When a corrected complaint is served, the defendant's answer is typically due within 14 days.

When a corrected complaint is served, the defendant's answer is typically due within 14 days.

• A. 14 days
• B. 30 days
• C. 7 days
• D. 21 days

Answer: (A)

When a corrected (amended) pleading is served, the clock for a responsive answer resets. Under the Federal Rules, once the amended pleading is served, the other party must respond within 14 days after service of that amended pleading. This creates a new, shorter window focused on the updated allegations. The initial complaint usually carries a longer deadline to answer (in federal court, 21 days after service, unless rules or waivers say otherwise), but an amendment triggers a fresh 14-day period for responding. If the amendment was allowed as a matter of course, the timing can differ slightly only if the original deadline hasn’t expired, but the standard practice for an amended pleading is a 14-day response window.

When a corrected (amended) pleading is served, the clock for a responsive answer resets. Under the Federal Rules, once the amended pleading is served, the other party must respond within 14 days after service of that amended pleading. This creates a new, shorter window focused on the updated allegations. The initial complaint usually carries a longer deadline to answer (in federal court, 21 days after service, unless rules or waivers say otherwise), but an amendment triggers a fresh 14-day period for responding. If the amendment was allowed as a matter of course, the timing can differ slightly only if the original deadline hasn’t expired, but the standard practice for an amended pleading is a 14-day response window.