What happens after I file an answer?

After you file an answer with the court

• The court clerk will give or mail you a court date for you and the plaintiff to come back to court.
  • This will probably be for a Case Management Conference or a Pre-Trial Hearing. 
  • If you do not get a date 30 days after you have filed your answer, call the clerk's office at your court. Ask them for the date. 
• If you or the plaintff filed a Motion, you will probably go back to court sooner.  Look for a "Hearing Date" listed in any motion you get.

If your case is in small claims court

Go to court on the date in the summons.