you are entitled to a trial, if you feel the eviction is in error, see your clerk of courts for the step by step process to fight the evictin. you may have as little as 5 days from the date of summons. each state is different. OR pack your bags!
A summons from WHO, for WHAT? Call whoever or whatever agency the summons is supposed to have come from and check on it. Do you REALLY want to take a chance on not appearing?
What kind of "summons" are you asking about? A traffic summons (ticket), or a summons (subpoena) from court? Not responding to the traffic court summons can get your drivers license suspended. Not...