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1. Jl J sooo Satisfied fs Y Po 0 00 User Defined 9 J CU o oo User Defined 10 LL J j Po Joo User Defined 11 LJ JIC Joo User Defined 12 ea Jo User Defined 13 A CRA ee O JL J sooo User Defined 15 L l J j L l Jl loo J _ Jj L l _ J J so o0 t J J so o0 o Jl 0 00 JE so 00 ec 0 00 Total 2 000 00 Total 1 000 00 The fifteen User Defined Fields appear on the Payment Page under Action Taken These fields may be defined in the Modify Company Information dialog to keep track of whatever actions you wish In the above example User Defined Field 1 was defined as Solicited If User Defined 9 were to be redefined as Referral Revd in the Modify Company Information dialog the words Referral Revd would replace the words User Defined 9 All records in the database may be sorted based on the date contained in any of these fields Caution Use no more than about fifteen characters to complete a User Defined Field or the page will appear distorted And keep in mind that all User Defined fields are date fields Remainder of User Options dialog The next field Statute of Limitations Alert contains the number of months you wish to be alerted prior to the expiration of a judgment If this field is left blank the Statute of Limitations will be ignor
2. Jo U saw 0 00 ds s000 O Jsooo Joo Jo Co oo sm po o 0 00 50 00 lsooo Fl C Jeo Po 8000 J sooo jJ sooo Jj sow 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 jJ sooo 0 00 so 00 J so00 J sooo C ow Jo Po Po Jo Jo 0 00 so 00 oo J oo C o Po Jo C Jw Po 80 00 0 00 Joo C eo __ 80 00 Payments Received Date Amount Enter the Date and Amount of all payments received from the judgment debtor The earliest payment must be entered in the first fields of column 1 and later payments in the order they were received When column 1 has been filled enter data in column 2 and column 3 Important The dates and amounts of all payments received are used to compute post judgment interest and total value It is imperative that all dates and amounts be entered correctly See the topic on Program Calculations for a detailed discussion on the calculation of post judgment interest after a partial payment Page 26 of 42 Page EW EM EN EA EA KI Page 4 The Actions Page Record a EO EU ER EZR Document Produce Up Cut Search A Search LES User Options ae Gol Total 2 000 00 Payments Received column 4 Payments Disbursed Date Check Amount 12 10 2007
3. WARNING When producing documents do not attempt to view more than one document at a time Close your word processor program before attempting to produce another document Failure to do so may result in an error New Documents To create a new document simply use your word processor to create the document and insert the appropriate keyword at the proper location Every single field in the Case Management Database can be inserted into a document All keywords with a few exceptions consist of a dollar sign followed by the word field with the field number enclosed in brackets Example field 102 Finally save the document in RTF format and upload it to your database Uploading a new document is discussed later in this text The default documents that were installed with your database are configured as follows Documents and letters have top amp bottom margins of 75 inch and left amp right margins of 1 inch Envelopes have margins of 5 inch and are configured in landscape orientation Modify Documents To modify an existing document click the violet Produce document and select the document you wish to modify Save do not open the document on your computer The file will be saved as document rtf Open document rtf using your word processor and insert keywords as you would with a new document Your modified document may then be saved and uploaded to the server as explained in the Upload Document secti
4. Be NATIONAL JUDGMENTNETWORK WWW NationalJudgment Net NJN ONLINE OFFICE CENTER Overview The NJN Online Office Center is a complete office system that can be accessed from any computer anywhere in the world It resides securely online in your own password protected server space and you have the option of accessing your office over an encrypted network Upon accessing your Online Office Center for the first time your very first step should be configuring a read only password The purpose of a read only password is so that it may be provided to other individuals in your office who need access to your files The difference between a read only password and your master password is that users who login with the read only password can do just that read only They cannot modify any of your data and access will be restricted for some features If you provide other users with your master password they will be able to modify data and have full unrestricted access to the system To configure your read only password scan to the bottom of the opening screen and click the Change Password icon By default your master password and read only password will be the same Change the read only password to a password different from your master password It may then be provided to other individuals who you wish to grant restricted access Now let s take a look at the opening screen a few slices at a time
5. field 349 Sfield 350 field 100 sfield 1O field 102 Suserfield10 field 143 sfield 351 Sfield 352 sfield 103 sfield 10 Sfield 105 Suserfield11 Sfield 144 Sfield 353 Sfield 354 field 106 sfield 10 Sfield 108 Suserfield12 Sfield 145 Sfield 355 Sfield 356 field 109 sfield 11 field 111 Suserfield13 Sfield 146 Sfield 357 field 358 Sfield 112 Sfield 11 field 114 Suserfield14 Sfield 147 field 359 field 360 Sfield 115 Sfield 11 Sfield 117 Suserfield15 field 148 field 361 field 362 field 118 field 11 field 120 field 363 Sfield 364 field 121 field 12 field 123 Sfield 365 Sfield 366 sfield 124 sfield 12 Sfield 126 Sfield 367 Sfield 368 Sfield 127 sfield 12 Sfield 129 Sfield 369 Sfield 370 sfield 130 field 13 sfield 132 Total field 72 Total field 133 Page 36 of 42 Suserfield3 Sfield 136 Page 5 Keywords EJ ET E EI E ds r IIe Expenses aia Date Description pense Srielat1a9 sfeldtisol O ooo Jisteidn5u field 152 sfieldf153 OOOO sfield 154 _ Sfield 372 Sfield 155 sfieldll56 o J sfield 157 _ Sfield 373
6. National Judgment Network P O Box 1062 Theodore AL 36590 123 456 7890 Hosting expires on 5 27 2021 Click here to renew Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 4 12 13 14 15 46 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 z Calendar above The current date is highlighted Click a date field to view record or edit an event Recorded events appear in green Click the double arrows on either side of the month to change months Online Manual Viewing the manual is strongly reccommended before attempting to use the system There are many features that you L may otherwise overlook View the manual by clicking the Online Manual icon in the left column e Case Management The NJN Case Management Database is the heart of the system Open the database by clicking the Case Management icon in the left column Post Judgment Interest Calculator Accurately calculate post judgment interest for any judgment awarded in the U S or Canada Click the Calculator icon in the left column to open the online post judgment interest calculator At the very top of the page will appear your registered name address and telephone number Changing your name address or phone number is actually accomplished by selecting User Options in the Case Management Database which will be discussed later in this text Page 1 of 42 Directly beneath your name address and telephone number is a blue bar
7. gt 3 Text Messaging Send up to a 140 character text message to any cell phone in the U S or Canada Google Voice Google Voice online telephone center Make calls check voicemail and more Click the Google Voice icon in the column lo the left to open Google Voice in a new window Jj Online FTP Your online File Transfer Protocol client can be used to maintain your personal website Click the Online FTP icon in the 44 column to the left Email Center The Email Center is available only to National Judgment Network members who have registered a NJN Email account Registered National Judgment Network members may configure a web based email account similar to Gmail or Yahoo at no cost Banking The banking center will allow you to track up to four different bank accounts Enter payments deposits and clear transactions as they are cleared by your bank Accounting The accounting program is a third party program provided by OutRight Users may sign up for a free account Address Book The address book allows you to maintain contact information for all your personal and business contacts Task Manager The task manager allows you to assign various tasks to yourself or others and update them when completed Links Center The links center enables you to keep track of and easily access other frequently visited websites Library The NJN Library is available only to registered members of National Judgment Network Text Messagi
8. 1234 Litigation Lane Location Orange Park FL 32073 Judgment Debtor Style Douglas D Deadbeat Mailing Address 198 Arora Blvd d b a q __ A ii t cerca Location Orange Park FL 32073 County Clay Contact Douglas D Deadbeat Phone1 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email DougD isp com Attomey Michael M Mouthpiece Address 1234 Mercy Mile Location Orange Park FL 32073 SSAN FEIN 123 45 6789 Date of Birth 10 03 1967 D L Number 1234567890 State of Issue Florida v Spouse s Name Donna D Deadbeat Spouse s SSAN 234 56 7890 Spouse s DOB 08 15 1969 Anytime you see red at the top of the page you are being alerted by the program In order to change the red bar back to dark blue you will have to signify that you have taken action by either changing or removing the Action Due Date or overriding the SOL Alert as next described Overriding the SOL Alert To override the SOL Statute of Limitations alert place Bypass SOL somewhere in the Remarks field on page 6 The Statute of Limitations will then be ignored for that record Displaying record 1 of 1 Paul P Popular vs Douglas D Deadbeat Case 0450 1234 Remarks This area may be used to place the current status of the case comments etc Bypass SOL for this record Page 31 of 42 Document Preparation All documents are in RTF format Rich Text Format
9. Employment Name Enter the Name of the judgment debtor s Employer Address Enter the Address of the judgment debtor s Employer Location Enter the City State amp Zip of the judgment debtor s Employer Contact Enter the name of the individual to Contact at the judgment debtor s place of employment Phone Number Enter the Phone Number of the Contact at the judgment debtor s place of employment Banking Bank Enter the Name of the judgment debtor s Bank Address Enter the Address of the judgment debtor s Bank Location Enter the City State amp Zip of the judgment debtor s Bank Note Fields exist for two banks in case the judgment debtor has an account at more than one bank Real Property Description Address Enter the Property Description and or Address of any Real Property owned by the judgment debtor Location Enter the City State amp Zip where Real Property belonging to the judgment debtor is located Note Fields exist for two properties in case the judgment debtor owns more than one Page 25 of 42 Other Assets Asset 1 through 8 Enter a description of any other non exempt assets discovered that belong to the judgment debtor Page 3 The Payments Page Ta rE CE SD Document Produce Up cut 2222 ne Actions User Options P ts Received 1 P ts Received 2 Payments Received 3 aymen z Date Amount Amount Date Amount 08 15 2007 500 00 s Jo C lao ss so 00
10. sfield 158 e Sfiela 164 Sam Seo aa Sfield376 srieldl167 ser 2 e s eld 377 Sfieldii7o seld ld Orea feld 378 Sfeld i73 __ Sfieldfi74 J Sfeld 125 OER leed srield176 sie o sfieldf7e sfelOd 380 field 179 AB eid 81 field 381 neidr fe feas sfeld 382 I Jes OOS o TI TE sneia 189 sfielar190 sfielat3e4 SAA ela __ Sfield 385 SAA 0 Jstieid 196 sfield386 field 197 Sfield 198 i sfielarl9 field 387 Graz f sie flat J efeso W sfiela203 _ sfieldf204 lsfied o05 sfielaf3eo Sfield 206 field 207 o Jlsfieid 208 Sfield 380 Sub totals field 209 field 391 Total Expenditures 5field 392 Page 37 of 42 Page 6 Keywords EEHEHE lt lt lt Del sort Hide Add gt gt gt Remarks field 210 Company Information keywords have a different format They are as follows Page 38 of 42 Company Information Keywords Company Name dba Your Full Name Sassignee Company Address asaddr Company City State 8 Zip Sascity Company Phone Number asphone Company Fax Number asfax Company Email Address asemail Your Home State Sasstate User Defined Field 1 userfield1 User Defined Field 2 Suserfield2 User Defined Field 4 Suserfield4 User Defined Field 5 userfield5 User Defined Field 6 userfiel
11. Assigned JD Located JD Contacted Domesticated Satisfied User Defined 9 User Defined 10 User Defined 11 Upon clicking the Sort Records button all records in your database will be sorted using the selected key See the topic on User Defined Fields for information on defining your own sort keys Clicking the light blue control button containing Hide will hide the record being displayed This action is accomplished by deleting the displayed record from the data file njndata dat and appending it to the hidden Page 9 of 42 records file njndata hid You will learn more about hidden records in the discussion of the Actions menu Clicking the light blue control button containing Add will increment the total number of records by one and display a new blank record Clicking the light blue control button containing the single right pointing arrow will display the next record in the database For example if viewing record number three clicking this button will display record number four Clicking the light blue control button containing the double right pointing arrows will display the last record contained in the database Document Controls The three violet document control buttons are used to produce an existing document or report commonly used in the business of judgment enforcement to upload a new document or to delete cut a document Clicking the violet Produce button will open the following d
12. FL 32073 Judgment Debtor Style Douglas D Deadbeat Mailing Address 198 Arora Blvd d b a Location Deadbeat Services Contact Douglas D Deadbeat Phonei 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email DougD isp com Attorney Michael M Mouthpiece Address 1234 Mercy Mile Location Orange Park FL 32073 SSAN FEIN 123 45 6789 Date of Birth 10 03 1967 D L Number 1234567890 State of Issue Florida Spouse s Name Donna D Deadbeat Spouse s SSAN 234 56 7890 Spouse s DOB 08 15 1969 sra Court County Clay User Options The first item on the Actions drop down menu User Options is the very first action you should take in order to configure your new database It will allow you to modify your company information and other program parameters These parameters are needed for calculations and for producing documents and reports Selecting User Options and clicking the green Go button will open a new dialog Page 14 of 42 Company Name National Judgment Network Your Full Name Claude Dickerson Company Address P O Box 1062 Company City State amp Zip Theodore AL 36590 Company Phone Number 123 456 7890 rk r U Company Fax Number 123 456 7690 Company Email Address Assist NationaljJudgment Net Your Home State Alabama User Defined Field 1 Solicited User Defined Field 2 Agreement User Defined Field 3 Bankruptcy ck d Jor
13. Sfield 36 Phone2 Sfield 37 Email field 38 Address Sfield 40 Location field 41 SSAN FEIN Sfield 42 Date of Birth field 43 D L Number Sfield 44 State of Issue Alabama Spouse s Name field 46 Spouse s SSAN field 47 Spouse s DOB Sfield 48 The State field keyword found in the Judgment Details area is field 2 The Type field keyword found in the Judgment Details area is field 8 The State of Issue field keyword found in the Judgment Debtor area is field 45 Page 33 of 42 Page 2 Keywords E EE E i L L lana Produce Up cut sem er User Options so Employment Name field 49 _ Address field 50 Location field 51 Contact field 52 Phone Number field 53 Banking Bank field 54 Address field 55 Location field 56 Bank field 57 Address field 58 Location field 59 Real Property Description Address field 60 Location sfield 61 Description Address field 62 Location sfield 63 Other Assets Asset 1 field 64 Asset 2 field 65 Asset 3 field 66 Asset 4 field 67 Asset 5 field 68 Asset 6 Sfield 69 Asset 7 field 70 Asset 8 field 71 Page 34 of 42 Page 3 Keywords EE EN E E Produce Up cut Payments Received 1 Payments Received 2 Payments Received 3 field 211
14. from http nationaljudgement net Would you like to save this file Cancel Save File To download the file select Save File and click OK or click Cancel to cancel the operation You may then move your njndata dat file to a directory of your choosing Import Data The Import Data selection is used to replace your current data file with a data file uploaded from your computer Used in conjunction with the Export Data function this is an excellent method of storing a backup copy of your data file on your hard disk drive for an added measure of security Selecting Import Data will display the following dialog Warning This action will replace your data file with the uploaded file Select njndata dat Upload Page 18 of 42 Clicking the Browse button will allow you to locate the njndata dat file on your hard disk drive and upload it to the server Your existing data file will then be replaced with the uploaded file Clicking Cancel will cancel the operation and return to the previously displayed page The following confirmation will be displayed upon successful upload Your data file has been replaced by the uploade Continue Upon clicking Continue the first record of the newly uploaded data file will be displayed Link a File Selecting Link a File and clicking the green Go button will link a document or file stored in
15. Database contains a total of 1 record s Return Click the Return button to return to the last record displayed Where multiple records are displayed you may click the Case Number to return to that record State Statutes Selecting Display Statutes and clicking the green Go button will cause the program to display the State Code for the state in which the court is located It does so by examining the State field and opening the appropriate page in your Internet Browser Use the back button found on your Internet Browser to return to the database List Hidden The List Hidden option allow you to unhide records that were hidden using the Hide record control You will recall that hiding a record using the Hide control actually deletes it from the current data file njndata dat and appends it to the hidden record file njndata hid Selecting this option and clicking the green Go button will display a list of all hidden records Selecting a record from the list and clicking the Unhide Record button will reverse the process It will delete Page 20 of 42 the record from the hidden record file njndata hid append it to the data file njndata dat and display the appended record Or click the Cancel button to cancel the operation and return to the last page displayed Select Case Judgment Judgment Record Number Creditor Debtor 995C4321 Stan Dingproud Lou
16. Dred it asigne Jor Dees as Dioated User Defined Field 6 JD Contacted User Defined Field 7 Domesticated User Defined Field 8 Satisfied ostra c r Jor Deas r User Defined Field 11 UserDefined11 User Defined Field 12 User Defined 12 Jor Osa Fl rT User Defined Field 14 User Defined 14 Jor Osis Fit 6 mr Statute of Limitations Alert 6 Months ES Attomey Fees Include in post judgment y interest calculations Court Costs Pre judgment Interest Display calendar popups Accept Cancel User Defined Fields Most of the fields in this dialog are self explanatory They are used in producing the various documents selected from the Produce Document drop down menu The fifteen User Defined fields warrant special attention To understand the User Defined fields it is necessary to take a quick look at Page 4 the Actions Page Page 15 of 42 r EEE Record ge Payments Received 4 Date Amount Coo S e L l J j L l LL er ee Disbursed Date Check Amount 1 000 00 12 10 2007 101 MS 0 00 c Jl J so o00 Actions Taken Action Date Solicited 10 15 2006 Agreement 11 14 2006 Bankruptcy ck d 11 15 2006 _ J f OES Jx so 00 Assigned 11 16 2006 IF J so oo JD Located 12 15 2006 LL J C j Po Jf sooo JD Contacted 01 01 2007 Coo SO o00 Domesticated
17. National Judgment Network The final display on your opening home page will be the latest news from National Judgment Network It will contain important announcements and changes to the system You should check for news releases on a regular basis in order to get the most out of your Online Office Center The remainder of this manual will concern the NJN Case Management Database You may want to print this manual so that you will have a readily available reference source Secure Encrypted Connection While it is normally unnecessary there may be times when you want to connect to your Online Office Center over an encrypted connection About the only time encryption is recommended is when accessing your Online Office Center using WiFi over a public network because encrypting and decrypting data does slow down the processing of information Accessing your Online Office Center over a secure encrypted connection just reguires that you login on a different page Simply replace login php in the website address you use to access the system with secure php as shown below If you normally login at http JudgmentRecoverySoftware com login php login at http JudgmentRecoverySoftware com secure php If you normally login at http NJNoffice com login php login at http NJNoffice com secure php If you normally login at http NJNoffice net login php login at http NJNoffice net secure php If you normally
18. Statutes for the state in which the judgment was awarded The database stores records in pipe delimited format which can be exported to Excel and popular database programs Each record contains six pages Page 1 Details is used for recording details of the judgment Page 2 Assets is used for recording information on any assets you discover Page 3 Payments Received contains a ledger to track receipts Page 4 Actions is a continuation of Page 3 and is used to track payments related to the case as well This page also contains a list of actions fifteen of them definable by the user that can be used to track actions that have been taken on the case Page 5 Expenses is used to track both recoverable and unrecoverable expenses related to the case Page 6 Remarks is used to record comments concerning the status of the case Data and documents are stored in your own securely protected area of the National Judgment Network server Your data file is automatically backed up on a remote sever each night and can be restored if needed It is also possible to upload customized documents to the program See the Document Preparation topic for details on creating and uploading customized documents Requirements e All dates should be entered in mm dd yyyy 01 02 2007 format throughout the database e To cancel an action before it is executed use the back button on your Internet Browser e There is no need to enter a dollar sign or comm
19. and are stored in a special protected area that cannot be accessed by other users When the program loads a document file it looks for certain keywords to replace with data from the record being viewed For example if the program encounters the keyword field 10 in the document it will replace it with the judgment award amount found in the current record being displayed If the award amount is 1 234 56 and the program encounters the line The amount of the original award was field 10 the program will substitute The amount of the original award was 1 234 56 When all substitutions have been made you will be asked if you would like to open the modified document in your word processor or save it on your computer WordPad or just about any word processor can be used to produce your documents including Open Office and MS Word MS Word is not recommended because it introduces proprietary data into newly created documents that can cause errors Open Office is not only a superior word processor to MS Word but it is free and highly recommended Even WordPad is superior to MS Word for creating or modifying RTF documents Whatever word processor you choose to manipulate your documents it should be associated with RTF files In other words when your computer encounters an RTF document it should automatically be opened in your chosen word processor Read more about associating file types later in this text
20. creditor s Attorney if any Judgment Debtor Page 23 of 42 Style Enter judgment debtor information as Styled by the Court Mailing Address Enter the judgment debtor s Mailing Address Location Enter the judgment debtor s City State amp Zip Note If the Mailing Address field contains a complete address not a post office box and the Location field contains a complete location including zip code clicking the Location label will open a new window showing the location of the judgment debtor on an interactive map County Enter the name of the County in which the judgment debtor resides Contact Enter the name of the individual representing the judgment debtors if there are more than one Note As with the Judgment Creditor Contact field data from the Style field is placed in this field with a space character substituted for each end of line character Phonel Enter the judgment debtor s Home telephone number Phone2 Enter the judgment debtor s Work telephone number or use this field for an alternate telephone number such as the judgment debtor s cell phone number Email Enter the judgment debtor s Email address Attorney Enter the name of the judgment debtor s Attorney if any Address Enter the Address of the judgment debtor s Attorney if any Location Enter the City State amp Zip of the judgment debtor s Attorney if any SSAN FEIN Enter the judgment debtor s Social Security Account
21. fieldl212 field 251 fieldl252 Sfield 291 field 292 S eld 213 SFeld 214 ww Sfeld 253 S elal254 gt Sfieid2931 Sfeld 294 S eld215 sfield 216 Sfeld 255 eld 256 sfeld 295 sneldl206 gt Seld 217 J S elai218 Sfeld 257 S eld 258 S eldl297 Sfelaiz98 Sfield 219 fieldl220 Sfield 259 Sfield 260 field 299 sfield 300 Sfeld 221 s eldlo22 S eld261 S eld 2621 S ielat301 S eld 3021 S eld 223 sfieldl224 Sfield 263 sfieldl264 sfeld 303 sfieldl304 Sfeld 225 ela 226 y Sfield 265 S elal266 S elal305 sneld ao6 sfeld 227 Sfelai228 S ela267 S elal268 S elai307 S elat308 Sfielal229 sfieldl230 Sfelat269 sfieldl270 s eld 09 s eldl310 Sfield231 sheldl232 S elat271 steldl272 Sfield311 sheldl312 sheld233 steldl234 S elat273 steldl27a sheld a13 steld 314 sheldl235 sheldl236 S ela275 steldl276 S eld315 sneldla1e sheldl237 s eld 238 S eld277 s eld278 S eld317 S etal318 S eld239 sfieldl240 Sfelat279 sfieldl2e0 sfeld s19 s eld3201 sfeld 241 sfieldl242 S etar281 sfeld 282 S etal321 sfiel
22. informing you of when hosting expires for your Online Office Center Hosting may be renewed at any time prior to expiration by clicking the Click here to renew Calendar Your calendar may be used to schedule tasks and reminders Clicking a date will allow you to view record or edit an event You can scroll to past or future months by clicking the double arrows on either side of the month and year Online Manual You are viewing it now Case Management The Case Management Database truly is the heart of the system Because it is so laden with features it is thoroughly covered in detail following this short description of the opening screen Post Judgment Interest Calculator The post judgment interest calculator is capable of correctly computing post judgment interest for any judgment awarded in any state province or territory of the United States or Canada The correct post judgment interest rate and method of computation is automatically selected based on the judgment date territory amount of judgment and award date and results are displayed to the right of the calculator National Judgment Network Post J Interest Calculations Post Judgment Interest Calculator 5000 00 a 80 55 interest accrued at 3 on the 5 000 00 principal for 196 reu co ye days resulting in interest of 80 55 a principal of 5 000 00 and 2 J 7 2010 a total value of 5 080 55 Beginning Date 2 je fg 1212012121 A payment of 500 00
23. login at http NJNmembers com login php login at http NJNmembers com secure php Doing so will ensure that all data sent and received over a public network is encrypted Be sure to logout before logging back in when switching from one method to the other Page 5 of 42 NJN CASE MANAGEMENT DATABASE Topic This Index Overview Page Controls Record Controls Document Controls Search Jump The Actions Menu User Options User Defined Fields User Manual Display Calculations Restore Data Export Data Import Data Link a File Show Linked Files Financial Report Case Summary State Statutes List Hidden Auto Complete Global Replace Page 1 Fields Page 2 Fields Page 3 Fields Page 4 Fields Page 5 Fields Page 6 Fields Program Calculations Interest Override Action Alert SOL Override Document Preparation Page 1 Keywords Page 2 Keywords Page 3 Keywords Page 4 Keywords Page 5 Keywords Page 6 Keywords Company Info Keywords Upload Document Cut Document File Association Resolution Configuration Frequently Asked Questions Page 6 of 42 Overview The NJN Case Management Database will conveniently track the progress of your assigned cases It is capable of storing an unlimited number of records producing various documents and automatically computing post judgment interest Records can be sorted based on a number of different criteria and the program is capable of accessing State
24. save the document Opening document rtf You have chosen to open 1 document rtf which is a RTF document from http nationaljudgement net What should Firefox do with this file Open with OpenOffice org Word Processor def Save File Cancel ok Clicking OK will open the selected document in your word processor program You can then manipulate the document as you wish before printing All documents contained in the system are in RTF Rich Text Format WordPad and most word processor programs such as Open Office and MS Word are capable of processing RTF documents New documents may be created and existing documents modified to suit your needs Clicking Save in the above dialog will allow you to save the document so that you can modify it or use it as a template to produce a new document and upload it to the system You will learn how to create your own custom documents and reports later in this text You will also learn how to associate RTF documents with your chosen word processor Once you have opened or saved the document click the Return link below the document drop down box to return to the database display We re going to skip the violet Up and Cut buttons for now until you more fully understand how documents are processed The Upload button will be discussed in the Document Preparation topic of this text Search Field The Search field ser
25. that Windows automatically opens all files that have the extension in the associated program First you must be able to see the file name extensions of your files in Windows Explorer If you cannot see the file name extensions in Windows Explorer or My Computer click Folder Options on the Tools menu then click the View tab In the Advanced settings box deselect the Hide extensions for known file types check box followed by OK To associate a program open Windows Explorer by right clicking the Start button and then click Explore Find a folder that contains a file of the type that you want Windows to associate and right click the file Next click Open With and choose the program you wish to associate Check the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box and click OK All files of that type with that extension will now automatically be opened in the program you selected Resolution Configuration The NJN Case Management Database is optimized for the latest version of Firefox and Internet Explorer Other browsers may or may not display windows symmetrically Frames or iFrames Javascript and Cookies must be enabled in your browser The Case Management Database is best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher A screen resolution of less than 800 x 600 is not recommended Changing Resolution Click Start Settings Control Panel and do
26. the page to return to the previous display Restore Data As a Safety measure your data file is automatically backed up each night on a different server allowing you to restore data from the previous day should you discover you made a mistake in modifying one or more of your records Selecting Restore Data and clicking the green Go button will restore your data file by overwriting it with your backup file You will be asked to confirm the operation before continuing Page 17 of 42 This action will replace your current data file 2240 bytes with the data contained in your backup file 2240 bytes Are you sure you wish to continue Yes No Click Yes to overwrite your current data file with your backup file or No to cancel the operation Confirmation will be displayed upon successfully restoring your data file Your data file has been restored Continue Click Continue to begin viewing the first record of your newly restored data file Export Data The next item on the Actions drop down menu Export Data is used to download your data file from the database to your computer It can then be imported to Excel or any other program capable of handling pipe delimited files Selecting Export Database and clicking the green Go button will display a dialog similar to the following You have chosen to open _ njndata dat which is a BIN file
27. the second partial payment was entered as a negative amount 88 00 Negative amounts are considered by the system as reimbursable expenses and are simply added to principal See the results above for a better understanding Email Center Click the Email Center icon in the left column to access your NJN Email Account Login with your complete NJN email Ue atera address and account password g Banking Click the Banking icon in the left column to open your account register Keep up to four checking savings or investment accounts safely online Accounting A comprehensive online accounting pogram compliments of Outright Its safe secure and it s free Click the Accounting icon in the column to the left Address Book Maintain a database containing complete information on all your personal and business contacts Click the Contacts EJ icon in the left column to open your address book UN Task Manager Click the Tasks icon in the left column to open your task manager You may add or modify tasks and view all tasks or only pending tasks Links Center Your links center contains the URLs of frequently accessed websites Click the Links icon in the left column to open your link manager You may add or delete links on this page as desired Library View the NIN Judgment Enforcement Manual and other publications online Access to the library will require that you be logged into the National Judgment Network websile
28. 101 1 000 00 JIC J soo0o J J so J x J eo l Jo Jl CC po 0 000 ol J Jl o00 J Joo J loo O JI oo J Joo J 0 00 I ES JE Jo J 0 00 J 0 00 Jo _ J J sooo J J soo Total 1 000 00 Actions Taken Action Date Solicited 10 15 2006 Bankruptcy ck d 11 15 2006 po JD Located JD Contacted Domesticated Satisfied User Defined 9 Llser Defi Llser Defi Llser Defi user oema C User Defi User Defi ned 10 ned 11 s 10014 ws o Enter data in this column only after columns 1 2 amp 3 on page 3 have been completely filled The total at the bottom of this column will be the sum of all values entered in all four payments received columns on both page 3 and page 4 Payments Disbursed Date Check Amount Enter the Date Check number and Amount of all payments disbursed to the judgment creditor Payments will be automatically totaled in the appropriate field Page 27 of 42 Actions Taken User Defined Fields These fields are all date fields They may be defined by the user in the Modify Company Information dialog and used for any purpose desired Page 5 The Expenses Page Displaying record 1 of 1 Paul P Popular vs Douglas D Deadbeat Case 404501234 12 01 2006 Consumer Credit Report 02 10 2007 Em rm m 00 COE A O EA E N so 00 J so o0 __ J C
29. DGisp com Attomey Michael M Mouthpiece Address 1234 Mercy Mile Location Orange Park FL 32073 SSANIFEIN 123 45 6789 Date of Birth 10 03 1967 D L Number 1234567890 State of Issue Florida _ v Spouse s Name Donna D Deadbeat Spouse s SSAN 234 56 7890 Spouse s DOB 08 15 1969 If a record number is entered that doesn t exist larger than the total number of records the directive will be ignored Page 13 of 42 Actions Menu The Actions drop down menu serves multiple purposes We ll examine each selection in the order that it is displayed User F User Manual Dx oo O O O _ _____________ Display Calculations Address 1234 Government Blvd Location Orange Park FL 3207 Restore Data EOS Export Data Judge Buford T Justice Case 045C1234 import Data Judgment Date 04 01 2007 Award Amount 10 000 00 Court Costs 100 00 me a au Y Show Linked Files Pre judgment 180 09 Collected 0 00 Interest 3 789 56 Financial Report Next Action Conduct new asset search Case Summary Display Statutes List Hidden Style Paul P Popular Mailing Address 1710 Wells Rd Auto Complete and Y Location Orange Park FL32073 Global Replace Pamela P Popular Contact Paul P Popular and Pamela P Pop Phone1 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email PaulP Oisp com com Attorney Larry L Lawyer ess 1234 Litigation Lane Location Orange Park
30. IS AH Le dl J oo CA ee O A Jo _ A O om Le O sooo sooo i Fo J oo fg Le fg se y J so oo 0 00 ih E E ee Ml CS 80 00 so 00 seoo ss EC 0 00 eoo Ch 0 00 9 Q i fg j so00 Fl sd so 00 so o0 Subtotals 165 00 6 95 Total Expenditures 171 95 Page EN EN EN ES En HC ecg inl etc Produce Up Cut d a Actions User Options Expenses Expenses entered on this page are post judgment expenses incurred after the judgment was awarded Note that there are two columns for entering the amount of each expense a Recoverable Expense column and an Unrecoverable Expense column For each expense incurred enter the date a description of the expense and the amount If the expense is recoverable as approved by the Court enter it in the first amount column An example of a recoverable expense would be a garnishment fee If the fee is unrecoverable enter it in the second column An example of an unrecoverable expense may be the cost of a consumer credit report Both Page 28 of 42 columns will automatically be totaled and displayed in the Sub totals fields and the total of all expenses in the Total Expenditures field The Total Expenditures field is a read only field How recoverable expenses are handled by the program will depend on whether or not court costs are included in the calculation of post judgment inte
31. Natic Unhide Record Cancel Auto Complete The Auto Complete option was incorporated into the program because many judgment recovery professionals work with only a handful of courts and need a method of automatically completing the first six fields court information when a new record is added The data for these six fields may be stored by the program on your computer in the form of a cookie which is retrieved when adding a new record To set the cookie view a record for which you want the displayed court information saved select the Set Auto Complete option on the Actions menu and click the Process button No response will be displayed but the program will save the data found in the first six fields of the Details page in the form of a cookie on your computer The next time a new record is added the first six fields will automatically be completed with the saved information The cookie will remain on your computer for a period of one year unless it is reset by selecting different data to be saved or it is deleted by clearing cookies in your Internet Browser Global Replace Selecting Global Replace and clicking the green Go button will display the following dialog Warning The purpose of this function is to replace all instances of every field in every record of the database that contains the string entered in the first field below with the string entered in the s
32. Number if an individual or Federal Employer s Identification Number if a company Date of Birth Enter the judgment debtor s Date of Birth D L Number Enter the judgment debtor s Drivers License Number State of Issue Select the State where the judgment debtor s Drivers License was issued Spouse s Name Enter the name of the judgment debtor s Spouse Spouse s SSAN Enter the Social Security Account Number of the judgment debtor s Spouse Spouse s DOB Enter the Date of Birth of the judgment debtor s Spouse Note The dark blue bar at the top of the page will turn red if an action is due on a record based on the date entered in the Action Due On field The red bar is intended to warn you that an action is due Entering a date later than the current date will cause the color to revert to blue Page 24 of 42 Page 2 The Asset Page pago nannan Recora eS Cee Employment Name Bubba s Bar amp Grill _ Address 1234 Hangover Hwy Location Orange Park FL 32073 Contact Bubba B Bouncer Phone Number 123 456 7890 Banking Bank First National Bank Address 1234 Currency Court Location Orange Park FL 32073 Bank Address Location Real Property Description Address 1234 Renters Row Location Orange Park FL 32073 Description Address Location Other Assets Asset 1 1999 Ford LTD value 5 000 no lien Asset 2 2001 Bayliner 19 Runabout value 10 000 5 000 lien
33. al322 S eld243 sfeld 2aa S eld 283 sfeld2841 S ielal323 sfeld 3241 field 245 S elal246 S ela 285 sfeld 266 seld 325 sfieldl326 S eld 247 Sfelal2a8 Sfield 287 seid 288 Sheld 327 Sfelata28 Sfield 249 sheldl250 Sfield 269 s eld 290 gt Sfield 329 sfield 330 Page 35 of 42 Page 4 Keywords E E E s ss lt pei Sort Hide Add gt gt gt _Produce Up cut Payments Received 4 Payments Disbursed Actions Taken Date Amount Date Check Amount Action Date field 331 field 332 Sfield 73 field 74 Sfield 75 userfield1 field 134 Sfield 3331 field 334 sfield 76 Sfield 77 field 78 Suserfield2 field 135 field 335 field 336 Sfield 79 field so Sfield B1 Sfield 337 Sfield 338 field 82 sfield 83 field 84 userfield4 Sfield 137 field 339 Sfield 340 Sfield 85 sfield 86 Sfield 87 Suserfields field 138 Sfield 341 Sfield 342 Sfield 88 Sfield 89 field 90 Suserfield6 Sfield 139 Sfield 343 Sfield 344 Sfield 91 field 92 sfiela 93 Suserfield7 field 140 field 345 Sfield 346 Sfield 94 field 95 sfield 96 Suserfield8 Sfield 141 Sfield 347 Sfield 348 Sfield 97 sfield o8 Sfield 99 Suserfield9 field 142
34. as in any currency field The program will correctly format your entry in all currency fields To begin let s take a look at the first page displayed when the database is opened and learn about the various controls Page 7 of 42 Page Controls Page 2 2 3 EA E A Document Up Cut Search Search AE User Options Judgment Details Court District Court J County Clay State Florida Address 1234 Government Blvd Location Orange Park FL32073 Telephone 123 456 7890 Judge Buford T Justice Case 04501234 Type Bench Judgment Date 04 01 2006 Award Amount 10 000 00 Court Costs 100 00 AttomeyFees 500 00 Prejudgment 0 00 Collected 0 00 Interest 3 623 43 Current Value 13 690 75 Fee Charged 50 Next Action Conduct new asset search ActionDueOn 12 31 2011 Judgment Creditor Style paul P Popular Mailing Address 1710 Wells Rd cla Y Bailar z Location Orange Park FL32073 County Clay Contact Paul P Popular and Pamela P Pop Phone1 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email PaulP isp com Attomey Larry L Lawyer Address 1234 Litigation Lane Location Orange Park FL 32073 Judgment Debtor Style Douglas D Deadbeat Mailing Address 198 Arora Blvd d b a A Deadbeat Services shar Orange Park FL 32073 County Clay Contact Douglas D Deadbeat Phonet 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email Do
35. ate Because the court may specify a post judgment interest rate that is different from the state s statutory post judgment interest rate a method has been incorporated to override the statutory rate This is accomplished by placing the correct interest rate somewhere on the Remarks Page in decimal form enclosed with two percent signs In other words to have the program calculate post judgment interest at 15 rather than the statutory rate you would place 15 somewhere on the Remarks Page Before calculating post judgment interest the program examines the Remarks Page and looks for a decimal figure enclosed in double percent signs If it is found that rate is used as the basis for post judgment interest calculations Caution The interest rate must be entered in decimal form Eighteen percent cannot be entered as 18 it must be entered as 18 The correct entry would be 18 as follows Displaying record 1 of 1 Paul P Popular vs Douglas D Deadbeat Case 04501234 Remarks This area may be used to place the current status of the case comments etc Post judgment interest for this judgment is 18 To completely disable the calculation of post judgment interest so that it is not calculated at all you may enter Y none on the Remarks page When the program encounters the word none enclosed in double percent signs it will completely bypass the calculation of post judgme
36. blue record buttons are used to scroll through records contained in the database delete individual records hide records add records and sort the database Clicking the light blue control button containing the double left pointing arrows will display the first record contained in the database Clicking the light blue control button containing the single left pointing arrow will display the previous record in the database For example if viewing record number three clicking this button will display record number two Clicking the light blue control button containing Del will delete the record being viewed At least one record must remain in the database The program will ignore a request to delete an only record Warning There is no confirmation dialog for this action Clicking the Del button will immediately delete the record being viewed Clicking the light blue control button containing Sort allows you to sort the records in your database in a variety of ways Clicking the Sort button will display the following dialog Sort by Court Sort Records Cancel Click the drop down menu to select a key by which records will be sorted or Cancel to cancel the action and return to the previous display Court Sort by Sort Re State County Case Number Judgment Type Judgment Date Action Due Date Judgment Creditor Judgment Debtor Solicited Agreement Bankruptcy ck d
37. d6 User Defined Field 7 userfield7 User Defined Field 8 userfield8 User Defined Field 9 Suserfield9 User Defined Field 10 userfield A User Defined Field 11 userfieldB User Defined Field 12 SuserfieldC User Defined Field 3 Suserfield8 User Defined Field 13 SuserfieldD User Defined Field 14 SuserfieldE sid User Defined Field 15 SuserfieldF Statute of Limitations Alert Months Attorney Fees Include in post judgment interest calculations Court Costs Pre judgment Interest Display calendar popups Accept Cancel A few additional keyword that may be used in your documents are today displays the current date in long form such as January 1 2007 rate displays the current post judgment interest rate to which the judgment is subject pct displays the percentage of the judgment received by the judgment creditor It is 100 minus the amount of your fee in field 17 Once you have created your custom document using your word processor program and after substituting keywords where necessary it must be saved to your computer in RTF format Give the document an appropriate name For example Letter to Employer rtf You may use only alphanumeric characters spaces the dash character and parentheses Page 39 of 42 Upload Document The reason this discussion on uploading documents was put o
38. dress 1234 Govemment Blvd Location Orange Park FL 32073 Telephone 123 456 7890 Judge Buford T Justice Case 04501234 Type Bench Judgment Date 04 01 2006 Award Amount 10 000 00 Court Costs 100 00 AttomeyFees 500 00 Prejudgment 0 00 Collected 0 00 Interest 3 623 43 Current Value 13 690 75 Fee Charged 50 Next Action Conduct new asset search Action Due On 12 31 2011 __ Judgment Creditor Style paul P Popular Mailing Address 1710 Wells Rd and Pamela P Popular y Location Orange Park FL 32073 County Clay Contact Paul P Popular and Pamela P Pop Phone1 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email PaulP isp com Attomey Larry L Lawyer Address 1234 Litigation Lane Location Orange Park FL 32073 Judgment Debtor Style Douglas D Deadbeat 7 Mailing Address 198 Arora Blvd Sl dni ei Services i En Orange Park FL 32073 E lay Contact Douglas D Deadbeat Phonet 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email DougDGisp com Attomey Michael M Mouthpiece Address 1234 Mercy Mile Location Orange Park FL32073 SSAN FEIN 123 45 6789 Date of Birth 10 03 1967 D L Number 1234567890 State of Issue Florida y Spouse s Name Donna D Deadbeat Spouse s SSAN 234 56 7890 Spouse s DOB 08 15 1969 Jump to Record The second purpose of the Search field is to jump to a specific record Jumping is accom
39. econd field It is intended to allow users to make a single change to all records For example if the phone number of a court has changed this function will allow you to change all occurrence s of that phone number Both of the fields below are case specific and the action is irreversible Replace all instances of in the entire database with Replace Read the warning above and use this function with extreme caution It is intended to globally replace any string entered in the first field with the string entered in the second field and is irreversible The change will be applied to every field of every record in the database that contains the target string Hidden records are not changed Click the Cancel button to cancel the operation and return to the last record displayed Now let s examine each of the six pages what data is placed in each field and a hidden secret or two Page 21 of 42 Page 1 The Details Page Page 2 2 3 EA E A Document Up Cut Search Search AE User Options Judgment Details Court District Court County Clay State Florida Address 1234 Government Blvd Location Orange Park FL32073 Telephone 123 456 7890 Judge Buford T Justice Case 04501234 Type Bench Judgment Date 04 01 2006 Award Amount 10 000 00 Court Costs 100 00 Attomey Fees 500 00 Prejudgment 0 00 Collected 0 00 Interest 3 623 43 Cu
40. ed and you will receive no alerts The three check boxes following the statement Include in post judgment interest calculations determine which costs are added to the judgment prior to the calculation of post judgment For example most states will allow post judgment interest to accumulate on Attorney Fees and Court Costs but not on Pre Page 16 of 42 judgment Interest because it would result in interest being charged on interest The court rules for you state may differ If so select the costs you wish included in the calculation of post judgment interest based on the rules of your state The final check box Display calendar popups determines whether or not to display a popup calendar when a date is entered in any date field It is turned on by default but may be disabled by un checking this box Click the Accept button to accept changes that were made or Cancel to cancel the operation and return to the previous display See the topic on Program Calculations for a detailed discussion on the calculation of post judgment interest User Manual The next item on the Actions drop down menu User Manual opens the PDF file you are currently viewing Display Calculations Selecting Display Calculations and clicking the green Go button will display a screen containing details of how post judgment interest was calculated for the current record Case number 04501234 A judgmen
41. ff until this point was to give you an opportunity to learn about keywords and how to actually produce custom documents To upload your new document to the database click the violet Up button next to Documents Doing so will display the following dialog RTF file to upload Browse Cancel Click the Browse button to locate the document you wish to upload followed by the Upload button to upload it to the server or click the Cancel button to cancel the operation and return to the last record viewed Your document must have a RTF extension Cut Delete Document Documents are cut deleted in the same manner that they are uploaded Click the violet Cut button next to Documents and the below dialog will be displayed asking which document you wish to delete Select Document Delete Cancel Select the document you wish to delete from the drop down and click the Delete button or click the Cancel button to cancel the operation and return to the last record displayed Page 40 of 42 File Association When you double click a file on your computer to open it Windows examines the file name extension the three letters following the dot in the file name If Windows recognizes the file name extension it opens the file in the program that is associated with that extension You can even change the program that is associated with recognized file name extensions so
42. hone Enter the Telephone number of the Court Clerk that awarded the judgment You will recall that the first six fields will automatically be entered by the program if Set Auto Complete was selected in the Actions menu to save the data for these fields in the form of a cookie on your computer Judge Enter the name of the Judge who awarded the judgment Case Enter the Case Number of the judgment Type Enter the Type of judgment Judgment Date Enter the Date the judgment was awarded Note Some states allow post judgment interest to accumulate from the date of the commencement of the action rather than the date the judgment was awarded If this is the case in your state enter the commencement date rather than the award date Award Amount Enter the Amount of the judgment award Note There is no need to enter the dollar sign or Page 22 of 42 commas in any amount field The program will correctly format the value in all currency fields Court Costs Enter any Court Costs that may have been awarded a Fees Enter any Attorney Fees that may have been awarded Pre judgment Enter any Pre judgment Interest that may have been awarded Note The amount of pre judgment interest must be calculated separately and entered into the program Collected Enter the total amount recovered by the original judgment debtor before the judgment was assigned to you It dates are know for previously collected payments they may be entered unde
43. ialog Select Document Produce Cancel Click the drop down menu to select a document to be produced or Cancel to cancel the action and return the previous display Select Document N Select Document Affidavit Agreement for Assignment Agreement for Purchase Assignment of judgment Bank Subpoena CASE RECORD CASE SUMMARY Cover Letter no sub Cover Letter with sub Debtor Profile Demand Letter ENVELOPE Return ENVELOPE to Court ENVELOPE to Creditor ENVELOPE to Debtor Foreign judgment Affidavit Introduction to Court Letterto Court Clerk Outright Purchase w Selecting a document and clicking the Produce Document button will cause the program to open the selected document and merge information from the displayed record Not all records in the menu need be legal documents or letters The Produce Document feature can also be used to produce reports For example CASE SUMMARY is not a legal document at all It is a report It may be selected to display details of the record being viewed so that it can be reproduced on your printer Reports may be easily identified because they are in capital letters Should you create your own documents or reports as will be explained later it is a good idea to follow this document naming format Page 10 of 42 Upon selecting a document and clicking the Produce Document button you will normally be asked if you would like to open or
44. ield contains a complete address not a post office box and the Location field contains a complete location including zip code clicking the Location label will open a new window showing the location of the judgment creditor on an interactive map County Enter the name of the County in which the judgment creditor resides Contact Enter the name of the individual representing the judgment creditors if there are more than one Note By default data from the Style field above is placed in this field with a space character substituted for each end of line character In other words if the Style field contains Paul P Popular and Paula P Popular Paul P Popular and Paula P Popular will appear in the Contact field by default This will allow the document preparation engine to place judgment creditor information on a single line when it is necessary This will occur only if the Contact field is left blank It may be changed if desired Phonel Enter the judgment creditor s Home telephone number Phone2 Enter the judgment creditor s Work telephone number or use this field for an alternate telephone number such as the judgment creditor s cell phone number Email Enter the judgment creditor s Email address Attorney Enter the name of the judgment creditor s Attorney if any Address Enter the Address of the judgment creditor s Attorney if any Location Enter the City State amp Zip of the judgment
45. ilable free from www OpenOffice org is a highly recommended replacement for MS Office What happened to the Backup Data function Since data is automatically backed up on a remote different server each night the Backup Data function was removed to prevent users from accidentally overwriting their backup file Data from the previous day can still be restored using the Restore Data function How can I backup data locally on my computer Y our data file can be backed up on your computer using the Export Data function which is always a good idea Periodically storing your data file locally is just one more safety measure It will allow you to use the Import Data function to restore your data file should you find that you inadvertently removed one or more records two or three days ago Can I order and use more than one Online Office Center NJN members may have up to three Online Office Centers but they cannot be on the same server We maintain three separate servers If you would like to register a second Online Office Center please contact us so we can ensure it is placed on a different server Revised 03 04 2012 Page 42 of 42
46. ng The text messaging center allow you to send text messages directly from your computer to any cellphone Google Voice Google Voice is an online telephone center Learn about it at Google com Page 3 of 42 Online FTP Online FTP is an online File Transfer Protocol that may be used by National Judgment Network members to maintain their custom websites Send Fax Send a free 3 page fax twice a day or a 10 page fax for just 0 98 anytime Click the Send Fax icon in the column to the left to open a new window 7 Docs amp Spreadsheets Online word processor and spreadsheet programs compliments of Google Click the Docs amp Spreadsheets icon in the left column to open or register in a new window J Online Storage Safely store up to 10MB of your important files and documents online You may ZIF compress your files before storage and additional storage space is available if needed Click the Online Storage icon in the left column to store your important files online at Reminders Let National Judgment Network remind you of appointments and important dates Enter your email address the date you s want your email reminder sent and the message content Public Records Search Conduct a search of public records Click the Public Records icon in the left column to search Public Records Q NJN Forum Access the NJN Assistance Forum directly from your Online Office Access will require that y
47. nt interest and the displayed rate will be 090 Action Alert Each time a record is viewed the program automatically runs two important tests It first checks to see if the judgment is nearing expiration based on the state s statute of limitations then it checks to see if any action is due or past due It checks for action due by examining the date in the Action Due On field If the current date Page 30 of 42 is equal to or later than the date entered in this field the program will notify you by changing the color of the dark blue bar at the top of the page from dark blue to bright red as follows EN EX EN 1 41515 lt lt Ls pei Sort Hide Add gt gt gt Court District Court County Clay State Florida Address 1234 Government Blvd Location Orange Park FL 32073 Telephone 123 456 7890 Judge Buford T Justice Case 04SC1234 Type Bench Judgment Date 04 01 2006 Award Amount 10 000 00 Court Costs 100 00 Attomey Fees 500 00 Prejudgment 0 00 Collected 0 00 Interest 3 623 43 Current Value 13 690 75 Next Action Conduct new asset search Action Due On 12 31 2010 Paul P Popular Mailing Address 1710 Wells Rd and EAT I I Pamela P Popular Location Orange Park FL 32073 County Clay Contact Paul P Popular and Pamela P Pop Phone1 123 456 7890 Phone2 23 456 7890 Email PaulP isp com Attorney Larry L Lawyer Address
48. on Remember to change the name of the modified document from document rtf to the name you wish to use for identification For easy modification of the default documents that came with your Online Office Center you may download a compressed ZIP file containing all default documents at http NationalJudgment Net offdocs zip The easiest way to show you the keywords that are assigned to each field is to display each of the pages with the keyword and field number inserted into its respective field Page 32 of 42 Page 1 Keywords as lt lt lt oei sor mie aca gt gt gt Judgment Details County field 1 State Federal US Location Sfield 4 Telephone field 5 Case field 7 Type Bench Judgment Date field 9 Award Amount Sfield 10 Court Costs field 11 AttomeyFees Sfield 12 Prejudgment Sfield 13 Collected field 14 Interest field 15 Current Value field 16 Fee Charged Sfield 17 Next Action Sfield 18 Action Due On field 19 Judgment Creditor Style field 20 Mailing Address field 21 Location fieldl22 County field 23 Contact field 24 Phonet field 25 Phone2 fieldl26 Emai field 27 Attomey Sfieldi28 Address Sfield 29 Location field 30 Judg Debtor Style field 31 Mailing Address field 32 Location fieldl33 County Sfield 34 Phonet
49. ou be logged into the Forum on the National Judgment Network website E Local Weather Check your local forecast from the National Weather Service p Change Password Click to modify the password you use to access your Online Office Center You may also change your registered amp email address if you wish Logout Securely logout of your Online Office Center Send Fax The fax center is a third party program provided by GotFreeFax com It allows users to send a free 3 page twice per day or a 10 page fax for just 0 98 anytime Docs amp Spreadsheets Online word processor and spreadsheet programs are provided compliments of Google Online Storage The online storage center enables you to store important documents safely and securely online Documents may also be linked to records in your case management database Users are provided with 10MB of storage space at no cost Additional storage may be ordered for a small fee if desired Reminders The email reminder system allows you to schedule email reminders which are sent to you on the specified date Public Records Search Search public records for individuals documents and assets NJN Forum The NJN Assistance and Discussion Forum may be accessed only by registered members of National Judgment Network Local Weather Your local weather forecast is always be available at a glance Change Password Change your master password your read only password o
50. ourt costs attorney fees and pre judgment interest if any and the dates and amounts of all payments received It first determines the proper interest rate and method of calculation based on the date the judgment was awarded the amount of the judgment and the state in which the judgment was awarded It then calculates simple or compound post judgment interest as appropriate When a payment is received the program first deducts the payment from the amount of accumulated interest and any balance from the judgment principle This is why it is so important that the dates entered in the Payments Received columns on pages 3 and 4 are formatted correctly and entered in the proper order If the program finds that any of the payments were entered out of order it will automatically attempt to put them in the proper sequence before completing the computations Once post judgment interest calculations are complete costs not included in post judgment interest calculations if any are added resulting in the current judgment value Notes 1 There is no statutory post judgment interest rate for the State of Mississippi The correct rate is determined by the contract or judge A post judgment interest rate of 8 is arbitrarily assigned by the system Use Interest Override discussed next to insert the correct interest rate 2 Post judgment interest rates are updated weekly to ensure they are always correct Overriding the Default Interest R
51. plished by typing the word jump in the Search field followed by a single space and the number of the record to display For example if your database contains twenty records and you are viewing the first record you can jump to the eighteenth record by typing jump 18 in the Search field and clicking the orange Search button Page 12 of 42 eg 2 2131415 6 Record e ps Pa ud Produce Up Cut gt ljumpl8 Search AH User Options Judgment Details Court District Court County Clay State Florida Address 1234 Government Blvd Location Orange Park FL 32073 Telephone wigs Buford Justice eman pe eh v Judgment Date 04 01 2006 Award Amount 10 000 00 Court Costs 100 00 AttomeyFees 500 00 Pre judgment eo Collected 0 00 Interest 3 623 43 Current Value 13 690 75 Next Action Conduct new asset search Action Due On 12 31 2011 Mailing Address 11710 Wells Rd i Location Orange Park FL 32073 County Clay Contact Paul P Popular and Pamela P Popi Phone1 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email PaulP isp com Attomey Larry L Lawyer Address 1234 Litigation Lane Location Orange Park FL 32073 men r 7 Mailing Address 198 Arora Blvd 198 Arora Blvd tr r r U U Location Orange Park FL 32073 Park FL 32073 County Clay Contact Douglas D Deadbeat Phonet 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email Doug
52. r the Payments Received column on page 3 instead of this field The contents of this field will be deducted from the amount of the judgment when post judgment interest and current value are calculated Interest The Interest field is a read only field It contains the current amount of post judgment interest calculated by the program See the topic on Program Calculations for information on how post judgment interest and current value are calculated Current Value The Current Value is also a read only field It contains the current amount due on the judgment This amount will change from day to day as post judgment interest accumulates This field will always reflect the immediate payoff amount of the judgment Fee Charged Enter the percentage you will receive for enforcing the judgment Note Your fee should be entered as an integer followed by the percentage sign Example 50 Next Action Enter the Next Action due on the case Action Due On Enter the date the next action above will fall due Note This field is used by the Action Due Alert function See the section on Action Alert for a complete description of this field Judgment Creditor Style Enter judgment creditor information as Styled by the court This is a multi line field Mailing Address Enter the judgment creditor s Mailing Address Location Enter the judgment creditor s City State amp Zip Note If the Mailing Address f
53. r your notification email address Users who login with your master password will have full unrestricted access to the system and the ability to modify data Users who login with your read only password will be able to view records and utilize some system features but will be unable to modify any of your data Users who login with your read only password will automatically be logged out when their session is complete Logout Securely terminate your session and log out of the system Logging out in this fashion will require you to log in again on your next visit Page 4 of 42 NJN News 02 09 2012 A new feature has been added to your Online Office Center You now have the option of creating a read only password The purpose of a read only password is so that it may be provided to other individuals in your office who need access to your files The difference between the read only password and your master password is that users who login with the read only password can do just that read only They cannot modify any of your data and access will be restricted for some features lf you provide other users with your master password they will be able to modify dala and have full unrestricled access to the system A new Operating Manual has also been completed Please click the Operating Manual icon in the left column to view the new manual and leam how to configure your read only password Powered by
54. rest for your state as determined by your selection in User Options see page 9 If recoverable expenses do accrue post judgment interest each recoverable expense will be added to the judgment principal on the date the expense was incurred for the purpose of post judgment interest calculation If post judgment interest does not accrue on recoverable expenses court costs the total of recoverable expenses will simply be added to the total judgment value after post judgment interest is calculated Page 6 The Remarks Page gt EJER ONES EN E Document Produce Up Cut Search MA VEA Action User Options Remarks This area may be used to place the current status of the case comments etc Remarks The Remarks Page is where you may enter case history comments and remarks concerning the case in a large text area Program Calculations Before a record is displayed the program will recalculate all values contained in the record It will total all fields found on the Payment Actions and Expense pages and enter the sum in the appropriate fields It will also calculate the amount of post judgment interest and current value of the judgment as follows Page 29 of 42 Post judgment Interest Calculations In order to correctly calculate post judgment interest the program must know the name of the state in which the judgment was awarded the award date the amount of the judgment the amounts of c
55. rrent Value 13 690 75 Fee Charged 50 Next Action Conduct new asset search Action Due On 12 31 2011 Judgment Creditor Style paul P Popular Mailing Address 1710 Wells Rd and Orange Park FL 32073 comylday Pamela P Popular Y Location Orange Park FL 32073 County Clay Contact Paul P Popular and Pamela P Pop Phone1 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email PaulP amp isp com Attomey Larry L Lawyer Address 1234 Litigation Lane Location Orange Park FL 32073 Judgment Debtor Style Douglas D Deadbeat Mailing Address 198 Arora Blvd d b a Deadbeat Services a Orange Park FL 32073 County Clay Contact Douglas D Deadbeat Phone1 123 456 7890 Phone2 123 456 7890 Email DougDGisp com Attomey Michael M Mouthpiece Address 1234 Mercy Mile Location Orange Park FL 32073 SSANIFEIN 123 45 6789 Date of Birth 10 03 1967 D L Number 1234567890 State of Issue Florida V Spouse s Name Donna D Deadbeat Spouse s SSAN 234 56 7890 Spouse s DOB 08 15 1969 Judgment Details Court Enter the Court that awarded the judgment County Enter the County in which the Court is located State Select the State in which the Court is located Address Enter the mailing address of the Court that awarded the judgment Location Enter the City State amp Zip of the Court that awarded the judgment Telep
56. t of 10 000 00 was awarded on 04 01 2006 Court costs of 100 00 were added for interest calculation purposes Attomey fees of 500 00 were added for interest calculation purposes The resulting judgment principal on 04 01 2006 was 10 600 00 1 113 44 interest accrued at 9 on the 10 600 00 principal for 426 days resulting in total interest of 1 113 44 and a total value of 11 713 44 A payment of 1 500 00 was received on 06 01 2007 1 113 44 of the payment was applied to interest 386 56 of the payment was applied to principal The accrued interest after the payment was 50 00 The principal after the payment was 10 213 44 The total value after the payment was 510 213 44 188 88 interest accrued at 9 on the 10 213 44 principal for 75 days resulting in total interest of 188 88 and a total value of 10 402 31 A payment of 500 00 was received on 08 15 2007 5188 88 of the payment was applied to interest 311 12 of the payment was applied to principal The accrued interest after the payment was 0 00 The principal after the payment was 9 902 31 The total value after the payment was 9 902 31 3 618 55 interest accrued at 9 on the 9 902 31 principal for 1482 days resulting in total interest of 3 618 55 and a total value of 13 520 86 The curent value of the judgment on 09 05 2011 is 13 685 86 State Florida Calculation method Simple fixed Return Click the Return button when done viewing or printing
57. ter that are linked to the record being displayed document rtf Unlink Return Clicking the file name will display open or give you the option to save the file depending on the file type Notice the small Unlink in parentheses next to each file name displayed Clicking Unlink will do just what it implies It will unlink that file with the record being displayed Page 19 of 42 Click the Return button to return to the last displayed record Financial Report Selecting Financial Report and clicking the green Go button will cause the program to examine all records in the database and produce a complete financial report as follows Case Award Court Attorney Pre Post Judgment Total Payments Payments Number Amount Costs Fees Judgment Judgment Value Expenses Received Disbursed 04501234 10 000 00 100 00 500 00 0 00 4 307 23 11 823 67 171 95 2 000 00 31 000 00 Database contains a total of 1 records Return Click the Return button to return to the last displayed record Case Summary Selecting Case Summary and clicking the green Go button will cause the program to examine all records in the database and produce a case summary for each record as follows Case Award Award Judgment Judgment Current Number Date Amount Creditor Debtor Value 045C1234 02 03 2010 10 000 00 Paul P Popular and Pamela P Popular Douglas D Deadbeat 11 178 63
58. uble click Display Click the Settings tab and adjust your Screen Resolution to 1024 x 768 Browser Configuration Visit www NationalJudgment Net browser php for information on correctly configuring your Internet Browser Firewall There is also the possibility that your firewall will interfere with program operation making it necessary to create a firewall exception for the NJN Online Office Center If you experience problems with the database try temporarily disabling your firewall to see if that is causing the problem If so read the documentation on your firewall for information on creating an exception Page 41 of 42 Frequently Asked Questions How often are post judgment interest rates updated All interest rates are revised the day they are published Interest rates will always be current for all jurisdictions Can the database be accessed by more than one work station at the same time Yes but there is always the possibility that both users will be working on the same record which would result in the possibility of the record not being updated Why can t I use Microsoft Word as my word processor program You can use it to produce documents but we don t recommend using it to create new documents or modify existing ones The reason is that MS Word inserts proprietary characters into the RTF code which makes the document incompatible with other word processor programs Open Office ava
59. ugDGisp com Attorney Michael M Mouthpiece Address 1234 Mercy Mile Location Orange Park FL 32073 SSAN FEIN 123 45 6789 Date of Birth 10 03 1967 D L Number 1234567890 State of Issue Florida v Spouse s Name Donna D Deadbeat Spouse s SSAN 234 56 7890 Spouse s DOB 08 15 1969 Notice that the top line of the dark blue bar at the very top of the page displays the number of the record you are viewing and the total number of records contained in the database It also displays the method of calculation and current rate at which post judgment interest is accruing Below the top line are controls for manipulating the database Each one of the controls are covered in detail below Clicking any of the control buttons will first save the record then carry out the specified action The last thing you should do before closing your Browser is to click any one of the Page buttons to ensure data has been saved for the record being viewed If you don t take an action after modifying a page before leaving the database program changes made on that page will be lost Page Controls The six yellow page buttons are used to switch the view between any of the six pages Clicking the yellow button containing the number 2 will first save the data on page one and then display page two We ll examine the fields contained in each of the pages in detail later Page 8 of 42 Record Controls The light
60. ves two purposes The first is to search for data entered in the search field that is contained in any of the records in the database The important point to understand is that the program conducts searches with the record following the one being displayed This is done so that multiple records can be identified Suppose you wish to search all records in the database containing the term Douglas Typing Douglas in the Search field and clicking the orange Search button will cause the program to begin its search with record number one and display the first record containing the term Douglas If a record containing Douglas is found the search term displayed in the search field will not be cleared It will remain visible in the search box Continuing the search by clicking the orange Search button a second time will display the next record containing the term Douglas If the search term cannot be found the search field will be cleared Page 11 of 42 indicating that no further records containing the term can be found The search is case insensitive meaning that capitalization is ignored If the search term entered is not found the last record being viewed before the search was conducted will continue to be displayed Page REM EM EM l EA KA Record A e JE E Document ESE Search Douglas Search Actions User Options Court Court County Clay State Florida Ad
61. was received on 08 22 2010 E 2 E a a aac 580 55 of the payment was applied to interest HD HWN 5419 45 of the payment was applied to principal District of Columbia 2 The acerued interest after the payment was 0 00 Territory The principal after the payment was 4 580 55 The total value after the payment was 4 580 55 Interest Ovemde The judgment principal on 2 7 2010 was 5 000 00 77 18 interest accrued at 3 on the 4 580 55 principal for 205 days resulting in interest of 77 18 a principal of 4 580 55 and Partial Payments a total value of 4 657 73 Date Amount 08 22 2010 500 00 A recoverable expense of 88 00 was added to the principal on HE 03 15 2011 resulting in a new principal of 4 668 55 and a total 103 15 2011 value of 4 745 73 126 63 interest accnued at 3 on the 4 668 55 principal for 330 days resulting in interest of 203 81 a principal of 54 668 55 and a total value of 4 872 36 Judgment value as of 2 8 2012 54 872 36 Territory District of Columbia Calculation method Simple fixed Statute of Limitations 12 years Compute The Partial Payment fields are where payments received may be entered Because all payments must first be applied to interest and any remainder to principal calculations can be quite complex Your post judgment Page 2 of 42 interest calculator will correctly compute results based on the date and amount of each payment Note that
62. your Online Office Center with the record being displayed The file must first be uploaded by clicking the Online Storage button on the Home page of your Online Office Center Once a file has been stored uploaded it can be linked to any database record Selecting Link a File will display all files stored in your Online Office Center storage area Files document rtf Link File Cancel Selecting a file from you storage area will link it to the file being displayed Linking a file might be useful if you would like to store the scanned image of a document submitted to the court or a letter received from the judgment debtor to the associated record in your database In the example above selecting document rtf and clicking the Link File button would link document rtf to the record being displayed The linked file might be a PDF GIF RTF XLS or DOC Warning The record being linked must have a case number in the Case field on Page 1 of the database because this is the field the program uses to identify which files are linked to which record Also keep in mind when storing a file that you must have sufficient room in your storage area to contain the file Additional server storage space is very inexpensive should you run out of room Show Linked Files Selecting Show Linked Files and clicking the green Go button will display all files stored in the storage area of your Online Office Cen

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