UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the <__________________> DISTRICT OF <__________________>
, Plaintiff(s) v. , Defendant(s) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Civil Action No.
ANSWER PRESENTING DEFENSES UNDER RULE 12(b) Responding to Allegations in the Complaint 1. 2. Defendant admits the allegations in paragraphs <________>. Defendant lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief about the truth of the allegations in paragraphs <________>. Defendant admits in paragraph <________> and denies or lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief about the truth of the rest of the paragraph. Failure to State a Claim 4. The complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Failure to Join a Required Party 5. If there is a debt, it is owed jointly by the defendant and , who is a citizen of <________>. This person can be made a party without depriving this court of jurisdiction over the existing parties. Affirmative Defense – Statute of Limitations 6. The plaintiff's claim is barred by the statute of limitations because it arose more than <____> years before this action was commenced. Counterclaim 7. Crossclaim 8.
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