2006-08-18 06:27:45 · 10 answers · asked by daisy_2001 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
i recieved a letter from a lawyer that i was being sued but i have recieved any offical summon papers do i have to appear?
2006-08-18 06:43:54 · update #1
sorry i have not been served
2006-08-18 06:45:10 · update #2
i am supposibly being sued on monday the 21st and ihave not been severed with the summons do i have to show up
2006-08-18 07:51:11 · update #3
You don't "get word" that you're being sued. You get served with papers. If you haven't been served you don't "show up" in court. When would you go?
2006-08-18 06:33:14 · answer #1 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will get it in a day or two but way before the court date if it is legit. The court clerk will send you a summons. However, if it a complaint there is usually no summons but you still should show up. However, to find out if it a legit contact your court clerk office.
2006-08-18 07:45:45 · answer #2 · answered by webworm90 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't show up in court with your own lawyer you are pretty stupid. They don't want to track you down. If your not there you lost. And can be sued for a bunch.
If you have been notified that is all that is required.
Failure to appear means they win. Could lose thousands.
Better check it out.
2006-08-18 06:35:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not until you recieve the summons. Even after you are summoned, you are not required to appear in court. However, by failing to appear you agree that the debt is yours and accept responsibility for it.
2006-08-18 06:34:39 · answer #4 · answered by Reagan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they do no longer placed a bench warrant for arrest out on you for a civil case, it incredibly is what you have right here. they are seeking for for money damages for an unpaid bill, and so it relatively is a civil case. the greater severe case scenario could be that judgment grow to be held against you. once you fail to look, the different facet gets to assert what they go with and you're no longer there to dispute it, so regardless of they are asserting, is going. and you do no longer "call" the courtroom to tell them some thing. You look in courtroom whilst they summon you. At this component however, you in all likelihood ought to call them to work out what you're able to do. i anticipate you probably did no longer deliver money. Did you deliver a examine or money order and shop evidence of that??? if so, then good! you could contemporary that for the period of courtroom to coach that the debt grow to be paid in complete. call the courtroom first. you could ought to hail them into courtroom lower back to get is all clarified and on the checklist. only hire an lawyer if it gets too overwhelming.
2016-12-11 10:58:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you aren't in court the plaintiff may receive a summary judgment. If your going to lose I guess it won't make much difference, but I'd call the clerk of courts and find out what the laws are in your state.
2006-08-18 06:34:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're being sued. Do you really want to be the only party to the dispute that isn't represented in court? They'll run over you if you're not there.
2006-08-18 07:08:17 · answer #7 · answered by Oh Boy! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. you have to receive the summons to be actually sued.
2006-08-18 06:33:16 · answer #8 · answered by sellatieeat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you HAVE to? No... but you DO have to have representation there... pretty tough to win a case if there's no one there to argue on your behalf.
I would RECOMMEND going though.
2006-08-18 06:33:32 · answer #9 · answered by Village Idiot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would because the judge will automatically side against you if you are not there.
2006-08-18 06:33:54 · answer #10 · answered by courage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋