MT · rules
Mont. R. Civ. P. Form 18
Third-Party Summons
A.B., Plaintiff,
vs.
C.D., Defendant and
Third-Party Plaintiff,
vs.
E.F., Third-Party Defendant.
Civil No. . . .
THIRD-PARTY SUMMONS
To: (name the third-party defendant):
A lawsuit has been filed against defendant ________________, who as third- party
plaintiff is making this claim against you to pay part or all of what [he] may owe to the
plaintiff _______________.
Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you receive it),
you must serve on the plaintiff and the defendant an answer to the attached third- party
complaint, or a motion under Rule 12 of the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure. The
answer or motion must be served on the defendant’s attorney, __________________,
whose address is _____________________; and also on the plaintiff’s attorney,
_________________, whose address is _______________________. If you fail to do so,
judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the third-party
complaint. You also must file the answer or motion with the court and serve it on any
other parties.
A copy of the plaintiff’s complaint is also attached. You may—but are not required to—
respond to it.
Date: _______________________ CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
(Seal) By: _____________________________________
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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