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Find forms and files related to noncriminal lawsuits between individuals, businesses, or state or local government. These may include petitions, notices, subpoenas, summons, and other information.
Will I need a summons form to submit with my complaint? Yes. Filing your complaint starts your case, but the summons is the document that is issued under the court’s authority that notifies your defendant they are being sued and that they need to take action.
Civil Forms. AO 85A. Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Dispositive Motion to a Magistrate Judge. Civil Forms. AO 88. Subpoena to Appear and Testify at a Hearing or Trial in a Civil Action. Notice of Lawsuit, Summons, Subpoena. AO 88A. Subpoena to Testify at a Deposition in a Civil Action.
Court staff can provide all litigants with procedural information. In consideration of the increased number of individuals representing themselves in legal matters the court has placed the most commonly used forms on line as a resource.
If you receive a form called a Summons (form SUM-100) it means that someone is suing you in court. In addition to the Summons, you'll also receive another document, called a Complaint. The Complaint says why you are being sued. Learn more about what the forms mean and what your choices are.
Form Number: AO 440. Category: Notice of Lawsuit, Summons, Subpoena. Effective on June 1, 2012
Some of the forms, such as the form for a generic complaint, apply to different types of cases. Others apply only to specific types of cases. Be careful to use the form that fits your case and the type of pleading you want to file.
A summons must accompany a complaint when a lawsuit is filed by the plaintiff. A summons is a formal notice given to the defendant that a lawsuit has been filed against them. In plain terms, the summons acts as an instruction guide for the party to let them know exactly what to do next.
Learn the requirements for “serving” (delivering) your summons and complaint to the party you are suing, including tips on how to serve individuals, how to serve businesses, and what to do if you are unable to serve your summons and complaint.
You'll need to use the form for the correct court. Look at the summons and complaint you received. On the first page of the summons or complaint, there's a "caption" (heading). That caption should indicate which court the case was filed in (district or justice).