In law as practiced in countries that follow the English models, a pleading is a formal written statement filed with a court by parties in a civil action, other than a motion. By stating what claims and defenses are at issue, pleadings establish the issues to be decided by the court.

Pleading in England and Wales is covered by the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).

Pleading in United States Federal courts is covered by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Pleading in the courts of the individual states is covered by the rules of civil procedure either promulgated by the respective state Supreme Courts, or by statute by the respective legislatures.

Contents

• 1 Examples of pleadings
• 2 Systems of pleading
  • 2.1 Common law pleading
  • 2.2 Code pleading
  • 2.3 Notice pleading
  • 2.4 Fact Pleading
• 3 Alternative pleading
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Verb

plead (third-person singular simple present pleads, present participle pleading, simple past and past participle pled (North American and Scottish English) or pleaded (UK))

1. To present an argument, especially in a legal case.

   The defendant has decided to plead not guilty.

2. To beg, beseech, or implore.

Related terms

• plea
• pleasant
• please
• pleasurable
• pleasure

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