BALTIMORE,MARYAND LANDLORD LEAD DEFENDANT SUMMONS : EXPLAINED

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   " .....                      W  R  I  T         O  F       S  U  M  M  O  N  S 
     
      STATE  OF  MARYLAND ,  BALTIMORE  CITY ,  TO  WIT :
       TO: ... (Defendant)


        You are hereby summoned to file a written response by pleading or motion,
         within   30   days after service of this summons upon you, in this court, to the attached Complaint  filed by :  (Plaintiff)


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  FAILURE  TO  FILE  A  RESPONSE  WITHIN  THE  TIME  ALLOTTED  MAY  RESULT  IN  A  JUDGMENT  BY  DEFAULT  OR  THE  GRANTING  OF  THE  RELIEF  SOUGHT  AGAINST  YOU.
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      This "excerpted language " from a typical civil case Circuit Court of Baltimore City SUMMONS
   represents  the type of  single-page legal document ( accompanied by a complaint) that each defendant receives in the typical Baltimore City lead-paint poisoning lawsuit.   Almost always attached to this (1) summons sheet and  (2)complaint will be (3) requests for interrogatory responses, (4) requests for documents, and frequently (depending on the plaintiff's law firm) (5) there will also be attached (5) requests for admissions.
       Unless extensions of time to respond are secured, these documents should be responded to within 30 days of service on the defendant.
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  The purpose of the SUMMONS is to inform the defendant of the complaint pleading as well as of the BEGINNING of  the lead-paint poisoning legal case that requires  a response as well as, at some point relatively soon, his or her presence in court.  It also informs the defendant that the court has created a file for the case.   < for more information contact our attorneys >