Maryland Answer to Complaint/Petition/Motion CC-DR 50 — Instructions are used to respond to a complaint, petition, or motion filed in a Maryland court. The instructions provide step-by-step directions for filing an answer, including: what to include in the answer, how to serve the answer on the other parties, and what to do after the answer is filed. There are four types of Maryland Answer to Complaint/Petition/Motion CC-DR 50 — Instructions: (1) Answer and Counterclaim, (2) Answer and Cross-Claim, (3) Answer and Third-Party Complaint, and (4) Answer to Motion. The Answer and Counterclaim is used by the defendant to respond to the complaint and includes a counterclaim against the plaintiff. The Answer and Cross-Claim is used by a defendant to respond to a complaint and includes a claim against another defendant. The Answer and Third-Party Complaint is used by a defendant to respond to a complaint and includes a claim against a third party. The Answer to Motion is used by a defendant to respond to a motion filed by the plaintiff.
Maryland Answer to Complaint/Petition/Motion CC-DR 50 - Instructions
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Rule 2-321. A party shall file an answer to an original complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third- party claim within 30 days after being served, except as provided by sections (b) and (c) of this Rule. (b) Exceptions.
Rule 1-321. Except as otherwise provided in these rules or by order of court, every pleading and other paper filed after the original pleading shall be served upon each of the parties.
The person served with the complaint has 30 days to answer, if they are served in Maryland; 60 days to answer, if they are served out of this State; and 90 days to answer, if they are served outside the United States.
DISTRICT COURTS In the Maryland district court, a defendant must respond to a complaint by filing a notice of intention to defend within 15 days after service of the complaint (Md. Rule 3-307). However, a defendant has 60 days to file the notice if the defendant is: ? Served outside of the state.
(b) Response. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a party against whom a motion is directed shall file any response within 15 days after being served with the motion, or within the time allowed for a party's original pleading pursuant to Rule 2-321(a), whichever is later.
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.
How to Respond to a Case File a Notice of Intention to Defend: You must file this within 15 days of receiving the summons. The Notice is on the bottom half of the summons.File a Counterclaim, Cross-claim, or a Third-Party Complaint.
Rule 2-323 - Answer (a) Content. A claim for relief is brought to issue by filing an answer. Every defense of law or fact to a claim for relief in a complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim shall be asserted in an answer, except as provided by Rule 2-322.