Rev. 3/08/2024
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An answer is a formal written statement by a defendant responding to a complaint or motion allowed under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7012.
The party must use the below event to file an answer or response to a complaint, third-party complaint, counterclaim, or cross-claim.
When a responding party is a corporation, the party must file a Corporate Ownership Statement. See Corporate Ownership Statement. |
Docket Event:
[Adversary > Answer > Complaint, 3rd, cross, counter]
| Entity | Deadline |
| The defendant |
30 days after the issuance of the summons in which to serve an answer or make a motion allowed under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7012, except when a different time is prescribed by the court.
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| The United States, its agencies, and its officers |
35 days after the issuance of the summons in which to serve an answer or make a motion allowed under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7012
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| A foreign country | The court must prescribe the time for service of the answer when service of a complaint is made by publication or upon a party. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7012(a) |
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