Form B2500A: Summons in an Adversary Proceeding

Enter the Debtor after In re, then the Case No., the Chapter, the Plaintiff, the Adv. Proc. No. and the Defendant.

Enter the Name and Address of Plaintiff's Attorney.

The Date and the By (Deputy Clerk) line are for the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court: the Date is the date of issuance of this summons.

Write your name after I and the date service of the summons and a copy of the complaint was made.

If service was made by regular, first class United States mail, postage fully pre-paid, mark Mail service and write the address it was addressed to.

If service was made by leaving the process with the defendant or with an officer or agent of defendant, mark Personal Service and write where the process was served.

If service was made by leaving the process with an adult, mark Residence Service and write the adult and where the process was served.

If service was made by sending the process by certified mail to an officer of the defendant, mark Certified Mail Service on an Insured Depository Institution and write the officer and where.

If the defendant was served by publication, mark Publication and describe briefly how the defendant was served.

If the defendant was served pursuant to the laws of a State, mark State Law, write the State after the State of, and describe briefly how the defendant was served.

If service was made by personal service, by residence service, or pursuant to state law, you further certify that you are, and at all times during the service of process were, not less than 18 years of age and not a party to the matter concerning which service of process was made.

Fill in the Date, the Signature, Print Name and Business Address.

Under penalty of perjury, the signer declares that it is true and correct.

You have been named as a defendant in an adversary proceeding, the outcome of which may affect your bankruptcy discharge. Even if you have already received a discharge, this is a serious matter that you should not ignore.

You are summoned and required to file a motion or answer to the complaint attached to the summons with the clerk of the bankruptcy court within 30 days after the date of issuance of the summons, except that the United States and its offices and agencies shall file a motion or answer to the complaint within 35 days.

The address of the clerk is Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. Custom House, 721 19th Street, Denver, CO 80202.

You must also serve a copy of the motion or answer upon the plaintiff's attorney at the same time you file with the clerk.

If you make a motion, your time to answer is governed by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7012.

If you fail to respond to the summons, your failure will be deemed to be your consent to entry of a judgment by the bankruptcy court, and judgment by default may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.