R.I. Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. 10

(a) Caption; Names of Parties. Every pleading shall

contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the division, the title of the

action, the file number, and a designation as in Rule 7(a). In the complaint the title

of the action shall include the names of all the parties, but in other pleadings it is

sufficient to state the name of the first party on each side with an appropriate

indication of other parties.

(b) Paragraphs; Separate Statements. All averments of claim or defense shall

be made in numbered paragraphs, the content of each of which shall be limited as

far as practicable to statement of a single set of circumstances; and a paragraph may

be referred to by number in all succeeding pleadings. Each claim founded upon a

separate transaction or occurrence and each defense other than denials shall be stated

in a separate count or defense whenever a separation facilitates the clear presentation

of the matters set forth.

(c) Adoption by Reference; Exhibits. Statements in a pleading may be adopted

by reference in a different part of the same pleading or in another pleading or in any

motion. A copy of any written instrument which is an exhibit to a pleading is a part

thereof for all purposes.