Rule 34 – Report

(Applicable to cases initiated on or after September 7, 2004)If, prior to trial, or, with the consent of the defendant, after conviction of the defendant, a question of law arises which the trial judge determines is so important or doubtful as to require the decision...

Rule 8 – General Rules of Pleading

(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...

Rule 7 – Pleadings Allowed: Form of Motions

(a) Pleadings. There shall be a complaint and (except as provided by law) an answer, and a trustee’s answer under oath if trustee process is used; a reply to a counterclaim denominated as such, an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim; a...