A Practice Note on drafting a federal district court answer according to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). This Note explains how to compute and extend the time to answer, draft the caption, demand a jury trial, structure the body of the answer, respond to the complaint's allegations, assert defenses (including affirmative defenses), and serve and file the answer. This Note also explains how to prepare the defendant's Rule 7.1 corporate disclosure statement, and addresses when and how a plaintiff may reply to an answer.