Wage garnishments and collections
in Law ·
Hey there,
I just walked out of the Supreme Court after showing them my receipt, and let me tell you, the response was infuriating. They basically told me that while the receipt proves I paid, it doesn’t prove they messed up or lost their copy. Instead, they’re operating under the assumption that I’m the one who kept all the copies at home instead of handing theirs over. In other words, they aren't taking any responsibility for their own incompetence, and according to them, I should have demanded a formal confirmation from them when I handed the receipt over in the first place. 🙂
They did send word to the IRS to clear my debt, so things should be settled in a few days, but now I’m facing a whole new headache. There are legal processing fees totaling $47 + $22 that the IRS is using to freeze my account. Obviously, I don't consider myself liable for these costs caused by someone else's negligence, and I have zero intention of paying them. Since my paycheck hits in a few days, they’ll just snatch that $68 right out of my account without a second thought. The IRS told me to file a formal complaint, but when I called the complaints department, they claimed those specific costs are the court's responsibility. When I went back to the court and relayed what the complaints department said, they actually laughed in my face! They said they aren't responsible and won't pay a dime; they told me if I want my money back, I can write a letter to the Department of Justice and ask for it myself. However, the folks at the IRS warned me that nobody has ever successfully gotten reimbursed through that process.
Also, I asked the court to point me toward the proper procedure for filing a claim for damages, and everyone just gave me this condescending little laugh—as if I haven't suffered enough damage already! 🙂 To top it off, they refused to provide any guidance on how to proceed, essentially telling me to just "figure it out myself." I forgot to mention that this was handled as an infraction, so the standard enforcement laws don't apply here; we're dealing strictly with misdemeanor regulations, or so I was told.
What am I supposed to do? Any advice would be greatly appreciated..
I just walked out of the Supreme Court after showing them my receipt, and let me tell you, the response was infuriating. They basically told me that while the receipt proves I paid, it doesn’t prove they messed up or lost their copy. Instead, they’re operating under the assumption that I’m the one who kept all the copies at home instead of handing theirs over. In other words, they aren't taking any responsibility for their own incompetence, and according to them, I should have demanded a formal confirmation from them when I handed the receipt over in the first place. 🙂
They did send word to the IRS to clear my debt, so things should be settled in a few days, but now I’m facing a whole new headache. There are legal processing fees totaling $47 + $22 that the IRS is using to freeze my account. Obviously, I don't consider myself liable for these costs caused by someone else's negligence, and I have zero intention of paying them. Since my paycheck hits in a few days, they’ll just snatch that $68 right out of my account without a second thought. The IRS told me to file a formal complaint, but when I called the complaints department, they claimed those specific costs are the court's responsibility. When I went back to the court and relayed what the complaints department said, they actually laughed in my face! They said they aren't responsible and won't pay a dime; they told me if I want my money back, I can write a letter to the Department of Justice and ask for it myself. However, the folks at the IRS warned me that nobody has ever successfully gotten reimbursed through that process.
Also, I asked the court to point me toward the proper procedure for filing a claim for damages, and everyone just gave me this condescending little laugh—as if I haven't suffered enough damage already! 🙂 To top it off, they refused to provide any guidance on how to proceed, essentially telling me to just "figure it out myself." I forgot to mention that this was handled as an infraction, so the standard enforcement laws don't apply here; we're dealing strictly with misdemeanor regulations, or so I was told.
What am I supposed to do? Any advice would be greatly appreciated..