Granna wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:39 pm
Meaning? Good or bad for JD?
Part of the process. He filed a summons/complaint and now she has to answer it.
Everything else she’s done has been to dismiss it. But even though the judge was dealing with her venue motion and demurrer, he never stayed (or stopped) discovery
Rule 3:8 - Answers, Pleas, Demurrers and Motions, Va. R. Sup. Ct. 3:8 (“
a) Response Requirement. A defendant shall file pleadings in response within 21 days after service of the summons and complaint upon that defendant, or if service of the summons has been timely waived on request under Code § 8.01-286.1, within 60 days after the date when the request for waiver was sent, or within 90 days after that date if the defendant was addressed outside the Commonwealth. A demurrer, plea, motion to dismiss, and motion for a bill of particulars shall each be deemed a pleading in response for the count or counts addressed therein. If a defendant files no other pleading than the answer, it shall be filed within said time. An answer shall respond to the paragraphs of the complaint. A general denial of the entire complaint or plea of the general issue shall not be permitted.
(b) Response After Demurrer, Plea or Motion. When the court has entered its order overruling all motions, demurrers and other pleas filed by a defendant, such defendant shall, unless the defendant has already done so, file an answer within 21 days after the entry of such order, or within such shorter or longer time as the court may prescribe.