The court clerk immediately sends the defendant by simple letter a copy of the statement with the indication that he must, if he intends to defend the appeal, appoint a lawyer to the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de cassation.
If the letter of notification is returned to the clerk’s office, the clerk of the Court of Cassation immediately notifies the appellant’s lawyer so that he can proceed by way of service. The writ of service indicates to the defendant that he must, if he intends to defend the appeal, constitute a lawyer at the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de cassation.