Rule 11-1. Form of Motion and Request

(a) Every motion, request, application or objection directed to pleading or procedure, unless relating to procedure in the course of a trial, shall be in writing. A motion to extend time to plead, respond to written discovery, object to written discovery, or respond to requests for admissions shall state the date of the certification of service of the document for which an extension is sought and the date through which the moving party is seeking the extension.

(b) (1) For civil matters, with the exception of housing, family and small claims matters, when any motion, application or objection is filed either electronically or on paper, no order page should be filed unless an order of notice and citation is necessary.

(2) For family, juvenile, housing and small claims matters, when any motion, application or objection is filed in paper format, an order shall be annexed to the filing until such cases are incorporated into the Judicial Branch's electronic filing system. Once these case types are incorporated into such electronic filing system, no order page should be filed unless an order of notice and citation is necessary.

(c) Whether filed under subsection (b) (1) or (b)

(2) , such motion, request, application or objection shall be served on all parties as provided in Sections 10-12 through 10-17 and, when filed, the fact of such service shall be endorsed thereon. Any such motion, request, application or objection, as well as any supporting brief or memorandum, shall include a page number on each page other than the first page, except that this requirement shall not apply to forms supplied by the Judicial Branch or generated by the electronic filing system.

Committee Notes

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 196.) (Amended June 20, 2011, to