Access To Court Records

Many people think about bankruptcy first when they have trouble paying their debts.

The reality is you should only use bankruptcy as your very last resort. The first question you should ask yourself is whether there is another way to solve the problem of excessive financial overload and in many cases there are other answers.

Aurora Lillo Editor of the “Best Debt Settlement Companies” website — http://www.BestDebtSettlementCompanies.org — pointed out;

“…Current bankruptcy laws in the United States restrict the number of people who are eligible for the protection of the bankruptcy court—at least under a Chapter 7…”

Keep in mind bankruptcy can remain on your credit record for seven to ten years depending on the type of petition you file. It may restrict you from applying for employment in certain positions, especially those in the financial market. Thus you want to also ask yourself if your situation is severe enough to take the chance of losing your financial stability and ability to obtain employment in your field of choice. Even if you don’t work in the financial market you may still have trouble finding employment.

Do you want all of your friends to know your business? Remember, bankruptcies are listed in the newspaper where you file your petition, so whether you have told anyone about your circumstances they will find out. Certainly if you are out of work and facing foreclosure and repossession you may not have an alternative; however, if you have a stead income there is an alternative.

“…As an alternative to bankruptcy you might want to think about working with a debt settlement company. While sometimes a company will offer you a settlement without you asking, it is usually quite some time before they do that. If you work with a debt settlement company they will handle everything for you and instead of filing bankruptcy you can pay a portion of your original debt quite often in monthly payments you can afford…” added A. Lillo.

Further Information By Visiting; http://www.BestDebtSettlementCompanies.org

HARRISONBURG — A convicted felon from Berryville will spend 2 1/2 years in prison for illegally returning to the U.S. after being deported.

Gabino Lopez-Santos, 38, of Berryville, whose numerous aliases include Corky Lopez-Gomes and Martin Zoto-Toto, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to online court records.

Lopez-Santos, who is Mexican, has two drug convictions in Washington state dating back from the 1990s, according to an affidavit filed in the case. He was deported in 1997, but returned five years later, according to court documents.

District Judge Glen E. Conrad ordered that Lopez-Santos be deported upon his release, according to court records.

http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2010/03/illegal-immigrant-gets-prison-time.php

A federal judge in Brownsville has denied a request from immigration officials to force feed an illegal immigrant on a hunger strike at the Port Isabel Detention Center.

http://www.valleycentral.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=341737

U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials requested a temporary restraining order to force feed inmate Devenish Sorzano.

A request filed before U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen shows that Sorzano went on hunger strike on August 13th – the day after being denied an immigration bond.

Court records allege that the Trinidad and Tobago immigrant refuses to eat, drink water or let detention center medical staff monitor his vital signs or take blood samples.

ICE officials said in court records filed Monday that Sorzano appeared drowsy, dehydrated and was using slurred speech.

“As of this morning, detainee is laying on bed in fetal position and refuses to uncover his head to speak to medical staff,” one ICE official wrote in a memo dated on Monday.

Sorzano allegedly told one detention center that that he intends to continue his hunger strike until he is “free”.

ICE officials are preparing a statement on the case but court records show that Judge Hanen was not convinced by the agency’s request.

“…the United States has not show that irreparable injury will result absent entry of a temporary restraining order,” Hanen wrote denying ICE’s request to force feed, give medically necessary fluids and monitor Sorzano’s vital signs.

But Judge Hanen ordered that trained medical professionals employ the least amount of force necessary to monitor his vital signs in addition to establishing whether Sorzano’s life or helath will be threatened without forced treatment.

Court records Sorzano does not yet have an attorney to represent him in the temporary restraining order case but a hearing for the case is set for Tuesday, September 1st.

Records show that Sorzano entered the United States on a tourist visa in 1990 and overstayed.

He was arrested for a domestic violence case in Arundel County, Maryland where authorities learned about immigration status.

Sorzano is fighting to stay in the United States and has an immigration hearing scheduled for September 9th.

In February 2006 I went to a lawyer and paid him $750 to expunge my record, I receive paperwork in the mail showing that he filed it with Dallas County. I thought everything was finished until I tried to get an apartment and I got denied in February 2008. I called the office and they informed me they will look in to it, well he called me back and told me that Dallas County lost my paperwork and I needed to sign the documents again. I did this again in the October 2008. My record is still not expunged and I was told it takes 30-90 days to complete. I am tired of dealing with him and when you call you stay on hold for more than an hour at times….what should I do?