Hobie is right. (I promised I would start future convos this way).
Seriously, thank you for more good info.
I can’t avoid responding to the TRO. A copy of this is something my employer will find and my neighbors went for maximum pain. I know the majority opinion on this thread is that I have been way too nice, but they lied and said “this order is based on unlawful violence, a credible threat of violence, or stalking”. I guess they are banking on the difficulty of proving perjury?
And, to be 100 percent clear, I did not do any of those things. I HAVE asked many times for cooperation because I can’t fully use my home. It has been incredibly upsetting, but I am not a violent person and most of the time I work 2 jobs at a time, so unless I could stalk someone in my sleep, that would be impossible.
This is probably standard, but they tried to pull any statement out of context possible to make it look like I was saying one thing when I wasn’t. I’m just adding this in for anyone who reads this who has an issue like this. Keep good documentation! Thankfully, I did, but it will still be annoying to have to prove all of this.
Regarding the large number of attorneys on a small claims case, I don’t think it is an inability to pay. Based on what I saw with the second set of attorneys, my neighbor does not provide a full picture of actual events, so they take actions and then when I provide the attorneys with the info about what really happened, they back off. For instance, my first message from the second set of attorneys was similar, but I provided info on what my requests were content wise, why they were necessary and that I had offered mediation as a means to resolve our conflict but that my neighbor was not engaging. That promptly stopped those communications from that set of attorneys. (Hobie will probably chime in and advise that me being open and honest with the second set of attorneys was stupid. If he does, follow his advice. For me, I have just been trying to get this resolved with minimum pain for all financially and emotionally so I can move on with my life and that seemed the best way at the time)
I believe the TRO and my response will be able to be found by his employer too, so I am confused as to why he would do that to himself? He also seemed to get his wife to do the lion’s share of the lying, but he did plenty too. Super odd behavior.
Thanks again for all of the great input. Much appreciated.
