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Rule 7. Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions

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(a) Pleadings. There shall be a complaint and an answer; if the answer contains a counterclaim or offset or a plea of fraud, there shall be a reply thereto. There shall be such third-party pleadings as are permitted by RCFC 14. No other pleading shall be allowed, except that the court may order a reply to an answer or to a third-party answer.
(b) Motions and Other Papers.
(1) An application to the court for an order shall be by motion which, unless made during a hearing or trial, shall be made in writing, shall state with particularity the grounds therefor, and shall set forth the relief or order sought. Any motion, objection, or response may be accompanied by a brief or memorandum and, if necessary, supporting affidavits that shall be attached to the motion. Any motion may be accompanied by a proposed order.
(2) The rules applicable to captions and other matters of form of pleadings apply to all motions and other papers provided for by these rules. See RCFC 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 10(a).
(3) All motions shall be signed in accordance with RCFC 11.
(c) Demurrers, Pleas, etc., Abolished. Demurrers, pleas, and exceptions for insufficiency of a pleading shall not be used.
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