§ Form 3.10 Summons

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Form 3.10 Summons

        STATE OF MAINE                                                                                                  SUPERIOR COURT
    CUMBERLAND COUNTY                                                                           Civil Action, Docket No. _____

    A.B., Plaintiff                                                      )
    of Bath,                                                              )
    Sagadahoc County                                         )
                                                    v.
                                                                               )                      SUMMONS
    C.D., Defendant                                              )
    of Portland,                                                      )
    Cumberland County                                      )
    To the Defendant _______:

    The Plaintiff _______ has begun a lawsuit against you in this Court. If you wish to oppose this lawsuit, you or your attorney must prepare and serve a written Answer to the attached Complaint within 20 [FN*] days from the day this summons was served upon you. You or your attorney must serve your Answer by delivering it in person or by mail to the Plaintiff's attorney, or the Plaintiff, whose name and address appear below. You or your attorney must also file your Answer by mailing it to the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, Cumberland County Courthouse, 142 Federal Street, Portland, Maine, before, or within a reasonable time after, it is served.

    IMPORTANT WARNING: IF YOU FAIL TO SERVE AN ANSWER WITHIN THE TIME STATED ABOVE, OR IF, AFTER YOU ANSWER, YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AT ANY TIME THE COURT NOTIFIES YOU TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU IN YOUR ABSENCE FOR THE MONEY DAMAGES OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. IF THIS OCCURS, YOUR EMPLOYER MAY BE ORDERED TO PAY PART OF YOUR WAGES TO THE PLAINTIFF, OR YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING BANK ACCOUNTS, AND YOUR REAL ESTATE MAY BE TAKEN TO SATISFY THE JUDGMENT. IF YOU INTEND TO OPPOSE THIS LAWSUIT, DO NOT FAIL TO ANSWER WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME.[FN**]

    If you believe the Plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the Complaint or if you believe you have a claim of your own against the Plaintiff, you should talk to a lawyer. If you feel you cannot afford to pay a fee to a lawyer, you may ask the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, at the Cumberland County Courthouse or any other County Courthouse, for information as to places where you may seek legal assistance.

    [Seal of the Court]

    Dated ______________________________________     ______________________________________
                                                                                                                    Clerk of Said Superior Court
     ______________________________________          Served on ______________________________________

    Name of Plaintiff's Attorney Date
    ______________________________________                ______________________________________
    Address                                                                                         Deputy Sheriff
    ______________________________________
         Telephone

    [FN*] Use 20 days, except that in the exceptional situations where a different time is allowed in which to answer, the different time should be inserted.

    [FN**] This paragraph shall be printed in boldface capital letters.