Rule 3 Process
Rule Text
(a) Summary repossession actions shall be filed and adjudicated in the Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa or removed thereto.
(b) Upon the filing of a summary repossession action, the Court Clerk will issue a summons (in both Samoan and English) commanding the defendant to appear for trial within 10 days of the filing of a summary repossession action. The trial date can be extended by the court. However, summons must be served not less than 3 days before the date set for trial.
(c) Except as provided within these rules, the provisions of the Trial Court Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of Evidence are applicable in summary repossession proceedings for purposes of issuing process and subpoenas, rendering default judgment, authenticating documents, accepting the testimony of witnesses, etc. HISTORY: Effective June 1, 2012