This rule applies to all Civil Term Parts of the Court. Motions, orders, and other filed papers shall be indexed with protruding tabs.New York City Corporation Counsel's Office. Pleading paper should be 28 lines. • The document must be two-holed punched at the top. To start a lawsuit, one must file a complaint that states a claim for relief. This complaint can be fairly straightforward. Pleadings that are date-stamped and deposited in the drop box will be deemed filed on the date that they are stamped. A motion to dismiss a claim may be asserted at any time before the responsive pleading to that claim is due. The Certificate of Closed Pleadings is the form to get your case onto the list of cases that are ready for a trial.