by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Claims for relief. A pleading which sets forth a claim for relief, whether an original claim, counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party claim, shall contain (1) a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief and (2) a demand...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Pleadings. There shall be a complaint and an answer; a reply to a counterclaim denominated as such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim; a thirdparty complaint, if a person who was not an original party is served under the provisions...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Computation. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these Rules, by order of Court, or by statute, the day of the act, event, or default after which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Service: When required. Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, every order required by its terms to be served, every pleading subsequent to the original complaint unless the Court otherwise orders because of numerous defendants, every paper relating to...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Issuance of writs. Upon the commencement of an action, the Clerk of the Court shall forthwith cause to issue the process specified in the praecipe and shall cause to deliver for service to the sheriff of the county or counties specified in the praecipe or to a...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Complaint and praecipe. Except amicable actions, an action is commenced by filing with the Clerk of the Court a complaint or, if required by statute, a petition or statement of claim, all hereafter to be referred to as a “complaint” and a praecipe...
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