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1. Under Rule14 §2, to whom must summons be directed, and whose signature must it bear under seal?
2. Which information must the summons contain under Rule14 §2(a)?
3. Which documents must be attached to the original and each copy of summons under Rule14 §2?
4. The court grants an ex parte motion authorizing the plaintiff to serve summons. The proposed summons omits that authori…
5. A draft summons identifies the court and parties but contains no direction to answer and no warning concerning failure …
6. A clerk prepares a signed and sealed original summons with the complaint and a guardian-ad-litem appointment order atta…
7. A summons correctly warns that if the defendant does not answer, the plaintiff will take judgment by default and may ob…
8. List the core formal and substantive contents of summons under current Rule14 §2.
9. A proposed summons contains the case title and clerk's signature but omits the direction to answer, default warning and…
10. Distinguish the summons' warning about default from a judgment by default, and explain why the warning is included.
11. Does the direction in summons ordinarily require an answer rather than merely attendance at an unspecified future heari…
12. Does the statutory summons warning state that failure to answer is automatically a new criminal conviction?