Settled! I guess I forgot to mention… I settled with the old landlord. She finally relented on her pathetic offer and gave me closer to what I was owed. I still could have gotten more but I really did not want to go through the crap of a full trial, which is what she would have demanded. So that chapter is closed and I have learned a lot about the American Judicial system… it is slow and it sucks. But I am still suing my cat.