The criminal case against former NFL quarterback and former Fox analyst Mark Sanchez is moving quickly. The civil case is moving more slowly, as civil cases usually do.

This week, the parent company of St. Elmo Steak House in Indianapolis filed a response to a civil complaint accusing the establishment of serving Sanchez alcohol when he was visibly intoxicated or impaired .

As expected, St. Elmo denies liability. That happens in virtually every civil case that is ever filed. The plaintiff makes a series of allegations in the complaint, and the defendant denies all of the important ones in the answer — regardless of whether the facts eventually show otherwise.

It’s a simple process of framing the case, with the defendant also adding a typically long list of boilerplate “affirmati

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