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Alaska Unified

Alaska

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Case Information

Filed 2024-01-29
Status Closed
Type Small Claims (3 An)|Small Claim More Than $2,500
Docket 24 entries
Disposition default judgment

Parties

Plaintiff Affordable Loan Company
Defendant Smethers, Kristi Michelle
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Judge

Hon. Wallace, David R

Anchorage Borough (AK)

Alaska

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Docket Entries

  1. Small Claims Greater Than $2500 Receipt: 2162849 Date: 01/31/2024
  2. Summons
  3. Attorney Information Attorney Heady, Brian D representing Plaintiff Affordable Loan Company as of 01/29/2024
  4. Return of Service - Summons Served On: 02/16/2024 Kristi Michelle Smethers (Defendant);
  5. Answer - Disagreement Kristi Michelle Smethers (Defendant);
  6. Request for Change of Place of Trial Attorney: Self-Represented (0100001) Kristi Michelle Smethers (Defendant); Filing Party: Smethers, Kristi Michelle Case Motion #1
  7. Affidavit of Service on: 2-16-2024 Process Server - North Country Process Inc. Kristi Michelle Smethers (Defendant);
  8. Plaintiff's Response to Change of Place of Trial (Opposed) Attorney: Heady, Brian D (0709051) Case Motion #1: Request for Change of Place of Trial
  9. Notice Regarding Court Distributions to Self-Represented Litigants Kristi Michelle Smethers (Defendant);
  10. Order Denying Request for Change of Place of Trial Smethers, Kristi Michelle Case Motion #1 Request for Change of Place of Trial
  11. NOTICE OF TRIAL 4/4/2024 AT 9:30 AM
  12. NOTICE OF SMALL CLAIMS TRIAL
  13. Reason for Returned Mail or eMail: Return To Sender, Insufficient Address, Unable To Forward Date Returned Documents Were Distributed: 03/07/2024 Type of Document(s) Distributed and Returned Unserved: Notice Of Trial, Notice Of Small Claims Hearing Kristi Michelle Smethers (Defendant);
  14. Reason for Returned Mail or eMail: Return To Sender, Vacant, Unable To Forward Date Returned Documents Were Distributed: 03/08/2024 Type of Document(s) Distributed and Returned Unserved: Notice Re Court Distributions To Self-Represented Litigants Kristi Michelle Smethers (Defendant);
  15. Notice of Hearing Set: Small Claims Trial: 4/18/2024 AT 9:30 AM
  16. Default Affidavit and Request for Judgment (Motion Tracking) Attorney: Heady, Brian D (0709051) Affordable Loan Company (Plaintiff); Filing Party: Affordable Loan Company Case Motion #2
  17. Order Granting Default Affidavit and Request for Judgment Judge Michael J Franciosi Affordable Loan Company Case Motion #2 Default Affidavit and Request for Judgment (Motion Tracking)
  18. First Free Copy E-mailed to: Brian D Heady (Attorney) on behalf of Affordable Loan Company (Plaintiff)
  19. First Free Copy/Certified Copy Mailed/Issued to: Kristi Michelle Smethers (Defendant);
  20. Judgment Entered Default Judgment Amount: 3,211.58 Pre-Default Judgment Interest: 137.79 Attorney Fees: 250.00 Court Costs: 176.88 Other Fees: 0.00 Default Judgment Total: 3,776.25 Total Accrued Costs: 0.00 Total Accrued Interest: 0.00 Terms: Post-Judgment Interest Rate: 29.00% Type: Default Judgment Judge: Wallace, David R Default Judgment Date: 07/11/2024 Default Judgment Time: 12:00PM Referee: Recommendation Date: Default Judgment Status: Judgment Entered Default Judgment For: Affordable Loan Company - Plaintiff Default Judgment Against: Smethers, Kristi Michelle - Defendant ------------------------------------------- Issuance ------------------------------------------- Writ Type: Date Issued: Accrued Interest: Satisfied Amount: ------------------------------------------- Return ------------------------------------------- Processed By: Received From: Accrued Costs: Satisfied Amount: Date Returned: Date Collected: Date Paid: Default Judgment Satisfied Amount: 0.00 Default Judgment Balance: 3,776.25 Case Total: 0.00 Case Satisfied Amount: 0.00 Case Balance: 0.00
  21. Default Judgment for Plaintiff Granted by Judge
  22. Writ of Execution Fee (AdR 9(e)(10)) Receipt: 2218864 Date: 09/12/2024
  23. Accounting Deficiency Notice You must file a new CIV-501 that includes the information you filed on the first form and the following: The correct judgment date. The judgment date on the Information for Issuance of Writ that you filed does not match the effective date of the judgment. Accounting Deficiency Notice (6/17) Sent on: 09/12/2024 15:16:50.96
  24. Information for Writ of Execution Affordable Loan Company (Plaintiff);

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