Civ Pro Pleading Flowchart

PLEADINGS – COMPLAINT, MOTION, ANSWER , & R EPLY EPLY (“IT’S A LIBERAL, WAIVEABLE THING”) Start The Co!"#$% Th'ee Ee%$#" E"ee% o he Co!"#$%  – *RCP +(#)  Jurisdiction – π must allege case is w/in  SMJ  (some  (some states require PJ & Venue) theory relied upon  Statement of the Claim –π needs to only state facts, not legal theory relied  – demand for specific relief (i.e. money damages, inunction, etc.)  Relief  – S!e$#" P"e#-$%. R/"e 0(1) – must plead fraud wit! particularity 0(.) – must plead any special damages "t!er #laims do not demand a specific pleading – Le#he'#% P"e#-$%. $% he A"e'%#$2e – +(e)(3) $ party may set fort! two or more statements of a claim or defense alternately or !ypot!etically (applies to %ot! π & ) must %e a reasonable basis (11)

Mo$o% #.#$% he Co!"#$%  Defenses –   Defenses –  43(1)  43(1) – defenses against t!e 'alidity of t!e complaint  Motion for More Definite Statement  –   –  43(e)  43(e) – if  – if complaint is so 'ague and am%iguous t!at  cannot reasona%ly %e required to frame a responsi'e  pleading  Motion to Strike –  Strike –  43()  43() – if  – if π !as included redundant, immaterial, impertinent or scandalous material in complaint,  may mo'e to !a'e material stric*en from  pleading Consolidation –  is limited to one pre-answer motion Waiver  –  – 43(h) 43(h) –  – #ertain defenses t!at can %e raised %y +(%) motion will %e wai'ed if t!ey are not included in t!e +(%) motion PJ, Venue, -nsufficient ser'ice of process %ut 0J can ne'er %e wai'ed Mo$o% De"#5 6’ O1"$.#$o% o A%7e' 43(#)(4) – states t!at a  must file answer w/in 20 days of complaint  43(#)(8) – filing motions alters time allowed %/c  is t!en not required to answer until +1 days after court answers motion

The A%7e' 3 ossible Responses to 2ac! $llegation $dmit, 3eny, 4ac* ufficient -nformation -nformation – any not admitted 5 denied A$'#$2e Dee%e 3efenses t!at must be e!plicitl" pleaded  $%  $% he #%7e' if  to raise in trial +() – non6e7clusi'e list of affirmati'e defenses (including8 contri%utory negligence, fraud, res udicata, "4, illegality) Co/%e'"#$ 6 claim against t!e π offering reason w!y t!e π is lia%le to t!e 

Vo"/%#'5 D$$#" ; ways – *RCP 84(#) No$e – o%e before eit!er answer or motion for summary  udgment (w/out pre) S$!/"#$o% – parties agree (w/out (w/out  pre) Co/' O'-e' – courtorder (w/out  pre) I%2o"/%#'5 D$$#" *RCP 84(1) –for failure follow  procedural rules 3efault is w/  preudice ( .!ceptions 6 PJ, 0J, er'ice, Venue, -ndispensa%le Party) *RCP ;