Cohen & Slamowitz, Midland Funding, Mitchell N Kay, Jefferson Capital
Two Default Judgments on One 1999 Debt Without Service

I have a fairly unique problem. Yes, I did purchase items from the now out of business Fingerhut. That was back in 1999. I lost my job, stopped paying, etc... I was "sued" by Mitchell N Kay on behalf of Jefferson Capital for this account. Never served with a subpoena or anything, just sued. They obtained a default judgement against me.

Now, over 2 years later, Cohen & Slamowitz, on behalf of Midland Funding, sues me again for the same debt - different $ amount, of course. Again, I am not served, just somehow they obtained a default judgement against me. This is a matter of public record and I obtained my yearly free credit report.

Cohen & Slamowitz are aggressively pursuing me for this money, sending me a "subpoena" to release all of my personal financial information to them, including wages, do I own my own home, etc... They also issued a restraining order against me for the items purchased, not that I even have any of them at this point.

Is this at all legal? First, this one debt has managed to show up a minimum of 6 times on my credit report, once for the original debt and each time a lawyer then a collection agency has bought my debt. How the heck does a person climb out from under all of this??? I am stumped. Something sounds very fishy here. Can anyone help me?

Company: Cohen & Slamowitz, Midland Funding, Mitchell N Kay, Jefferson Capital
Country: USA
State: Minnesota
City: St Cloud

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