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Question: How do I answer to a complaint in a civil justice court? Is memorandum in response or memorandum in reply the same as a response/answer?

Answer: Justice courts permit oral answers to a complaint. A.R.S. § 22-215. A written Answer is not usually in a memorandum form. The requirements for an Answer are set forth in Rule 8 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure.

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