In the event the debtor appears and answers, what procedure is followed?
A. After an answer has been filed in Small Claims Court, the Court Administrator schedules the small claims case immediately for trial. In District Court, the parties would engage in discovery by filing Interrogatories, Request for Production of Documents, Request for Admissions, and, if necessary, depositions. Interrogatories consist of a list of written questions served by one party on the other. Request for Production of Documents merely request that the debtor produce such documents that would substantiate their alleged defense. Request for Admissions are requests to the debtor demanding that the debtor admit or deny the truth of certain statements. (It should be noted that if debtor does not respond to the Request for Admissions within 30 days, the Requests are deemed admitted).
