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Missouri Unified County

Missouri

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Case Information

Filed 2022-10-13
Type Ac Suit On Account
Docket 30 entries
Disposition default judgment

Parties

Plaintiff Midland Credit Management Inc|Butler, Patrick Steen
Defendant Kelley, Ira
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Judge

Hon. Waters John S

Missouri

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Docket Entries

  1. udge Assigned
  2. atisfaction of Judgment Filed (Docketed 1/29/24 at 1055) SATISFACTION./kj Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER On Behalf Of: MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC
  3. arn Release/Return/Recall Release on Garnishment/Execution Number 23-GARN-2813 Garnishment release per e-filed letter from attorney Patrick S Butler. Copy of release mailed to garnishee /aga
  5. otion for Release release of garnishment. Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER On Behalf Of: MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC
  7. ertificate of Service Certificate of Service (Interrogatories to Garnishee) /al
  9. arnishment Returned Served Document ID - 23-GARN-2813; Served To - ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC; Server - SO ST LOUIS COUNTY-CLAYTON; Served Date - 06-OCT-23; Served Time - 07:28:00; Service Type - Sheriff Department; Reason Description - Served; Service Text - Return Served by leaving copy with LCW B Love CT Corp/th
  10. otice of Service 23-GARN-2813; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service./th
  12. arnishment Paid to Attorney Garnishment proceeds to be paid to Attorney at Abbott Osborn Jacobs PLC, 974 73rd Street, Suite 20, West Des Moines IA 50265./all
  13. xecution/Garnishment Issued This is garnishment 23-GARN-2813 for IRA KELLEY; Garnishment funds to be paid to Attorney on e-filed garnishment received. After completion, garnishment returned to e-filer for service./all; returnable date: CONTINUOUS; Garnishee: ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC
  14. equest for Execution/Garnish (Docketed 9-13-2023 at 9:25 am) Garnishment; Interrogatories./all Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER On Behalf Of: MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC
  15. udgment Entered Formal Judgment filed on 12/7/22 entered as set out (Dv.22). /jo
  16. efault Judgment PLAINTIFF APPEARS BY ATTORNEY CARTER. DEFT DEFAULTS. FORMAL JUDGMENT EXECUTED AND FILED. MHP ACTING/nlt Associated Entries: 10/24/2022 - Civil Setting Scheduled Scheduled For: 12/07/2022; 10:30 AM; JOHN S WATERS; Greene
  17. ummons Personally Served Document ID - 22-ADSM-4456; Served To - KELLEY, IRA; Server - DAWSON, BRADY; Served Date - 22-NOV-22; Served Time - 15:26:00; Service Type - Special Process Server; Reason Description - Served
  18. otice of Service Docketed 11/29/2022 at 12:22/jm Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER On Behalf Of: MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC
  19. udge Assigned Cases to be transferred per Order of Presiding Judge Michael Cordonnier. During the transition, if Judge Waters is not available the case will be heard as scheduled by another 31st Circuit Judge
  20. ummons Issued-Associate Document ID: 22-ADSM-4456, for KELLEY, IRA. Summons saved and attached in PDF format for Attorney to retrieve from secure case.net./jm
  21. rder - Special Process Server Order Appointing Special Process Server signed and filed/jm
  22. ivil Setting Scheduled Associated Entries: 12/07/2022 - Default Judgment + Scheduled For: 12/07/2022; 10:30 AM; JOHN S WATERS; Greene
  23. iling Info Sheet eFiling Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER
  24. ote to Clerk eFiling Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER
  25. ffidavit Filed Plts Affidavit of Non-Millitary Service/jm Docketed 10/24/2022 at 10:52/jm Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER On Behalf Of: MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC
  26. ffidavit Filed Plts Affidavit/jm Docketed 10/24/2022 at 10:52/jm Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER
  27. roposed Order Filed Plts Proposed Order Requesting Process Server/jm Docketed 10/24/2022 at 10:52/jm Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER
  28. otion Special Process Server Plts Request for Appointment of Process Server/jm Docketed 10/24/2022 at 10:52/jm Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER
  29. xhibit Filed Plts Exhibit/jm Docketed 10/24/2022 at 10:52/jm Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER
  30. et Filed in Associate Ct Plts Petition/jm Docketed 10/24/2022 at 10:52/jm Filed By: PATRICK STEVEN BUTLER

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