This page explains how a defendant or a respondent in a lawsuit can file an answer to protect their rights. Plaintiff alleges: 1.Plaintiff is a Utah corporation with its principal place of business in Salt Lake. Plaintiffs have submitted the required fees for such. The complaint also has to list a prayer for relief in which the plaintiff asks the court for what he or she wants in damages. A pleading that states a claim for relief must contain: (1) a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court's jurisdiction. Here you would copy the same heading from the complaint except change complaint to answer. I would also request a jury trial. It's your request for what action you want the court to take. 78B-3-409 Ad damnum clause prohibited in complaint.