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Form of Pleadings

S.D. Ala. Civil L.R. 10

(a) Paragraphs. A party, including a party proceeding pro se, must state its claims or defenses in numbered paragraphs, each limited as far as practicable to a single set of circumstances. (b) Answers and Replies. An answer or reply must respond in numbered paragraphs corresponding to the paragraphs of the pleading to which it refers. (c) Pseudonyms. A party who commences a civil action using a pseudonym instead of his or her actual name must, within twenty-one (21) days of service of the complaint, file and serve a motion seeking permission to proceed using a pseudonym.
Official source: https://www.alsd.uscourts.gov/sites/alsd/files/local-rules.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23