{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-3011","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 3011","heading":"Kinds of pleadings","body":"§ 3011. Kinds of pleadings. There shall be a complaint and an answer.\nAn answer may include a counterclaim against a plaintiff and a\ncross-claim against a defendant. A defendant's pleading against another\nclaimant is an interpleader complaint, or against any other person not\nalready a party is a third-party complaint. There shall be a reply to a\ncounterclaim denominated as such, an answer to an interpleader complaint\nor third-party complaint, and an answer to a cross-claim that contains a\ndemand for an answer. If no demand is made, the cross-claim shall be\ndeemed denied or avoided. There shall be no other pleading unless the\ncourt orders otherwise.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 30. Remedies and Pleading"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/3011","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"cc46ac638ddd7165f22237351b23e4eab18ec75f29245e88da8667dfaa3d6e83","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-3005","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-3012"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}