Case Opening Documents to be Served on Opposing Counsel

After court staff have randomly assigned your case to a judge, you will receive a Notice of Electronic Filing informing you of the name of the assigned judge and whether that judge is a district judge or a magistrate judge.

1. Judge's Standing Orders:

Visit the CAND Judges' webpage and locate and click the link for your assigned judge. Download and review the judge's standing order(s) that are relevant to your case. You are required to serve the standing orders, with the other documents listed below, on the defendants in the case.

2. Serve for All Judges:

• ECF Registration Information
• Notice Of A Lawsuit And Request To Waive Service Of A Summons (AO 398)
• Waiver of the Service of Summons (AO 399)

Serve for Cases Assigned to a District Judge:

• Notice of Availability of Magistrate Judge

Serve for Cases Assigned to a Magistrate Judge:

• Notice of Assignment to Magistrate Judge with Election Form