What should I do if I receive a SMS lawsuit notice?

When you receive a short message notification involving litigation, you should keep calm and verify the authenticity of the short message. Then, get detailed information and contact the court or lawyer for legal advice and help.

First, verify the authenticity of the message.

First of all, be sure to confirm whether the news is true. Sometimes, criminals may use forged litigation notices for fraud. Therefore, after receiving the short message, it is necessary to check whether the sender of the short message is the official number of the court or relevant judicial institutions, and verify whether the content of the short message is consistent with the court official website or the announcement.

Second, get detailed information.

If the content of the short message is confirmed to be true, then you should read the content of the short message carefully to understand the details of the case type, case number, court name, court session time and so on. This information is very important for subsequent processing.

Third, contact the court or lawyer.

According to the contact information provided in the short message, you can take the initiative to contact the court or relevant judicial institutions to further understand the case. At the same time, you can also consider consulting a professional lawyer to get more specific legal advice and help.

Fourth, prepare relevant evidence and materials.

According to the different types of cases, it may be necessary to prepare some relevant evidence and materials. For example, if it is a civil lawsuit, it may be necessary to provide evidence such as contracts, receipts and chat records; If it is a criminal lawsuit, it may be necessary to provide materials such as alibi and witness testimony.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) appears in court or takes other measures.

According to the requirements of the court and the advice of lawyers, they should appear in court on time or take other appropriate legal measures. If there are illegal acts or disputes, they should actively cooperate with the investigation and trial work of the court.

Intransitive verbs keep communication and cooperation.

During the whole litigation process, we should maintain communication and cooperation with the court, lawyers and the other party in order to better resolve disputes and safeguard our own rights and interests.

To sum up:

When you receive a short message notification involving litigation, you should keep calm and verify the authenticity of the short message. Then, get detailed information and contact the court or lawyer for legal advice and help. According to the requirements of the court and the advice of lawyers, prepare relevant evidence and materials, appear in court or take other measures. In the whole process, maintaining communication and cooperation is the key to resolving disputes.

Legal basis:

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

Article 125 stipulates:

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 receipt. 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.

Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 182 stipulates:

After the people's court decides to hold a hearing, it shall determine the members of the collegial panel and serve a copy of the indictment of the people's procuratorate on the defendant and his defender ten days before the hearing.