Rule 2-302 – Pleadings Allowed

May 13, 2021 | Civil Prodcedure, Maryland

There shall be a complaint and an answer. There may be a counterclaim, a cross-claim, and a third-party complaint. There shall be an answer to any counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party complaint. No other pleading shall be allowed except that the court may order a reply to an answer. Demurrers, pleas, and replications are abolished.

Md. R. Civ. P. Cir. Ct. 2-302

This Rule is new and is derived from the 1963 version of Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.

Adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended Nov. 12, 2003, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.

HISTORICAL NOTES

2003 Orders

The November 12, 2003, order amended the source note.