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CIVIL RULE NO. 3

Pleadings, Documents, etc.

1. Designation of Counsel. Any pleading filed by an attorney in any action or proceeding shall contain the Supreme Court registration number of the attorney filing the same and shall clearly indicate the party or litigant represented by such attorney. All pleadings filed by a law firm or by multiple counsel shall designate the responsible local attorney for purposes of notice. Any change in designation shall be made to the court and all other parties in writing.

2. Signatures of Local Counsel. All pleadings or other papers filed by attorneys from other states pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 116 must also be signed by an attorney licensed to practice law in Kansas. The signature of Kansas counsel shall be real and not conformed or signed by an agent. Pleadings not conforming to this rule shall be considered unsigned.

3. E-mail Addresses. In addition to the information required by Supreme Court Rule 111 (name, address, and telephone number), counsel and pro se parties who are willing to accept e-mail correspondence or pleadings from the opposing party or the court should provide their e-mail address in the signature block on pleadings. If pleadings are served by e-mail, the extra three days for response for mailed service under K.S.A. 60-206(e) will apply.

4. Necessary Copies. Counsel filing any petition, motion, notice, order, accusation in contempt, or other document to be served by the sheriff upon adverse parties to the action shall furnish to the clerk sufficient copies of the same for each person to be served.

5. Service of Pleadings on Opposing Counsel. Counsel filing a motion or pleading or other paper subsequent to the petition shall, on or before the day the pleading is filed, deliver or mail a copy thereof to counsel of record for all adverse parties.

6. Service of Pleadings Regarding Execution on Judgments. It shall be the responsibility of counsel to furnish to the clerk or to the sheriff any needed directions and information for the preparation, issuance, or taking of property or persons, or for the sale or other disposition of property, including the correct amount of the judgment and interest accrued. Counsel shall also be responsible for the preparation of all orders of sale and publication notices, including notices of suit and notices of sale, and shall prepare the sheriff's return for judicial sales.

7. Captions in Divorce Cases. In all cases involving divorce, separate maintenance, or annulment, the caption designated by K.S.A. 60-1604(b) shall not be applicable to garnishment or summons papers issued by the clerk's office, as such papers are not pleadings under K.S.A. 60-207.

For such papers the first named party in a petition shall be considered the plaintiff, or petitioner, and the second named party shall be considered the defendant, or respondent, for purposes of service. In all authentications or certifications of divorce, separate maintenance and annulment matters, the clerk shall use the caption style provided in Supp. K.S.A. 60-1604(b), namely "In the matter of the marriage of ______________________ and ______________________ ."