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The phrase "a reply was filed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal or formal contexts to indicate that a response has been officially submitted or recorded.
Example: "After the hearing, a reply was filed with the court to address the concerns raised by the opposing party."
Alternatives: "a response was submitted" or "a reply was submitted."
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Except in very exceptional circumstances, after the sur-reply is filed (if permitted), courts will allow no more briefing on the motion.
No relief shall be granted to the plaintiff unless a reply has been filed.
(Participant 21, HCP) "If a reply was requested.
Not all correspondents would receive a reply — a number were filed in what Edison called his "nut file". But most did get a written letter from Edison's office, prepared by men who were full-time secretaries.
The town has until Wednesday to reply to the lawsuit, which was filed last month.
The deputy ethics counselor at the Department of Health and Human Services, to whom the complaint was filed, did not reply to a VICE News request for comment.
The prime minister replied by mocking Corbyn for his handwritten tax return, which was filed late, incurring a £100 fine.
The court declined to permit this amended reply to be filed, but entered an order making it a part of the record.
One of the errors relied upon is the failure of the court to permit appellant's amended reply to be filed, wherein it attempted to plead that appellee was estopped by his conduct, in selling the wheat, from claiming that he threshed it at a later date, or that appellant was not damaged by reason of the breach of the contract.
Under FRCP 8(b)(6), allegations to which a reply is not required are considered avoided or denied and a plaintiff may controvert them at trial, while allegations to which a reply is required are taken as admitted if not denied in the reply or if a reply is not filed.
Our outside counsel will work with the board and management team to develop a formal reply, which ultimately will be filed with the court.
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