Ballpark Sportsfield, Inc., files a suit against Concessions & Tailgate Services. The document that informs Concessions & Tailgate that it must file an answer within a specified time period is

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Ballpark Sportsfield, Inc., files a suit against Concessions & Tailgate Services. The document that informs Concessions & Tailgate that it must file an answer within a specified time period is​

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The document that informs a defendant that they are being sued and must file an answer within a specified time period is called a summons. Therefore, the correct choice is D- the summons. A) the answer is incorrect because the answer is filed by the defendant, not served on them. B) the complaint is the document filed by the plaintiff to initiate the lawsuit, not the document served on the defendant. C) the respondent is another term for the defendant, but it is not the document served on them.