1 EXPEDITE (if filing within 5 court days of hearing) 2 Hearing is set: Date: Time: Judge/Calendar: 3 4 5 6 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR THURSTON COUNTY 7 8 NO. 9 Plaintiff/Petitioner, VS. 10 SUMMONS (SM) 11 Defendant/Respondent. 12 13 14 15 16 17 TO THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT(S) ABOVE NAMED: A lawsuit has been started against you in the above entitled court by the plaintiff above named. Plaintiffs claim is stated in the written complaint, a copy of which is served upon you with this summons. In order to defend against this lawsuit, you must respond to the complaint by stating your defense In writing, and by serving a copy upon the person signing this summons within 20 days (or 60 days if you are served outside of the State of Washington) after the service of this summons, excluding the day of service, or a default judgment may be entered against you without notice. A default judgment is one where plaintiff is entitled to what he asks for because you have not responded. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before a default judgment may be entered. 18 19 20 21 You may demand that the plaintiff file this lawsuit with the court. If you do so, the demand must be in writing and must be served upon the person signing this summons. Within 14 days after you serve the demand, the plaintiff must file this lawsuit with the court or the service on you of this summons and complaint will be void. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time. 22 23 This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the State of Washington. 24 Dated: 25 Signature: Print Name: 26 27 28 . SUMMONS -1- 4/1/01 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com 1 2 3 4 FILE ORIGINAL OF YOUR RESPONSE WITH THE SERVE A COPY OF YOUR RESPONSE ON: CLERK OF THE COURT AT: [ ] Plaintiff [ ] Plaintiffs Lawyer Thurston County Clerks Office 2000 Lakeridge, Drive SW, Bldg. 2 Name: Olympia, WA 99502 Address: City, State: Telephone No.: 5 6 7 *not for use in condemnation claims or domestic relation actions 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SUMMONS -2- 4/1/01 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com