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CANADIAN COUNTY • CS-2026-30

CAPITAL ONE, N.A. v. MORGANNA C GRADY

Filed: Jan 6, 2026
Type: CS

What's This Case About?

Let’s get one thing straight: Capital One is suing a woman in Oklahoma for $6,606 because she didn’t pay her credit card bill. That’s it. That’s the whole case. No murder, no scandal, no missing persons—just a credit card company chasing down a past-due balance like it’s starring in its own financial thriller. But here’s the kicker: the balance is entirely interest and fees at this point. The original purchases? Long gone. The relationship? Toast. And now, in the grand tradition of American capitalism, we’re headed to court over a number that started as a few Amazon orders and ballooned into a six-figure stress spiral—if you count emotional damages.

Meet Morganna C. Grady of El Reno, Oklahoma—a real person, presumably with a job, a car, maybe even a dog—now immortalized in the District Court of Canadian County for failing to pay a credit card that’s been charged off and handed to the Recoveries department. On the other side? Capital One, N.A., a financial behemoth with more lawyers than most towns have dentists, represented here by Alexis P. Guerrero of Couch Lambert, LLC, a firm that specializes in exactly this kind of drama: “We sent you the bill. You didn’t pay. Now we’re suing.” It’s not personal. It’s just business. (But also, kind of personal, because Morganna has to show up to court or lose by default.)

So how do we get from “Buy Now, Pay Later” to “See You in Court”? It starts, as so many modern tragedies do, with a credit card. At some point, Morganna signed up for a Capital One card—probably with a cheerful ad promising cash back, travel rewards, or at least a free tote bag. She used it. She bought things. The statement doesn’t say what—maybe groceries, maybe a couch, maybe a last-ditch vacation to forget about her student loans—but what matters is that she didn’t pay it off. And in the magical world of credit cards, that’s when the real fun begins.

The account statement attached to the petition shows a balance of $6,606.00, of which $799.77 is interest alone year-to-date. The interest rate? A cool 31.24%. That’s not a typo. Thirty-one point twenty-four percent. To put that in perspective, if you borrowed $1,000 at that rate and made no payments, you’d owe over $1,300 in a year—before fees, before penalties, before the card company decides you’re “past due” and sends your file to the wolves. And here’s the thing: that 31.24% isn’t even fixed. It’s variable, tied to the Prime Rate, which means it could go up if the economy sneezes. So every month Morganna didn’t pay, the debt didn’t just sit there—it grew, like a financial fungus feasting on inaction.

By the time this lawsuit was filed, the card was “charged off,” which sounds dramatic but really just means Capital One has given up on collecting the debt the normal way and has moved into legal collection mode. The “Minimum Payment Due”? $6,606.00. The full balance. No grace period. No “just pay $25 and we’ll talk.” It’s all or nothing now. And Morganna, for reasons known only to her—and possibly her therapist—hasn’t paid a dime in months. No payments. No credits. No transactions. Just silence. And silence, in the credit card world, is the sound of a lawsuit being drafted.

So why are we in court? Because Capital One is alleging breach of contract—a fancy way of saying, “You agreed to pay us back, and you didn’t.” That’s the entire legal foundation here. No fraud, no theft, no identity theft drama—just a broken promise to repay money, as outlined in the credit agreement Morganna supposedly accepted when she started using the card. The bank says it did everything it was supposed to: sent bills, charged interest legally, gave her the option to dispute errors (there’s a whole section on the statement about that, in case you were curious). And Morganna? She didn’t pay. She didn’t dispute. She didn’t close the account. She just… disappeared from the payment grid.

Now, Capital One isn’t asking for punitive damages. No attorney’s fees. No demand that Morganna attend financial literacy camp. Just the $6,606.00, plus court costs. Is that a lot? In the grand scheme of civil lawsuits, it’s chump change. A fancy wedding, a used Tesla, a single night at a Vegas penthouse—that’s $6,606. But for someone living paycheck to paycheck in El Reno, where the median household income is around $60,000, it’s a gut punch. It’s two months of rent. It’s a car repair. It’s the difference between “I’m stressed” and “I’m calling my mom for help.”

And yet, here we are. A national bank with billions in assets is spending legal resources—attorney time, filing fees, court clerk ink—to recover a debt that, statistically speaking, might not even be worth the paper the petition is printed on. Because lawsuits cost money. And if Morganna doesn’t show up, Capital One wins by default. If she does show up and says, “I don’t have the money,” the court can still rule in Capital One’s favor—but then what? They can’t squeeze blood from a turnip. They can garnish wages, maybe. Put a lien on property. Ruin credit further. But none of that guarantees they’ll actually get paid.

So what’s the most absurd part? Is it the 31.24% interest rate on a consumer credit card? Is it that we have a whole legal system set up to handle cases like this, with attorneys and exhibits and formal petitions, all over a debt that started with a few online purchases? Is it that Morganna’s name, address, and account number are now public record, all because she didn’t pay a bill? Or is it that Capital One, a company that reported $13 billion in net income last year, is personally suing an individual for less than the cost of their CEO’s lunch?

We’re rooting for transparency. For a world where credit cards don’t hide landmines in the fine print. Where interest rates don’t look like horror movie body counts. Where people aren’t dragged into court for financial missteps that half the country has made. But mostly? We’re rooting for someone—anyone—to look at this case and say, “Wait… why are we doing this?” Because if $6,606 is worth a lawsuit, then maybe the real debt we all owe is to common sense.

Case Overview

$6,606 Demand Petition
Jurisdiction
District Court, Oklahoma
Relief Sought
$6,606 Monetary
Plaintiffs
Defendants
Claims
# Cause of Action Description
1 breach of contract plaintiff seeks judgment against defendant for unpaid debt

Petition Text

2,321 words
IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR CANADIAN COUNTY FILED STATE OF OKLAHOMA HOLLY EATON COURT CLERK CANADIAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA CAPITAL ONE, N.A. ) ) PLAINTIFF ) ) ) MORGANNA C GRADY ) DEFENDANT(S) ) Case No. CS-2026.30 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. MORGANNA C GRADY 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, MORGANNA C GRADY is justly indebted to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. in the amount of $6,606.00. 5. Counsel for Plaintiff submits that after diligent search, MORGANNA C GRADY 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), MORGANNA C GRADY, for the principal amount due, being $6,606.00. 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), MORGANNA C GRADY, in the sum of $6,606.00, 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 PAST DUE For online and phone payments, the deadline is 8pm ET. New Balance $6,606.00 Minimum Payment Due $6,606.00 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 $6,433.10 Payments $0.00 Other Credits $0.00 Transactions + $0.00 Cash Advances + $0.00 Fees Charged + $0.00 Interest Charged + $172.90 New Balance = $6,606.00 Available Credit (as of May 26, 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 MORGANNA C GRADY 121 N M AVE EL RENO, OK 73036-3217 Payment Due Date: Past Due Account ending in 0994 New Balance $6,606.00 Minimum Payment Due $6,606.00 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 MORGANNA C GRADY #0994: Payments, Credits and Adjustments Trans Date Post Date Description Amount MORGANNA C GRADY #0994: Transactions Trans Date Post Date Description Amount Fees Trans Date Post Date Description Amount Total Fees for This Period $0.00 Interest Charged Interest Charge on Purchases $172.90 Interest Charge on Cash Advances $0.00 Interest Charge on Other Balances $0.00 Total Interest for This Period $172.90 Totals Year-to-Date Total Fees charged $40.00 Total Interest charged $799.77 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>31.24% P</td> <td>$6,516.38</td> <td>$172.90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cash Advances</td> <td>31.24% 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. Scan this QR Code with your phone’s camera to learn more at: www.capitalone.com/stopscams
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