Counterclaim—response to answer
469 Counterclaim—response to answer
A plaintiff to a counterclaim may file a response to an answer to the counterclaim.
See approved form 2.17 (Response to answer to counterclaim)
AF2006-262.
It is not necessary for a party to file a response only for the purpose of denying the allegations in the answer to the counterclaim (that is, to join issue on the answer).
The response must be filed not later than 14 days after the day the answer to the counterclaim is served on the plaintiff to the counterclaim.
Rule 6351 (Time—extending and shortening by court order) provides for the extending of time by the court.
The plaintiff to the counterclaim must serve a sealed copy of the response on the defendant to the counterclaim at the defendant’s address for service on the day it is filed.
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