The Legal Help Center Templates & Packets 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 available on this site. To view all official court forms used in civil cases of all kinds, visit the 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.