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(Case Name and Number)
ear _________________________:
The case identified above has been filed against you. Because you are a service
member and appear not to have an attorney, the court has appointed me to provide you
with limited legal help. This letter describes what I can do for free. If you already have
an attorney, please notify me, and notify your attorney of this lawsuit right away.
According to papers filed with the court, you have been served with the summons
and the complaint or petition in this case, and you have failed to answer. This means
you are in default and might lose the case without the opportunity to present your facts
and arguments. The case has been stayed until ___________________________ (date)
to allow me time to contact you and find out what you want to do.
As a military service member, you have the following rights:
You can ask that the stay continue, which means that nothing will happen until
your military service no longer materially affects your ability to appear.
You can waive the stay and consent to judgment, which means that the court will
order what the complaint/petition asks for.
You can waive the stay and contest the case, which means you must file an
answer (or other responsive pleading) with the court.
If you do nothing, the stay will expire and a default judgment will be entered
against you.
If you want to discuss these options so I can better advise you, please contact me.
However, in most cases, I advise you to request a stay. I’ve enclosed the papers to do
so. If you want to request a stay, please complete them and return them to me. I will file
them with the court and serve the other party.
If you want to consent to the judgment, let me know and I will send you the
documents to waive your rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and consent
to judgment.
If you want to contest the case and move forward immediately, let me know and I will
send you the documents to waive your rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act, but you must be prepared to then file an answer (or other responsive pleading).
Preparing and filing an answer (or other responsive pleading) is beyond the scope of my
free limited legal help. For that you will have to hire an attorney – myself or another – to
represent you, or file the answer yourself as a self-represented party.
As your court-appointed attorney providing free limited legal help, I will take the
steps described in the Notice of Limited Appearance, which has already been filed on
your behalf. Please date and sign the “Service Member’s Statement about Limited
Appearance” and return it to me. Keep a copy for yourself. I will file it with the court and
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serve the other party. Unless you want to hire me as your attorney, the steps described
in the Notice will complete my free limited legal help. You have the right to hire any
attorney you want. You also have the right to represent yourself.
Encl. • Order of Appointment
• Notice of Limited Appearance
• Statement of Service Member’s Preferences and Contact
Information
• Service Member’s Statement about Limited Appearance
• Motion for Stay under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and
Supporting Letter from Commanding Officer
Sincerely,
Client Letter to Service Member
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