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Section 1. Pleadings defined – “Pleadings are the written statements of the respective claims and
defenses of the parties submitted to the court for appropriate judgment.”
AM No. 11-9-4-SC, (court bound papers) shall be written in single space with a one-and-a-half
space between paragraphs, using an easy readable font style of the parties choice, of 14-size font, and
on a 13 inch by 8.5 inch white bond paper; that the parties shall maintain the following margins on all
court-bound papers: a left hand margin of 1.5 inches from the edge; an upper margin of 1.2 inches from
the edge; a right hand margin of 1 inch from the edge and a lower margin of 1 inch from the edge; and
that every page must be consecutively numbered.
Section 2. Pleadings Allowed – “ The claims of a party are asserted in a complaint, counter claim, cross-
claim, third (fourth, etc)-party complaint, or complaint-in-intervention.
The defenses of a party are alleged in the answer to the pleading asserting a claim against him
or her.
An answer may be responded to by a reply only if the defending party attaches an actionable
document to the answer.”
Different kinds of initiatory pleadings as per AC No. 04-94 effective April 1, 1994.:
Aside from the above-mentioned documents, an answer, reply and or rejoinder are also kinds of
pleadings that are allowed by Section 2 for filing. Reply is allowed only if the answer attaches an
actionable document, and rejoinder if the filed reply also attaches an actionable document.
If a third (fourth, etc)-party complaint is filed against a person not a party to the action (called
the 3 or 4th party defendant) for contribution, indemnity, subrogation, or any other relief, in respect of
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his/her opponents claim, it should always be with leave of court. The filing of this kind of pleading is
allowed only with the courts permission.