§ RULE 7 PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS
RULE 7. PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS
(a) Pleadings Allowed. There shall be a complaint and an answer; a counterclaim; a reply to a counterclaim denominated as such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim; a third party complaint, if a person who was not an original party is summoned under the provisions of Rule 14; and a third party answer, if a third party complaint is served. No other pleadings shall be allowed.
(b) 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) All motions required to be in writing and any responses and replies shall include a brief supporting statement of the factual and legal basis for the motion, response, or reply and the citations relied upon. Any supporting affidavits shall be served with the motion, response, or reply. Failure to satisfy these requirements shall be ground for the court's striking the motion, response, or reply. The court is not required to grant a motion solely because no response or brief has been filed.
(3) The rules applicable to captions, signings, and other matters of form of pleadings apply to all motions and other papers provided for by these rules.
(4) The procedure for submitting a potentially dispositive motion to the circuit court for decision, both with and without a hearing, is outlined in Administrative Order Number 3(2)(B).
(c) Demurrers, Pleas, etc., Abolished. Demurrers, pleas and exceptions for insufficiency of a pleading shall not be used.
(d) Copies of Pleadings and Motions. One additional copy of all pleadings and motions shall be filed by a party or his attorney for the use of the court.