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Legal Help Center Templates & Packets

The templates and packets on this page have been developed for people without lawyers by the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC); the JDC templates are organized into packets that include instructions.

  • The Legal Help Centers have available many additional templates that are not posted here. You are encouraged to visit the Legal Help Centers for legal advice, for assistance with templates and to obtain additional templates.
  • A selection of official court forms often used by people without lawyers is at the bottom of this page. To view all official court forms used in civil cases of all kinds, visit the Civil Forms page.
  • Official court forms for prisoners are listed on the Forms for Prisoners page.
  • The Court’s Pro Se Handbook provides an overview of procedures in this federal court and provides some context for understanding how and when the templates on this page are used: view Pro Se Handbook.

Legal Help Center Templates & Packets

Answer - ADA (packet) (.pdf, 247 KB)   (to respond to a lawsuit involving the denial of access to a property under the Americans with Disabilities Act)
Answer - General (packet) (.pdf, 348 KB) (Respond to a lawsuit)
Bankruptcy Appeal Designation of Record & Statement of Issues (.pdf, 238 KB)
Caption Page (template) (.pdf, 110 KB)
Case Management Statement (packet) (.pdf, 416 KB) (must be submitted before you attend your Case Management Conference)
Certificate of Service (template) (.pdf, 160 KB)
Change of Contact Information (packet) (.pdf, 214 KB)  (Inform the court about a change in your address, phone number or email) 
Complaint (packet) (.pdf, 340 KB) (Document used to start a lawsuit)
Declaration (template) (.pdf, 179 KB)
Discovery - Interrogatory (packet) (.pdf, 249 KB) (Request answers from another party to questions regarding the lawsuit)
Discovery - Request for Admissions (packet) (.pdf, 263 KB) (Request the other side admit certain facts in the lawsuit)
Discovery - Request for Documents (packet) (.pdf, 225 KB) (Request documents and other things from parties in the lawsuit)
Initial Disclosures (packet) (.pdf, 261 KB)  (Verify service of initial disclosures)
Legal Research Guide for Pro Se Litigants (.pdf, 504 KB)
Motion - Change CMC Hearing Date (packet) (.pdf, 202 KB)  (Request the court to change the date of your Case Management Conference)
Motion - Change Filing Deadline (packet) (.pdf, 222 KB) (Instructions to file a request to change the filing deadline)
Motion - Change Hearing Date (packet) (.pdf, 217 KB)  (Request the court to change a hearing date)
Motion - Extension Under LR 7-3 (Packet) (.docx, 55 KB) (Instructions and template to file for an extension of filing deadlines)
Motion - Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (Certificate of Service) (.pdf, 153 KB) (Verify service of documents)
Motion - Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (Instructions) (.pdf, 190 KB) (Instructions to oppose a motion to dismiss)
Motion - Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (Template) (.pdf, 163 KB) (Oppose another party's motion, for example a motion to dismiss your case)
Motion - Reply Brief (Packet) (.pdf, 253 KB) (After the other side opposed your motion, use this form to further support of your motion)
Pleading Paper (Template) (.pdf, 122 KB)
Respond to Court's Order to Show Cause (packet) (.pdf, 190 KB) (Respond if the Court issues an Order to Show Cause)
Settlement Conference Brief (.pdf, 271 KB) (use this form to submit a brief before your settlement conference)
Stipulation and Proposed Order (Template) (.pdf, 155 KB)
Voluntary Dismissal (Packet) (.pdf, 175 KB) (To voluntarily dismiss your case or a defendant if you are the plaintiff)

Official Court Forms

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