Annie Said:

How to write a letter of intent to sue?

We Answered:

Go to www.Docstoc.com and type in the search box: "Intent to Sue". There are many free forms and documents there that you can download and/or view, and sign up on their email list to have them sent to you as they are updated on the site.

There are:

1) Claim Forms
2) Tort Claim Documents
3) Intent to Sue
4) Extension of Time
5) Code of Conduct
6) Slander, Lible, Defamation
7) Proper Legal Service of A Lawsuit
8) Small Claims Actions (put in your state or residence or where the action will be filed), etc...

Your court should also have certain forms to file small claims. What I have done is type them up myself using the proper small claims court format in my county, then I add to the content of my complaint (lawsuit), then I file it with the court. If you are indigent, meaning low-income, you can file a fee waiver and a judge will sign an order to waive all fees to file and those fees inovled to have it properly served upon the defendant(s) by the Sheriff, or proper law enforcement in your county. Contact your court or visit your court's website. They should have specific information for filing a small claims lawsuit right there to download or at least review.

Also, check the laws in your state, i.e., your Revised Codes, Statutes (Federal also) to learn what is necessary and lawful forms of service, but an intent to sue, I do not think you have to legally serve anyone. This is by choice that you give them an intent. On the other hand, the actual lawsuit must be served upon the defendants properly or if they have counsel, upon their counsel in addition. After you sue them you should file the lawful service to the court where your lawsuit is being tried. Keep in mind there are statutes of limitations meaning certain timeframes when you are allowed to file your lawsuit, i.e., one-year, two-years, or three years to file on certain court complaints (lawsuits).

Do a search on your state's statutes website for legal information. You may also wish to check with your court and inquire as to proper service. They may send you information or direct you to the right website and/or agency.