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Summons-Notice To Appear For Pre-Trial Conference - Florida
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IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION Plaintiff(s) vs. CASE NO . 57 - SC Refer to this no. when making inquires) Defend ant(s) SUMM ONS/NOTICE TO APPEAR FOR PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE STA TE OF FLO RIDA --NOT ICE T O PL AINT IFF(S) AN D D EFEN DAN T(S) YOU ARE H EREB Y NO TIFIED that you are required to appear in person or by attorney at the San ta R osa Co unty Co urth ouse , day of , 6865 Caroline Street, Room 228, Milton, Florida 32570 on the 20 at 9:00 A.M. Central Time , for a P RE -TR IAL CO NF ER EN CE before a Judge of this Co urt. PLEASE D RESS APPR OPR IATELY: NO SH ORTS, TAN K TO PS, HALTER TOPS, OR F LIP-FLOPS! IMPOR TANT--READ CAREFULLY : TH E C ASE W ILL N OT BE TR IED AT TH AT TIM E DO NO T BRING WITNESSES---APPEAR IN PERSON O R BY ATTO RNEY The defendant(s) must appear in court on the date specified in order to avoid a Default Judgment. The Plaintiff(s) must appear to avoid having the case dismissed for lack of prosecution. A written MOTION or ANSWER to the court by the Plaintiff(s) or the Defendant(s) shall not excuse the personal appearance of a party or its attorney at the PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE. The date and/or time of the Pre-Trial Conference CANNOT be rescheduled without good cause and prior court approval. A corporation may be represented at any stage of the trial court proceedings by an officer of the corporation or any employee authorized in writing by an officer of the corporation. Written authorization must be brought to the Pre-Trial Conference. The purpose of the Pre-Trial Conference is to record your appearance, to determine if you admit all or part of the claim, to enable the court to determine the nature of the case, and to set the case for Trial if the case cannot be resolved at the Pre-Trial Conference. You or your attorney should be prepared to confer with the court and to explain briefly the nature of your dispute, state what efforts have been made to settle the dispute, exhibit any documents necessary to prove the case, state the names and addresses of your witnesses, stipulate to the facts that will require no proof and will expedite the trial, and estimate how long it will take to try the case. If you admit the claim, but desire additional time to pay, you must come and state the circumstances to the Court. The Court may or may not approve a payment plan and withhold Judgment or Execution or Levy. RIGHT TO VENUE. The law gives the person or company who has sued you the right to file suit in any one of several places as listed below. However, if you have been sued in any place other than one of these places, you, as the Defendant(s) have the right to request that the case be moved to a proper location or venue. A proper location or venue may be one of the following: 1)Where the contract was entered into; 2)If suit is on an unsecured promissory note, where note is signed or where maker resides; 3)If the suit is to recover property or to foreclose a lien, where the property is located; 4)Where the event giving rise to the suit occurred; 5)Where any one or more of the defendant(s) sued resides; 6)Any location agreed to in a contract; 7) In an action for money due, if there is no agreement as to where suit may be filed, proper venue lies in the county where payment is to be made. If you, as a Defendant(s), believe the Plaintiff(s) has/have not sued in one of these correct places, you must appear on your court date and orally request a transfer, or you must file a WRITTEN request for transfer in affidavit form (sworn to under oath) with the court seven (7) days prior to your first court date and send a copy to the Plaintiff(s) or Plaintiff's(s') attorney, if any.. A copy of the Statement of Claim shall be served with this summons. If you desire to file any counterclaim or off-set to Plaintiff's said claim, it must be filed in this Court by you or your attorney in writing at least five (5) days prior to the above date. You should also serve a copy to the Plaintiff(s), by mail. Dated at M ilton, Santa Rosa County, Florida on this day of , 20 . MARY M. JOHNSON, CLERK OF COURTS BY: ______________________________________ Deputy Clerk If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding,, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Shelia Sims, Chief Deputy Court Administrator, Office of Court Administration, (850) 595-4400, M.C. Blanchard Judicial Center, 5th Floor, 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida, 32502, within 2 working days of your receipt of this Summons; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com
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