I just got back from the Orders of Notice hearing for Richmond vs Raymond.
Very interesting...
The session started off with the judge asking for Mr. Raymond's financial affidavit, since she didn't have one in the file. He said he didn't have one, and she asked if it was because he had not received one. To which he studdered a bit and finally said, "We didn't think that we needed to. It's not that we can't pay this amount, it's that my wife and I don't feel the judgement was accurate and we don't owe the money." That kinda floored the judge! (Incidentally, it was the same judge that we had in November). She recapped the judgement, and informed Mr. Raymond that he was free to disagree with the judgement, and he had certain appellate rights that he could have availed himself to, but since he did not - the judgement stands.
He asked what those "rights" were, that he was a bit confused about that. To which she informed him of his rights to appeal to the supreme court. (This was, by the way, clearly outlined with the judgement that was issued - if he had taken the time to read it completely.)
The judge ruled that he should pay in full (which is now almost $30 more due to additional court costs and one certified mail envelope) by Feb 20. He seemed a bit upset and tried to storm off twice before the paperwork was finished.
Hopefully, we will only have to see Mr. Raymond one more time, in a court date that is set for Feb 16th. I will be defending myself against his claim that we owe him for unpaid rent.
