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Your complaint should contain: A caption which identifies the parties to the action. A concise statement of the facts. A short and plain statement of your claim(s) showing why you are entitled to relief. A statement of the relief that you seek.
On a separate page or pages, write a short and plain statement of the answer to the allegations in the complaint. Number the paragraphs. The answer should correspond to each paragraph in the complaint, with paragraph 1 of the answer corresponding to paragraph 1 of the complaint, etc.
Elements (of a case) The existence of a legal duty that the defendant owed to the plaintiff. The defendant's breach of that duty. The plaintiff's sufferance of an injury. Proof that defendant's breach caused the injury (typically defined through proximate cause)
Comply With the Relevant Federal, State, and Local Rules. ... Research Before Writing. ... Allege Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction, and Venue. ... Jurisdiction. ... Draft Concise and Plain Statement of the Facts. ... Factual Allegations. ... Draft Separate Counts for Each Legal Claim. ... Plead Facts With Particularity Where Necessary.
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