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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Catelli v. Fleetwood, 842 A.2d 1078 (2004)

Citation
Catelli v. Fleetwood, 842 A.2d 1078 (2004)
Parent Document
Catelli v. Fleetwood, 842 A.2d 1078 (2004)
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date
2004-03-11

Full Text

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Rule 12(a) of the District Court Civil Rules, as well as its counterpart Rule 12(a)(1)(A) of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure, requires a defendant to serve an answer within twenty days after the summons and complaint are served. Rule 8(b) of both the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure and District Court Civil Rules require that “[a] party shall state in short and plain terms [the party’s] defenses to each claim asserted and shall admit or deny the averments upon which the adverse party relies[,]” and both versions of Rule 8(c) state that “a party shall set forth affirmatively * * * any * * * matter constituting an * * * affirmative defense.”