California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Miller v. Bernie, F067619 (Cal. App. 2014):
8. The court also relied on the fact that defendant had failed to submit an "answer, motion, or other pleading, as required by statute ...." (Sakaguchi v. Sakaguchi, supra, 173 Cal.App.4th at p. 862.) That consideration does not apply here, as defendant did lodge an answer with the court.
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