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_________________________________________ County, Colorado Court Address: Plaintiff(s):
v.

Defendant(s): COURT USE ONLY Case Number:

Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address):

Phone Number: E-mail: FAX Number: Atty. Reg.#: Division Courtroom ANSWER UNDER SIMPLIFIED CIVIL PROCEDURE (including counterclaim(s) and/or cross claim(s))
The Defendant(s) _____________________________________________________________________________________, answer(s) the complaint as follows: 1. The amount of damages claimed to be due to the Plaintiff(s) by the complaint in this action is not due and owing for the following reasons:

OR the Plaintiff(s) is/are not entitled to possession of the property and Defendant(s) is/are entitled to retain possession for the following reasons:

OR

the injunctive relief requested by the Plaintiff(s) should not be allowed for the following reasons:

2.

(If applicable) the Defendant(s), ______________________________________________________________________, assert(s) the following counterclaim(s) or setoff(s) against the Plaintiff(s):

3.

(If applicable) the Defendant(s) ______________________________________________________________________, assert(s) the following cross claim(s) against ____________________________________________________________, named Defendant(s) (you are limited to the jurisdiction of the court):

4.

If a counterclaim is asserted above, you must check one of the following statements: ! The amount of the counterclaim does not exceed the jurisdiction of the court (County Court filing fee required). ! The amount of the counterclaim does exceed the jurisdiction of the court, but I wish to limit my recovery to the jurisdiction of the court (County Court filing fee required). ! The amount of the counterclaim does exceed the jurisdiction of the court, and I wish the case transferred to the District Court (District Court filing fee required).

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5.

The Defendant(s)

!

does (do) ! does (do) not

demand trial by jury (if demand is made a jury fee must be paid).

WARNING: ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. IN SOME CASES, A REQUEST FOR A JURY TRIAL MAY BE DENIED PURSUANT TO LAW EVEN THOUGH A JURY FEE HAS BEEN PAID. Note: All Defendants filing this answer must sign unless the answer is signed by an attorney.

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Signature of Defendant(s)

___________________________________________
Signature of Attorney for Defendant(s) (if applicable)

Address(es) of Defendant(s): ________________________________________________________________________________ Phone Number(s) of Defendant(s): _____________________________________________________________________________

CERTIFICATE OF MAILING

I certify that a true copy of the answer was mailed, postage prepaid, to ____________________________________________ (Plaintiff(s) or attorney), at ___________________________________________________________________ (address(es)), on _____________________ (date).

___________________________________________ Defendant(s) or Attorney for Defendant(s) Signature

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