A _________ is used to bring a new party into an action.

• A. Supplemental summons
• B. Writ of attachment
• C. Notice to appear
• D. Summons with notice

Answer: (A)

Bringing a new party into an ongoing action is done by issuing a supplemental summons. This tool accompanies the amended or supplemental complaint and serves to notify the newly added party that they are part of the case and must appear and defend. It ensures proper service on the new party and keeps the court’s jurisdiction over them intact, which is essential when the original action is already underway. Without a supplemental summons, simply naming someone new in filings wouldn’t bind them or give them proper notice. Writs of attachment relate to seizing property to secure a judgment, not adding a party; a notice to appear is used in other contexts (often criminal or specific civil settings); and a summons with notice starts a case but isn’t the mechanism specifically designed to bring an additional party into an already pending action.