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Steuben County Magistrate on behalf of the Steuben (Superior /Circuit) Court |
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| 55 S. Public Square
Angola, Indiana 46703 219.668.1000 Superior Court - Ext. 2600 Circuit Court - Ext. 2000 Magistrate's Office - Ext. 2300 |
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| Cause No. _____________________ | ||
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AGAINST |
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| Name | Name | |
| __________________________________ | ___________________________________ | |
| Street Address | Name | |
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| City, State, Zip | City, State, Zip | |
| __________________________________ | ___________________________________ | |
| Phone - Plaintiff | Phone - Defendant (s) | |
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Notice of Claim |
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| TO THE DEFENDANT. You have been sued by the Plaintiff whose name appears above. The trial date for this law suit is on the ____ day of _________________, 20 _____ at _____.m. | ||
| A brief statement of the
nature of the Plaintiff's claim against you is as follows:
Balance due on: Account (copy attached) ___ Promissory Note (copy attached) _____ Back Rent & Eviction _________ |
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| Plaintiff seeks judgment against the Defendant(s) for $ _______________ and Court costs of $ ____________ for a total of $ ____________ | ||
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| Plaintiff | ||
| YOU MAY APPEAR IN COURT
ANYTIME BEFORE THE TRIAL AND PAY THE CLAIM AND COURT COST IN FULL (BY
CASH OR MONEY ORDER ONLY) AND DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST YOU.
IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR IN COURT ON THE DATE AND AT THE TIME SET FOR TRIAL, THE PLAINTIFF CAN RECEIVE A JUDGMENT FOR THE AMOUNT CLAIMED PLUS COURT COST. IF YOU DISPUTE THE CLAIM YOU MUST NOTIFY THE COURT AT LEAST SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE TRIAL DATE. IF YOU FAIL TO NOTIFY THE COURT, THE PLAINTIFF MAY BE GRANTED A CONTINUANCE ON THE TRIAL DATE. If you have any counterclaim arising from the same transaction or occurrence which is the subject matter of the Plaintiff's claim, you may file a statement of such claim with the Court, and send a copy to the Plaintiff, at least (7) days prior to trial. If such counterclaim is not received within this time, plaintiff may request a continuance. By filing this small claim the Plaintiff has waived the right to a trial by jury. You have ten (10) days from receipt of this notice to file an affidavit requesting a jury trial and to pay the costs for transferring the case. Your failure to do so waives your right to trial by jury. You may represent yourself in this Court. You do not need to employ an attorney. You may, however, have an attorney represent you if you wish. If you do not wish to dispute the claim, you may nonetheless appear for the purpose of allowing the Court to establish method of payment. You should, however, first contact the Plaintiff or Plaintiff's attorney and attempt to arrange payment. If this law suit should require a trial before the Court, you will at the time of trial be required to appear with your witness and any documents required to prove or side of the case. Subpoenas to require witness to appear shall be issued upon request. IF YOU CANNOT APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME INDICATED, CONTACT THE COURT IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE. |
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Revised: December 8, 1999
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