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Eskanos & Adler

Joyce of Napa, CA April 24, 2009

In Nov. 1999 my divorce became final from the man who tried to kill me. He is currently in Salinas Valley State Prison. Anyway, June 2000, Eskanos & Adler filed an abstract judgement on the property in Robert Mills' name, on the property that became mine in 1999. I did not get down to remove him off title until one week later. I did not know what an abstract judgement was. Was recently told it is a lien.??? Now, 9 years later, I receivea threatening letter from James R. Gorman stating the judgement was never satisfied,and that he will begin process for judicial foreclosure on this 12,642.15 debt, which he says is probably more now. He cannot tell me what original debt is. I believe there is a statute of limitations. I have refinanced at least 3 times and put my property in the Joyce Kirk Living Trust. Why hasn't this been an issue?

Mark of San, CA December 1, 2008

I had two credit accounts go to Eskanos & Adler for collections. When they first called me to do settlement agreements, their terms were unfeasible. They were asking for a third of the debt from each account for 3 months. That amounted to well over 2500; which is more than my monthly take home. I said this was impossible. The agent began calling me a crook and a thief and people like me deserve what we get. I have been working hard for the past year to try and pay off all my debts. I worked with a credit reduction company that failed me and moved to another who have been doing everything to help me out. Even still, I was sued by Eskanos & Adler, now doing business as Mann Bracken, LLC for both accounts. I went to the county's offices to see what I had to do, they suggested I call up Mann Bracken to work out a deal.

I did, and now I am on a payment plan that is leaving me almost broke. Even still, they are still continuing to call me constantly, though I told them to cease calling my place of business. I made their initial payments and am now working on the monthly payments, which they have yet to take out for this month, but was supposed to be payed on the 20th of the month. The agent called me twice on the Friday after Thanksgiving, a day that I was working, to call him back. I will see what he wants tomorrow, but am worried that he may want to re-negotiate the terms of my payment plan. They have used scare tactics and harassment in the past, and am worried they will continue to do so.

The result of the payment plan that I had to agree to is that I was still sued and lost in court (judgment is to pay them off based on our terms), I had to ask the credit company that I am paying for my car for a two month waiver so I could make the first two payments to Mann Bracken, and now I am at a point, financially, that I am not sure if I can make it from paycheck to paycheck on what I have left after bills and such. Also, the stress of having them call me has led to sleepless nights and constant back pain due to tension.

Gail of San Diego, Ca 92120, CA September 9, 2008

they froze my bank account i have only 106 in it and left me with no money. i am on disability right now and they were aware of it. i believe they violated my rights under the fair debt collection proactices act

i had no money to buy food or medicine and i lived alone at the time and had no one to help me. it was extremely sressful both emotionally and physically to had no money for even some milk. i was destitute

Shawn of Newport Beach, CA May 12, 2008

I posted 02/11/08 I was sued by Eskanos & Adler supposedly on behalf of a bank. They did all could to delay with Case Management Statement forms during the hearings. Finally a judge ordered the contract and receipts be presented. The day of that Case Management hearing no one showed from Eskanos & Adler. The case was dismissed. My mother is considering a lawsuit even in small claims for money spent in defense and time and loss of work as well as stress and any possible punitive damages. This should be illegal. When a lawsuit is filed there should be a contract presented with all proofs or no filing. The stress was crazy. I don't know any bank would have not shown for a hearing if it was a true debted contract suit from a bank.

Good thing for my mom. She filed complaints with everyone. FTC, Attorney General, Consumer Affairs, State Bar. She actually reads contracts and law. My mother was truly afraid of lies and fraud against me.

loss of work, filing costs, paper work, mailings, stress, anything would go with an experience such as this.

Shawn of Newport Beach, CA February 11, 2008

I was sued in court for a debt not validated. The case management statements have varied in info with different attorneys signing each one. The judge gave time for validation. The discovery answer in amount does not associate to any open or closed account I have. These people did not have an account number, or a credit card associated, just a debt they are seeking a judgment for. They seem to be more concerned in getting a judgment with interest and court costs, than the true debt amount. I have all open and closed statements, closing dates, cell calls, etc. I am defending myself. I am 25. Isn't there a law against filing a lawsuit without validation of the debt first?

Law of Montebello, CA December 13, 2006

Debt collection agency failed to perform as promised despite payment in full. My client Javier S owed debt to Advanta. Advanta sold debt to Profolio Recovery who placed a negative mark on Mr. S's credit report. Portofolio sent matter to their attorneys for civil filing. I negotiated settlement of the matter. Debt was paid in full by cashier's check on November 29, 2006. Because debt has been paid, the agency must remove negative mark on credit report. The law offices indicate that they have no control over such removal, and that I had to contact Portfolio Recovery.

I contacted Portfolio Recovery and a supervisor told me that they could not speak to me and that I had to deal with Eskanos and Adler. I then contacted Eskanos and Adler again and they told me they had no control over removing negative credit mark. So who is lying. My client settled matter in good faith based on the representations that the negative mark would be cleared as the debt had been paid. It seems that now that they have their money they are failing to preform their part.

Client is in process of refinancing and it is affecting his credit rating for better loan amount. This should not be the case as the debt has been paid. I believe this law firm simply collects money and then fails to follow through with rest of terms.

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