This unofficial compilation of the Rules provided for informational purposes only. If you or the other side want to ask the court to do something in a case, you must ask in written court papers called a Motion or an Order to Show Cause.Shortening party names can make reading easier and clearer for your audience. Yes, but if the lawyer appears in front of the judge, both have to tell the opposing counsel that they are personally acquainted. Yesterday your former roommate said that she was tempted to file a bar complaint against a lawyer on the other side of a case she is handling. A complete collection of every document filed in court in a case. 1 Lawyers write client advice letters on physical paper, in email attachments, and in the body of emails.