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CANADIAN COUNTY • CS-2026-29

CAPITAL ONE, N.A. v. HARLEE A HOOKER

Filed: Jan 6, 2026
Type: CS

What's This Case About?

Let’s cut right to the chase: Capital One is suing a man named Harlee A. Hooker—yes, that is his full, legal name—for $2,011.97, because he didn’t pay his credit card bill. That’s not the wild part. The wild part is that this is not a joke. This is a real court filing. In a real Oklahoma courtroom. Over less than two grand. And yes, we are absolutely about to deep-dive a debt collection lawsuit like it’s a murder mystery, because at this point, isn’t it basically the same thing? Someone owes money. Someone wants it back. And somewhere in the middle, a man named Harlee A. Hooker disappeared into the financial void, leaving behind only a charged-off credit card and a name so perfectly cursed it sounds like a stage name from a 1970s blues band.

So who is Harlee A. Hooker? Well, according to the court documents, he’s a resident of Yukon, Oklahoma—yes, that Yukon, not the Canadian one—living on Southwest 23rd Place, which sounds like the set of a suburban sitcom where everyone has secrets and one guy definitely runs an illegal side hustle out of his garage. Harlee is the defendant in this case, which means he’s the one who allegedly borrowed money and didn’t pay it back. The plaintiff? None other than Capital One, N.A., the banking behemoth that’s probably sent more “Your account is past due” emails than there are stars in the sky. They’re not here for drama. They’re here for money. And possibly to remind us all that yes, they will sue you over two grand if you ignore enough statements.

Now, let’s talk about what actually happened. Or rather, what didn’t happen: Harlee used a Capital One credit card. That’s established in the filing. He presumably bought things—groceries, gas, maybe a suspiciously large number of Amazon purchases labeled “mystery meat snack pack”—and then, at some point, stopped paying. The account statement attached to the lawsuit shows a previous balance of $1,965.55. No payments. No credits. Just $46.42 in interest charges quietly piling on like dust on an abandoned treadmill. The new balance? $2,011.97. And get this—the minimum payment due is the entire balance. That’s not a typo. When a credit card company puts “minimum payment due: $2,011.97” on your bill, what they’re really saying is, “Pay it all. Right now. Or we’re coming for you.” The account has officially been charged off, which is banker-speak for “we’ve given up on you ever paying us back like a normal person.” It’s now in the hands of the Recoveries department, which sounds like a post-apocalyptic survival team but is actually just the debt collectors with slightly better scripts.

Capital One claims they’ve made demands. Harlee ignored them. No counterclaims. No set-offs. No “actually, I returned that $800 air fryer.” Nothing. Just silence. And so, like a scorned lover who finally snaps, Capital One filed a lawsuit. Not for fraud. Not for identity theft. Just a straight-up debt collection case—the legal equivalent of sliding into your ex’s DMs with a spreadsheet of everything they owe you, but with court clerks and filing fees.

Why are they in court? Let’s break it down like we’re explaining it to a jury of sleep-deprived parents at a PTA meeting. Capital One is saying: “We gave Harlee a credit card. He used it. He agreed to pay us back. He didn’t. We want our money.” That’s it. That’s the whole case. There’s no dispute about who he is. No argument that the card wasn’t his. No claim that the charges were fraudulent. Just a simple, unglamorous truth: someone borrowed money and didn’t pay it back. In legal terms, this is called a breach of contract—specifically, the credit agreement you click “I agree” on when you sign up for a card you probably didn’t read. Capital One isn’t asking for attorney’s fees. They’re not seeking punitive damages. They’re not trying to garnish his wages or put a lien on his ’98 Camry. They just want the $2,011.97, plus court costs, and then they’d like to close the file and move on with their corporate life.

And honestly? $2,011.97 is not a lot of money… and also, it’s a lot of money. Depends on who you ask. If you’re Capital One, that’s less than the cost of a single employee’s coffee habit for a quarter. To them, this lawsuit is probably automated—part of a bulk filing processed by a paralegal in Louisiana while listening to true crime podcasts. But to Harlee? That’s over two months of rent in some parts of Oklahoma. That’s a car repair. That’s a down payment on a used HVAC system in July. It’s the kind of sum that can quietly ruin someone’s credit, haunt their credit report for years, and snowball into bigger problems if left untouched. And yet—here we are. In court. Over this.

Now, here’s our take: the most absurd part of this case isn’t the amount. It’s not even the name (though come on, Harlee A. Hooker? That’s a gift). It’s the sheer banality of it all. This isn’t a high-stakes fraud ring. No one’s laundering money through shell companies or buying yachts with fake IDs. This is just… life. Someone fell behind. Maybe lost a job. Maybe got sick. Maybe just forgot to pay the bill one month, then the next, then the next—until one day, the Recoveries department called and said, “Pay up or see you in court.” And now, because of a system that treats debt like a moral failing rather than a common human experience, we have a man with a name that sounds like a blues guitarist being sued by a billion-dollar bank for the price of a decent used laptop.

Do we think Harlee should pay? Well, he did use the card. The charges aren’t disputed. The interest, while steep (27.49% APR—yikes), is within the terms he agreed to. So sure, the debt is real. But do we think it’s right that a company this big has to sue a regular person over this? That the legal system is being used as a collections arm? That someone’s credit, livelihood, and peace of mind can hinge on two thousand bucks in unpaid charges? Nah. That’s not justice. That’s bureaucracy with a lawsuit attached.

We’re not rooting for Harlee because he’s innocent. We’re rooting for him because his name is Harlee A. Hooker, and if that doesn’t earn you at least one free pass in life, what does? And we’re also rooting for a world where banks don’t need to file court documents to recover small debts—where there’s room for mercy, payment plans, or at the very least, a sternly worded email that doesn’t end in litigation.

But hey, that’s not how the game works. So for now, Harlee A. Hooker remains justly indebted in the eyes of the law. And Capital One? They’ll probably win. Because in the end, when money talks, even the most perfectly named defendant can’t talk back.

We’re entertainers, not lawyers. This is not legal advice. But if you’re Harlee A. Hooker and you’re reading this—call your bank. And maybe consider a stage name.

Case Overview

$2,012 Demand Petition
Jurisdiction
District Court, Oklahoma
Relief Sought
$2,012 Monetary
Plaintiffs
Defendants
Claims
# Cause of Action Description
1 debt collection

Petition Text

2,512 words
IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR CANADIAN COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA CAPITAL ONE, N.A. ) ) PLAINTIFF ) ) ) Case No. HARLEE A HOOKER ) DEFENDANT(S) ) FILED HOLLY EATON COURT CLERK CANADIAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA JAN - 6 2026 BY DEPUTY LORY K. DEWEY 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 Canadian County, Oklahoma and this Court has jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter herein. 3. HARLEE A HOOKER 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, HARLEE A HOOKER is justly indebted to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. in the amount of $2,011.97. 5. Counsel for Plaintiff submits that after diligent search, HARLEE A HOOKER 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), HARLEE A HOOKER, for the principal amount due, being $2,011.97. 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), HARLEE A HOOKER, in the sum of $2,011.97, all costs of court, and all other relief to which the Plaintiff may be entitled. CAPITAL ONE, N.A., PLAINTIFF By: 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 $2,011.97 Minimum Payment Due $2,011.97 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 <table> <tr> <th>Previous Balance</th> <td>$1,965.55</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Payments</th> <td>$0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Other Credits</th> <td>$0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Transactions</th> <td>+ $0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Cash Advances</th> <td>+ $0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Fees Charged</th> <td>+ $0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Interest Charged</th> <td>+ $46.42</td> </tr> <tr> <th>New Balance</th> <td>= $2,011.97</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Available Credit (as of Jul 08, 2025)</th> <td>N/A</td> </tr> </table> 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 HARLEE A HOOKER 10717 SW 23RD PL YUKON, OK 73099-1357 Payment Due Date: Past Due Account ending in 2305 New Balance $2,011.97 Minimum Payment Due $2,011.97 Amount Enclosed $ __________ Please send us this portion of your statement and only one check (or one money order) payable to Capital One to ensure your payment is processed promptly. Allow at least seven business days for delivery. 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. Pay online at capitalone.com Pay using the Capital One mobile app Customer Service 800-227-4825 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. 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. © 2023 Capital One. Capital One is a federally registered service mark ETC-08 07/13/2023 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 Visit capitalone.com to see detailed transactions. HARLEE A HOOKER #2305: Payments, Credits and Adjustments <table> <tr> <th>Trans Date</th> <th>Post Date</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Amount</th> </tr> </table> HARLEE A HOOKER #2305: Transactions <table> <tr> <th>Trans Date</th> <th>Post Date</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Amount</th> </tr> </table> RYLEY BOLIN #5050: Payments, Credits and Adjustments <table> <tr> <th>Trans Date</th> <th>Post Date</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Amount</th> </tr> </table> RYLEY BOLIN #5050: Transactions <table> <tr> <th>Trans Date</th> <th>Post Date</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Amount</th> </tr> </table> Fees <table> <tr> <th>Trans Date</th> <th>Post Date</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Amount</th> </tr> </table> Total Fees for This Period $0.00 Interest Charged <table> <tr> <th>Interest Charge on Purchases</th> <td>$46.42</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Interest Charge on Cash Advances</th> <td>$0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Interest Charge on Other Balances</th> <td>$0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Total Interest for This Period</th> <td>$46.42</td> </tr> </table> Totals Year-to-Date <table> <tr> <th>Total Fees charged</th> <th>$109.00</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Total Interest charged</th> <th>$292.21</th> </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>27.49% P</td> <td>$1,987.91</td> <td>$46.42</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cash Advances</td> <td>27.49% 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> Additional Information on the next page Protect yourself from scams. When dealing with uninvited contacts from people, businesses, or social networking sites, always use caution. Scan this QR Code with your phone's camera to learn more or visit www.capitalone.com/stopscams
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