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When a lawsuit is started in the jurisdiction i am from, a person known as a plaintiff files a Notice of Action and Statement of Claim with the Court and causes it to be served on a defendant or defendants. In small claims court, it is called a Notice of Claim, and it is filed by a Claimant, and served on a Defendant.

The Notice of Action sets out that a claim has been started, by who, against who and notifies the jurisdiction and time within which a defense can be filed. The Statement of Claim will set out particulars of the specific claims being made by the plaintiff / claimant.

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A court order to appear in court on a specified date and time is called a summons. You have to be sure to appear on that date and time.

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Subpoena or Summons.

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Summons is when a a court summons them for Jury

Subpoena is what they have to go because it is against them

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Q: What document notifies the defendant that he or she is being sued?
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