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Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other paper, other than process, upon him or her, and the notice or paper is served upon the party by mail or e-mail, three days shall be added to the prescribed period.

The Defendant's Answer Under federal rules, defendants generally have 21 days to file an answer after they are served with a complaint; the U.S. government has 60 or 90 days, depending on whether it has waived service.

You must file the answer within 30 days of being served. Answers for landlord-tenant matters must be filed within seven days.

A defendant shall serve his answer within 30 days after the service of the summons and complaint upon him, unless otherwise provided by statute.

The rules of discovery are set out in O.C.G.A. § 1716-1 thru O.C.G.A. § 17-16-23 known as the Criminal Procedure Discovery Act (?the Act?). The Act applies only to those cases in which the defendant elects by written notice to have it apply.

How Does Someone Request Discovery? Discovery requests must be made in the form of a written motion. The request must be submitted to the opposing party or the State if in a criminal case.

In order for a party to utilize the court's compulsory process to compel discovery, any desired discovery procedures must first be commenced promptly, pursued diligently and completed without unnecessary delay and within 6 months after the filing of the answer.

The discovery rule provides that the statute of limitations on bringing a claim does not begin to run until the date on which a claimant actually discovers (or should have discovered) an injury or loss?rather than on the date when the wrongful act giving rise to the injury or loss took place.

2) When does discovery start? In Georgia, discovery typically lasts six months from the date that the defendant files an Answer to your Complaint. This period is often extended by the parties or the court if the case involves complex issues or there are unforeseen delays.