Mo. R. Civ. P. 55.02

As amended through May 1, 2024

Rule 55.02 - Caption of Pleading-What Set Forth [Effective July 1, 2024]

(a) Every pleading, motion, and other filing shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the title ofthe civil action, the file number and a designation as in Rule 55.01. In the petition, the title of the civil action shallinclude the names of all the parties, but in all other filings, it is sufficient to state the name of the first party on eachside with an appropriate indication that there are additional parties.

(b) All pleadings, motions, and other filings shall be filed in text searchable PDF, except those filed by partiesineligible for electronic filing, and shall conform to the following provisions:

(1) Documents shall be legible, formatted for pages of size 8 1/2 X 11 inches, and have all pages, includingthe cover page, consecutively paginated using Arabic numerals at the bottom.

(2) Documents shall have a left, right, top, and bottom margin of not less than one inch and shall have linespacing not less than 1.5, except that the following may be single-spaced: the caption; headings; quotationsmore than two lines long; footnotes; certificate of service; and signature block. Page numbers may appearin the bottom margin, but no other text may appear in the margins.

(3) The font, including footnotes, shall not be smaller than 13 point, Times New Roman.

(c) Format and Filing of Paper Documents by Parties Ineligible to File Documents Through the Electronic FilingSystem - Generally. Documents filed on paper shall conform to the following provisions:

(1) Documents shall be printed on one side of paper, size 8 1/2 X 11 inches;

(2) Documents shall be secured by affixing a temporary binding such as a rubber band or a binder clip butnot with adhesive tape, staples, spiral binding, or edge sealing products; and

(3) An exhibit may be on paper larger than size 8 1/2 X 11 inches.

Mo. R. Civ. P. 55.02

Adopted Jan. 19, 1973, eff. 9/1/1973; amended August 15, 2023, effective 7/1/2024.

Committee Note - 1974

This is the same as prior Rule 55.03.

Compare: Rule 10(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.