Fla. R. Civ. Pro. Form 1.920 rev. Mar. 2021
will not protect you. Your written response, including the case number given above and the names of
the parties, must be filed if you want the court to hear your side of the case. If you do not file your
response on time, you may lose the case, and your wages, money, and property may thereafter be
taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to
call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service
or a legal aid office (listed in the phone book).
If you choose to file a written response yourself, at the same time you file your written
response to the court you must also mail or take a copy of your written response to the
Plaintiff/Plaintiff’s Attorney.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order
to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the
provision of certain assistance. Please contact:
Pinellas County Office of Human Rights
400 S. Ft. Harrison Ave., Ste. 500
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727.464.4062 V/TDD
Or 711 for the hearing impaired
Contact should be initiated at least 7 days before your scheduled court
appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the
scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired,
call 711.
If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal assistance by contacting
Bay Area Legal Aid line at (800) 625-2257; Community Law Program (south Pinellas County
residents only) at (727) 582-7402; or Gulfcoast Legal Services at (727) 821-0726. If you do not
qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may make an appointment to speak
with an attorney for $1.00 per minute in 15 minute increments at the Self Help Center online @
https://www.mypinellasclerk.org/selfhelp or by contacting (727) 464-5150 for north Pinellas County
residents or (727) 582-7941 for south Pinellas County residents. You may also contact the Clearwater
Bar Attorney Referral Service at (727) 461-4880; the St. Petersburg Bar Association Lawyer Referral
Service at https://www.stpetebar.com/page/findanatty; or the Florida Bar Attorney Referral Service
at (800) 342-8011.
IMPORTANTE
Usted ha sido demandado legalmente. Tiene 20 dias, contados a partir del recibo de esta
notificacion, para contestar la demanda adjunta, por escrito, y presentarla ante este tribunal. Una
llamada telefonica no lo protegera. Si usted desea que el tribunal considere su defensa, debe presentar
su respuesta por escrito, incluyendo el numero del caso y los nombres de las partes interesadas. Si
usted no contesta la demanda a tiempo, pudiese perder el caso y podria ser despojado de sus ingresos
y propiedades, o privado de sus derechos, sin previo aviso del tribunal. Existen otros requisitos
legales. Si lo desea, puede usted consultar a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado,
puede llamar a una de las oficinas de asistencia legal que aparecen en la guia telefonica.