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FIRST INSERTION
ALIAS SUMMONS/NOTICE TO APPEAR FOR
PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
County Court, Pinellas County, Florida
Small Claims Division
(727) 464-7000 -
www.mypinellasclerk.org
UCN: 522013SC003016XXSCSC
REF: 13-003016-SC North
ANDERSON LAW GROUP,
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
ANDERSON PINKARD, PA
Vs.
MICHAEL HUBBARD
TO: MICHAEL HUBBARD
C/O BUSINESS OBSERVER
14004 ROOSEVELT BLVD SUITE 604
CLEARWATER FL 33762
THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF(S) AND DEFENDANT(S)
YOU ARE HEAREBY NOTIFIED that you are required to appear in person or by attorney at the Pinellas County Courthouse in:
COURTROOM 1, OLD COURTHOUSE
324 S FT HARRISON AVENUE
CLEARWATER, FL 33756
on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 8:30 AM for a PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE before a judge of the court.
IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY
THIS CASE WILL NOT BE TRIED AT THAT TIME. DO NOT BRING WITNESSES, APPEAR IN PERSON OR BY ATTORNEY
The defendant(s) must appear in court on the date specified in order to avoid a default judgment. The Plaintiff(s) must appear to avoid having the case dismissed for lack of prosecution. A written MOTION or ANSWER to the court by the plaintiff(s) or defendant(s) shall not excuse the personal appearance of a party or its attorney in the pre-trial conference. The date and time of the PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE CANNOT be rescheduled without good cause and prior court approval.
A corporation may be represented at any stage of the trial court proceedings by an officer of the corporation or any employee authorized in writing by an officer of the corporation. Written authorization must be brought to the Pre-Trial Conference.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Human Rights Office, 400 S. Ft. Harrison Ave., 5th Floor, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727) 464-4062 (V/TDD), at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
The purpose of the pre-trial conference is to record your appearance, to determine the nature of the case, and to set the case for trial if the case cannot be resolved at the pre-trial conference.
You may be ordered to mediate at the pre-trial conference. Mediation means “A process whereby a neutral third person called a Mediator acts to encourage and facilitate the resolution of a dispute between two or more parties. It is an informal process with the objective of helping the disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable and voluntary agreement.” You or your attorney must have full authority to settle without further consultation at pre-trial mediation.
You or your attorney should be prepared to confer with the court and to explain briefly the nature of your dispute, state what efforts have been made to settle the dispute, exhibit any documents necessary to prove the case, state names and addresses of your witnesses, stipulate to the facts that will require no proof and will expedite the trial, and estimate how long it will take to try the case.
If you admit the claim, but desire additional time to pay, you must come and state the circumstances to the court. The court may or may not approve a payment plan and withhold judgment, execution, or levy.
RIGHT TO VENUE: The law gives the person or company who has sued you the right to file suit in any one of several places as listed below. However, if you have been sued in any place other than one of these places, you as the defendant(s) have the right to request that the case be moved to a proper location or venue. A proper location or venue may be one of the following:
1) Where the contract was entered into.
2) If suit is on unsecured promissory note, where the note is signed or where the maker resides.
3) If the suit is to recover property or to force a foreclosure of a lien, where the property is located.
4) Where the event giving rise to the suit occurred.
5) Where any one or more of the defendant(s) sued resides.
6) Any location agreed to in a contract.
7) In an action for money due, if there is no agreement as to where suit may be filed, proper venue lies in the county where payment is to be made.
If you, as the defendant(s), believe the plaintiff(s) has/have not sued in one of these correct places, you must appear on your court date and orally request a transfer, or you must file a WRITTEN request for transfer in affidavit form (sworn to under oath) with the court seven days prior to your first court date and send a copy to the plaintiff(s) or plaintiff's (s') attorney, if any.
A copy of the statement of claim shall be served with the original, alias and pluries summons.
Dated at Clearwater, Florida on June 24, 2013.
KEN BURKE, CPA
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT & COMPTROLLER
Anderson Law Group
13577 Feather Sound Dr.,
Suite 670,
Clearwater, FL 33762
(727) 329-1999
June 28; July 5, 12, 19, 2013 13-06658