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Civil Litigation -
Service of Summons and Complaint
Northern California Civil Litigation Information
Once a lawsuit is filed with a court, the next thing the plaintiff
must do is "serve" the defendant with the "summons" and "complaint." The
complaint contains the plaintiff's factual and legal allegations against
the defendant. The summons is a document which notifies the defendant
that he needs to file a response to the complaint. "Service" basically
means official delivery and receipt of legal papers. There are many types of
service. Individuals and small businesses are typically served by a "process
server" whom the plaintiff's attorney hires to deliver the summons and
complaint upon the defendant personally or to the owner or manager of the
defendant's business. If you are served with a summons and complaint, you
should write the date you were served on the front of the paperwork so you have
a record of it. Once you are served with a summons and complaint, you typically
have only thirty days to file a responsive pleading. In some cases, such as
unlawful detainer proceedings, you have only five days to file a response.
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