Questions and Ours Opinions About Administrative Processes Questions

Question: I have completed an administrative “A” process using a Notary and have an Apostille. I am considering filing this in public court as a Foreign Judgment for Declaratory Judgment, skipping B process and going straight to C. What are your thoughts?

Answer: Mostly we file it under a miscellaneous case file in a federal district court. If you open up a cause of action you can go in. People also have some success trying to register it as a foreign judgment, but not all the time—it’s not really a true judgment with just an “A” process, it’s only a claim. It has not been adjudicated by an official court with set rules, a docket sheet, etc., so public courts can deny it as a foreign judgment. Check your state’s local rules.

Question: I am sending out an A-2 tomorrow on another claim using a Record Keeper that I believe I will have to ratify in the Court of International Claims in B process before I can get it recognized in a public court as a Foreign Judgment for Declaratory Judgment. OR, by getting an Apostille on the Notary Affirmation/Witness of the Administrative Judgment, would it be feasible to skip B process and go right to C, the public court?

Answer: There’s no real need to do a “B” process unless you want public ratification. This is up to you, but it doesn’t make much sense to do an A then C process in my opinion.

Question: On the Money Order Tendered for set-off I put my SS# (no dashes) as my account number and the red number found on the back of my new SS card as the routing number. Opinion?

Answer: The red number on the back is never used to obtain a loan at a bank, so why would you need this to set off a loan with the same “account”? If you put an inaccurate routing or account number on a negotiable instrument, there are consequences—look them up and make an informed decision.

Question: I’ve heard that it’s not necessary to do an administrative process for bonding with the Treasury, or any bonding. I don’t plan to do this because I know no one willing to sign as my sureties. Thoughts? Pros & Cons?

Answer: Bonding the Treasury for what purpose? Most people just send one mailing, and a Certificate of Non-Response is sufficient record that the Bond is on file with the Treasury.