The fate of Columbia Car Classics, which faces two lawsuits this month and a number of consumer complaints through the Attorney General’s office, has been put off for another 11 days. Click here to read the background.
During a preliminary injunction hearing Monday morning for Aaron Payne, owner of Columbia Car Classics, Boone County Circuit Judge Jodie Asel granted a 10-day extension of a temporary restraining order on the used car dealer.
Manheim Auto Financial Services and Manheim KC are suing Payne for defaulting on a loan. The restraining order, granted July 31, prohibits Columbia Car Classics from selling any of its inventory so that the plaintiffs have a chance to collect their collateral, which Payne has not been able to present. The missing vehicles also do not have documentation for their sales, at least none has been presented to Manheim. Manheim has a court order requiring Payne to turn over all business records from June 30 to now.
It’s been in question who would represent Payne and Columbia Car Classics.
Court documents filed July 31 name James Daniels, a Kansas City lawyer, as Payne’s attorney. However, when Daniels was asked, he said he turned down representing Payne because he needed more time then his law firm could provide.
In an interview Thursday, Payne said James O’Conner, another Kansas City Attorney, was representing him. O’Conner could not be reached, but on Friday, his assistant implied that he had not made a decision about representing Payne.
Monday morning, Skip Walther told the judge he had only heard about the case 30 minutes earlier, and had not even read the restraining order. But he said his client was in a position to provide all of the sale documents to Manheim by Wednesday evening. Payne was not in attendance.
Manheim’s attorney, Tim Van Ronzelen, consented to the extension if Payne can produce the sale documents by Wednesday, but said the defendant was already in contempt of court for not turning them over.
The next injunction hearing will be Aug. 22, at 10:30 a.m. Payne also has a court hearing for a suit pending against him by First National Bank on Aug. 26.
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