Lima v. Western Surety, Inc., et al.

1. Background

The present case arises from alleged incidents of sexual harassing electronic communications sent to Plaintiff Aida A. Lima (“Lima”) by Defendant Alan T. Schroeder, Jr. d/b/a LawTrdr (“Schroeder”) beginning on or around July 06, 2018 through December 26, 2018.

On December 31, 2018, Schroeder filed a Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court against Lima in which he alleged “Plaintiff lent Defendant $1,000.00 cash. Defendant’s adult children are incarcerated and drug addicts. Defendant claimed she lent her last $5,000...to [a] woman in Kansas. Plaintiff temporarily lent Defendant $1,000.00 until her rent [sentence ends incomplete.]” The hearing on Schroeder’s Claim and Order was set for January 31, 2019.

On January 15, 2019, Lima filed a “Defendant’s Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court” against Schroeder, Case No. 18AVSC02019. The petition for relief was in the amount of $10,000 for “[p]unitive damages composed of psycholo