Rule 3 - Pleadings
Rule 3.2 - Style
1. The names and addresses of all the parties shall appear in the caption of all petitions. The nature of the suit shall appear in the heading of the case thereunder. In all other pleadings, motions and papers, only the names of the first-named parties need be given, with an appropriate abbreviation indicating other parties.
2. In order to expedite service of process, the Court requires additional information as follows:
a. If defendant's address is a rural route or rural post office box number of similar designation, set forth in a separate attachment or cover letter the directions to the location of defendant.
b. If a domestic corporation is a party defendant, set forth the address of the corporation and: (1) the names and addresses of its officers or, (2) the name and address of its registered agent or, (3) the name of an agent in charge of the office.
c. In those cases where a foreign corporation is a party defendant, set forth: (1) its registered agent or, (2) the address of a local office and the name of the officer in charge that may receive service.
3. All pleadings not electronically filed shall be securely fastened at the top left corner with a staple or other fastener. Pleadings shall not be bound along either side nor at the bottom. In all pleadings, the paragraphs and pages shall be regularly numbered. On pleadings filed subsequent to the original petition, the division in which said cause is pending shall be noted below the case file number. Pleadings need not be backed. The Departments of Civil and Criminal Records, as well as the Probate Division, shall not receive for filing any paper pleadings, motions or other papers unless there has been full compliance with this rule.
Effective 5/23/14