We can provide you with samples of court forms that are available. • We can provide you with guidance on how to fill out forms.Defendant(s) must file an answer to the complaint along with the appropriate filing fee within 35 days after service of the complaint. This guide is intended to be a summary of basic discovery procedures. In Middlesex County, discovery can be obtained through our eDiscovery Portal. Discovery is the factfinding stage before trial, where the parties try to gather as much relevant information as possible from each other. In many civil actions, before the case is resolved there takes place a process known as pretrial discovery. This summary describes this process. For one or both parties when discovery is complete in divorce, divorce modification or separate support case to voluntarily request a settlement conference. New Jersey Rules of Civil Procedure - Motion to Dismiss Middlesex - Superior Court of New Jersey - Local and Federal Court Rules Made Easy.