A legal item has appeared on my TransUnion credit report, a {$1900.00} small claims judgment through the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( Michigan ) small claims court, reference number XXXX ( this is all in the public record, no personal info ). I called the court using the contact information provided and after the usual debacle of bureaucracy spoke to a very helpful clerk who was able, at last, to pull the relevant file. It appears this is a judgment against a XXXX XXXX with no DOB or other identifying info made back in XX/XX/XXXX. She dug deeper and found the court attempted to garnish wages from the Department of XXXX, but received no response from that institution and the case just sort of died there. 

My name is also XXXX XXXX. I did indeed live in XXXX for one year, from XX/XX/XXXX to XXXX of this year, but in XXXX XXXX ( XXXX XXXX ). This is clearly a different XXXX XXXX, but for some reason this item has started appearing on my credit report. I would like this corrected immediately but gave up after almost an hour on hold with TransUnion. I do n't really have the time to actively pursue this at the moment ( I work as XXXX ), so I thought enlisting your help might be more efficient ( I remembered this agency because I was a candidate for XXXX of your fellowships earlier this year ). 

Thank you in advance.