Nevada Revised Statutes 37.075 – Summons
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A summons shall be served with the complaint as in civil actions and shall contain a direction that the defendant appear and answer the complaint within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint, and a further direction that unless the defendant so appears and answers, the plaintiff will be entitled to a judgment of condemnation by default.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 37.075
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Judgment: means the judgment determining the right to condemn property and fixing the amount of compensation to be paid by the plaintiff. See Nevada Revised Statutes 37.009
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.