Court & Hearings
Starting a new case
Resources that cover the beginning of a case. This usually involves filing a Petition or Complaint in court.
Learn your rights (1 resources)
A default judgment is when someone sues you but you do nothing and don't respond. This can have negative consequences.
Guide
Forms (5 resources)
A program to help you fill out the forms to ask the court to waive or reduce filing fees.
Easy Form
Use this form to let someone know that you are starting a lawsuit against them.
Form link
A program to help you prove that you sent a copy of a court document to the other parties in a court case. It's called a Proof of Delivery or Proof of Service.
Easy Form
A program to help you make forms to appoint a special process server. A special process server can deliver court papers to another party in a legal case.
Easy Form
Other resources for the public (37 resources)
Describes what a summons and subpoena are, how they are used and how they are different.
Text article
Information about what a summons is and how to serve someone in a civil case.
Text article
Steps to file a small claims lawsuit for $10,000 or less from the forms you need to preparing for trial.
How-To
A default judgment is when someone sues you but you do nothing and don't respond. This can have negative consequences.
Guide
Lawyer resources (10 resources)
Manual on attorney-client relationships, settlement, subject matter jurisdiction, venue, pleadings, affidavits, etc. 2023 edition.
IICLE
Manual on federal civil practice including jurisdiction venue, pleadings, motions, discovery, magistrate judge, etc. 2020 edition
IICLE
A manual on choice of entity law and related forms with corresponding instructions. 2020 edition
IICLE