Hi my name is Chris,
I received a summons for a civil case, the defendant on it is my girl friend and John Doe which is me I think.
It for an incident that happen 2 year ago in Arizona, we live in calif.
My girl friend and I were camping and while fishing a group of about 5 or 6 showed up, one of them started fishing and he and my girlfriend started arguing about a fishing spot, another man in the group fired a gun and someone in the group said to my girl friend "say something now" we were terrified, than they drove away.
Girlfriend calls 911 and then cops stops them at a gas station, a cop came to our campsite to pickup my girlfriend to ID them. Cops found 2 guns with them. Girl friend an I wrote a statement on what happened.
Anyway now the person who shot the gun is bringing girlfriend and I to court for damages, due to his case was dismissed. Can I be liable? I did not say a word the whole time, I did not make the 911 call and I did not leave camp site to ID them, but I did wrote a statement.
Also do i need a attorney to answer summons, how will all this work?
My girlfreind dont care about it, because she have a fix SSI income and no money for an attorney.
Can a attorney if i get one help her to or do i have to pay double?
thanks
I received a summons for a civil case, the defendant on it is my girl friend and John Doe which is me I think.
It for an incident that happen 2 year ago in Arizona, we live in calif.
My girl friend and I were camping and while fishing a group of about 5 or 6 showed up, one of them started fishing and he and my girlfriend started arguing about a fishing spot, another man in the group fired a gun and someone in the group said to my girl friend "say something now" we were terrified, than they drove away.
Girlfriend calls 911 and then cops stops them at a gas station, a cop came to our campsite to pickup my girlfriend to ID them. Cops found 2 guns with them. Girl friend an I wrote a statement on what happened.
Anyway now the person who shot the gun is bringing girlfriend and I to court for damages, due to his case was dismissed. Can I be liable? I did not say a word the whole time, I did not make the 911 call and I did not leave camp site to ID them, but I did wrote a statement.
Also do i need a attorney to answer summons, how will all this work?
My girlfreind dont care about it, because she have a fix SSI income and no money for an attorney.
Can a attorney if i get one help her to or do i have to pay double?
thanks