Article 2034. Specific aspects of considering a case under summary proceedings procedure

The court shall issues a ruling on the acceptance of the statement of claim to proceedings and initiation of the case, in which it shall indicate about the consideration of the case under summary proceedings procedure and the date of the consideration of the case.

The respondent, within fifteen days from the date of the ruling on accepting the statement of claim for proceedings and initiating the case, has the right to submit to the court a response to the statement of claim, attaching documents and evidence that support it. A document confirming that a copy of it was sent to the claimant is attached to the response.

The response to the statement of claim shall be signed by the respondent or his representative. The response signed by the representative shall be accompanied by a power of attorney.

Non-submission of a response to the statement of claim by the respondent duly notified on the submission of the statement of claim to the court, shall not preclude the consideration of the statement of claim under summary proceedings procedure.

The response to the statement of claim, evidence and other documents received at the court after the expiration of the established period, shall be accepted as submitted if the party justifies the impossibility of their submission within the established period and that they had been received before the court made the judgment.

The case considered under summary proceedings procedure shall be considered by a single judge within a period not exceeding twenty days from the date of the ruling on the acceptance of the statement of claim to proceedings and initiation of the case, after the expiration of the period established for the submission of a response to the statement of claim, evidence and other documents.

The time limit for considering a case under summary proceedings procedure shall not be subject to extension.

The court shall consider a case under summary proceedings procedure without holding a court proceedings, summoning the parties and hearing their explanations.

The court shall examine the explanations, objections and (or) arguments set out in the documents submitted by the parties, get acquainted with the evidence, examine the material evidence and make the judgment.