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OKLAHOMA COUNTY • CJ-2025-8272

CAPITAL ONE, N.A. v. ETTA M FOSTER

Filed: Nov 7, 2025
Type: CJ

What's This Case About?

Let’s cut straight to the chase: Capital One is suing a woman in Oklahoma for $11,431.58—because she didn’t pay her credit card bill. That’s it. That’s the whole case. No secret affairs, no stolen goats, no dramatic courtroom confessions. Just a credit card company chasing a balance, and a woman who, somewhere along the line, stopped paying. But before you yawn and scroll past, let’s talk about how wildly boring this case actually is—and why, in its utter mundanity, it might be the most relatable courtroom drama of the year.

Etta M. Foster, a resident of Oklahoma City, once had a credit card with Capital One. At some point, she swiped it, tapped it, or maybe even—can you imagine—used it to buy something online. She probably didn’t think much of it at the time. That’s how credit cards work, right? You spend now, figure out the consequences later. But now, the later has come. The music has stopped. The account has “charged off,” which is banker-speak for “we’ve given up on you paying us back the normal way and now we’re sending in the wolves.” Those wolves, in this case, are Capital One’s Recoveries department, and they’re not here to negotiate. They’re here to sue.

The story, as far as we can tell from the court filing, is as straightforward as a highway at midnight. Etta opened a credit card. She used it. She accrued debt. She stopped paying. Capital One sent statements. She ignored them. They waited. Then they lawyered up. Now, they’re asking a judge in Oklahoma County to force her to pay up—$11,431.58, to be exact. No more, no less. The filing is so by-the-book it might as well come with a “How to Sue Someone for Unpaid Debt” instruction manual. Paragraph after paragraph of dry legalese: “Plaintiff is entitled as a matter of law…” “Defendant is justly indebted…” “No set-offs or counterclaims…” It’s like watching paint dry, if the paint were written in 12-point Times New Roman and signed by a Louisiana-based attorney named Alexis P. Guerrero.

But let’s talk about that number: $11,431.58. Is that a lot? Is it a little? For a credit card balance, it’s not outrageous. It’s not $50,000. It’s not even $20,000. But for the average American household, especially in Oklahoma, it’s nothing to sneeze at. That’s a car repair. That’s a year of daycare. That’s a down payment on a used minivan. And here’s the kicker: none of it is fees. According to the statement, $0.00 in fees were charged during the final billing cycle. Nope—this debt grew thanks to interest, specifically a 25.74% APR (that’s “P,” by the way, meaning it’s tied to the Prime Rate, in case you were wondering). The final interest charge alone was $239.22. And get this: the total interest charged over time? $934.64. That’s nearly a grand in pure interest—money Etta didn’t spend on anything, just money that accumulated because the balance wasn’t paid in full. It’s like a financial vampire: silent, slow, and devastating.

Capital One isn’t asking for attorney’s fees. They’re not demanding punitive damages. They’re not trying to garnish wages or seize property—yet. They just want their money. Plus court costs. And they’ve made sure to check the box confirming Etta isn’t in the military, which is a legal requirement under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (because even debt collectors have to follow some rules). The whole thing feels less like a courtroom battle and more like a passive-aggressive email from your landlord: “We’ve tried to work with you. We’ve sent reminders. Now we’re taking formal action.”

So what’s the drama here? What are we, the armchair judges of CrazyCivilCourt, supposed to root for? Are we Team Etta, the overburdened consumer crushed by a predatory financial system? Or Team Capital One, the big bank just trying to get paid like any other business?

Well, let’s be real: this isn’t really about $11,431.58. It’s about the entire American credit card ecosystem—a world where people are encouraged to spend money they don’t have, lured in by rewards points and 0% intro APRs, only to get blindsided by interest rates that can climb above 25%. It’s about a system that profits from human error, financial instability, and the simple fact that life happens. Job loss. Medical bills. Car trouble. One missed payment, and the avalanche begins.

And yet—Etta did use the card. She did agree to the terms. The statement shows no transactions in the final cycle, no new charges. Just silence. Which suggests she knew the account was in trouble. She didn’t dispute the balance. She didn’t file a complaint. She just… vanished. From Capital One’s perspective, this isn’t a tragedy. It’s a receivable. A number on a spreadsheet. And in the cold logic of corporate finance, if you don’t pay, you get sued.

The most absurd part? How normal this all is. This isn’t an outlier. This is happening right now in courtrooms across America. Hundreds, probably thousands, of cases just like this—routine, unglamorous, quietly devastating. No jury. No dramatic testimony. Just a judge, a clerk, and a stack of account statements. And somewhere out there, Etta M. Foster is probably wondering how a Target run in 2023 turned into a court summons in 2025.

We’re not rooting for the bank. We’re not rooting for the defendant. We’re rooting for the system to make sense. For credit cards to be tools, not traps. For interest rates to not feel like punishment. But until that happens, we’ll keep covering these cases—because sometimes, the most insane thing about a lawsuit isn’t the crime. It’s how completely, utterly, boringly normal it is.

Case Overview

Petition
Jurisdiction
District Court, Oklahoma
Relief Sought
$11,432 Monetary
Plaintiffs
Defendants
Claims
# Cause of Action Description
1 debt unpaid credit card balance

Petition Text

2,347 words
THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR OKLAHOMA COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA CAPITAL ONE, N.A. PLAINTIFF ETTA M FOSTER DEFENDANT(S) FILED IN DISTRICT COURT OKLAHOMA COUNTY NOV -7 2025 RICK WARREN COURT CLERK CONFORMED COPY PETITION Comes now the Plaintiff, CAPITAL ONE, N.A. ("Plaintiff"), and for its cause of action against the Defendant(s) alleges and states as follows: 1. Plaintiff, CAPITAL ONE, N.A., is and at all times relevant to this action has been a National Association. 2. That the Defendant(s) herein is a resident of OKLAHOMA County, Oklahoma and this Court has jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter herein. 3. ETTA M FOSTER entered into a credit agreement with CAPITAL ONE, N.A.. Defendant's use of the card to make purchases constitutes his/her acceptance to the terms and conditions set forth in said credit agreement. 4. At the time of filing, ETTA M FOSTER is justly indebted to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. in the amount of $11,431.58. 5. Counsel for Plaintiff submits that after diligent search, ETTA M FOSTER does not serve on active duty in the military. 6. CAPITAL ONE, N.A. is not requesting attorney's fees in this action. 7. The account is past due and payable; demands for payment have been refused; and there are no set-offs or counterclaims. 8. Plaintiff has complied with all the terms, conditions, and provisions of the account and is duly empowered to bring this action. 9. Plaintiff is entitled as a matter of law to a judgment in its favor and against Defendant(s), ETTA M FOSTER, for the principal amount due, being $11,431.58. 10. Attached as Exhibit 1 is an account statement showing the balance due. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Plaintiff, CAPITAL ONE, N.A., prays for judgment against the Defendant(s), ETTA M FOSTER, in the sum of $11,431.58, all costs of court, and all other relief to which the Plaintiff may be entitled. CAPITAL ONE, N.A., PLAINTIFF By: Original signed by Alexis P. Guerrero Alexis P. Guerrero, (OBA# 36132) Couch Lambert, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 3501 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste. 800 Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: (504) 838-7747 [email protected] EXHIBIT 1 Payment Information Payment Due Date For online and phone payments, the deadline is 8pm ET. PAST DUE New Balance Minimum Payment Due $11,431.58 $11,431.58 IMPORTANT: Your account has charged off and is now serviced by the Recoveries department at 1-800-258-9319. Your full balance is due. Any payment you make will reduce your balance and help pay off your debt faster. The amount you owe may differ if you've entered into a separate payment agreement. Account Summary Previous Balance $11,192.36 Payments $0.00 Other Credits $0.00 Transactions + $0.00 Cash Advances + $0.00 Fees Charged + $0.00 Interest Charged + $239.22 New Balance = $11,431.58 Available Credit (as of Apr 12, 2025) N/A Account Notifications Welcome to your account notifications. Check back here each month for important updates about your account. Pay or manage your account at capitalone.com Customer Service: 800-227-4825 See reverse for Important Information ETTA M FOSTER 28C 14435 N PENNSYLVANIA AVE OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73134-6043 Payment Due Date: Past Due Account ending in 8774 New Balance Minimum Payment Due Amount Enclosed $11,431.58 $11,431.58 $ Capital One P.O. Box 60519 City of Industry CA 91716-0519 How can I Avoid Paying Interest Charges? If you pay your New Balance in full by the due date each month, we will not charge interest on new transactions that post to the purchase balance. If you have been paying in full without Interest Charges, but fail to pay your next New Balance in full, we will charge interest on the unpaid balance. Interest Charges on Cash Advances and Special Transfers start on the transaction date. Promotional offers may allow you to pay less than the total New Balance and avoid paying interest on new transactions that post to your purchase balance. See the front of your statement for additional information. How Is the Interest Charge Determined? Interest Charges accrue from the date of the transaction, date the transaction is processed or the first day of the Billing Cycle. Interest accrues daily on every unpaid amount until it is paid in full. Interest accrued during a Billing Cycle posts to your account at the end of the Billing cycle and appears on your next statement. You may owe Interest Charges even if you pay the entire New Balance one month, but did not do so the prior month. Once you start accruing Interest Charges, you generally must pay your New Balance in full two consecutive Billing Cycles before Interest Charges stop being posted to your Statement. Interest Charges are added to the corresponding segment of your account. Do you Assess a Minimum Interest Charge? We may assess a minimum Interest Charge of $0.00 for each Billing Cycle if your account is subject to an Interest Charge. How do you Calculate the Interest Charge? We use a method called Average Daily Balance (including new transactions). 1. First, for each segment we take the beginning balance each day and add in new transactions and the periodic Interest Charge on the previous day's balance. Then we subtract any payments and credits for that segment as of that day. The result is the daily balance for each segment. However, if your previous statement balance was zero or a credit amount, new transactions which post to your purchase segment are not added to the daily balance. 2. Next, for each segment, we add the daily balances together and divide the sum by the number of days in the Billing Cycle. The result is the Average Daily Balance for each segment. 3. At the end of each Billing Cycle, we multiply your Average Daily Balance for each segment by the daily periodic rate (APR divided by 365) for that segment, and then we multiply the result by the number of days in the Billing Cycle. We add the Interest Charges for all segments together. The result is your total Interest Charge for the Billing Cycle. The Average Daily Balance is referred to as the Balance Subject to Interest Rate in the Interest Charge Calculation section of this Statement. NOTE: Due to rounding or a minimum interest Charge, this calculation may vary slightly from the Interest Charge actually assessed. How can I Avoid Membership Fees? If a Renewal Notice is printed on this statement, you may avoid paying an annual membership Fee by contacting Customer Service fewer than 40 days after the annual membership Fee was assessed to request that we close your account. To avoid paying a monthly membership Fee, close your account and we will stop assessing your monthly membership Fee. How can I Close My Account? You can contact Customer Service anytime to request that we close your account. How do you Process Payments? When you make a payment, you authorize us to initiate an ACH or electronic payment that will be debited from your bank account or other related account. When you provide a check or check information to make a payment, you authorize us to use information from the check to make a one-time ACH or other electronic transfer from your bank account. We may also process it as a check transaction. Funds may be withdrawn from your bank account as soon as the same day we process your payment. How do you Apply My Payment? We generally apply payments up to your Minimum Payment first to the balance with the lowest APR (including 0% APR), and then to balances with higher APRs. We apply any part of your payment exceeding your Minimum Payment to the balance with the highest APR, and then to balances with lower APRs. Billing Rights Summary (Does not Apply to Small Business Accounts) What To Do If You Think You Find A Mistake On Your Statement: If you think there is an error on your statement, write to us at: P.O. Box 30285, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0285. In your letter, give us the following information: • Account Information: Your name and account number. • Dollar amount: The dollar amount of the suspected error. • Description of Problem: If you think there is an error on your bill, describe what you believe is wrong and why you believe it is a mistake. You must contact us within 60 days after the error appeared on your statement. You must notify us of any potential errors in writing. You may call us or notify us electronically, but if you do we are not required to investigate any potential errors and you may have to pay the amount in question. We will notify you in writing within 30 days of our receipt of your letter. While we investigate whether or not there has been an error, the following are true: • We cannot try to collect the amount in question, or report you as delinquent on that amount. The charge in question may remain on your statement, and we may continue to charge you interest on that amount. But, if we determine that we made a mistake, you will not have to pay the amount in question or any interest or other fees related to that amount. • While you do not have to pay the amount in question until we send you a notice about the outcome of our investigation, you are responsible for the remainder of your balance. • We can apply any unpaid amount against your credit limit. Within 90 days of our receipt of your letter, we will send you a written notice explaining either that we corrected the error (to appear on your next statement) or the reasons we believe the bill is correct. Your Rights If You Are Dissatisfied With Your Purchase: If you are dissatisfied with the goods or services that you have purchased with your credit card, and you have tried in good faith to correct the problem with the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the remaining amount due on the purchase. To use this right, the following must be true: 1) You must have used your credit card for the purchase. Purchases made with cash advances from an ATM or with a check that accesses your credit card account do not qualify; and 2) You must not yet have fully paid for the purchase. If all of the criteria above are met and you are still dissatisfied with the purchase, contact us in writing at: P.O. Box 30285, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0285. While we investigate, the same rules apply to the disputed amount as discussed above. After we finish our investigation, we will tell you our decision. At that point, if we think you owe an amount and you do not pay we may report you as delinquent. Changing your mailing address? You can change your address by signing into your account online or by calling Customer Service. Any written request on this form will not be honored. Pay online at capitalone.com Pay using the Capital One mobile app Customer Service 800-227-4825 How do I Make Payments? You may make your payment in several ways: 1. Online Banking by logging into your account; 2. Capital One Mobile Banking app for approved electronic devices; 3. Calling the telephone number listed on the front of this statement and providing the required payment information; 4. Sending mail payments to the address on the front of this statement with the payment coupon or your account information. When will you Credit My Payment? ♦ For mobile, online or over the phone, as of the business day we receive it, as long as it is made by 8 p.m. ET. ♦ For mail, as of the business day we receive it, as long as it is received by 5 p.m. local time at our processing center. You must send the bottom portion of this statement and your check to the payment address on the front of this statement. Please allow at least seven (7) business days for mail delivery. Mailed payments received by us at any other location or payments in any other form may not be credited as of the day we receive them. Transactions ETTA M FOSTER #8774: Payments, Credits and Adjustments <table> <tr> <th>Trans Date</th> <th>Post Date</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Amount</th> </tr> </table> ETTA M FOSTER #8774: Transactions <table> <tr> <th>Trans Date</th> <th>Post Date</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Amount</th> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <th>Trans Date</th> <th>Post Date</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Amount</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Total Fees for This Period</td> <td>$0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Interest Charge on Purchases</td> <td>$239.22</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Interest Charge on Cash Advances</td> <td>$0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Interest Charge on Other Balances</td> <td>$0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Total Interest for This Period</td> <td>$239.22</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Total Fees charged</td> <td>$0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Total Interest charged</td> <td>$934.64</td> </tr> </table> Interest Charge Calculation Your Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is the annual interest rate on your account. <table> <tr> <th>Type of Balance</th> <th>Annual Percentage Rate (APR)</th> <th>Balance Subject to Interest Rate</th> <th>Interest Charged</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Purchases</td> <td>25.74% P</td> <td>$11,307.58</td> <td>$239.22</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cash Advances</td> <td>25.74% P</td> <td>$0.00</td> <td>$0.00</td> </tr> </table> Variable APRs: If you have a letter code displayed next to any of the above APRs, this means they are variable APRs. They may increase or decrease based on one of the following indices (reported in The Wall Street Journal) as described below. <table> <tr> <th>Code next to your APR(s)</th> <th>How do we calculate your APR(s)?</th> <th>When your APR(s) will change</th> </tr> <tr> <td>P</td> <td>Prime Rate + margin</td> <td>The first day of the Billing Cycles that end in Jan., April, July and Oct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>L</td> <td>3 month LIBOR + margin</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>D</td> <td>Prime Rate + margin</td> <td>The first day of each Billing Cycle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>F</td> <td>1 month LIBOR + margin</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> Protect yourself from scams. When dealing with uninvited contacts from people, businesses, or social networking sites, always use caution. www.capitalone.com/stopscams
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