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2. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - Wikipedia

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   The plaintiff's original pleading is called a complaint. The defendant's original pleading is called an answer. Rule 8(a) sets out the plaintiff's requirements for a claim: a "short and plain statement" of jurisdiction, a "short and plain statement" of the claim, and a demand for judgment. It also allows relief in the alternative, so the ...

3. Reply (legal term) - Wikipedia

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   So, if a defendant impleads a party, this new party is the third-party defendant and the original defendant is the third-party plaintiff. The third-party plaintiff must file a complaint on the third-party defendant, who then must answer. The court may order a reply to this third-party defendant's answer.

4. Answer (law) - Wikipedia

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   It may have been preceded by an optional "pre-answer" motion to dismiss or demurrer; if such a motion is unsuccessful, the defendant must file an answer to the complaint or risk an adverse default judgment. In a criminal case, there is usually an arraignment or some other kind of appearance before the defendant comes to court.

5. Pleading (United States) - Wikipedia

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   An answer to a complaint; An answer to a counterclaim designated as a counterclaim; An answer to a crossclaim; A third-party complaint; An answer to a third-party complaint; and; If the court orders one, a reply to an answer. Any other document that requests a court order is referred to as a motion.

6. Pleading - Wikipedia

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   A case would begin with a complaint in which the plaintiff alleged the facts entitling him to relief, then the defendant would file any one of a variety of pleas as an answer, followed by a replication from the plaintiff, a rejoinder from the defendant, a surrejoinder from the plaintiff, a rebutter from the defendant, and a surrebutter from the ...

7. Default judgment - Wikipedia

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   The defendant's name is also entered onto a register (although if they pay within a month it will be removed) which is open to everyone, and is particularly used to vet the credit-worthiness of people. In the case of Masters v Leaver [5] it was held that a judgment in default means just that – it is a judgment obtained due to default. It does ...