CPLR 3011 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 3005 Relief against mistake of law up ARTICLE 30 Remedies and Pleading next SECTION 3012 Service of pleadings and demand for complaint Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 3011 Kinds of pleadings Civil Practice Law & Rules (CVP) CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 30 § 3011. Kinds of pleadings. There shall be a complaint and an answer. An answer may include a counterclaim against a plaintiff and a cross-claim against a defendant. A defendant's pleading against another claimant is an interpleader complaint, or against any other person not already a party is a third-party complaint. There shall be a reply to a counterclaim denominated as such, an answer to an interpleader complaint or third-party complaint, and an answer to a cross-claim that contains a demand for an answer. If no demand is made, the cross-claim shall be deemed denied or avoided. There shall be no other pleading unless the court orders otherwise.