The language of Rule 7 has been amended as part of the general restyling of the Civil Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules.

An updated PDF pamphlet that includes the newly effective rules will be posted on this page when it becomes available from the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Rule 7 provides guidance on the form that motions and other papers should take, emphasizing the need for clarity and proper organization. This includes requirements for stating the basis of the motion and …

Rule 7. 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 …

Computing Time. The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time.

Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers - 28 U.S. Code Section 7 (2023)

Dec 1, 2025 · The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure supplant the Equity Rules since in general they cover the field now covered by the Equity Rules and the Conformity Act (former section 724 of this title).

Dec 15, 2025 · Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) establishes the formal documents that govern a civil lawsuit in the United States federal court system. This rule defines the limited set …

The language of Rule 7 has been amended as part of the general restyling of the Civil Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules.

Rule 7. 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 …