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This program will help you prepare your documents. It will ask you questions and you will enter your answers. At the end of the program, you will get a completed set of forms with instructions that you can save and print.
Form completion time: 20 minutes to 30 minutes
You will be able to save your work in the middle of the program.
The button below takes you to another website to complete the guided interview. Learn more about Easy Forms.
The interview and forms are in English.
To use this program, you must be filing a federal complaint in the Northern District of Illinois. Do not use this program for cases that you file at your local courthouse.
Also, at least one of the following must be true:
- You are unable to pay the court fees in your case, or
- You want to ask the court to appoint a lawyer to represent you in your case.
Learn more about starting a lawsuit and where to file a civil lawsuit.
To complete this program, you will need to know:
- Your income for the past 12 months,
- Information about your personal property and real estate, and
- If you want to ask for a lawyer, then you will need to list of every lawyer and legal aid organization you contacted about this case and provide the reason why you were unable to find a lawyer.
This program prepares the following forms. The forms you get will depend on your answers.
- In Forma Pauperis Application and Financial Affidavit
- Motion Case List
- Motion for Appointment of Counsel
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