You have been served process by the plaintiff. They must provide the court proof that you have been notified of the law suit. This can be by a affidavit of service or even a mail receipt.
Civil Case
A Civil Suit is a type of lawsuit, therefore they are the same. A Civil Suit can be filed by any individual who is looking to file a case against someone for emotional or physical injuries.
A Notice of No Information has been filed in this case
Civil Case
It seems unlikely this will prevent you from entering an airport. In some exceptional cases your passport may be removed from you, which will prevent you from flying anywhere. However, you will still be able to walk into the airport.Added: (in the US) No. A "debt case" is a civil court action to which no criminal penalty is attached. You would not be on anyone's banned list for having a suit filed against you in civil court.
If a default judgment was entered against you the case is over. By failing to appear you lost the case.
Look up the court case in which the order was issued. The information should be contained in the case jacket.
Hey there, I'm not really sure how old the original posting was but I'll answer this question anyways. If you fail to appear for your case, the opposing party will win the case automatically and a judgment will be filed against you.
It would be a civil case, and the statute varies from state to state. In general you are safe after 5 years in the U.S., unless they have already filed against you.
It means that that court can hear both criminal or civil cases. Either a criminal case can be filed and heard in that court, OR a civil case can be filed and heard in that court. For instance: most(all?) state circuit courts fit this description.
Criminal: Before charges filed: the Arrestee - after charges are filed: the Defendant.Civil: The party against whom the case is being filed can be identified by severaltitles: The Defendant - the Respondant - etc.
Yes, a plaintiff can drop a lawsuit once it has been filed by voluntarily dismissing the case.