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answered on Sep 21, 2013
3 years for a civil suit. If you are talking about the statute of limitations for crimes, its 2 years for misdemeanors. There is no statute of limitations for felonies.
Communicating threats is a crime. You don't sue on that. You might sue civilly for something (not sure what it... View More 
I don't want a judgment against him but especially not indicating he lives at my address. Can I notify the court that they have the wrong address? Or is the whole point for whoever is suing to use the wrong address so you won't respond. He has not lived here for 7+ years.
answered on Sep 21, 2013
Back up. You say you got an advertisement for legal services. Ads are not the legal complaint. The complaint may have been properly filed.
Ads are filed in advance of service of the lawsuit. What happens is the lawyers subscribe to a service that tells the lawyer when a certain kind of... View More
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