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KENTUCKY
RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
RULE 7 - PLEADINGS ALLOWED; FORM OF MOTIONS
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7.01 PLEADINGS
There shall be a complaint and an answer; a reply to counterclaim
denominated as such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer
contains a cross-claim; a third-party complaint, if leave is given
under Rule 14 to summon a person who was not an original party; and
a third-party answer, if a third-party complaint is served. No other
pleading shall be allowed, except that the court may order a reply
to an answer or a third-party answer.
[Adopted eff.
7-1-53]
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7.02 MOTIONS AND OTHER PAPERS
(1) An application to the court for an order shall be by motion
which, unless made during a hearing or trial, shall be made in
writing, shall state with particularity the grounds therefor, and
shall set forth the relief or order sought. The requirement of
writing is fulfilled if the motion is stated in a written notice of
the hearing of the motion.
(2) The rules applicable to captions, signing, and other matters of
form of pleadings apply to all motions and other papers provided for
by these rules.
(3) Demurrers, pleas and exceptions for insufficiency of a pleading
shall not be used.
(4) Except for exhibits and printed briefs, all pleadings and papers
filed in the courts shall be typewritten in black type no smaller
than 12 point on unglazed white paper 8 1/2 by 11 inches in
dimension, leaving at least a double space between lines, a 1 1/2
inch margin on the left side, and shall be clearly readable. This
requirement shall not apply to computer printouts or similar
reproductions prescribed by the Administrative Office of the Courts
for use in the district court or to orders, judgments and other
papers routinely prepared by the circuit and district courts.
[Amended by Order
95-1, eff. 11-1-95; prior amendments eff. 1-1-89, 10-1-82, 7-1-81,
9-1-80, 6-1-78, 1-1-78; adopted eff. 7-1-53]
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