Rule 10 Form of Pleadings
Article III: Pleadings and Motions
Rule Text
Caption; Name of Parties. Every pleading must contain a caption with the name of the court, the title of the action, the file number, and a designation as set forth in Rule 7(e). In the complaint, the title of the action must 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.
Paragraphs; Separate Statements. All allegations of claim or defense must be made in numbered paragraphs, the contents of each of which must 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 must be stated in a separate count or defense if doing so would promote clarity.
Adoption by Reference; Exhibits. Statements in a pleading may be adopted by reference or 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 of the pleading for all purposes.