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I agree with Sean's response above. Getting your responsive pleading filed with the court on time should be the first priority. However, you are likely going to want to file a cross-complaint for failure to pay if the customer has refused to pay you. If you have a good contract with the customer that should work in your favor. If you are within your mechanic's lien timelines for recording a lien you should also look at that option. All of these are dependent on See More...See More...
If the lawsuit was filed to enforce the mechanic’s lien within the deadline, the lien should be able to be enforced in that lawsuit (assuming other requirements are met). You may want to make sure the court actually file endorsed the complaint (stamped with a filed date and entered into the docket). Its likely not an issue, but sometimes complaints are rejected.See More...