Rule 55 - Pleading, Motions, And Hearings

Rule 55.01 - Pleading Required
Rule 55.02 - Caption of Pleading-What Set Forth
Rule 55.025 - Redaction Requirements
Rule 55.03 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers; Appearance and Withdrawal of Counsel; Representations to Court; Sanctions
Rule 55.03 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers; Representations to Court; Sanctions
Rule 55.035 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Appearance and Withdrawal of Counsel
Rule 55.04 - Technical Forms Not Required in Pleading
Rule 55.05 - Pleading Setting Forth Claims for Relief Shall Contain What
Rule 55.06 - Joinder of Claims and Remedies
Rule 55.07 - Defenses-Form of Denials
Rule 55.08 - Affirmative Defenses
Rule 55.09 - Failure to Deny, Effect
Rule 55.10 - Pleading in Alternative-Consistency
Rule 55.11 - Averments, How Made
Rule 55.12 - Adoption of Statements by Reference-Exhibits
Rule 55.13 - Averments as to Capacity or Authority of Parties to Sue or be Sued
Rule 55.14 - Partnership Deemed Confessed, Unless Denied
Rule 55.15 - Particularity Required in All Averments of Fraud or Mistake
Rule 55.16 - Averments and Denial of Conditions Precedent
Rule 55.17 - Official Documents or Acts-Form of Pleading
Rule 55.18 - Judgments and Decisions-Form of Pleading
Rule 55.19 - Special and Punitive Damages
Rule 55.20 - Libel and Slander Averments-Defenses
Rule 55.21 - Pleading a Private Statute or Right Derived Therefrom, and Judicial Notice of Law of Other States
Rule 55.22 - Pleading Written Instrument, Assignments and Attorney Fees
Rule 55.23 - [Repealed]
Rule 55.24 - Pleadings, How Construed
Rule 55.25 - Time of Pleading
Rule 55.26 - Motions, Form of
Rule 55.27 - Defenses and Objections-How Presented-By Pleading or Motion-Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
Rule 55.28 - Evidence on Motions
Rule 55.29 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] Place of Hearing and Acts in Chambers
Rule 55.29 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Place of Hearing and Acts in Chambers
Rule 55.30 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] Times and Places for Hearings to be Established - Use of Telephone or Video Conference - Oral Hearing - Submission on Written Statements Without Oral Hearing
Rule 55.30 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Times and Places for Hearings to be Established - Use of Telephone or Video Conference - Oral Hearing - Submission on Written Statements Without Oral Hearing
Rule 55.31 - Objection That No Demand Has Been Made Not Available, When
Rule 55.32 - Counterclaim and Cross-Claim
Rule 55.33 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Rule 55.34 - Remand of Case Removed to Federal Court