Reopening of purged case?

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Jurisdiction

Florida

Hello! Back in 2006 I had a creditor try to garnish my wages. I didn't work, there was nothing to garnish. They tried again in 2011 without success. Afterwards, the court purged my case. If you look at the public record it says "Case purged, retention met pursuant to the florida rules of judicial administration." The case was reopened last month and they are going to start garnishing my wages later this month. My questions are: what does "retention met pursuant to the florida rules of judicial administration" mean and can a purged case be reopened?

 

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what does "retention met pursuant to the florida rules of judicial administration" mean

Nothing as far as you are concerned. It's just a clerical thing to make a file inactive. It does not make the judgment inactive as judgments are good for 20 years in Florida.

can a purged case be reopened?

Obviously, it CAN be, because it WAS reopened.

Make sure you study the Florida garnishment statute:

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes :->2014->Chapter 77 : Online Sunshine

To make sure your creditor follows the procedures properly, specifically 77.041 to see if you get the proper notice regarding a potential claim for exemption which you also must follow the procedures properly.