Pleadings Allowed; Form of

Motions and Other Papers (a) Pleadings. Only these pleadings are allowed: (1) a complaint; (2) an answer to a complaint; (3) an answer to a counterclaim designated as a counterclaim; (4) a reply to any offset or plea of fraud contained in the answer; (5) a third-party pleading permitted under RCFC 14; and (6) if the court orders one, a reply to an answer. (b) Motions and Other Papers. or (1) In General. A request for a court order must be made by motion. Any motion, objection, be accompanied by a brief or memorandum and, if necessary, affidavits supporting the motion. The motion must: (A) be in writing unless made during a response may hearing or trial; (B) state with particularity the grounds for seeking the order; and (C) state the relief sought. (2) Form. The rules governing captions and other matters of form in pleadings apply to motions and other papers. (As revised and reissued May 1, 2002; as amended Nov. 3, 2008.) nongovernmental corporation that seeks to intervene must file a statement that: (1) identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation owning 10% or more of its stock; or (2) states that there is no such corporation. (b) Time to File; Supplemental Filing. A party, intervenor, or proposed intervenor must: (1) file the disclosure statement with its first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court; and (2) promptly file a supplemental statement if any required information changes. (Added Sept. 15, 2003; as amended Nov. 3, 2008, July 31, 2023.) Rules Committee Notes 2003 Adoption RCFC 7.1 has been added to correspond to the adoption of the same rule in the FRCP. 2008 Amendment The language of RCFC 7.1 has been amended to conform to the general restyling of the FRCP. 2023 Amendment RCFC 7.1 has been amended in accordance with the corresponding changes to FRCP 7.1 regarding disclosure statements for proposed intervenors and intervenors that became effective December 1, 2022. Rules Committee Notes 2002 Revision