What you need is a JUDGMENT in the case and on the docket (yes, it would be a civil judgment, but the civil part isn't the issue). It doesn't matter what the court order says, if there's no judgment in the case and on the docket then you don't have a judgment. You can initiate collection proceedings on a judgment, but not on a court order. If you have access to the court docket electronically, then you can look it up yourself. If you don't have electronic access to the court docket, then you can call the court clerks and ask them if there is a judgment in the case, and if so then against whom and for what amount. If you have a court order, but no judgment, then you have to follow whatever procedures would be appropriate to convert the court order to a judgment. For instance, if you have a "non-jury verdict" awarding you money damages against the defendant, then I think you can simply file a praecipe to convert the non-jury verdict to a judgment.

