Consumer complaint received 2018-08-29
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Sued you without properly notifying you of lawsuit
Company: The Law Firm of Krisor & Associates (IN)

Complaint:
I have been and I am still a victim of a very large debt collection scheme being perpetrated on many low-income and elderly in XXXX XXXX County XXXX XXXX Indiana. The city legal department, colleagues, family members and close political associates are using their law degrees to strong-arm they're targets into agreeing to pay debt that is either all together falsified and or extremely exaggerated. They court and judge shop, hoping to run this debt collection hustle game over on the judge and many time never serving the defendant notice which denies us our Rights to Due Process, and or an opportunity to question proof of legitimacy/ dispute the debt. They are WINNING MANY of these case by DEFAULT JUDGEMENT.95 % of these cases are awared in the plaintiffs favor, not ever affording the defendant the right to due process, and Once they receive the default Judgement in their favor, and the time to APPEAL has passed, they began to send the defendant a request to provided personal banking information, SS #, employer info, personal tax records etc. The city of XXXX XXXX via their attorney Krisor & Associates has falsified documents and continues to take legal action against me, on 4 separate occasions for fraudulent debt, re : XXXX, in XX/XX/XXXX, after I requested proof of debt and legitimacy and NONE was provided, I provided 29 documents to the courts regarding this fraudulent and criminal attempt to steal and cause financial harm to me. Ultimately, the city of XXXX XXXX Case against me was DISSMISSED with PREJUDICE. ( meaning they can NOT return to sue me for this again ) Less than six months later, XX/XX/XXXX the City again retained Krisor and Associates to pursue me in a higher court, this time for XXXX dollars. Again Never communicating to me the legitimacy of the debt and provided NO PROOF that this debt is owed. XXXX a default judgement was entered against me, because via a clerical error my 43 documents were some how misplaced and the Judge never reviewed them, prior to entering his ruling. I notified the courts a hearing was set. I again was required to appear in court to set aside judgement, and ultimately the Judgement was VACATED. These many attempts to fraudulent place me in debt was heard before 3 separate Judges. In XX/XX/XXXX Krisor & Associates revived their debt collection efforts once again ; this time increasing the amount owed to XXXX ( + ) again NEVER received NOTICE of hearing and a Default Judgement was entered against me. I contacted the courts and the clerk and court officer told me this was another error. They explained that switching they're computer system was the cause of the error and not to be concerned, but encouraged me to contact XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX for assistance because Krisor & Associate continues to sue me over, and over again. I contacted XXXX XXXX and was assigned XXXX XXXX. I retained XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX. The hearing was XX/XX/XXXX. I realize on XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XXXX had failed to file her notice of appearance with the courts so I filed it. The day of the hearing XXXX stated in court to XXXX XXXX who was suddenly set to hear the matter, and a former city of XXXX XXXX attorney, as well as a colleague of the same legal dept, that has filed all these false claims against me. Additionally, he also worked with another former city attorney XXXX XXXX, for debt collection in a private practice, ( whom I've reported to the disciplinary commission for unethical and criminal abuse of power. XXXX XXXX has a reord of receiving political donation from fellow colleague XXXX XXXX and also Krisor and Associates, whom the city retains to collect much of their alleged debt in collection cases. XXXX on record told the Judge this was a clerical error, she also explained that the case has already been heard and if the plaintiff disagrees he should refile. She stated I did not owe this debt. The Judge refused to honor her request and schedule a hearing. XXXX XXXX failed to appear, ultimately XXXX XXXX overturned the 3 previous Judges ruling by NOW placing me in default for summary judgement for this debt totaling more than 23,000. This alleged debt has never been substantiated, and Blatantly denies me my rights to effective counsel and due process. XXXX XXXX then sent me a letter encouraging me to hire a bankruptcy attorney, and refused filing and appeal on my behalf though I've requested it in writing with her, the University of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, and I filed my request with the clerk of the courts as well. I also asked XXXX XXXX to transfer my case for appeal to someone else at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX has ignored my request completely. I represented myself on 3 different occasions against Krisor and Assosciates, for alleged debt collection, and each time I prevailed. I retained XXXX XXXX with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, she failed to show-up for the hearing, so No arguments were had, No discovery was done to verify the validity of debt, and the attorney for Krisor flat out told XXXX to NOT pursue discovery in an effort to save the city of south bend, his client money.And I am now being ignored by XXXX XXXX who is the Clinical Director of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I have communicated to her assistant 2 times in hope to meet with the Legal Clinic manager XXXX XXXX, to help fix this mess, and all of my request to XXXX XXXX have been ignored, and I have missed the Appeal deadline as a result of her neglect and negligence. I need someone to help me.

Company public response: Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation