passed a law saying only Catholics had to fund the Catholic Church, I certainly wouldn't be stepping up to pay—even if it meant breaking my comfortable routine to deal with the bureaucracy. Just think about how many people out there feel exactly like I do within that 80-something percent majority. We're just decent, sensible people who somehow managed to get stuck in this mess because we let idiots lead us. It’s our own fault, really; we've become so complacent and comfortable that we just don't care until things go south. And when things finally do hit the fan, the first thing we do is vent about it here on the forums. Honestly, though, it scares me to think what might happen if we actually lose our cool, because when we finally snap, we're an unstoppable force.

thanks

So, I just got hit with a notice for property seizure from Verizon dating all the way back to 2003, for an amount around $867 plus whatever interest they've tacked on since then.
Nothing had crossed my desk in the meantime, and now they're claiming there's no way out unless they can produce hard evidence, which would bring the total damage to roughly $2667
After a bunch of pointless arguing, the attorney who actually handled the case for Verizon and drafted that whole seizure request told me straight up that he hasn't worked for them in three years.
What are my actual chances of dodging this, and what kind of moves can I even make here?
Thanks