Rule 5 Defendant’s Counterclaim

(a) No formal pleadings other than the claim and order are necessary. The defendant may file a claim in the same proceeding in an amount less than $1,000. In the event the defendant files such a claim in the proceeding, he shall serve a copy of his claim on the plaintiff at least five days before the hearing date, unless the plaintiff has served him 10 days or less before the hearings date, in which case he shall serve a copy of his claim at least one day before hearing date. Defendant shall file and serve his claim in the manner provided for filing and serving a claim under 4 DCR.

(b) (REPEALED). Effective November 20, 1993