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I was served with notification that I was being sued civilly in the state of Tennessee in June 2013. It is now October 2014 & no court date was ever set. Do I still have to fear getting notified to come to court, or does this thing have a time limit or expire?
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It's possible that Tennessee procedure is different, but in the states in which I practice, a summons (which is normally accompanied by a complaint or other pleading) does not require you to come to Court, like a subpoena; it requires you to file a responsive pleading (or motion) admitting or denying the allegations against you and asserting any affirmative defenses and/or counterclaims you may have. If you don't file such a response within a given period of time (usually between 20-30 days) you may have a default judgment entered against you.
Answered on Oct 14th, 2014 at 12:50 PM