12368How to check if you have been sued?

There are several ways to check whether you have been sued:

1. Receive a text message notification of prosecution from 12368, which contains the case number, court opening time, name of the court being sued and the prosecution Cause of the case, court session time;

2. Receive a court summons sent by postal EMS. Generally speaking, the court clerk in charge of your case will call the defendant on a landline phone to verify receipt before mailing the summons. Address, if the lawsuit is filed at the defendant's residence, the defendant will sometimes be notified by phone to come to the court to collect the documents;

3. From Monday to Friday in the morning: 08:00 to 12:00 or in the afternoon: 14:30 to 18 : Call 12368 during the 30-hour period, follow the voice prompts to transfer to manual service, and transfer to the court where the lawsuit is being sued. After connecting to the manual customer service phone number of the court being sued, report your name and ID number and you can check whether you have been sued.

Legal Basis

Article 125 of the "Civil Procedure Law" stipulates that the people's court shall send a copy of the complaint to the defendant within five days from the date of filing the case, and the defendant shall File a defense within fifteen days from the date of arrival. The defense statement shall state the name, gender, age, ethnicity, occupation, work unit, residence, and contact information of the defendant; the name, residence, and name, position, and contact information of the legal person or other organization and the legal representative or principal person in charge. The People's Court shall send a copy of the defense to the plaintiff within five days from the date of receipt of the defense. If the defendant fails to submit a statement of defense, it will not affect the trial of the People's Court.

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