Civil Summons
A Civil Summons is most often accompanied by a complaint. Depending on the type of summons, there is often an option to endorse your summons so you can identify the entity you are trying to serve. In the U.S. court system in California, for civil unlimited cases in the superior court, a summons will often have 1-4 options to endorse:
- as an individual;
- as the person sued under the fictitious name of (specify);
- on behalf of (usually for a company); or
- by personal delivery on (date).
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