Defendants Answer To Complaint (Pro Se)

(Del. Rev. 01/16) Pro Se Answer to Complaint IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE (In the space above enter the full name(s) of the plaintiff(s).) -against- Civ. Action No. (To be assigned by Clerk's Office) ANSWER TO COMPLAINT (Pro Se) (In the space above enter the full name(s) of the defendant(s). If you cannot fit the names of all of the defendants in the space provided, please write "see attached" in the space above and attach an additional sheet of paper with the full list of names. The names listed in the above caption must be identical to those contained in Section I. Do not include addresses here.) Jury Demand? 9Yes 9 No NOTICE Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 addresses the privacy and security concerns resulting from public access to electronic court files. Under this rule, papers filed with the court should not contain: an individual's full social security number or full birth date; the full name of a person known to be a minor; or a complete financial account number. A filing may include only: the last four digits of a social security number; the year of an individual's birth; a minor's initials; and the last four digits of a financial account number. Defendant(s) need not send exhibits, affidavits, grievance or witness statements, or any other materials to the Clerk's Office with this answer. Page 1 of 7 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com (Del. Rev. 01/16) Pro Se Answer to Complaint I.The Parties Filing This Answer to the Complaint Provide the information below for each defendant filing this answer or other response to the allegations in the plaintiff's complaint. Attach additional pages if needed. Name________________________________________________ Street Address________________________________________________ City and County________________________________________________ State and Zip Code________________________________________________ Telephone Number________________________________________________ E-mail Address________________________________________________ II.The Answer and Defenses to the Complaint A.Answering the Claims for Relief On a separate page or pages, write a short and plain statement of the answer to the allegations in the complaint. Number the paragraphs. The answer should correspond to each paragraph in the complaint, with paragraph 1 of the answer corresponding to paragraph 1 of the complaint, etc. For each paragraph in the complaint, state whether: the defendant admits the allegations in that paragraph; denies the allegations; lacks sufficient knowledge to admit or deny the allegations; or admits certain allegations but denies, or lacks sufficient knowledge to admit or deny, the rest. B.Presenting Defenses to the Claims for Relief Write a short and plain statement identifying the defenses to the claims, using one or more of the following alternatives that apply. 1.The court does not have subject-matter jurisdiction over the claims because (briefly explain why there is no federal-question jurisdiction or diversityof-citizenship jurisdiction; see the complaint form for more information) ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 2.The court does not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant because (briefly explain) ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com (Del. Rev. 01/16) Pro Se Answer to Complaint 3.The venue where the court is located is improper for this case because (briefly explain) ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 4.The defendant was served but the process--the form of the summons--was insufficient because (briefly explain) ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 5.The manner of serving the defendant with the summons and complaint was insufficient because (briefly explain) ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 6.The complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted because (briefly explain why the facts alleged, even if true, are not enough to show the plaintiff's right to recover) ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 7.Another party (name) __________________ needs to be joined (added) in the case. The reason is (briefly explain why joining another party is required) ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ a.If the basis for subject-matter jurisdiction is diversity of citizenship, state the effect of adding the other party: The other party is a citizen of the State of (name) _____________________. Or is a citizen of (foreign nation) 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com (Del. Rev. 01/16) Pro Se Answer to Complaint _____________________. The amount of damages sought from this other party is (specify the amount) _____________________. b.If the claim by this other party is based on an alleged violation of a federal constitutional or statutory right, state the basis: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ C.Asserting Affirmative Defenses to the Claims for Relief Identify an affirmative defense or avoidance that provides a basis for the defendant to avoid liability for one or more of the plaintiff's claims even if the basis for the claim is met. Any affirmative defense or avoidance must be identified in the answer. Include any of the following that apply, as well as any others that may apply. The plaintiff's claim for (specify the claim) __________________________________________________________________ _____