You may file a claim in magistrate court in your own name without an attorney, or you may hire an attorney at your expense. The process of starting a replevin action usually begins with filing a complaint.You need to have an attorney try to resolve this. The Replevin remedy is to get the property back into your possession. If you wish to start a civil action in federal court, but do not have an attorney to represent you, you may bring your case on your own. As the person filing the Complaint you are the plaintiff. The other party is the defendant. Please do not file an answer to a complaint without an attorney. You must first serve the debtor with a replevin summons. In some cases where the debtor does not respond to your replevin summons, you can seek to obtain a Writ of Possession from the court.