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Case Information

Filed 2024-03-18
Status Closed
Type Lm Law Magistrate
Docket 13 entries
Disposition default judgment

Parties

Plaintiff Portfolio Recovery Associates Llc
Defendant Ramirez, Kimberly
Photo of Hon. Nicholson Nancy

Judge

Hon. Nicholson Nancy

Kankakee County (IL)

Illinois

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Docket Entries

  1. COMPLAINT FOR CONTRACT-MONEY DAMAGES (UP TO $15,000.00) FILED BY Comment COMPLAINT ACCOUNT STATED FILED BY Kirsten Lynn Pepper (Attorney) on behalf of PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC (PLAINTIFF) Receipt: 456816 Date: Attorney: Kirsten Lynn Pepper
  2. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: FIRST APPEARANCE Date: Time: 10:00 am Judge: NICHOLSON, NANCY Location: ROOM 110 Result: CONTINUED
  3. Summons Issued. Comment SUMMONS ISSUED
  4. Personal Service issued. Comment Issue Date: Service: SUMMONS Method: PERSONAL SERVICE Provider: FOREIGN SERVER Cost Per: $ RAMIREZ, KIMBERLY 27 N MARKET ST MOMENCE, IL 60954 Tracking No: P000098900
  5. SUCCESSFUL SERVICE Comment SUCCESSFUL SERVICE Method : PERSONAL SERVICE Issued : Service : SUMMONS Served : 04/23/2024 Return : 04/25/2024 On : RAMIREZ, KIMBERLY Signed By : REFUSED NAME Reason : SUCCESSFUL SERVICE
 Comment : 
 
 Tracking #: P000098900
 Service Location :
  6. First Appearance Original Type First Appearance Judicial Officer Nicholson, Nancy Hearing Time 10:00 AM Result Continued Comment
  7. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: HEARING FOR PROVE-UP Date: Time: 9:30 am Judge: NICHOLSON, NANCY Location: ROOM 110 Result: JUDGMENT ENTERED
  8. CASE CALLED Comment CASE CALLED. ATTORNEY AYKENT APPEARS VIA ZOOM FOR THE PLAINTIFF. THE DEFENDANT FAILS TO APPEAR AND IS FOUND IN DEFAULT. CASE CONTINUED TO 8/20/24 AT 9:30AM FOR PROVE-UP. (NICHOLSON: 110/AUDIO) AC
  9. Hearing for Prove-UP Original Type Hearing for Prove-UP Judicial Officer Nicholson, Nancy Hearing Time 9:30 AM Result Judgment Entered Comment
  10. CASE CALLED Comment CASE CALLED. THE PLAINTIFF APPEARS VIA ZOOM BY ATTORNEY MANUEL. THE DEFENDANT FAILS TO APPEAR.THE COURT NOTES THE MINUTES ENTERED 6/7/24. DEFENDANT IS FOUND IN DEFAULT. JUDGMENT ENTERED FOR THE PLAINTIFF AND AGAINST THE DEFENDANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,816.38 PLUS COSTS. PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT ORDER.
 (NICHOLSON: 110/AUDIO) AC
  11. JUDGMENT ENTERED Comment JUDGMENT ENTERED DEFAULT JUDGMENT Amount: 14,816.38 Terms: PLUS COSTS DEFAULT JUDGMENT For: PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC - PLAINTIFF DEFAULT JUDGMENT Against: RAMIREZ, KIMBERLY - DEFENDANT
  12. Motion for Default Filed Comment MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT FILED BY Kirsten Lynn Pepper (Attorney) on behalf of PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC (PLAINTIFF) Attorney: Kirsten Lynn Pepper
  13. Notice of Motion Filed Comment NOTICE OF MOTION FILED BY Kirsten Lynn Pepper (Attorney) on behalf of PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC (PLAINTIFF) Attorney: Kirsten Lynn Pepper

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