(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.
Rule 10.Form of pleadings
Group III: Pleadings and Motions · Last amended January 1, 2019 · Last verified July 14, 2026
In one sentenceRule 10 governs the physical form of a pleading — its caption, numbered paragraphs, exhibits, and paper size.
Full Text of Rule 10
(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.
(d) All filed documents shall be on 81⁄2 by 11 inch white paper, single-sided, unless (1) the original of the document or written instrument is another size paper and/or double-sided and (2) the law requires the original document or written instrument be filed with the Court, as in the case of wills or other documents.
Amendment History
Added February 2, 2017, effective March 1, 2017; amended August 21, 2018, effective January 1, 2019.
Plain-English Summary
Every pleading needs a caption identifying the court, a title, a file number, and the Rule 7(a) designation that says what kind of pleading it is. The complaint must name every party in its title; later pleadings can shorten that by naming only the first party on each side. Within the body, claims and defenses belong in numbered paragraphs, each confined as far as practical to a single set of facts, so that later filings can reference an earlier paragraph by number. When it would make things clearer, separate transactions or occurrences should get their own counts or defenses.
Rule 10 also lets a party incorporate a statement from elsewhere in the same or a different pleading by reference, and treats a written instrument attached as an exhibit as part of the pleading itself. On the practical side, filings must be on 8½-by-11-inch white paper, single-sided, unless the original document is a different size or format and the law requires filing that original — a will, for instance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What information must appear in a pleading's caption?
The court's name, a title, the file number, and the Rule 7(a) designation identifying what type of pleading it is.
Do I have to name every party in every pleading I file?
Only the complaint must name all parties in its title. Later pleadings can name just the first party on each side and refer to the rest generally.
Why does Rule 10 require numbered paragraphs?
Numbering keeps each set of facts distinct and lets later pleadings reference an earlier paragraph by number instead of restating it.
Can I attach a document instead of retyping its contents in my pleading?
Yes. A written instrument attached as an exhibit becomes part of the pleading for all purposes.
What paper format does Wyoming require for court filings?
Filed documents must be on 8½-by-11-inch white paper, single-sided, unless the original document is a different size or double-sided and the law requires that original be filed with the court.
Source & verification. Rule text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Wyoming. Last verified July 14, 2026. ·
Official source
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