Get Ny Application To File Small Claim/commercial Claim 2012-2025

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The Clerk's office is located on 2 Millennium Plaza, Suite 115 Clarksville TN 37040. You must pay a filing fee of $168.50, which includes the cost of having the Sheriff serve your complaint on the other party. For any additional parties, you must pay $28.00 for each defendant.

(1) The person serving the summons shall promptly make proof of service to the court and shall identify the person served and shall describe the manner of service. If a summons is not served within 90 days after its issuance, it shall be returned stating the reasons for failure to serve.

When a summons is served on the defendant, it must either be served personally, or on a person who is older than 16 at the premises where the defendant is employed or resides. There are exceptions to this rule but for the purposes of a medical malpractice claim, this rule applies.

The summons shall be directed to the defendant, shall state the time within which these rules require the defendant to appear and defend, and shall notify the defendant that in case of his or her failure to do so judgment by default will be rendered against that defendant for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Location. City Court is located on the 2nd floor of 106 Public Square (across from the City Hall/US Bank Building).

A summons is the first process for a legal claim where a Plaintiff has instituted an action against a Defendant. Once the summons is served via Sheriff, you will have 10 days to respond with a Notice of Intention to Defend or attempt to negotiate a settlement with the Plaintiff.

You can usually have a trial on your case within a month or two of filing your lawsuit. Whereas, if you file a lawsuit in circuit or chancery court, you will typically have to wait months, or even years, before your case gets to trial. In small claims court, there is no jury, your case will be heard by a judge only.

There are four steps to respond to the complaint. Create an Answer document. Answer each issue of the complaint. Assert affirmative defenses. File one copy of the Answer document with the court and serve the plaintiff with another copy.

The first step in filing a small claims case is to obtain and fill out the necessary forms (such as the complaint) and pay the required fees. You'll need the name and address of the person or business you're suing (the defendant), as well as the date the claim arose and the amount you intend to ask for in damages.