Q: I have been served with a SUM-100 on a case that involves more than $25,000. I have contacted the plaintiff attorney
and offered them some money to settle the case. He has sent my offer to his client and waiting for reply. In the mean time he has given me 30 days extension to file a response to SUM-100. Two questions: 1) Can he just give me the extension? 2) Does the extension needs to filed with the court?
A:
I would get something signed and in writing stating that you have an extra 30 days. You can try to file it with the court if you want, but you'll probably have to pay the first filing fee ($435) in order to do so. I assume from you trying to settle the case that you don't want to pay the first filing fee, go to court, etc.
Andy
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