If someone wants to sue me, how soon will the court inform me?

Usually one month in advance.

Will be notified in writing.

If you can't tell me in writing, you can tell me by phone so that you can get the indictment before the trial.

Generally, no default judgment is made.

You can also apply for an extension.

See the Civil Procedure Law for details. One: prosecution, notification and trial.

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What is the role of lawyers in litigation?

Lawyer Deng

Deng, a professional criminal defense lawyer, won the 20 10 Business Achievement Award of Guangzhou Lawyers Association.

According to the relevant provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, the duty of defense lawyers is to put forward materials and opinions on whether the criminal suspects and defendants are innocent or light, or to reduce or exempt their criminal responsibilities, and to safeguard the litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspects and defendants. Generally speaking, the duty of defense lawyers is the role that lawyers can play in criminal cases. In this regard, it can be understood from the following two aspects:

First of all, lawyers influence the outcome of the case by expressing their opinions.

"Taking facts as the basis and law as the criterion" is the principle that public security organs, procuratorates and courts (hereinafter referred to as case-handling organs) must follow when handling cases. In judicial practice, this principle has been implemented in most cases. In litigation, the materials and opinions put forward by lawyers that the criminal suspects and defendants are innocent, the crimes are light, or their criminal responsibilities are reduced or exempted are also based on facts and laws, which is the basis for the case-handling organs to adopt lawyers' opinions.

It can be seen that lawyers play a role by putting forward opinions and persuading the case-handling organs to make decisions that are beneficial to the parties. In order to illustrate this problem more vividly, take two cases handled by the author as examples:

(1) Liu's fraud case. Liu was sued for fraud by Yuexiu District Procuratorate for defrauding others' property in the name of helping others to engage in relationships. The sentencing recommendation is three to four years' imprisonment. The evidence in the case shows that Liu was informed by the public security organ by telephone, and truthfully confessed the main criminal facts after arriving at the case. According to the above facts and relevant laws, it is suggested that Liu's surrender can reduce the punishment, and it is suggested that Yuexiu District Court sentence him to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years and declare a suspended sentence. In the judgment of the first instance, Yuexiu District Court adopted the author's opinion and found that Liu had surrendered himself, so the punishment should be mitigated and Liu was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and suspended. In this case, according to the facts and the law, the lawyer put forward the plot of surrender that was not recognized by the procuratorate, persuaded the court to sentence him to a lighter penalty than the sentencing proposal of the procuratorate, and announced a suspended sentence.

(2) Li conceals or conceals the proceeds of crime. Li Yin bought more than 70,000 yuan of prescription drugs, and was found guilty of concealing and concealing the crime in the first instance by Panyu District Court. If the circumstances are serious, he will be sentenced to three years in prison. After helping Li to appeal to the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, the author suggested that the Yuexiu District Court did not find the defendant in a similar situation to Li in a serious case, and the sentence was much lighter than Li's. The court of first instance found that Li was a serious case and sentenced improperly, and sentenced him to three years' imprisonment, which was commuted and suspended according to Li's specific situation. In the end, the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court changed its judgment in the second instance, thinking that Li's plot was not serious, and sentenced Li to two years in prison and declared probation. In this case, the lawyer also persuaded the court of second instance to change the sentence by putting forward opinions with factual and legal basis.

Examples of lawyers influencing the outcome of cases by expressing their opinions are often seen in the media and newspapers. Com has reported such an example. A man in Dongguan suspects that his wife is cheating on him and holding his son. He was sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment and fined 2000 yuan by Dongguan No.1 People's Court for kidnapping. After the man appealed, the lawyer of second instance suggested that the man did not constitute the crime of kidnapping. Finally, the Dongguan Intermediate People's Court adopted the lawyer's advice and sentenced the man to two years and six months in prison.