Missouri. Action was brought against me in Dec. 2007 and a court date was set for Jan. 2008. I went to court and entered a general denial plea. A week later I received notice that another court date had been set for Feb.. I went to court like I was instructed, but the plaintiff didn't show up this time. I asked the judge to dismiss the case, but he told me it wasn't that easy. He said something about setting the case aside. Today in the mail I received a letter stating that default judgement had been taken against me and that my paycheck would be garnished. It seems to me that they missed a few steps during this process. I showed up and the plaintiff didn't, but judgement was still taken against me. How is that possible?

