Filing court forms or other papers" means giving the papers to a court clerk or electronically filing them. You must fill out an Answer, serve the plaintiff, and file your Answer form with the court.Generally, this is due within 30 days after you were served. EFiling is going pretty smoothly. We have learned a lot. Effective immediately, for Civil, Family, and Probate eFilings, the upcoming hearing date must be included in the filing description box. A responsive pleading to a complaint or cross-complaint must be filed and served within thirty (30) days of service of the complaint or cross-complaint.