| 14 days | - District Court (including small claims): 14 days
- Circuit Court: 30 days
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| 20 days | - District Court and small claims: 20 days
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| 20 days | - Served in Arizona: 20 days
- Served outside Arizona: 30 days
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| 30 days | - Any court (Circuit or District, including small claims): 30 days
- You are in jail or prison in Arkansas: 60 days
| No official form found |
| 30 days | - Papers handed to you: 30 days
- Papers left with someone else and mailed to you: 30 days, counted from 10 days after the mailing
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| 21 days | - County Court: by the date on your summons
- District Court, served in Colorado: 21 days
- District Court, served outside Colorado: 35 days
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| See the rule | - Small claims: by the date on your summons
- Regular civil docket (appearance): 2 days after the return date
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| 15 days | - Justice of the Peace Court debt action: 15 days
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| 21 days | - Small Claims: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
- Civil Actions Branch: 21 days
| No official form found |
| 20 days | - Small claims: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
- County Court civil or Circuit Court: 20 days
| No official form found |
| 30 days | - Magistrate Court or State Court: 30 days
| No official form found |
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| 21 days | - Small claims and regular civil cases: 21 days
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| 30 days | - Summons gives a court date: by the date on your summons
- Summons says 30 days: 30 days
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| 20 days | - Small claims: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
- Circuit or superior court (plenary docket): 20 days
- Circuit or superior court, papers served by mail: 23 days
| No official form found |
| 20 days | - Small claims or regular District Court case: 20 days
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| 21 days | - Limited actions (Chapter 61): by the date on your summons
- Regular civil case (Chapter 60): 21 days
| No official form found |
| 20 days | - District or Circuit Court: 20 days
| No official form found |
| 10 days | - City or parish court (including small claims) or justice of the peace court: 10 days
- District court: 21 days
- District court, discovery requests served with the petition: 30 days
| No official form found |
| 20 days | - District or Superior Court: 20 days
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| 15 days | - District Court (Notice of Intention to Defend): 15 days
- District Court, you live out of state: 60 days
- Circuit Court: by the date on your summons
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| 20 days | - District Court or Superior Court civil case: 20 days
- Small claims: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
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| 21 days | - Papers handed to you in Michigan: 21 days
- Served by registered or certified mail, or outside Michigan: 28 days
| No official form found |
| 21 days | - District Court or Conciliation Court case: 21 days
| No official form found |
| See the rule | Circuit, county and chancery court: 30 days after you are served. | No official form found |
| 30 days | - Associate circuit case (most debt cases): by the date on your summons
- Circuit judge case: 30 days
| No official form found |
| 20 days | - Justice Court (civil): 20 days
- District Court: 21 days
- Small claims: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
| No official form found |
| 30 days | - County or District Court civil case: 30 days
- Small claims: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
| No official form found |
| 21 days | - Justice Court or District Court: 21 days
| No official form found |
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| 35 days | - Special Civil Part: 35 days
| No official form found |
| 20 days | - Magistrate or Metropolitan Court: 20 days
- District Court: 30 days
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| 20 days | - Summons handed to you personally: 20 days
- Served another way (left with someone, or attached to your door, and mailed): 30 days
| No official form found |
| 30 days | - District or Superior Court: 30 days
- Small claims: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
| No official form found |
| 21 days | - District Court civil case: 21 days
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| 28 days | - Municipal, County or Common Pleas Court: 28 days
| No official form found |
| 20 days | - Regular district court case: 20 days
- Summons gives the longer time: 35 days
- Small claims: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
| No official form found |
| 30 days | - Circuit court civil action: 30 days
- Small claims (Defendant's Response): 30 days
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| 20 days | - Magisterial District Court: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
- Court of Common Pleas: 20 days
| No official form found |
| 20 days | - District Court civil case or small claims: 20 days
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| 30 days | - Magistrates Court or Circuit Court: 30 days
| No official form found |
| 30 days | | No official form found |
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| 14 days | - Justice Court (debt claim case): 14 days
- County or District Court: by 10 a.m. on the Monday after 20 days
| No official form found |
| 21 days | - Served in Utah: 21 days
- Served outside Utah: 30 days
- Small claims: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
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| 21 days | - Small claims, papers came by first-class mail: 30 days
- Small claims, served by a sheriff or constable: 30 days
- Regular civil case: 21 days
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| 21 days | - General District Court (warrant in debt): no written answer, but go to court on the date set
- Circuit Court: 21 days
| No official form found |
| 20 days | - District or Superior Court: 20 days
- Superior court, served in person outside Washington: 60 days
| No official form found |
| 20 days | - Magistrate court: 20 days
- Magistrate court, an agent accepted service for you: 30 days
- Circuit court: 30 days
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| Date on your summons | - Small claims: by the date on your summons
- Large-claim circuit court case: by the date on your summons
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| 20 days | - Served in Wyoming: 20 days
- Served outside Wyoming or by publication: 30 days
- Small claims: no written answer, but go to court on the date set
| No official form found |