1) Give yourself a fighting chance- If you default by not showing up for court, you lose without ever having an opportunity to defend yourself. It's like being in a fist fight and agreeing to allow your opponent to put on brass knuckles and smash you right in the face! At the very least, file your answer and deny the claim.
2) Plaintiff may not show up- If you file your answer and deny the claim, maybe the plaintiff won't show up on your court date. If plaintiff doesn't show, you prevail.
3) Postpone court date- By filing a motion to remove to district court, this adds many, many months to the actual court date. It's not the easiest argument to make, but if you need "discovery" from the plaintiff, the court should allow your motion to remove to district court docket.
4) 20 years/plus interest- If you don't bother showing up on your trial date and you default, the court grants the plaintiff a default judgment and you will owe that amount for 20 years. If you add up the interest on that debt over 20 years...you do the frickin math!
5) Settlement- Instead of putting your head in the sand and ignoring the lawsuit, like soooo many people do, call the plaintiff and work out a settlement agreement. You may come up with a better deal than you think.
As always, check out my site www.masmallclaims.com or call me 781-888-5551 to discuss your case.
Thanks,
Attorney Craig Singer
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