Minnesota Contract Dispute: Answer
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If you, or your client, are [[served]] a [[complaint]] as a [[defendant]] in a [[Minnesota]] state court, then you will need to draft an [[Answer]]. A copy of your completed, signed and verified answer must be served on the opposing party or her attorney within 20 days after you receive the [[summons]] and complaint. After the papers are served, you must file the original Answer and the [[affidavit of service]] with the court and pay a filing fee (currently $320.00). You may obtain a waiver of the fees if you meet certain financial guidelines. | If you, or your client, are [[served]] a [[complaint]] as a [[defendant]] in a [[Minnesota]] state court, then you will need to draft an [[Answer]]. A copy of your completed, signed and verified answer must be served on the opposing party or her attorney within 20 days after you receive the [[summons]] and complaint. After the papers are served, you must file the original Answer and the [[affidavit of service]] with the court and pay a filing fee (currently $320.00). You may obtain a waiver of the fees if you meet certain financial guidelines. | ||
| - | Below is an example of what an [[Answer]] filed in [[Hennepin County]], in the state of Minnesota, should look like. | + | Below is an example of what an [[Answer]] filed in [[Hennepin County]], in the state of Minnesota, should look like. To see the relevant hypothetical facts and prior [[pleading]] to which this example Answer is based, look at the [[Minnesota_Contract_Dispute:_Complaint|Complaint]]. |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Minnesota_Contract_Dispute:_Complaint|Minnesota Contract Dispute: Complaint]] | + | *[[Minnesota_Contract_Dispute:_Complaint|Minnesota Contract Dispute: Complaint] |
| + | *[[Minnesota Contract Dispute: Answer]] | ||
| + | *[[Minnesota Contract Dispute: Interrogatories]] | ||
| + | *[[Minnesota Contract Dispute: Request for Admissions]] | ||
| + | *[[Minnesota Contract Dispute: Request for Production]] | ||
*[http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=1661 Answering a Summons and Complaint in Ramsey County] | *[http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=1661 Answering a Summons and Complaint in Ramsey County] | ||
Revision as of 03:34, 22 July 2010
If you, or your client, are served a complaint as a defendant in a Minnesota state court, then you will need to draft an Answer. A copy of your completed, signed and verified answer must be served on the opposing party or her attorney within 20 days after you receive the summons and complaint. After the papers are served, you must file the original Answer and the affidavit of service with the court and pay a filing fee (currently $320.00). You may obtain a waiver of the fees if you meet certain financial guidelines.
Below is an example of what an Answer filed in Hennepin County, in the state of Minnesota, should look like. To see the relevant hypothetical facts and prior pleading to which this example Answer is based, look at the Complaint.
Sample Answer for Contract Dispute in Minnesota
See also
- [[Minnesota_Contract_Dispute:_Complaint|Minnesota Contract Dispute: Complaint]
- Minnesota Contract Dispute: Answer
- Minnesota Contract Dispute: Interrogatories
- Minnesota Contract Dispute: Request for Admissions
- Minnesota Contract Dispute: Request for Production
- Answering a Summons and Complaint in Ramsey County