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Misha80
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I have been attending regular status hearings on a civil case, I'm the defendant, former landlord is plaintiff. A judgement was already issued and I had been paying on it somewhat regularly. In court one day the judge said that not everyone needed to come to court for all hearings as long as they worked it out with the other party. So I told plaintiff that I would not be in court the next time, and that if he thought I hadn't paid enough to go ahead and have them instate a order for garnishment that the judge had already approved. This was discussed in hall outside of court, not on record. So I don't go to next hearing and never hear about it until a few months later when the sheriff shows up to arrest me. I bonded out and when I went to court the judge said he issued a bench warrant because I missed court. Is this typical? I received no notice of the warrant, which was issued two months before I was arrested, and no other communication from the court.
It was just a status hearing. They set them every three months to determine the status of payment on the judgement. When the judge said that if the parties could work it out they didn't need to come to each hearing, it was said in open court and is on the transcripts.
It was just a status hearing. They set them every three months to determine the status of payment on the judgement. When the judge said that if the parties could work it out they didn't need to come to each hearing, it was said in open court and is on the transcripts.