Hello, I live in colorado and the past weekend I was out of town and I live with my grandma to help take care of her. She took in the paperwork from the person serving the paperwork. The person it was intended for has an identical name to me and lives in the same city. Has anyone dealt with this before? It was for a debt collection lawsuit and I already verified that it wasnt on my reports and everything..
Location: Colorado.
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Call the attorney who signed the lawsuit and explain the error to them. If they refuse to dismiss the lawsuit you’ll need to file an answer stating that you are not the defendant they’re trying to serve. Don’t ignore the lawsuit because there is the potential they could obtain a default judgment against you that could cause even more problems.
This isn’t “wrongful,” it’s just an error.
The simplest course of action here is contacting the name of the attorney on the papers, calling their office, and letting them know it isn’t you. Just ignoring this is a great way to end up with a judgment against you.