6/1/2017 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ZBA Decision

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts BARNSTABLE,SS. TRIAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT CIVIL DOCKET NO. 12 Kic-j AQ L�6F z ti , PLAINTIFF(S), MASHPEE TOWN CLERK V. AUG 17 2017 DEFENDANT(S) RECEIVED BY SUMMONS THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO ` LGL ��_ a - (Defendant's name) You are being sued. The Plaintiff(s) named above has started a lawsuit against you. A copy of the Plaintiff's Complaint filed against you is attached to this summons and the original complaint has been filed in the Barnstable' Superior Court. YOU MUST ACT PROMPTLY TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. S. You must respond to this lawsuit in writing within 20 days. If you do not respond,the court may decide the case against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the complaint.You will also lose the opportunity to tell your side of the story. You must respond to this lawsuit in writing even if you expect to resolve this matter with the Plaintiff. if you need more time to respond,you may request an extension of time in writing from the Court. 2. How to Respond. To respond to this lawsuit,you must file a written response with the court and mail a copy to the Plaintiff's Attorney(or the Plaintiff,if unrepresented). You can do this by: a. Filing your signed original response with the Clerk's Office for Civil Business, Superior Court, by mail or in person to.: 5195Main..Str..ee_t, Barnstable, MA 02630 b. Delivering or mailing a copy of your response to the Plaintiff's Attorney/Plaintiff at the following address 3. What to include in your response. An "Answer"is one type of response to a Complaint. Your Answer must state whether you agree or disagree with the fact(s)alleged in each paragraph of the Complaint. Some defenses,called affirmative defenses,must be stated in your Answer or you may lose your right to use them in court. If you have any claims against the Plaintiff(referred to as counterclaims)that are based on the same facts or transaction described in the Complaint,then you must include those claims in your Answer.Otherwise,you may lose your right to sue the Plaintiff about anything related to this lawsuit. If you want to have your case heard by a jury,you must specifically request a jury trial in your Answer or in a written demand for a jury trial that you must send to the other side and file with the court no more than 10 days after sending your Answer. You can also respond to a Complaint by filing a "Motion to Dismiss,"if you believe that the complaint is legally invalid or legally insufficient. A Motion to Dismiss must be based on one of the legal deficiencies or reasons listed under Mass. R.Civ. P.12. If you are filing a Motion to Dismiss,you must also comply with the filing procedures for"Civil Motions" described in the rules of the Court in which the complaint was filed, available at www.mass.gov.courts/case-legal-res/rules of court.