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A party shall state in short and plain terms his defenses to each claim asserted and shall admit or deny the averments upon which the adverse party relies. If he is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of an averment, he shall so state and this has the effect of a denial.

Rule 13. Counterclaim and crossclaim. (a) Compulsory counterclaim. (b) Permissive counterclaim. ... (c) Relief sought in a counterclaim. ... (d) Counterclaim maturing or acquired after pleading. ... (e) Crossclaim against coparty. ... (f) Joining additional parties. ... (g) Separate trials; separate judgments.

If a party in a case disagrees with a commissioner's recommendation they can file an Objection to Commissioner's Recommendation under Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 108. Either party can file the objection, but they must do so within 14 days of the commissioner's recommendation.

A party may not make a motion in a memorandum opposing a motion or in a reply memorandum. A party who objects to evidence in another party's motion or memorandum may not move to strike that evidence. Instead, the party must include in the subsequent memorandum an objection to the evidence.

(1) A motion must be in writing and state succinctly and with particularity the relief sought and the grounds for the relief sought. Any evidence necessary to support the moving party's position must be presented by way of one or more affidavits or declarations or other admissible evidence.

If an original pleading or paper filed in any action or proceeding is lost, the court may, upon motion, with or without notice, authorize a copy thereof to be filed and used in lieu of the original.