You will need to draft your own pleading or motion on pleading paper. Judicial Council Forms provide you with an easy "check-the-box" format and are available for many civil, family law and criminal cases.Start with "pleading paper. " Download a Microsoft Word template for pleading paper. "Pleading paper" is the term for legal-format paper, with numbers down the side. This legal pleading template is easy to download, customize (DOC version only), and print. This file contains detailed instructions on how to use a pleading paper template for court documents. This screen cast show how to create a 28 line and 37 line pleading to be used in California. Edit, sign, and share Pleading Paper 28 lines template Pleading Paper 28 lines with caption for California litigation online. Individual California Superior Court pleading templates and forms can now be purchased separately from CalPleadings.