Rule CRLJ 10 - Form Of Pleadings(a)Caption; Names of Parties. Every written pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the title of the action, the file number if known to the person signing it, and a designation as in rule 7(a). In the complaint the title of the action shall include the names of all the parties, but in other written pleadings it is sufficient to state the name of the first party on each side with an appropriate indication of other parties. When the plaintiff is ignorant of the name of the defendant, it shall be so stated in his pleading, and such defendant may be designated in any pleading or proceeding by any name, and when his true name shall be discovered, the pleading or proceeding may be amended accordingly.(b)Adoption by Reference; Exhibits. Statements in a pleading may be adopted by reference in a different part of the same pleading or in another pleading or in any motion. A copy of any written instrument which is an exhibit to a pleading is a part thereof for all purposes.(c)Form. The requirements for pleadings, motions, and other papers are as specified in GR 14, except exhibits and forms approved by the Office of the Administrator for the Courts need not be on letter-size paper (8-1/2 by 11 inches).(d)Personal Identifiers Prohibited. [Reserved. See GR 31(e).](e)Unpublished Opinions. [Reserved. See GR 14.1.]Wash. R. Ct. Lim. Juri. CRLJ 10
Amended effective 9/1/1990; 9/1/2000; 9/1/2007.