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02. Add and configure fillable fields
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Step 3: Add a new blank document.

In your dashboard, click the New Document button > scroll down and choose to Create Blank Document. You’ll be taken to the editor.

Step 4: Arrange the view of the document.

Use the Page Controls icon marked by the arrow to toggle between two page views and layouts for more convenience.

Step 5: Start adding fields to create the dynamic Plaintiff & Defendant Form.

Navigate through the top toolbar to add document fields. Add and configure text boxes, the signature block (if applicable), add photos, and other elements.

Step 6: Prepare and configure the incorporated fields.

Arrange the fields you incorporated based on your chosen layout. Personalize the size, font, and alignment to make sure the form is straightforward and polished.

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Unless the court orders a different time to serve, your server must mail the papers at least 16 court days plus 5 calendar days before your court date. A court day is a day the court is open (Monday through Friday, excluding court holidays). How do I calculate the deadline?
(In the trial court, the first name listed is the plaintiff, the party bringing the suit. The name following the v is the defendant. If the case is appealed, as in this example, the name of the petitioner (appellant) is usually listed first, and the name of the respondent (appellee) is listed second.
You have 60 days from when you filed the lawsuit to have the papers served and to file proof with the court it was done. The court can give you more time to serve the defendant, but you need to be actively trying to have the papers served.
No, in California a person cannot refuse to accept service. If we can identify a person on whom legal service can be made either personally or by sub-service and they refuse to accept the documents, we can absolutely still serve them. It is common for subjects to try to refuse served papers.
Information for Plaintiffs/Petitioners When you file a lawsuit, you will usually file a petition or a complaint. You also will almost always need a summons. And, in most civil cases, you will need a Civil Case Cover Sheet (Form CM-010).
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A person is served by mail five days after the papers are mailed and both the person sending the papers and to person to receive the papers are in California. A person is served by mail ten days after the papers are mailed if either the person mailing or the person receiving the papers is outside California.
The first document filed in a lawsuit is usually a pleading called a complaint or a petition. Its essential in various types of cases. The complaint is a detailed document laying the groundwork for a civil action.
If you have not been properly served, and you dont show up, the court has no personal jurisdiction over you, and cant enter a judgment against you. The case can be continued to another court date, and the other side can try again to serve you. Its tricky if you were improperly served.

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