Here's my situation, being used by H&H for a $4,300 Cap One credit card from 3 years ago.
I was personally served on the late evening of April 26, 2010 at 8:34 p.m. the process server it was not necessary for me to sign anything on the papers being served on, my mistake, I think.
Anyways, I did fax them a reply on the 29th day of the reponse time frame. I did not mail off a certified copy. I asked for validation of the debt, but never heard back from them.
However, on May 26, 2010, according to the CA case summaries, it says "OSC set 10/07/10, 0830 am, Dept.