I appreciate the input.And I understand why most wouldn't take it, and I have no intention of denigrating them because of it. I am merely expressing my frustration at the lack of resources available for someone in my situation.
I quite accidentally stumbled across the FTC site on identity theft, and had I not made a phone call to their hotline wouldn't have even known about the limited resources that were available. The police in Omaha were no help, and it took me months to get a copy of a burglary report that does me no good because it is the wrong type of report for identity theft. Therefore, when I submitted copies of the police report I had as proof of the theft, it did no good. Also, I had no clue I was being sued until I received a letter via regular mail notifying me of a summary judgment. Several months of telephone calls and letters finally produced a one page document that says nothing about the facts in the case. It isn't even signed by a judge.
And as far as the venue, here is the applicable excerpt from the FDCPA:
ยง 811. Legal actions by debt collectors [15 USC 1692i]
(a) Any debt collector who brings any legal action on a debt against any consumer shall --
(1) in the case of an action to enforce an interest in real property securing the consumer's obligation, bring such action only in a judicial district or similar legal entity in which such real property is located; or
(2) in the case of an action not described in paragraph (1), bring such action only in the judicial district or similar legal entity --
(A) in which such consumer signed the contract sued upon; or
(B) in which such consumer resides at the commencement of the action.
(b) Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize the bringing of legal actions by debt collectors.
Seems pretty cut and dried to me.