Alaska

Civil Procedure

Civil Procedure

Rule 10 – Form of Pleadings

(a)Caption – Names of Parties. Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the title of the court, the judicial district in which the action is filed, the city in which the court is located, the title of the action (i.e., the names of the parties), the case number, and a designation as in Rule 7(a). In the complaint the title of the action shall include the names of all the parties, but in other pleadings it is sufficient to state the name of the first party on each side with appropriate indication of other parties. When identifying parties in the complaint, the plaintiff shall include as much of each party’s full legal name as is known to the plaintiff.
(b)Paragraphs – Separate Statements. All averments of claim or defense shall be made in numbered paragraphs, the contents of each of which shall be limited as far as practicable to a statement of a single set of circumstances; and a paragraph may be referred to by number in all succeeding pleadings. Each claim founded upon a separate transaction or occurrence and each defense other than denials shall be stated in a separate count or defense whenever a separation facilitates the clear presentation of the matters set forth.
(c)Adoption by Reference – Exhibits. Statements in a pleading may be adopted by reference in a different part of the same pleading or in another pleading or in any motion. A copy of any written instrument which is an exhibit to a pleading is a part thereof for all purposes.
(d)Title of Pleading – Citation of Statute. A party filing a complaint, counterclaim, or cross-claim seeking relief under any specific statute is required to cite the statute relied upon in parentheses following the title of the pleading or in the heading for the section asserting the statutory claim.
(e)Conformity With Rule 76. All pleadings shall be prepared and filed in conformity with the provisions of Rule 76 as well as this rule.

Alaska R. Civ. P. 10

Adopted by SCO 5 October 9, 1959; amended by SCO 1415 effective October 15, 2000

AS 10.06.915, as enacted by ch. 166, ยง 1, SLA 1988, amended Civil Rule 10 by requiring that certain documents be attached to a complaint that appeals the disapproval of a writing under AS 10.06.915 by the commissioner of commerce and economic development.