Summons in California Civil Actions – California Globe

Summons in California Civil Actions – California Globe

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 5, Chapter 3 deals with summons in the service of process for civil actions. Section 412.10 states that, after payment of all applicable fees, the plaintiff may have the clerk issue one or more summons for any defendant. The clerk is required to keep each original summons in the court records and provide a copy of each summons issued to the plaintiff who requested issuance of the summons. Section 412.20 requ…