Plaintiff reply to Defendant motion to dismiss

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hazel22

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I filed a pro se complaint in The Circuit Court of Cook County in Skokie, Illinois.
In my complaint I'm looking to collect money that I loaned to individual during 1997 thru 2001. Both of us reside in Cook County, Illinois.
Because of the over 40 years relationship with that person I didn't obtained a written agreement and the total amount was first questioned by him only in April of 2008.
My evidence is copies of the checks given to him and statements with posting dates of those checks. I also have a letter from my bank that cancelled checks was never provided with the statements and because of the bank retention period of 6 years they no longer could be provided to me.
Also part of my evidence a proof of his foreclose case which was filed in the same court by his mortgage company in 1999 and the copy of my check for the amount due to them, which resulted in withdrawn of that case 7 days later.
I received partial loan repayments from him in 2004 and 2007 and have all of the copies of his checks to me which am also a part of my evidence.
Also my complaint included a balance due to Visa card issued to me and used by him to obtain a balance transfer from Visa in 1997. The statements go to his home and he assumed a total responsibility by making monthly payments from his checking account.
In court he tried to dismiss this case on technicalities and after the Judge didn't allow that he denied all loans.

The Judge than ordered him to submit motion to dismiss and the grounds he would use.
The following are basics from his motion.

Defendant filed "Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rules of Civic Procedure 12(b) (1) and 12(b) (6), on the grounds that this Court lacks subjects-matter jurisdiction and "that I fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
He also states that my " factual allegations are ridiculous and patently false,, lacks particularities and based on hypothetical and conjectural theory, making my claim too frivolous to warrant a hearing, the allegations set forward does not suggest my entitlement for the relief.

Now I have to file my reply to that motion and would appreciate very much all advices and assistance related to my case including proper forms I would need to use.

Also I would strongly consider hiring an attorney.
Thank you for your help.
 
It's pretty simple really - you have to make a "prima facie" case that, on the surface, there is an issue that could be heard. The facts are (1) you loaned this person money, (2) you've provided reasonable proof that the money was provided and received with copies of those checks even if not directly from the bank, (3) the defendant has never paid you back. I'd also state that there is nothing frivolous about this matter except that the defendant is simply grandstanding in order to get out of a long outstanding debt. Just what I might do - does this lead you in the right direction? Best of luck to you...
 
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