Rule 3.090. PLEADING CAPTIONS

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RULE 3.090. PLEADING CAPTIONS

Every pleading, motion, order, judgment, or other document

shall have a caption containing the name of the court, the file

number, the name of the first party on each side with an

appropriate indication of other parties, and a designation

identifying the party filing it and its nature, to include if the

pleading or document is sworn or the nature of the order, as the

case may be. All documents filed in the action shall be styled in

such a manner as to indicate clearly the subject matter of the

document and the party requesting or obtaining relief.

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