Michigan Laws 600.1965 – Pleader; service of papers; default; effect
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(1) Unless otherwise specifically provided by this act, any party who has filed a pleading or motion shall be served with every written paper subsequently filed in the action, including a default if one has been entered against him.
(2) After a default has been served, further service of such papers need not be made upon the party against whom the default has been taken, except that
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.1965
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(a) further service upon him shall be made if he has filed an appearance or a demand therefor in writing, and
(b) subsequent pleadings asserting new and additional claims for relief against him shall be served in the same manner provided for service of summons and complaint.
(3) Whenever an attorney appears in behalf of a person who has not received a copy of the complaint, a copy of the complaint shall be delivered to him on his request.
(4) All papers filed on behalf of any defendant shall be served on all other defendants who are not in default.