<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-hyphenate: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SUPERIOR COURT OF <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CALIFORNIA</st1:place></st1:State><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-hyphenate: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">COUNTY OF ______________<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-hyphenate: none" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 6"> </SPAN>)<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">NO. ______________</B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">_______________,<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 4"> </SPAN>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Plaintiff,<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>)<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">vs.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 6"> </SPAN>)<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-hyphenate: none"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 6"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">)<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">_______________<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 4"> </SPAN>)<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>SUMMONS</B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Defendant.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 6"> </SPAN>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">___________________________________<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-hyphenate: none" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">IMPORTANT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>A lawsuit has been filed against you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You have 20 calendar days after this summons is served on you to file a written response to the attached complaint with the clerk of this court. A phone call will not protect you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your written response including the case number given above and the names of the parties, must be filed if you want the court to hear your side of the case.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case, and your wages, money, and property may thereafter be taken without further warning from the court.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are other legal requirements.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service or a legal aid office (listed in the phone book).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>If you choose to file a written response yourself, at the same time you file your written response to the court you must also mail or take a copy of your written response to the “Plaintiff/Plaintiff’s Attorney” named below.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">__________________<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ATTORNEY NAME<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Plaintiff/Plaintiff's Attorney<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ATTORNEY'S ADDRESS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">THE STATE OF <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CALIFORNIA</st1:place></st1:State><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">TO EACH SHERIFF OF THE STATE: You are commanded to serve this summons and a copy of the complaint in this lawsuit on the above-named defendant.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">DATED on _______________, 20__.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(SEAL)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 7"> </SPAN>CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 7"> </SPAN>By __________________________<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoEndnoteText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-pagination: widow-orphan" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></SPAN></P>
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