COR 12- 7 | Formal Requirements for All Pleadings and Briefs

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- 7.01 | Formatting

Pleadings and briefs shall be formatted as set forth in Supreme Court Rule 55.02(b).

(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.)

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- 7.03 | Title and Number

Pleadings and briefs shall include the case title and number assigned by the commission and the name and e-mail address of the attorney or other persons to whom all notices, pleadings, or briefs should be served.

(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.)

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- 7.05 | Signatures

All pleadings and briefs shall be signed by one of the following methods:

(a) If the party is a county government, by the budget officer, the county executive, the presiding commissioner, or the attorney for the county government;

(b) If the party is a circuit court, by the presiding judge of or the attorney for the circuit court; or

(c) If the party is the Missouri state public defender, by the state public defender commission chair, the state public defender director, or state public defender general counsel.

(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.)

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- 7.07 | Filings and Communications with the Commission

(a) Unless the chair directs otherwise, the parties shall file their pleadings, briefs, or other documents, including exhibits attached thereto, with the commission by e-mailing them to the commission's e-mail address. 

(b) All communications with the commission shall be made through the commission's e-mail address. Parties or their attorneys shall provide an e-mail address through which all communications from the commission will be received.

(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.)

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- 7.09 | Amended Pleadings

Any party may move to amend its pleadings at any time prior to the case's submission to the commission for decision. The commission has discretion in ruling on any motion to amend pleadings.

(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.)

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.)