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Summons

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A quick definition of Summons:

Term: Summons

Definition: A summons is a paper that tells someone they have to go to court. It can be given to someone by a police officer or other person who is allowed to give it. If it is for a civil case, it tells the person they are being sued and they have to go to court or respond to the lawsuit. If it is for a criminal case, it can be given to someone instead of arresting them, and it tells them they have to go to court to answer to the charges against them.

A more thorough explanation:

A summons is a legal document that notifies a person that they are being sued or required to appear in court. It is prepared by the plaintiff and issued by a court.

In civil cases, a summons is used to provide notice to a party of civil proceedings and the opportunity to appear and be heard. For example, if someone sues another person for breach of contract, the plaintiff will prepare a summons and have it served on the defendant. The summons will inform the defendant that they have a certain number of days to respond to the lawsuit or appear in court.

Example: John sues Jane for breach of contract. John prepares a summons and has it served on Jane. The summons informs Jane that she has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit or appear in court.

In criminal cases, a summons can be served on a defendant facing minor criminal charges as an alternative to an arrest warrant. The summons invites the defendant to come to court at a certain time and answer to a certain charge so that they may not be subjected to the inconvenience and embarrassment of an arrest.

Example: Tom is charged with a minor traffic violation. Instead of issuing an arrest warrant, the court issues a summons for Tom to appear in court on a certain date and time to answer to the charge.

Overall, a summons is a legal document that notifies a person of legal proceedings and the opportunity to appear and be heard in court.

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soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
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soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
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ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
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10:07
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10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
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