Beaumont Texas Defendant's Original Answer
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(TRCP 194.1). A party must respond within 30 days from service of the request, unless the defendant is served before its answer is due, in which event, defendant has 50 days after service to respond. (TRCP 194.3a).
Rule 92. General Denial (1985) A general denial of matters pleaded by the adverse party which are not required to be denied under oath, shall be sufficient to put the same in issue.
Counting from the day you were served, you have 20 days plus the following Monday, at 10 a.m. to file an answer. If you do not file an answer by the deadline, the Plaintiff can ask the court to enter a default judgment against you.
After you file an answer with the court The court clerk will give or mail you a court date for you and the plaintiff to come back to court. This will probably be for a Case Management Conference or a Pre-Trial Hearing.
A response and brief to an opposed motion must be filed within 21 days from the date the motion is filed. Time for Reply Briefs. Unless otherwise directed by the presiding judge, a party who has filed an opposed motion may file a reply brief within 14 days from the date the response is filed.
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 99(b) instructs, ?The citation shall direct the defendant to file a written answer to the plaintiff's petition on or before a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of twenty days after the date of service thereof.?
The defendant has 21 days to answer unless the defendant is the United States or an employee thereof. Then the answer is due in 60 days. The answer is filed with the Clerk of Court and the plaintiff is served a copy of it. Default judgment may be granted if the defendant does not file the answer timely.
After you file the Answer, the Petitioner must send you written notice of the date and time of any court hearings and give you a copy of any papers he or she filed in the case. You have a limited time to file your Answer.