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469 Counterclaim—response to answer
(1) A plaintiff to a counterclaim may file a response to an answer to the
Note See approved form 2.17 (Response to answer to counterclaim)
AF2006-262.
(2) 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).
Rule 470
(3) 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
(4) 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.