WPC -%%d/.D v.!Z!z#2/,a{ЕADӬww.',Y޺5+:&ؾv]Aw*Nb|qIיNMYK?џH?NWUIJ -ߟ5=ǚ?ZݶkAςʓr$y|(0w !   0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#BarRegistrationNumber (#(#    `     h     Address   `     h     Telephone   `     h     [Facsimilenumber]  0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#[Emailaddress]#XQXXX8u.#XXXXQ$% &(#(#  #XQXXXV ##XXQq# S    S   Authority '&#*  ! K.S.A.60207;60208;60210;60211.  NotesonUse  +'/     Everypleadingrequiresacaptiondesignatingthenameofthecourt,thetitleoftheaction,andthecasenumber.K.S.A.60210(a).ActionscommencedinMontgomeryCountymustbeentitledinthecourt sittingatIndependenceor sittingat_Coffeyville_.K.S.A.203107.Similarly,actionscommencedinNeoshoCountymust .D*3 qS    qS    referencewhetherthecourtis sittingatErieor sittingat_Chanute_.K.S.A.203109.Althoughtherearenocorrespondingstatutes,itshouldbenotedthatthreeothercountiesalsohavecourtssittinginmorethanonecity._Labette_ԀCountyDistrictCourtsitsatParsonsandOswego,CrawfordCountyhascourtinboth_Pittsburg_ԀandGirard,andCowleyCountyDistrictCourtsitsat_Winfield_ԀandArkansasCity.  ApetitionisrequiredtostatethatitisaproceedingpursuanttoK.S.A.Chapter60.Thepleadingsallowedare:apetitionandananswer;areplytoacounterclaim;ananswertoacrossclaim,iftheanswercontainsacrossclaim;athirdpartypetition;andathirdpartyanswer.Inaddition,acourtmayorderareplytoananswerorathirdpartyanswer.K.S.A.60207(a).Amotionisnottechnicallyapleading,althoughtheword pleadingisoftenusedtorefertoalldocumentsfiledwiththecourt.  Pleadingsshouldbewritteninshortandplainterms.K.S.A.60208(a)(1).Eachassertionofapleadingshouldbesimple,conciseanddirect.Therearenotechnicalformsofpleadingsormotionsrequired.K.S.A.60208(e).Assertionsofclaimordefenseshouldbemadeinnumberedparagraphs,limitingthecontentsofeach,asfaraspossible,toastatementofasinglesetofcircumstances.Aparagraphcanbereferredtobynumberinallsucceedingparagraphs.Eachclaimbasedonaseparatetransactionoroccurrenceandeachdefenseotherthandenialsshouldbestatedasseparatecountsordefenses.K.S.A.60210(b).Statementsinapleadingmaybeadoptedbyreferenceinadifferentpartofthesamepleadingorinanotherpleadingormotion.Acopyofanywritteninstrumentthatisanexhibittoapleadingisapartofthatpleadingforallpurposes.K.S.A.60210(c).  K.S.A.60211(a)providesinpart:8  8`    Everypleading,motionandotherpaperprovidedforbythisarticleofapartyrepresentedbyanattorneyshallbesignedbyatleastoneattorneyofrecordintheattorneysindividualname,andtheattorneysaddressandtelephonenumbershallbestated.Apleading,motionorotherpaperprovidedforbythisarticleofapartywhoisnotrepresentedbyanattorneyshallbesignedbythepartyandshallstatethepartysaddress.  W   W` x` x   Thesignatureonapleading,motion,orotherpaperconstitutesacertificatethatthepersonhasreadthedocument,thattothebestofthatpersonsknowledge,informationandbeliefformedafterinquiryreasonableunderthecircumstances:0  0` (#(# (1)Itisnotbeingpresentedforanyimproperpurpose,suchastoharassortocauseunnecessarydelayorneedlessincreaseinthecostoflitigation; ` (#` (# B.` hp x (#XB0  0` (#(#(2)theclaims,defensesandotherlegalcontentionsthereinarewarrantedbyexistinglaworbya_nonfrivolous_Ԁargumentfortheextension,modificationorreversalofexistinglawortheestablishmentofnewlaw; ` (#` (# 0  0` (#(#(3)theallegationsandotherfactualcontentionshaveevidentiarysupportor,ifspecificallysoidentified,arelikelytohaveevidentiarysupportafterareasonableopportunityforfurtherinvestigationordiscovery;and ` (#` (# 0  0` (#(#(4)thedenialsoffactualcontentionsarewarrantedontheevidenceor,ifspecificallysoidentified,arereasonablybasedonalackofinformationorbelief.K.S.A.60211(b). ` (#` (# #  W   W#  Ifapleadingissignedinviolationoftheserequirements,thepersonwhosigneditand/ortherepresented &", party,issubjecttoappropriatesanction,whichmayincludethereasonableexpensesandattorneyfeesincurredbyotherpartiesbecauseofthefilingoftheuntrueorfrivolouspleading.Sanctionsmaybeimposedbythecourtuponmotionoronthecourtsowninitiative.K.S.A.60211(c).  Itisnotrequiredtoincludeafaxnumberoremailaddress,butitisgoodpracticetoincludeallmethodsbywhichyoucanbereached.66966669   Comment  ,)4     Areplytoananswerisnotoneofthepleadingsallowedexceptwhenorderedbythecourt.Taborv. -)5 _Lederer_,205Kan.746,748,472P.2d209(1970). m.*6   Typographicalerrordesignatingapetitionasalimitedaction(Chapter61)doesnotinvalidatetheaction.πThepetitioncanbeamendedtocorrectthedesignation.HoleInOne,Inc.v.KansasIndus.LandCorp.,22  _Kan.App_.2d197,913P.2d1225(1996).  Anattachedexhibitdoesnotsubstituteforanecessaryallegation.HooverEquipmentCo.v.Smith,198 -^ Kan.127,132,422P.2d914(1967).  0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#710 (#(#12Amended3/11/0527