The filing of a petition of complaint was happened before John and Patricia received their summons.
<h3>What does it mean,
file a petition?</h3>
A formal, printed request for legal actions of some kind addressed to a court or other governmental entity.
The petition can be filed by anyone against any fraud, filing a civil lawsuit The court had refused her trial attorney's request to have Scott's testimony regarding Hearst before his passing be videotaped.
Thus, option C is correct.
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