Your answer should include the court name, case name, case number, and your affirmative defenses. Print three copies of your answer. File one with the clerk's office and mail (or “serve”) one to the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney. The plaintiff is the debt collector, creditor, or law firm suing you.
In such cases, a party may seek relief to protect or enforce their legal rights even in the absence of a direct injury. For example, relief can be sought through a declaratory judgment, where a court is asked to determine the legal rights or status of parties without ordering any specific action or awarding damages.
In an action for a declaratory judgment, the demand for relief in the complaint shall specify the rights and other legal relations on which a declaration is requested and state whether further or consequential relief is or could be claimed and the nature and extent of any such relief which is claimed.
For example, if a person is injured in a car accident, they may file a lawsuit against the driver who caused the accident. In their complaint, they would include a prayer for relief asking for compensation for their medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
The prayer for relief is the part of complaint where a plaintiff states the damages or other remedies it is seeking from the court in a lawsuit. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a)(3) requires that a plaintiff's pleadings contains a prayer for relief. The prayer is often located at the end of the complaint.
In order to establish negligence, you must be able to prove four “elements”: a duty, a breach of that duty, causation and damages. Duty: You must first prove that the person against whom your claim is made owed a duty to you.
The four main types of negligence include: Comparative Negligence. In many cases, both parties can be found partially at fault in an incident. Contributory Negligence. Gross Negligence: This is an egregious, reckless form of negligence that disregards the safety and well-being of others. Vicarious Negligence.
State briefly and precisely what damages or other relief the plaintiff asks the court to order. Do not make legal arguments. Include any basis for claiming that the wrongs alleged are continuing at the present time. Include the amounts of any actual damages claimed for the acts alleged and the basis for these amounts.
State as briefly as possible the facts showing that each plaintiff is entitled to the damages or other relief sought. State how each defendant was involved and what each defendant did that caused the plaintiff harm or violated the plaintiff's rights, including the dates and places of that involvement or conduct.