The prayer for relief is the part of complaint where a plaintiff states the damages or other remedies it is seeking from the court in a lawsuit. The prayer for relief is often seen as an afterthought to the appellate briefwriting process.Each complaint must contain a prayer, which is a request for relief. Second, a complaint's general prayer for reliefe.g. , a Florida Corporation; Defendants. Wherefore, Plaintiffs pray for judgment as follows: 1. Pray in a group, that is a case for injunctive relief. , on its own behalf and on behalf of its Member Hospitals participating in the Medicaid Program, Plaintiff, v. The remaining allegations of the complaint and the prayer for relief are as follows: "4. All other references to control in the amended complaint are makeweight.