(a)
Caption; Names of Parties.
Every pleading must
have a caption with the court's name, a title, a file
number, and a Rule
7(a) designation. The title of the
complaint must name all the parties; the title of other
pleadings, after naming the first party on each side,
may refer generally to other parties.
(b)
Paragraphs; Separate Statements.
A party must
state its claims or defenses in numbered paragraphs,
each limited as far as practicable to a single set of
circumstances. A later pleading may refer by number
to a paragraph in an earlier pleading. If doing so
would promote clarity, each claim founded on a
separate transaction or occurrence — and each
defense other than a denial — must be stated in a
separate count or defense.
(c)
Adoption by Reference; Exhibits.
A statement in
a pleading may be adopted by reference elsewhere in
the same pleading or in any other pleading or motion.
A copy of a written instrument that is an exhibit to a
pleading is a part of the pleading for all purposes.