Ala. R. Civ. P. Form 1A
(THIS SUMMONS IS TO BE USED WHEN SERVICE IS BY A METHOD OTHER THAN CERTIFIED MAIL)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR _______ COUNTY, ALABAMA
A. B., Plaintiff
V.
C. D., Defendant
CIVIL ACTION NO. ______
SUMMONS
To any sheriff or any person authorized by either Rule 4.1(b)(2) or 4.2(b)(2) or 4.4(b)(2) of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure to effect service.
You are hereby commanded to serve this summons and a copy of the complaint in this action upon defendant _______ (Here supply information from the appropriate box which has heretofore been checked by the attorney for the Plaintiff on the Service Instructions.)
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
The complaint which is attached to this summons is important and you must take immediate action to protect your rights. You are required to mail or hand deliver a copy of a written Answer, either admitting or denying each allegation in the complaint, to ____, the lawyer for the Plaintiff(s), whose address is:______,THIS ANSWER MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT WERE DELIVERED TO YOU OR A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER THINGS DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must also file the original of your Answer with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.
______________________ Clerk of Court
Dated _________
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RETURN ON SERVICE
Received this summons at _______ on _______ and on _______ at _______ I served it on the within named ____ by delivering a copy of the process and accompanying documents to him.
Dated ____, 19__.
_________________________
Process Server signature
Type of process server ________
(Sheriff, Dep. Sheriff, Constable)
Address: _______________
Telephone No.: ______________
Ala. R. Civ. P. Form 1A
Committee Comments
This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4.
Except where otherwise indicated, each pleading, motion, or other paper should have a caption similar to that of the summons, with the designation of the particular paper substituted for the word "Summons." In the caption of the summons and in the caption of the complaint all parties must be named, but in other pleadings and papers, it is sufficient to state the name of the first party on either side, with an appropriate indication as to the names of the other parties. See Rules 4(b), 7(b)(2), and 10(a).