"Pleading paper" is the format required for filing documents in court when there is no pre-printed form available. You will need to draft your own pleading or motion on pleading paper.You can also ask your court's Self-Help Center or public law library for a sample or blank pleading paper. Options to fill out forms. Pleading Paper Instructions. Pleading Paper – Sacramento Format. RTF. The format requirements can be found in Title 2 of the California Rules of Court. Create court and legal pleading papers only with Template. Net's free pleading paper in Google-Docs. Judicial Council Forms provide you with an easy "check-the-box" format and are available for many civil, family law and criminal cases.