Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Maryland

I am in the hopefully the end of a civil law suit I filed against a car dealership. I won a settlement in court as well in appeals court. The attorney for the defendant began filing all kinds of motions. One was a motion to revise which was denied by the court. What does it mean? I also filed a "examination in lieu of judgement " which was given a court date. I need to know what I need to do next month when I go to court. I don't have a clue as to what to ask etc. And last, can their attorney do anything else to get this case thrown out of court?


Asked on 10/13/11, 10:12 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Cedulie Laumann Arden Law Firm, LLC

Since a plaintiff cannot win a "settlement," do you mean that you won a judgment? If the court entered judgment then you can and should try to find out what assets the defendant / judgment debtor has to satisfy it. One way to do that is by written questions called interrogatories in aid of execution another way is by oral examinations. Judgment creditors can also file garnishments once property is identified.

An attorney cannot reasonably say what the defendant might do in a particular situation but generally speaking once a judgment is over 30 days old it is extremely hard to get it kicked out.

Judgment collection goes beyond the scope of an online post and will depend on the particular facts of your situation. You may want to consider consulting with an attorney to get help on collecting your judgment.

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Answered on 10/17/11, 11:28 am


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