New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 22 - JUDICIARY › Subtitle A - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter II - UNIFORM RULES FOR THE NEW YORK STATE TRIAL COURTS › Part 214 - Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts › Section 214.3 - Summons

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10,
				  2024
(a) The summons
				  shall state the name and location of the court in which the action is brought,
				  the names of the parties and a return date to be obtained from the court, and
				  shall comply with all provisions of the UJCA applicable to summonses.
(b) The following form is to be used in a
				  case in which the action is for money only and a formal complaint is not served
				  therewith:
JUSTICE COURT OF THE VILLAGE, TOWN OR CITY OF
.............................................................................
COUNTY OF _____
______________
)
.............................................................................
Plaintiff,)... Index No .....
.............................................................................
..).. SUMMONS
-against-
.............................................................................
)
Plaintiff's Residence
) .. Address:
					 ................................................
Defendant.)
______________
To the above-named defendant:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and answer
					 this endorsed summons in the Justice Court of the Village, Town or City of __,
					 located at __, County of __, State of New York, on the _ day of __, 19, at _
					 o'clock in the _noon; upon your failure to appear and answer, judgment will be
					 taken against you for the sum of $ __ with interest thereon from the _ day of
					 __, 19, together with the costs of this action.
Dated: the _ day of __, 19
Statement of the nature and substance of
plaintiff's cause of action:
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
Post-Office Address Telephone Number
(or, alternatively,
.............................................................................
Clerk of the...
					 Court).......................................................
(c) In an action where a formal complaint is
				  annexed to the summons, the following form of summons shall be used:
JUSTICE COURT OF THE VILLAGE, TOWN OR CITY OF
					 ................................................
COUNTY OF _____
______________
.....)..........................................
Plaintiff,) .... Index
					 No__......................................................
) ...
SUMMONS..................................................................
-against-
.............................................................................
)
Plaintiff's Residence
) ... Address:.................................
Defendant.)
______________
To the above-named defendant:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and answer
					 this complaint in the Justice Court of the Village, Town or City of __, located
					 at __, County of __, State of New York, on the _ day of __, 19, at _ o'clock in
					 the _noon; upon your failure to appear and answer, judgment will be taken
					 against you for the relief demanded in the complaint, together with the costs
					 of this action.
Dated: the _ day of __, 19
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
Post-Office Address
Telephone Number