IS SUING someone for I,D. Theft (mine was stolen and so was my money, and life) always the best route to take?
457232
Probably !?!?!?\n\nLet us know how it goes, my EVIL parents have been trying to set me up for ID theft -- JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE EVIL, AND I KNOW IT !!!\n\nIt hasn't happened yet but it probably will soon and when it happens ITS A CONSPIRACY and those butt heads are going straight to JAIL !
859569
1.  File a police report about the items you left and they money that is owed.  Give the police the details of the theft...and when you purchased the things that were stolen...and anyswer any questions they have.\n\n2.  Take her to small claims court in your jurisdiction, and file PRO SE (BY YOURSELF).\n\n3.  Prove that you evicted her legally...hopefully you looked up the regulations and laws in your area.\n\n4.  You have a right to send her notice that she owes you the money, and you have a right to contact for the money.\n\n5.  Keep very good records of the items stolen, and the money received and when she paid in the past.  Take pictures of the damage.  Get estimates of what it costs to fix it.\n\n6.  Write down what she said, where she said and bring that to court.\n\n7.  You may realize that she will say she doesn't have money to pay....however the judge may enter a judgement for you...and sometimes you can even put it against her car.\n\nGood luck - and I had that for over 20 years...with 5 properties...and I got very tired...of the attitude...they think they own the place.\nHey, if they trash your place, they will do it to their own place..it's all a matter of time.
605446
do you have any kind of written contracts, or promissory notes with any of the people who owe you? \n\nif you don't, and all you've got are verbal agreements (with no witnesses), you're pretty much out of luck. sometimes verbal agreements are as legally binding as written ones, but since you can't afford a lawyer, you can't really start to pursue these people in court anyway.\n\nthere's nothing you can do to recover your money, i guess. naturally, some people will suggest to you to just "start breaking legs" or possibly stealing from these people and holding their stuff for ransom, but i don't think any of those tactics will help.\n\nrepeated attempts to convince or coax them probably won't work either, since they're already blowing you off. also, be aware that aggressive, repeated phone calls and house visits can possibly get you in trouble for harrassment or stalking.\n\nnever, ever, ever give people money. but if you're sure that you must, never give people money (or anything else) without signed, noterized contracts, and possibly collateral.
1098706
Well, first off I would relax either way.  Last I heard the laptop was recovered and by all accounts the information was not copied off.  Lets face it, this was a petty crook stealing a laptop and probably some other small things.  Turned into a Federal case with huge nationwide attention, he was probably shitting his pants.  Identity theft is a major problem, but in this case you really don't need to worry more then the rest of us.\n\nThanks for your service.
675385
Well, you need to call the bank and explain that you didn't authorise the transfer and report the money stolen.  You need to report your daughter because this is a serious crime and hopefully that will shock some sense into her and straighten her out.  You don't need to press charges or sue her, just turn her in to teach her a lesson.  Good Luck,and remember, she's still your daughter so never stop loving her, but deffinitely don't let her get away with what she's done to you.\nAnd please do not listen to all this nonsense about buying a filing cabinet or lock box, changing your locks and transferring your money.  Once you tell the bank what's going on, they will fix everything for you,and she won't be able to do it again.  You will get your money back because all banks are required to FDIC insure up to 100,000 per customer, so everything will work out fine.
214680
is this all you have to worry about, the thing only costs about $100 or so. if you really want it drive-fly whatever  to the friends' and pick it up.  in small claimes you have to sue in the county where the defendant lives, so you will have to travel there anyway  to file so just go get it.
839686
I'm sorry about your string of bad luck. Let's take these one by one.  Insurance should cover part of the cost of the stolen car.  As to ebay, how did you pay? Paypal is supposed to deal with this sort of thing, as is your credit card--not receiving the goods paid for constitutes a "billing error" and you can file a complaint with your credit card company, if you used one.  If you paid with a money order or check, then you should still notify ebay, but also contact the State or District Attorney or consumer protection agency where the car seller is located, as what the seller did can constitute criminal theft. as well as fraud.  The house is a different matter:  why did you go to settlement if you didn't want to?  Why did you sign a contract to buy that house if you didn't want it?  I think you might be stuck on that one, I don't see fraud there based just on what you wrote here.  Besides, even if you don't like the house , you got a valuable asset for your money, and you can always sell it later and make a profit.
926147
Contact the sate attorney general's office in California under the consumer protection division.  What this person did could be construed as a felony, and they will end up in jail.  It falls under federal jurisdiction as well because they used an interstate commerce (the internet) to commit fraud.  You can sue them later, but that will involve filing it in a California court.  The criminal court will get you your money back and you will have the satisfaction of knowing this person is in jail.  They may even get you a little extra in restitution.\n\nContact your local district attorney's office as well.  Your local police department can help, but all they will do is take a statement and contact the DA for getting in contact with CA.\n\nDO NOT CONTACT THIS PERSON ANYMORE.  If you alert them to a criminal investigation, they could take steps to make it more difficult for law enforcement to find them.\n\nContact your bank or credit card company immediately.  They will submit a claim and may be able to put a lein on the thief's account, and may be able to get your funds back faster.\n\nGoodluck!
259904
If the value of goods is less than about $5000 (depends on jurisdiction, in some jurisdictions the limit is $10,000), this belongs in small claims court, and no lawyer is required or allowed.\n\nIf the value is greater than $5000, you will most likely file a claim in superior court, and you may hire a lawyer to assist. Also, if the value is less than $5000, and you wish to have the right of appeal, you choose superior court - the reason is that there is no appeal right in small claims.\n\nIn neither case would a personal transaction be a class action suit. There would have to be thousands of victims who lost millions of dollars, before any lawyer would take a class action suit.
895514
The courts just said you win . Its your job to collect the money. Some states let you garnish wages . If he owns anything of value you maybe able to put a lien on it . I know its not much help. Call a local lawyer and ask them over the phone , they will talk briefly with you for free.
757998
Yes, you should file a police report.  While the police will most likely not go on a manhunt looking for the person who stole your debit card and any other things that may be missing you will receive a copy of the report.  Your bank may request to reverse any unauthorized charges that may appear on your account.
1031351
Your lawyer may have been looking at everything correctly I'm sad to say.  You're obviously suing for money damages.  Your attorney was probably working on a contingency basis (taking a percentage of what the final verdict/award is).  Then, during the scope of investigations he finds there are no "deep pockets"... no money to gain.  Odds are, if the business that hit you has no insurance, then they have no assets of any value to take.\n\nThat being said, if all you're looking for is to get a judgment, then you can always find an attorney willing to take the case.  However, you will end up paying on an hourly basis... with a HEFTY retainer, and NO guarantee of a favorable outcome.\n\nThe potential is always there (as well), that you could get the award you're looking for from a judge or jury, and this "business" could always run and file a chapter 7 bankruptcy, and again... you'd get nothing.\n\nThere is no point in suing if the other person has nothing (which I suspect was the point of your attorney dropping your case).  Check with your state's bar association though... his actions (dropping the case) may have violated some rule of professional conduct.
254228
Judge Joe Brown would love for you to give him a call.  LOL, but if not, Small Claims Court is definately the way to go.  It helps if you have documentation that you actually gave them the money (such as a cancelled check).  But the odds are your friend wont show up for court anyway, and you'll just get a default judgement for the $$.  Of course, collecting the $$ after that can be a whole new challenge.
1163187
If you have someone elses property and do not give it back, that is a crime in many states ( depends on your state law)  it is called theft by conversion ( refusl to give it back)\n\nDoes not matter if insured or not.\n\n** of course you may just sue them in small claims court for the value of the goods.\n\n** and of course you can do both
791775
Where did you file the report in the first place. Unless you filed the report at a state police outpost which i cant imagine you would do it would still be were it was filed such as your county pd or city pd that is were you would pick it up but as the person above said there is normally a 5-10 dollar fee to get this report. remeber though if you filed this in Indy make sure its the same station you filed it at good luck and i hope you dont have to pay for a laptop that was stolen
860106
In reality or in theory?\n\nIn theory, you could track her down and begin proceedings against her.\n\nIn reality, the above would just be throwing good money after bad and wasting you time.\n\nIf she denies you LENDING her the money, can you prove you didn't give it to her out of the kindness of your heart. In fact can you prove you gave her anything at all?\nIf she doesn't have the money, you are not going to get it back\nIf she is out of the country, you are going to find it hard to find her\nIf the police are after her for theft, you are not even going to be the only person in line for payment.\n\nI hate to say this, but I think although you can register this with the police, you might not want to waste too much more of your time/effort/emotions/money in this.\n\nTime to move on with better frinds.
910155
You can either write a letter to the person staing all the fee's owed and say that you have submitted a copy of this letter to an attorney for small claims, a good scare should get them to take you seriously. You should know that when you give a person money you shouldn't expect it back unless it was in writing and signed.