RULE CR 10
FORM OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS
(a) Caption. Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name
of the court, the title of the action, the file number if known to the
person signing it, and an identification as to the nature of the
pleading or other paper.
(1) Names of Parties. 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 an appropriate indication of other parties.
(2) Unknown Names. When the plaintiff is ignorant of the name of the
defendant, it shall be so stated in his pleading, and such
defendant may be designated in any pleading or proceeding by any
name, and when his true name shall be discovered, the pleading or
proceeding may be amended accordingly.
(3) Unknown Heirs. When the heirs of any deceased person are proper
parties defendant to any action relating to real property in this
state, and when the names and residences of such heirs are
unknown, such heirs may be proceeded against under the name and
title of the "unknown heirs" of the deceased. In any action
brought to determine any adverse claim, estate, lien, or interest
in real property, or to quiet title to real property, unknown
parties shall be designated as "also all other persons or parties
unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in
the real estate described in the complaint herein."
(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) Format Requirements. [Reserved. See GR 14.]
(e) Format Recommendations. It is recommended that all pleadings and other
papers include or provide for the following:
(1) Service and Filing. Space should be left at the top of the first
page to provide on the right half space for the clerk's filing
stamp, and space at the left half for acknowledging the receipt
of copies.
(2) Title. All pleadings under the space under the docket number
should contain a title indicating their purpose and party
presenting them. For example:
USE DO NOT USE
Petition for Dissolution Petition
Defendant's Motion for Support, etc. Motion
Order for Support Order
Plaintiff's Trial Brief Trial Brief
(3) Bottom Notation. At the left side of the bottom of each page of
all pleadings and other papers an abbreviated name of the
pleading or other paper should be repeated, followed by the page
number. At the right side of the bottom of the first page of each
pleading or other paper the name, mailing address and telephone
number of the attorney or firm preparing the paper should be
printed or typed.
(4) Typed Names. The names of all persons signing a pleading or other
paper should be typed under their signatures.
(5) Headings and Subheadings. Headings and subheadings should be used
for all paragraphs which shall be numbered with roman and/or
arabic numerals.
(6) Numbered Paper. Use numbered paper.
(f) Personal Idenifiers Prohibited. [Reserved. See GR 31(e).]
(g) Unpublished Opinions. [Reserved. See GR 14.1.]
[Amended effective September 1, 1990; September 1, 2007.]
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