A civil complaint has been filed by the Plaintiff against you. Plaintiff is seeking to recover the relief requested in the complaint, which could include a money judgment against you or some other form of relief.
If you intend to defend this lawsuit, within 21(1) days after this Summons is served on you (not counting the day of service), you must:
1. File with the Clerk of the Court, whose address is shown below, a formal written response (typically a legal document called an “answer,” but potentially some other response) to Plaintiff’s complaint.
2. Pay the required filing fee of $71 to the Court or file an Application to Proceed InForma Pauperis and request a waiver of the filing fee.
3. Serve (by mail or hand delivery) a copy of your response upon the Plaintiff, or Plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address is shown below.