Does the defendant appeal the complaint and need to be served on the plaintiff?

Legal analysis: need. Generally, a summons will be served on the defendant within 7 days after the case is filed. In real life, how long it takes for the court to receive a summons after filing a case is generally controlled by the court, usually within 10 days to one month. After filing a case, the court should summon the defendant first and then notify the plaintiff. In other words, the court will call the defendant first. If the notice cannot be served by direct service, lien service, entrusted service or mail service, the court will finally serve it by announcement. The service of announcement means that the summons is served by newspaper 60 days after the date of announcement.

Legal basis: Article 121 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall record the following items: (1) The name, sex, age, nationality, occupation, work unit, address and contact information of the plaintiff, the name and address of the legal person or other organization, and the name, position and contact information of the legal representative or principal responsible person; (2) Information such as the name, gender, work unit and domicile of the defendant, and information such as the name and domicile of the legal person or other organization; (3) the request and the facts and reasons on which it is based; (4) Evidence and its sources, names and residences of witnesses.