To begin an action in Small Claims Court, a person, or someone acting on his or her behalf, must come to the Small Claims Court Clerk's office in the proper county and fill out a statement of claim. To find out where the clerk's office is located in your county, click on Locations.
After a summons with notice is served, the defendant will demand that the plaintiff serve a complaint. The plaintiff must then have the complaint served within 20 days after being served with the demand, or the case may be dismissed. CPLR 3012(b).
The written response must be made within 20 days of personal service, or within 30 days of the time when service by any other means is complete.
A summons with notice or summons and complaint must be served within 120 days of filing with the County Clerk.
New York state law authorizes the “nail and mail” method of service, which authorizes the process server, after attempting service with “due diligence,” to (1) tape a copy of the summons and complaint to the door of the defendant's home or office; (2) mail a copy by first class mail to the defendant's home address; and ...
A sample summons with notice that a plaintiff may file and serve on a defendant to commence a civil action in New York state supreme court under Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) 305(b).
During the Queen for a Day Letter session, the defendant is granted a unique protection against anything they say cannot be used against them in a criminal prosecution.
Proffer or “queen for a day” letters are written agreements between federal prosecutors and individuals under criminal investigation which permit these individuals to tell the government about their knowledge of crimes, with the supposed assurance that their words will not be used against them in any later proceedings.
Variants or queen for a day agreement. US law. : a letter setting forth the terms under which an informant will provide information to a federal prosecutor in exchange for limited immunity : proffer letter.
Variants or queen for a day agreement. US law. : a letter setting forth the terms under which an informant will provide information to a federal prosecutor in exchange for limited immunity : proffer letter.