First Adopted: April 21, 1983
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2025
Court Operating Rule (COR) 12-7 | Rules of Practice and Procedure before the Missouri Judicial Finance Commission | Formal Requirements for All Pleadings and Briefs
COR 12- 7.11 | Rejection of Filings
(a) Pleadings, briefs or documents are to be liberally construed and accepted for filing unless their form or content significantly impedes proper review.
(b) Pleadings, briefs, or documents that are not in substantial compliance with this Court Operating Rule 12, commission orders, or applicable statutes shall not be filed. The commission counsel may return pleadings indicating the deficiencies therein and the reasons for not filing the same. The mere fact of filing shall not waive any failure to comply with these rules, commission orders, or applicable statutes, and the commission may require parties to file amended pleadings, briefs, or related documents or entertain appropriate motions in connection therewith.
(Adopted April 21, 1983, effective April 25, 1983. Approved for publication August 21, 1995. Amended February 22, 2000, effective February 22, 2000; amended April 21, 2004, effective July 1, 2004; amended November 19, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.)