Rule 15 Pleading and Motions - Form Required

15.01 Designation of Trial Counsel and Attorney information

Every pleading, motion and memorandum filed shall have typed or printed thereon the name, address and telephone number and registration number of counsel filing the same. When counsel is a firm of attorneys, or where a single party is represented by attorneys from different firms, an attorney having primary responsibility for the case shall be designated as trial counsel.

When an attorney appears for the first time in a case the attorney shall file a notice of Appearance of Counsel, setting forth the name, address, telephone umber and registration number of the attorney and the name of the party or parties he will be representing.

15.02 Adding Parties

When a new party Plaintiff or Defendant is added to a case after the commencement thereof, the caption of the first pleading in which or after which such new party is added shall contain the name of such new party, together with his or its address followed by the designation of "New Party Plaintiff" or "New Party Defendant" as applicable.

15.03 Caption

Every pleading, motion and memorandum shall show the Case Number in the caption, the name of the Assigned Judge (or a place to insert the name in an initial filing) together with the nature of instrument, i.e. complaint, motion, etc. A three inch square in the upper right hand corner shall be left blank to accommodate the Clerk's filing stamp and microfiche or microfilm number.

15.04 Headings in Initial Pleading

Every initial pleading in a civil case shall contain one and only one of the following headings:

Every initial pleading in a domestic relations case shall contain on and only one of the following headings:

15.05 Paper size and Margins

Journal entries and attachments thereto shall be on 8½ inch by 11 inch paper and shall have a margin of at least ½ inch on the right side and at least 1 inch on top and bottom so that the paper can be copied. All documents shall be legible.

15.06 Journal Entry - Underline Judgments

Dollar amounts of judgments shall be underlined in the Journal Entry awarding judgment to give prominence to that portion of the entry; shall name each party against whom the judgment is awarded, plus the rate of interest and the date interest is to be computed from, together with the name of the party in whose favor the judgment runs. Failure to comply with this provision shall relieve the Clerk and Deputy Clerks of liability, civil or otherwise, for failure to record said judgment in the judgment docket, absent a praecipe ordering the judgment recorded.

15.07 Final Appealable Order - Designation and Incorporated Documents

When a final appealable order is filed, counsel shall so designate and shall underline the designation in the final entry. Failure to so designate shall reliever the Clerk's office of liability for failure to serve notice of the filing of a final appealable order.

Whenever a final appealable order purports to make a separate document a part of the final order, (separation agreement, shared parenting plan, etc.) a complete copy shall be attached to the final entry, so that it can be journalized along with the Final Entry. It shall be the attorney's responsibility to provide the copy for the entry. Reference to a document previously filed is not sufficient.

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