Rule 71 Application for Summons; Issuance.

If you're involved in a civil dispute and think it could be settled without a full court case, you can ask a judge or court clerk to issue a summons for conciliation. This is basically a request to bring both sides together for an informal meeting instead of going through a formal lawsuit.

The judge decides whether your dispute is the kind of case that could actually be worked out this way. If the judge agrees, the court will send a summons to the other person involved. That summons tells them to show up for an informal hearing on a specific date. The hearing must be scheduled at least three days after the summons is issued.

There's an exception to the three day waiting period. If there's a good reason to move faster, the judge can order the other person to appear sooner than three days. This gives the court some flexibility when a situation needs quicker attention.