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a. Caption of the pleading – the part which Rule 15, Sec. 1. A motion is an application for relief other
contains the: than by a pleading
a. Name of the court
b. Title of the action 4. Jurisdiction
c. Docket number, if assigned
b. Title of the Action – Jurisdiction is the power and authority of the court to
hear, try and decide a case
a. Indicates the name of the parties
b. They shall ALL be named in the original 5. Venue
complaint or petition
c. In all subsequent pleadings, it shall be Venue is the place, or the geographical area in which a
sufficient if the name of the first party court with jurisdiction may hear and determine a case.
on each side be stated with
appropriate indication when there are 6. Complaint
other parties; and
d. Their respective participation in the Rule 6, Sec. 3. The complaint is the pleading alleging the
case shall be indicated plaintiff’s cause or causes of action