== == * A "summons to appear" is a letter to inform you are being sued, and to appear in court. It is commonly filed with the complaint letting you know what you are being sued for. Whoever receives the summons needs to file their answers with the court stating if they agree to, or deny, the allegations, as well as appear at the place and time as stated on the summons. By definition a traffic ticket is an example of a common form of summons. Beside testifying in a criminal case, summons are issued in any court proceeding that requires testimony or deposition of the named party.
"I received a summons to appear in court."
a supeona
By responding in the manner which is called for on the summons. If it requires you to appear on a certain date and time - then appear on that date/time.
Either you or your legal representative appear in court in response to a summons, or otherwise satisfy its requirements.
A writ of summons is another term for a summons, a notice in law summoning a person to appear in court, such as a defendant, a juror or a witness.
Appear in court.
If it is a subpoena to appear in court for any reason you may be held in contempt for failure to appear. If it is a summons for you to appear as a defendant in some kind of civil action you may be found liable in default for failing to appear to defend yourself.
Yes. If you are ordered to appear in a court, you must appear no matter what.
First, make sure that the document you received is actually a summons to appear. A summons must contain a docket number and a court date. Many collection agencies or collection attorneys use a summons as a scare tactic, in order to get you to pay your defaulted amount. However, if it's an actual summons to appear, the last thing you want to do is not show up. If you don't appear, the plaintiff will get a default judgment from the court. With a judgment in their favor, they may garnish your wages or freeze your assets in order to collect on the defaulted amount.
call the court it was issued from to confirm
summons or subpoena.
This depends on what your summons was for.Added: Although you must appear in response to a SUBPOENA, a summons is another matter. As stated above it all depends on what the court action was, and what the summons was for. Contact the Clerk of Court's office for further information.