CIVIL CHECKLIST FOR PLAINTIFF The following checklist may assist you in processing your case. Write down the applicable dates, and check off each event as it occurs: [ ] Date your complaint was filed. (Note amount of the filing fee paid: $ .) [ ] Date that the summons, complaint and notice to defendant were served. [ ] Date that the to file an answer will expire. (20 defendant’s time days after defendant was served, 30 days if served out of state.) If an answer is not filed: [ ] Date that the application for entry of default was filed with the court, with copies mailed to defaulted defendant(s) and other parties. See Rule 140 of the Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure. [ ] Date that your request for entry of default judgment without a hearing was filed. If an answer is filed: [ ] Date the defendant filed an answer. [ ] Date for all parties to exchange a disclosure statement. Disclosure is the pretrial process requiring each party to exchange information with the opposing party. The exchange must occur within 40 days after the filing date of the answer. If a counterclaim is filed: [ ] Date the defendant filed a counterclaim. [ ] Date that your time to file an answer to the counterclaim will expire. (If the defendant files a counterclaim, you must file an answer within 20 days from the date of service. If you fail to file an answer, the defendant may obtain a default judgment against you.) [ ] Date that your answer to the counterclaim was filed and that a copy was mailed to defendant.
CIVIL CHECKLIST FOR PLAINTIFF The following checklist may assist you in processing your case. Write down the applicable dates, and check off each event as it occurs: [ ] Date your complaint was filed. (Note amount of the filing fee paid: $ .) [ ] Date that the summons, complaint and notice to defendant were served. [ ] Date that the defendant’s time to file an answer will expire. (20 days after defendant was served, 30 days if served out of state.) If an answer is not filed: [ ] Date that the application for entry of default was filed with the court, with copies mailed to defaulted defendant(s) and other parties. See Rule 140 of the Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure. [ ] Date that your request for entry of default judgment without a hearing was filed. If an answer is filed: [ ] Date the defendant filed an answer. [ ] Date for all parties to exchange a disclosure statement. Disclosure is the pretrial process requiring each party to exchange information with the opposing party. The exchange must occur within 40 days after the filing date of the answer. If a counterclaim is filed: [ ] Date the defendant filed a counterclaim. [ ] Date that your time to file an answer to the counterclaim will expire. (If the defendant files a counterclaim, you must file an answer within 20 days from the date of service. If you fail to file an answer, the defendant may obtain a default judgment against you.) [ ] Date that your answer to the counterclaim was filed and that a copy was mailed to defendant.