After receivingan order of satisfaction, how do I know that it has been filed?
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After receivingan order of satisfaction, how do I know that it has been filed?
I received an order of satisfaction from a judgement against me. The form has nothing signed or indicated as received by the court. The law firm has numerous consumer complaints and it is regarded as a debt buyer. I tried to contact the firm but the representative was rude and unprofessional. What is my next step?
Asked on September 15, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Maryland
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you know in which court the case was filed and the case number, you can go to the court and ask the court clerk to let you see the file when you give the court clerk the case number. Then, you can see if the document was filed.
If you don't know the case number, you can look in the court's computer in the plaintiff/defendant index for the name of the case. Look for your name under defendants and you will see the name of the case and the case number. Once you have the case number, give it to the court clerk and ask to see the file. You can't remove the file from the court, but can ask the court clerk to photocopy the file or any portion of the file.
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