![]() ![]() Read our section on Service of Process for details on how to do this. This means that you will have to legally deliver the papers to the other side. Once you file your complaint or petition and your summons, you will have to serve the other side with a copy. This is true even if, later in the case, the other side takes you to court for a related request of some type. Once you file as a plaintiff or petitioner, you will always be referred to as the plaintiff or petitioner. The clerk will stamp it on your paperwork, and that will be your case number throughout the case. When you first file, you will not have a case number. In the individual topics in this website, we tell you exactly what forms you need for your dispute. And, in most civil cases, you will need a Civil Case Cover Sheet (Form CM-010). You also will almost always need a summons. When you file a lawsuit, you will usually file a petition or a complaint.
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