Click the Adversary hyperlink on the CM/ECF Main Menu.
Click Answers...
Click Complaint, 3rd, Cross, Counter hyperlink.
Enter Case Number, click Next.
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.
Place a check mark in the box next to the complaint you are answering, click Next.
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:
Edit the docket text if necessary.
Click Next.
Review final docket text.
Click Next.