Question: It is unclear to me what the defendant will receive upon serving him. Will he get something that will give him motivation actually to RESPOND in any fashion?
Answer: The service processor will serve the defendant with a court summons. A summons is an official notice of a lawsuit from the court, and if the defendant does not respond and/or show up to the hearing, a default judgment may be entered against them. Long story short, responding to a summons is not optional.
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