eCourts

eCourts is Magnolia City’s court system that is designed to be simple enough to allow anyone to bring a case before a judge, even without an attorney.
If you want to sue someone, all you have to do is file a complaint.

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File an Answer

City Court – Civil Answer

Section 1. Case Information

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If the case number does not exactly match the case number in the Complaint then your answer will not be filed, even if it is successfully submitted. It is in the format 20XXXXXX-XXXX

Section 2. Answer

Respond to each complaint the Plaintiff made in their Complaint, explaining your defense and why the court should not grant the Plaintiff’s request. You cannot be too descriptive.

Section 3. Verification and Submission

Not sure what this means? Select “Yes”.
This must match your name as registered with the Florida Bar.