§ 21197 Defendants And Plaintiffs Roles

• •If someone disagrees with or responds to a petition in court, they are called the defendants.
• •The people who filed the petition are called the plaintiffs.
• •This is part of a special court process, not a regular trial.

Your neighbor files a petition to stop you from building a fence because they think it’s on their land.

If you respond to their petition in court, you become the defendant, and your neighbor is the plaintiff.