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There are three steps to respond to the Summons and Complaint. Answer each issue listed in the Complaint. Assert affirmative defenses. File one copy of the Answer document with the court and serve the plaintiff with another copy.
Be brief. Answer the allegations in the complaint with one or two sentences. Again remember that the statements you make in your answer can be used as admissions against you. Your response to the allegations in the complaint may admit part of the statement in the specific paragraph and deny part.
On a separate page or pages, write a short and plain statement of the answer to the allegations in the complaint. Number the paragraphs. The answer should correspond to each paragraph in the complaint, with paragraph 1 of the answer corresponding to paragraph 1 of the complaint, etc.
Answering the lawsuit can be as simple as drafting a document and writing 'admit' or 'deny' or ?without knowledge? in correlation to each numbered paragraph in the summons. Your answer to the lawsuit must address every allegation individually.
After discussing the claim with the plaintiff's attorney, the defendant must file an answer to the complaint. The answer tells the court in what ways the plaintiff's prima facie case is defective and to assert any affirmative defenses.