So, I filed my claim a few months ago, and it got transferred to the county court. Unfortunately, I got busy and forgot to pay my court fees.
So then, of course I got a letter in the mail that said my claim was stuck out because I didn't pay the fees.
A couple days later, I got CC'd on an email from Alpha to the court. It said:
Dear Court Manager,
I am writing to inform the court that it will not be possible for me to attend this hearing in-person. In lieu of my attendance, I am requesting that the court decide the claim in my absence.
Attached to this e-mail is my witness statement for this case. I have attached the claimant to this e-mail so you can be sure they received it as well as my witness statement.
Please let me know if there is anything else that I need to provide or if any of these documents do not meet the needs of the court.
Thank you,
Mohammed Akram
I thought this was odd because my claim was actually not going to court. Alpha must have received a letter that it was, though. So, on a whim, I replied to Alpha with:
Mohammed,
If you are interested, I am willing to cancel the lawsuit in exchange for Alpha refunding me the remaining 50% of my order through PayPal to [email]. You already refunded me half; now I just want the other half.
However, if you decline, I will continue to press charges.
The very NEXT DAY, I received this email from Alpha, along with my full PayPal refund:
Hello there,
Thank you for your patience. Your order has been successfully refunded in full.
Best Regards,
Alpha Technology Team
I realize that people have been receiving full refunds with interest, but in my case, it was way easier to settle out of court. Good luck, everyone!