N
S
W
Client sends
suit requirements
to agency
Agency sends
suit requirements
to lawyer
Lawyer
prepares
summons &
complaint
Complaint
sent to
Court
Summons &
Complaint
sent to
defendant
Defendant
served?
Time
allowed for
answer
Answer?
D.E. Greenberg
1
If the defendant files an answer with a countersuit, the plaintiff must answer
and defend against the countersuit as though a new lawsuit has been lodged
against the plaintiff. It is imperative that the answer period is not allowed to
lapse, or else a default be entered against the plaintiff.
Note:
Yellow objects (like 3 and 4a above) are off-page
links to items on a different page in the document.
Turquoise objects (like 1 and 2 in circles on pg
3) are on-page links to items on the same page.
