Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 7 — Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 7
Fed. R. Civ. P. 7 (Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
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Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.
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(a)PLEADINGS. Only these pleadings are allowed:
(1)a complaint;
(2)an answer to a complaint;
(3)an answer to a counterclaim designated as a counter-
claim;
(4)an answer to a crossclaim;
(5)a third-party complaint;
(6)an answer to a third-party complaint; and
(7)if the court orders one, a reply to an answer.
(b)MOTIONSANDOTHERPAPERS.
(1)In General. A request for a court order must be made by
motion. The motion must:
(A)be in writing unless made during a hearing or trial;
(B)state with particularity the grounds for seeking the
order; and
(C)state the relief sought.
(2)Form. The rules governing captions and other matters of
form in pleadings apply to motions and other papers.
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Advisory Committee Notes
(As amended Dec. 27, 1946, eff. Mar. 19, 1948; Jan. 21, 1963, eff. July 1, 1963; Apr. 28, 1983, eff. Aug. 1, 1983; Apr. 30, 2007, eff. Dec. 1, 2007.)