That means one of the parties did not show up at the trial and the other party prevailed by default.
Disposed by Judge - a judgment or disposition is reached by the judge in a case which is not dismissed and in which no trial has been held. Includes stipulations by the parties, conditional judgments, summary judgment after hearing and any matter in which a judgment is entered excluding cases disposed of by default.
Go to the clerk of the courts and pay for a record search.
Make inquiry at the Clerk of Court's office for a clarification and to ascertain that you are mis-understanding the disposition. A case can NOT be both 'active' yet 'disposed of' at the same time.
Go to the clerk's office in the court where the case was handled. Ask to review the file. You'll find some kind of disposing document, either an order, a verdict, or a disposition or some other document that shows how the case was disposed of.
Yes, it happens all of the time, it is called a default judgment. If this has happened to you, call the clerk of the court in your area and ask the procedures and SOL for filing a motion to vacate the judgment due to an error in service.
In Florida, when a party against whom action for affirmative relief has been filed (Defendant) fails to file an answer or serve any paper in the action within the time frame permitted by the rules of civil procedure, the party seeking relief (Plaintiff) may have the Clerk of the Court enter a default. The Plaintiff files a Motion for Default with the Clerk and provides a proposed Order. The Clerk will review the file and if it is found no answer was filed by the Defendant, the Clerk will sign the Order entering the Default.
It sounds like clerk "shorthand" for; Disposition: Sentenced. Without more info it is impossible to speculate further.
Contact the clerk of the court or the court administrator where the judgment was issued and request a copy of the writ of judgment.
Go to the clerk of court in the jurisdiction where the matter was adjudicated and request a copy.
Judgments are normally filed in the clerk's file at the completion of a civil suit. Clerk's files are public record and open for viewing. Go to the clerk of court for the court in which the judgment you are looking for was filed to see the file, including the judgment.
The court clerk should have records.
Anytime a consumer has a legal item in the "public records" portion of their credit report, the item must have its' proper disposition. For a judgment this is either a Satisfaction of Judgment or an Order to Vacate Judgment (dismissal). Depending upon your state's laws and rules of civil procedure, you may be able to request the judgment be vacated. If the time limit has expired for you to make that request, your next option would be to show proof to the court that the judgment was paid. Take whatever legal steps are needed to obtain a Satisfaction. The steps will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. You should be able to contact the Clerk of Courts for information on the procedure and fees. Have the disposition recorded at the same courthouse the original action was filed at. Send a copy of the Satisfaction to all credit reporting agencies. A satisfied judgment is still considered a derogatory and will continue to impact your credit. But having the disposition showing will no longer hinder your efforts to borrow, provided your credit passses in all other respects. A vacated judgment should be removed from your credit report completely.