Rule 10 – Form of Pleadings

by | May 8, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Federal

(a) CAPTION; NAMES OF PARTIES. Every pleading must have a caption with the court’s name, a title, a file number, and a Rule 7(a) designation. The title of the complaint must name all the parties; the title of other pleadings, after naming the first party on each...

Rule 9 – Pleading Special Matters

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(a) CAPACITY OR AUTHORITY TO SUE; LEGAL EXISTENCE.(1)In General. Except when required to show that the court has jurisdiction, a pleading need not allege:(A) a party’s capacity to sue or be sued;(B) a party’s authority to sue or be sued in a representative...

Rule 8 – General Rules of Pleading

by | May 8, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Federal

(a) CLAIM FOR RELIEF. A pleading that states a claim for relief must contain: (1) a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court’s jurisdiction, unless the court already has jurisdiction and the claim needs no new jurisdictional support;(2) a short and...

Rule 7.1 – Disclosure Statement

by | May 8, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Federal

(a) WHO MUST FILE; CONTENTS. A nongovernmental corporate party must file 2 copies of a disclosure statement that:(1) identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation owning 10% or more of its stock; or(2) states that there is no such corporation.(b)...