Do I have a case?

I would think that if the attorneys can't produce any evidence of the matter, then it would be dismissed :D

Thank you for your reply. It just seems unfair that although I requested this documentation 6 months ago that the law is allowing them another 2 months to magically produce this documention.

I can't swear to it, but if there is no proof of the debt, then why would a judge order you to pay something. I would think they would dismiss it unless for some odd reason, it gets continued again. With no proof of the debt, it is basically your word against the attorney's.

The request for verification has nothing to do with the lawsuit. If you want to request verification within the lawsuit, you have to serve formal discovery requests on the DC. See your state's rules of civil procedure (probably rule 26 and subsequent), which you can probably find easily enough through Google.

Or, as I continually recommend, talk to a consumer lawyer.

Thank you sam glover. I appreciate that information. It has been very helpful.

Sam do you have any suggestions on what to do if you can't afford a lawyer? Lets face it, I don't think the majority of us can afford one.

Polly who is a moderator on this site has done alot of legal research on her own to deal with her pdl situation and gone to court representing herself in her legal matters. I believe that citizens have access to law libraries, I could be wrong. But you should be able to access resources to gain info. to assist yourself. Sometimes there are firms that offer pro-bono services.

I've said it before, but you don't know what a lawyer costs until you call one. I take debt collection defense for a fraction of the amount owed, or for a greater share of the fdcpa case that will follow the collection defense. In the second case, my client never pays me a thing.

Most consumer attorneys have a policy of never charging their clients, or of having their clients pay only for the costs of litigation (<$500).

You can certainly get help to assist yourself, as well, or you can try contacting your local legal aid office.