AO 441 (Rev. 07/10) Summons on Third-Party Complaint
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the
__________ District of __________
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Plaintiff
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Civil Action No.
Defendant, Third-party plaintiff
v.
Third-party defendant
SUMMONS ON A THIRD-PARTY COMPLAINT
To:
(Third-party defendant’s name and address)
A lawsuit has been filed against defendant
, who as third-party plaintiff is making
this claim against you to pay part or all of what the defendant may owe to the plaintiff .
Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) — or 60 days if you
are the United States or a United States agency
, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ.
P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) — you must serve on the plaintiff and on the defendant an answer to the attached complaint or a
motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the defendant or
defendant’s attorney, whose name and address are:
It must also be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address are:
If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the third-party
complaint. You also must file the answer or motion with the court and serve it on any other parties.
A copy of the plaintiff’s complaint is also attached. You may – but are not required to – respond to it.
Date:
CLERK OF COURT
Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk
