If the court has filed a case, it will serve a notice of response to the defendant. The defendant should submit a written reply within fifteen days and then wait for the court hearing notice. A court summons is a legal document prepared by the plaintiff and issued by the court to notify the defendant that he or she is being sued.
A court summons is a written document issued by the people's court in accordance with the law, requiring the person being summoned to attend court at a designated time and place to participate in litigation activities or other litigation activities.
Usually, a court summons requires the person being summoned to submit response materials to the court within a specified time, or in some civil cases, the person being summoned can only appear in court on a specific date specified in the court summons While participating in the court hearing, the person being summoned can also choose not to respond to any of the court summonses, that is, allowing the court to make a default judgment, but he or she needs to bear the risk of losing the case. The court will serve a summons to notify the parties.
See: Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of the "National Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 227 The people's court applying ordinary procedures to hear cases shall be within three days of the hearing. The parties were recently summoned by subpoena. When litigation agents, witnesses, appraisers, examiners, and translators appear in court, they must issue notices of appearance. If the parties or other litigation participants are not local, necessary travel time should be reserved for them. If a lawyer is hired, the lawyer can, based on the facts and law, present materials and opinions that the criminal suspect or defendant is innocent, has a minor crime, or has his criminal liability reduced or exempted, and safeguards the litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspect or defendant. Moreover, lawyers can also provide legal aid to criminal suspects during the investigation, represent them in appeals and accusations, and apply for changes in compulsory measures.
Legal basis:
Article 38 of the "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China and the State" Rights of Defense Lawyers
Defense Lawyers During Investigation During this period, they can provide legal assistance to criminal suspects; represent them in appeals and accusations; apply for changes in compulsory measures; learn from the investigation agencies about the crimes suspected of criminal suspects and relevant circumstances of the case, and propose the crimes suspected of criminal suspects and relevant circumstances of the case. The suspect’s charges and relevant circumstances of the case are presented, and suggestions are made.