Will you be notified if you are sued?

If you are sued by the court, the court will not inform the defendant, that is, you, by phone or text message. It is illegal to notify the defendant by telephone or SMS, and the court will not serve the summons by illegal' delivery'. The legal service methods of summons include announcement service, direct service, mail service, entrusted service and lien service. At the same time of service, the addressee must have a receipt for receipt.

Calling or texting someone in the name of the court to inform them that there is a court summons is fraud. Just like before, a liar called you and told you that they were from a local public security bureau, saying that there were prohibited items in your courier, and so on. These callers and text messages tell you that they are liars. Ignore him. If the police station suspects that there are illegal items in your courier, it will directly ask you to cooperate with the investigation.

Relevant laws and regulations

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law

Article 125 The people's court shall send a copy of the indictment to the defendant within five days from the date of filing the case, and the defendant shall submit a reply within fifteen days from the date of receiving the indictment. The defense shall specify the defendant's name, gender, age, nationality, occupation, work unit, residence and contact information; The name and domicile of the legal person or other organization and the name, position and contact information of the legal representative or principal responsible person. The people's court shall send a copy of the defense to the plaintiff within five days from the date of receiving the defense. If the defendant fails to submit the defense, it will not affect the trial of the people's court.

Article 159 When trying a simple civil case, the basic people's court and the court dispatched by it may summon the parties and witnesses, serve litigation documents and try the case in a summary way, but the rights of the parties to state their opinions shall be guaranteed.