Law Office of Ian Chowdhury
Located in Northridge, California
Tel. (818) 407-0510
Fax. (818) 337-2215
Email: info@ianchowdhury.com
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Free Stuff
- Pleading paper
Under the California Rules of Court, your court papers must be numbered down the left side, have a footer identifying the case and document title, among other requirements. This downloadable pdf with a fillable footer will get you started. Print out as many copies as you need, and then use it as stationery to print your court documents on.
California Superior Court Websites
Find the website for your local court using these links. Be sure to check out your court's local rules and other important information that may be available on your court's website.
Other links
- California Rules of Court
The California Rules of Court describe the many detailed requirements that govern your interactions with the court, including such things as: how to format your papers, and procedures for filing papers in and appearing in court.
- California Statutory Law
Laws passed by the California legislature control many aspects of debt collection cases. The breach of contract provisions of the Civil Code, and the statute of limitation provisions of the Code of Civil Procedures might be of particular interest.
- Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
Debt collection attorneys and the companies they represent frequently break the law, especially when they're collecting on credit card debts. Common violations include: filing lawsuits that are barred by California's four-year statute of limitation, obtaining default judgments without notifying the consumer of the lawsuit, filing fraudulent documents to obtain default judgments, and suing on debts that they do not actually own, among many other violations. Read about some of your rights here. Perhaps you should be suing the debt collector.
- California Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Rosenthal FDCPA) [p.1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
California has its own laws based on the federal version of the FDCPA. This can be useful because California's version can be applied to original lenders (for example, Capital One), whereas the federal version does not apply to the entity that made the loan in the first place.
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