Click the Adversary hyperlink on the CM/ECF Main Menu.
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Click Answers...
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Click Complaint, 3rd, Cross, Counter hyperlink.
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Enter Case Number, click Next.
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Select the Party. If not found, click Add/Create New Party
Note: If this is your first time docketing on a case the following message will display:
"The following attorney/party associations do not exist for this case.
Please check which associations should be created for this case."
Place a check mark in the box to establish the association.
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Place a check mark in the box next to the complaint you are answering, click Next.
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Associate the pdf file of the Answer, click Next.
Check the appropriate box if the answer you are filing also contains a third-party, cross-claim or other counterclaim, click Next.
Does this filing include a third-party complaint? (If yes, click on the box)
Does this filing include a cross-claim ? (If yes, click on the box)
Does this filing include a counterclaim ? (If yes, click on the box)
If one of the above is checked the following screen appears:
Select from the following list the party(s) against whom you are filing this.
Select the Party: OR Select a Group:
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Edit the docket text if necessary.
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Click Next.
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Review final docket text.
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Click Next.