Rule 10 – Form of Pleadings

(a) Caption; Names of Parties. Every pleading must have a caption with the court’s name, the county, a title, a case number, and a Rule 7(a) designation. The caption of the complaint must name all the parties; the caption of other pleadings, after naming the...

Rule 9 – Pleading Special Matters

(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...

Rule 8 – General Rules of Pleading

(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

(a)Who Must File; Contents. A nongovernmental party, except for a natural person, must file a disclosure statement that: (1) identifies any parent entity and any publicly held entity owning 10% or more of the party’s stock or other ownership interest; or(2)...