5th Judicial District
The following rules shall be followed when filing court pleadings:
Rule 10(a)(1) of the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure / Rule 12(c) of the Idaho Criminal Rules require that all
pleadings filed with the court be in proper form and:
- Be printed in black ink using a computer printer, word processor or typewriter on 8 1/2 x 11 inch white paper, except that;
- (A) prisoners incarcerated o detained in a state prison or county jail may file documents under this rule that are legibly hand-printed in black ink; and
- (B) forms approved by the Supreme Court or the Administrative District Judge or distributed through the Court Assistance Office in the County where the action is pending may be completed by legibly hand-printing in black ink or by typing
- Contain a caption setting forth the names of the parties
- Contain the title of the court and case number
- Contain a designation (name) of the document or pleading
- Contain name, address, and telephone number of the attorney (or person without an attorney) filing the pleading
Rule 5(a) of the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure requires that all pleadings be served upon all parties or attorneys. Proof of service must be provided to the court.
Rule 11(a)(1) of the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure requires that all pleadings be signed by the attorney or party.
A sample layout of a pleading: (instructions are in parentheses and should not be typed on the pleading)
(down 2″ from top of page)
(Name)
(Address)
(City, State, Zip)
(down 4″ from top of page)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF (COUNTY)
| ) | ||
| (Plaintiff), | ) | Case No. (Case Number) |
| ) | ||
| Plaintiff, | ) | (DOCUMENT NAME) |
| ) | ||
| -vs- | ) | |
| ) | ||
| (Defendant), | ) | |
| ) | ||
| Defendant. | ) |
(Body of document)
(Sign end of document)