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Defendant’s Brief

M.D. Pa. LR 83.40.5

Within thirty (30) days after service of plaintiff’s brief, defendant shall file and serve upon opposing counsel a brief which responds specifically to each issue raised by the plaintiff. The response shall not address matters not put at issue by the plaintiff. Defendant shall not include a “statement of the case,” described above, unless plaintiff’s statement is inaccurate or incomplete. In that event, defendant need only address those limited areas.
Official source: https://www.pamd.uscourts.gov/sites/pamd/files/LR120114.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23