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Legal action to collect a money judgment cannot be done until ten business days after the clerk dockets or enters the judgment on its official record. If the losing party does not pay the winning party, the winning party may apply for a writ of attachment on a judgment. A writ of attachment is a form issued by the Court that allows the winning party to get monies from the losing party's …
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The Clerk's Office will accept checks or money orders in the mail. All must be made payable to, Clerk, U.S. District Court and must include name of the defendant and their case number. If you need help locating your case number, you may call the Finance Department at (202) 354-3100 for assistance. Mail to: Clerk, U.S. District Court
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Transferring a certified Pennsylvania judgment to the court of common pleas can be done as soon as thirty (30) days after the entry of the final judgment from the MDJ. The lien upon the real property is the same lien as if the judgment was originally obtained in the court of common pleas.
The judges have jurisdiction to hear and decide cases where the total damages claimed do not exceed a specified amount. If you were awarded a judgment from a Magisterial District Court, then your remedies for enforcing the judgment are limited to the seizure of the tangible personal property of the debtor.
If the debtor files bankruptcy, the debt is often discharged. If the debtor has very little income or assets, then the debtor may not have the ability to pay or have assets that are enough in value to satisfy a judgment. However, in other situations, the debtor is just unwilling to part money to pay you. In these situations, you must use legal ...
The lien will last for five (5) years, but it can be revived for an additional five (5) years with the filing and service of a Writ of Revival. During this time, the debtor cannot sell the property unless and until the lien is satisfied through payment.
Post-judgment discovery can include a deposition (questions under oath) of the debtor, written interrogatories (written questions) for the debtor, and a request for the debtor to produce documents. These methods are used to compel the debtor to disclose the debtor’s assets and income.
Money judgments obtained from a Pennsylvania county court of common pleas is usually a larger money judgment since there is no limit on the amount awarded. Therefore, the plaintiff who receives the judgment has many more remedies to enforce the judgment.