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title: Rule 6 - Kinds of Pleadings
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sequenceDiagram
    participant P as Plaintiff
    participant DA as Defendant A
    participant DB as Defendant B
    participant TP as Third Party

    Note over P, TP: Initial Pleadings
    P->>DA: Complaint (Regular)
    Note right of DA: Response: 30 days<br>(60 days for foreign entity)
    P->>DA: Complaint (Summary Procedure)
    Note right of DA: Response: 30 days
    P->>DA: Statement of Claim (Small Claims)
    Note right of DA: Response: 10 days

    Note over P, DA: Amended & Supplemental Pleadings
    P->>DA: Amended Complaint (Matter of Right)
    Note right of DA: Response: 30 days
    P->>DA: Amended Complaint (Not Matter of Right)
    Note right of DA: Response: 15 days
    P->>DA: Supplemental Complaint
    Note right of DA: Response: 20 days

    Note over P, DA: Counterclaims
    DA->>P: Counterclaim (Regular)
    Note left of P: Response: 20 days
    DA->>P: Counterclaim (Summary)
    Note left of P: Response: 10 days
    P->>DA: Counter-counterclaim
    Note right of DA: Response: 20 days

    Note over DA, DB: Cross-claims
    DA->>DB: Cross-claim (Regular)
    Note right of DB: Response: 20 days
    DA->>DB: Cross-claim (Summary)
    Note right of DB: Response: 10 days

    Note over DA, TP: Third-Party Claims
    DA->>TP: Third-Party Complaint
    Note right of TP: Response: 30 days

    Note over P, DA: Special Pleadings
    P->>DA: Complaint-in-Intervention
    Note right of DA: Response: 15 days

    Note over P, DA: Additional Responses
    DA->>P: Answer (with actionable document)
    Note left of P: Reply: 15 days (Regular)<br>10 days (Summary)
    P->>DA: Reply (based on actionable document)
    Note right of DA: Rejoinder: Period not specified