---
title: "Summarize the opposing pleading and list the facts still in issue"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/summarise-the-opposing-pleading-and-list-the-facts-still-in-issue/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A5-A20260923-1-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Summarize the opposing pleading and list the facts still in issue

> List each claim or defense, the facts it alleges, and any admission, using only the pleading. Do not add a fact from outside the pleading and do not research the law.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/summarise-the-opposing-pleading-and-list-the-facts-still-in-issue/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each claim or defense, the facts it alleges, and any admission, using only the pleading. Do not add a fact from outside the pleading and do not research the law. |
| What the lawyer must review | A claim for relief must contain a short and plain statement of the grounds for jurisdiction, unless the court already has jurisdiction, and a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief (Rule 8(a)). A defense is stated in short and plain terms (Rule 8(b)). The lawyer checks the list against the pleading before it is used. A generated case citation is not added. Formal Opinion 512: competence includes verifying generated output. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Summarise the opposing pleading and list the facts still in issue](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/summarise-the-opposing-pleading-and-list-the-facts-still-in-issue.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each claim or defense, the facts it alleges, and any admission, using only the pleading. Do not add a fact from outside the pleading and do not research the law.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The summary is a working paper. It is not an answer and it is not a motion.
- State-court pleading rules differ. Do not apply Rule 8 to a state petition unless that court has adopted it.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 (general rules of pleading)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_8) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Defence (Federal Court Form 33): pleading rules, 28-day time limit and completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-defence.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Federal Court's Form 33 with a guide to the 28-day time for a defence, the duty to admit or deny every allegation of fact, the effect of a non-admission, and where AI can help. |
| [Notice of defence (Magistrates' Court of Victoria Form 8A)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-vic-mcv-8a-notice-of-defence.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates' Court Form 8A, the notice of defence that answers each numbered allegation in a Form 5A complaint, filed and served within 21 days. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*