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I'm obviously omitting a LOT of detail so if anything prior to where I join
the story below is relevant, let me know and I can post more details...
Due to some major accounting errors, I was sued a couple years ago. I filed
a counterclaim as I had invested countless hours trying to prove I had no
outstanding debt to the organization that sued me. I "won" if there is such
a thing. An agreement was reached in May, 2003, whereby the lender would
pay me a sum of money, pay all costs and their own attorney fees (I got
stuck with my attorney bills), and remove all negative information from the
three major credit bureaus regarding my account with them.
There was some discrepancy about whether an agreement had actually been
reached and the Court ruled in October that, indeed, an agreement had been
reached and both parties were told to adhere to the written agreement. The
judge asked the lender's attorney to cut a check, draft a letter to the
credit reporting agencies, and send me a copy of the letter for my files.
Upon completion of that, I was instructed to drop my counterclaim.
In January of 2004, the lender still hadn't done ANYTHING. My attorney
drafted a letter to the judge asking him to enforce the Court order. The
judge accepted our draft of the Court Order and signed it February 15. The
Court Order gave the lender 15 days to cut us a check AND clear all negative
information from our credit. So far, we haven't received a check, our
credit still has bad marks, and we haven't heard a word from the lender or
their attorney.
The case is listed as 'Closed' in the public records as of February 15 - the
date the judge signed the Court Order. Do I need to pay my attorney MORE
money to get the judge to intervene and still have the possibility that
they'll ignore it? What more can I do to get them to fix this? Are there
any additional damages available? Is there a standard punitive award (as a
multiple of the original amount) for these obviously intentional delays?
This is a HUGE company so I'm sure things get lost, misfiled, etc., but this
is ridiculous.
Any guidance the NG can offer would be appreciated.
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