Late counter response
I have a civil suit against me. I
counter sued with my lawyer. The
Plantiff lawyers took 69 days to
respond to my suit. 39 Days over the
time allowed. I wanted to file for a
default judgment but my lawyer did
not want to cause he said it would be
a waste of time. He said the judge
would probably just ask the other
side when they were going to file and
then he would dismiss the default. Is
this true. If it is why do they have
the 30 days rule and not follow it.
Re: Late counter response
That is one of the unfortunate truths about Tennessee courts. As a general rule, Tennessee courts are very forgiving about missing the deadline for filing an answer to a complaint or counter-complaint.
