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Initial Complaint
05/11/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Service or Repair Issues
- Status:
- Answered
This company has the be the illegal comp ah when it comes to practice. I want all calls reviewed and traced for them refusing to be of assistance. They trace lines to avoid **************** which to me should be an illegal practice, especially if they handing legal affairs. I have written to them and have yet to get a response. What a lack of integrity.Business response
05/26/2023
****** Duffy spoke with **************** last week on May 17, and resolved the matter. We apologized to **************** for the communication challenges.Initial Complaint
04/25/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Product Issues
- Status:
- Answered
This law firm took over a judgement case from another law firm concerning ********************** in care of *************** The other law firm got a judgement in the amount of $1823.93 and had my wages garnished in that amount from may to July of 2022. Fast forward to April of 2023 and this law firm has now garnished another $3600 from my daughters savings account because it has my name tied to it. My ************************** got in touch with them and told them they have had the original $1824 sitting in an account waiting in a final order from them to pay. So as of right now this law firm is holding onto more than $5400 for a judgment in the amount of $1823.93. When you call to get an answer or an update on them releasing funds they say I now owe $2500 due to interest and when I explain I shouldnt have to pay interest on something that was garnished from check last year waiting on a final order they have no answer for it. They need to be content with the original $1823.93 that was garnished from my check back in 2022 since it was their wrongdoing for not filing a final order to receive it. This has been going on for over a week now and my daughter had to get a loan to pay her school tuition since it was her money in a savings account they took. My *************** manager has faxed over paperwork to show the original garnishment and still they are holding onto over $5400 saying I owe interest. There is plenty of reviews stating this law firm does illegal maneuvers in order to try to get more money. I just need this resolved and my money returned with a refund of the money my bank charged for the wrongful garnishment.Business response
05/17/2023
Good Morning ******************,
Thank you for reaching out to me about this. I have reviewed Ms. ********* file and have determined the following:
A Final Judgment was entered against ******************** in favor of ***************************, on February 22, 2018. The judgment was for $1,823.93 plus statutory interest. My firm was not the attorney of record at that point. Ms. ********* file was transferred to my office in late January 2022. Upon receipt of the file, we were directed by our Client to file a writ of garnishment. Said writ was issued on or about March 29, 2022, and subsequently served on **************** what we believed to be Ms. ********* place of employment. However, after the writ was served, we never received a response from Corecivic. We sent a notice to them, as well as to ********************,that we hadnt received a response (as required by law), but without a response from the Garnishee, there isnt a lot that we can do because we dont know if the Defendant is actually an employee, if they are garnishing wages, or really anything. On or about August 31, 2022, the garnishment against ********* was dismissed. No funds were received by our office from that attempted garnishment and any funds that *** have been withheld should have been returned to the Defendant by ********* when they got the dismissal. Again, to reiterate,********* never responded to our writ, as required, and we were not aware that any funds were garnished. Additionally, after they received the dismissal of the garnishment, they should have released any funds that they were holding to the Defendant directly.
Due to the failure of Corecivic to respond to our original writ, on or about March 2,2023, we petitioned the Court for a writ of garnishment against ******************** The Writ was served on or about, April 11, 2023. We received an Answer from the Garnishee that they were withholding funds and, on or about April 11,2023, we received an Amended Answer from the Garnishee indicating that they had frozen a total of $3,647.86. We sent notice to the Defendant of the receipt of the Answer from the Garnishee, and on or about May 15, 2023, ******************** filed a Claim of Exemption with the Court, which is the proper avenue to bring up any issues with the garnishment that she *** have. This Claim of exemption will be set for hearing so that she can address any concerns with the judge.
In relation to her balance dispute, the current balance owed on the account is *************** is comprised of the original judgment amount as referenced above, plus $529.09 in statutory post judgment interest, and $301.50 in costs.
I have fully reviewed the file and have found nothing to lead me to believe that there was any sort of wrongdoing on the part of my firm. In the event that you need further clarification on anything, please feel free to reach out to me directly.Initial Complaint
10/07/2022
- Complaint Type:
- Product Issues
- Status:
- Answered
As of July, 2022, the establishment of ************************************************ ***** *******-have garnished wages from my husbands check, based on a debt purchaser called ********************************** which was terminated in 2008. The company doesnt even exist and the law firm states that this company is suing us. The debt which wasnt identified supposedly occurred in the early ****s - which is pass the status of limitations. I believe there is fraudulent play at this firm. The case number is #****-003988-SP-21 in the amount of approximately $1,900. Thank you for your assistance.Business response
10/25/2022
I cannot research this without more information. Please provide more information pertaining to who the consumer is being garnished. Additionally given privacy concerns we will need to validate some personal information as well. If you like, please call our office and ask to speak with ****** Duffy or *******************, partners in the firm, and one of us will gladly look into the file with you.
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Customer Complaints Summary
3 total complaints in the last 3 years.
0 complaints closed in the last 12 months.