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== D. Filing a Reply ==
== D. Filing a Reply ==


The Reply must be filed in the same registry where the Notice of Claim was filed139. There is a filing fee except where the defendant  admits and agrees to pay the entire claim or obtains a fee waiver.
The Reply must be filed in the same registry where the Notice of Claim was filed (Rule 3(3)). There is a filing fee except where the defendant  admits and agrees to pay the entire claim or obtains a fee waiver.


Generally, a Reply cannot be filed late however, in practice, the registry may allow a Reply to be filed late as long as the registrar has not made a default order or set a date for a hearing140.  
Generally, a Reply cannot be filed late however, in practice, the registry may allow a Reply to be filed late as long as the registrar has not made a default order or set a date for a hearing (Rule 3(4)(b)).


== E. Serving a Reply ==
== E. Serving a Reply ==


The registry will serve the Reply and Counterclaim, if any, on each of the other parties141.
The registry will serve the Reply and Counterclaim, if any, on each of the other parties141.

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