IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ____ COUNTY, FLORIDA _____________, Plaintiff, CIVIL DIVISION vs. CASE NO. __________ _____________, Defendant. ___________________________/ SUMMONS IMPORTANT A lawsuit has been filed against you. 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. 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. 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. There are other legal requirements. 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). 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. IMPORTANTE Usted ha sido demandado legalmente. Tiene 20 dias, contados a partir del recibo de esta notificacaion, para contester la demanda adjunta, por escrito, y presentarla ante este tribunal. Una llamada telfonica no lo protegera. Si usted desea que el tribunal considere su defensa, debe presentar su respuesta por escrito, incluyendo el numero del caso y los nombres de las partes interesadas. Si usted no contesta la demanda a tiempo, pudiese perder el caso y podria ser despojado de sus ingresos y propiedades, o privado de sus derechos, sin previo aviso del tribunal. Existen otros requisitos legales. Si lo desea, puede usted consultar a un abrogado immediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a una de la oficinas de asistencia legal que aparecen en la guia telefonica. Si desea responder a la demanda por sue cuenta, al mismo tiempo en que presenta su respuesta ante el tribunal, debera usted enviar por correo o entregar una copia de su respuesta a la persona denominada abajo como ?Plaintiff/Plaintiff?s Attorney? (Demandante o Abrogado del Demandante). IMPORTANT Des poursuites judicaires ont ete entreprises contre vous. Vous avez 20 jours consecutifs a partir de la data de l'assignation de cette citation pour deposer une reponse escrite a la plainte ci-jointe aupres de ce tribunal. Un emple coup de telephone est insuffisant pour vous proteger. Vous etes obliges de deposer votre reponse ecrite, avec mention du numero de dossier ci-dessus et du nom des parties nommees ici, si vous souhaitez que le tribunal entende votre cause. Si vous ne deposez pas votre reponse ecrite dans le relai requis, vous risquez de perdre la cause ainsi que votre salaire, votre argent, et vos biens peuvent etresaisis par la suite, sans aucun preavis ulterieur du tribunal. Il a d?autres obligations juridiques et vous pouvez requerir les sez pas d?avocat, vous pourriez telephoner a un service de reference d?avocats ou a un bureau d'assistance juridique (figurant a l?annuaire de telphones). Si vous de deposer vous-meme une reponse ecrite, il vous faudra egalemente, en meme temps que cette formalite, faire parvenir ou expedier une copie de votre reponse ecrite au "Plaintiff/Plaintiff's Attorney" (Plaignant ou a son avocat) nomme ci-dessous. __________________ ATTORNEY NAME Plaintiff/Plaintiff's Attorney ATTORNEY'S ADDRESS THE STATE OF FLORIDA 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. DATED on _______________, 20__. (SEAL) CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By __________________________
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR ____ COUNTY, FLORIDA
_____________,
Plaintiff, CIVIL DIVISION
vs. CASE NO. __________ _____________,
Defendant.
___________________________/
SUMMONS
IMPORTANT
A lawsuit has been filed against you. 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. 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. 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. There are other legal requirements. 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).
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.
IMPORTANTE
Usted ha sido demandado legalmente. Tiene 20 dias, contados a partir del recibo de esta notificacaion, para contester la demanda adjunta, por escrito, y presentarla ante este tribunal. Una llamada telfonica no lo protegera. Si usted desea que el tribunal considere su defensa, debe presentar su respuesta por escrito, incluyendo el numero del caso y los nombres de las partes interesadas. Si usted no contesta la demanda a tiempo, pudiese perder el caso y podria ser despojado de sus ingresos y propiedades, o privado de sus derechos, sin previo aviso del tribunal. Existen otros requisitos legales. Si lo desea, puede usted consultar a un abrogado immediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a una de la oficinas de asistencia legal que aparecen en la guia telefonica.
Si desea responder a la demanda por sue cuenta, al mismo tiempo en que presenta su respuesta ante el tribunal, debera usted enviar por correo o entregar una copia de su respuesta a la persona denominada abajo como ?Plaintiff/Plaintiff?s Attorney? (Demandante o Abrogado del Demandante).
Des poursuites judicaires ont ete entreprises contre vous. Vous avez 20 jours consecutifs a partir de la data de l'assignation de cette citation pour deposer une reponse escrite a la plainte ci-jointe aupres de ce tribunal. Un emple coup de telephone est insuffisant pour vous proteger. Vous etes obliges de deposer votre reponse ecrite, avec mention du numero de dossier ci-dessus et du nom des parties nommees ici, si vous souhaitez que le tribunal entende votre cause. Si vous ne deposez pas votre reponse ecrite dans le relai requis, vous risquez de perdre la cause ainsi que votre salaire, votre argent, et vos biens peuvent etresaisis par la suite, sans aucun preavis ulterieur du tribunal. Il a d?autres obligations juridiques et vous pouvez requerir les sez pas d?avocat, vous pourriez telephoner a un service de reference d?avocats ou a un bureau d'assistance juridique (figurant a l?annuaire de telphones).
Si vous de deposer vous-meme une reponse ecrite, il vous faudra egalemente, en meme temps que cette formalite, faire parvenir ou expedier une copie de votre reponse ecrite au "Plaintiff/Plaintiff's Attorney" (Plaignant ou a son avocat) nomme ci-dessous.
__________________
ATTORNEY NAME
Plaintiff/Plaintiff's Attorney
ATTORNEY'S ADDRESS
THE STATE OF FLORIDA
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.
DATED on _______________, 20__.
(SEAL)
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By __________________________
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