Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California

Restitution civil litigation, will I ever see any money?

I was granted $42,000 in restitution from adrunk drunk driver who nearly killed me and my boyfriend. My boyfriend was granted $18,000. We were told to take it to civil litigation because this guy is in prison for 5 more years and he is an illegal immigrant. He has no money or property and you can't squeze blood from a trunip ya know. What can we do to make sure we get at least part iof this money, it is to cover medical bills and lost wages and that sort o thing. We were told we can sell it to a collections agency, how do we go about doing this? Any advice is appreciated..we just found out yesterday how much his restitution would be.....


Asked on 7/01/08, 12:00 pm

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OCEAN BEACH ASSOCIATES OCEAN BEACH ASSOCIATES

Re: Restitution civil litigation, will I ever see any money?

Any insurance on your policy? Contact me directly.

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Answered on 7/02/08, 5:06 pm
Andrew Magwood Andrew A. Magwood Attorney at Law

Re: Restitution civil litigation, will I ever see any money?

If I understand you, you and your boyfriend were awarded restitution in connection with the criminal case and you are now wondering whether you can bring a civil action, and if so, whether there is any money in it? That depends on whether anyone had auto insurance. Also, when was the accident? There will be a statute of limitations that may require you to file ASAP. You can contact me if you want to discuss further. Good luck.

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Answered on 7/01/08, 8:59 pm


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