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.
| Administrative Motion to Change CMC Hearing Date (.pdf, 206 KB) (if you want to ask the court to change the date of your Case Management Conference) |
| Administrative Motion to Change Filing Deadline (.pdf, 387 KB) (if you want to ask the court to change the date your paperwork is due) |
| Administrative Motion to Change Hearing Date (.pdf, 225 KB) (if you want to ask the court to change a hearing date) |
| Administrative Motion to Respond to Court's Order to Show Cause (.pdf, 152 KB) (use this form if the Court issues an Order to Show Cause) |
| Administrative Notice—Change of Contact Information (.pdf, 176 KB) (if you want to tell the court about a change in your address, phone number or email) |
| Answer Packet (.pdf, 242 KB) (to respond to a lawsuit) |
| Answer—ADA (.pdf, 237 KB) (to respond to a lawsuit involving the denial of access to a property under the Americans with Disabilities Act) |
| Bankruptcy Appeal Designation of Record & Statement of Issues (.pdf, 230 KB) |
| Blank Declaration (.pdf, 176 KB) |
| Blank Pleading Paper (.doc, 41 KB) |
| Case Management Statement (.pdf, 320 KB) (must be submitted before you attend your Case Management Conference) |
| Certificate of Service for Non-Pleadings (.pdf, 167 KB) |
| Discovery—Initial Disclosures Packet (.pdf, 288 KB) (exchange initial information with the other parties in the lawsuit) |
| Discovery—Interrogatory Packet (.pdf, 476 KB) (to request answers from another party to questions that you have regarding the lawsuit) |
| Discovery—Request for Admissions Packet (.pdf, 470 KB) (to request that the other side admit certain facts in the lawsuit) |
| Discovery—Request for Documents Packet (.pdf, 467 KB) (to request documents and other things from parties in the lawsuit) |
| General Complaint Packet (.pdf, 335 KB) (to start a lawsuit) |
| Legal Research Guide for Pro Se Litigants (.pdf, 504 KB) |
| Magistrate Judge Consent/Declination Form (.pdf, 571 KB) Form to consent to or decline the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. [ Word] |
| Motion for Extension under Local Rule 7-3 (.docx, 46 KB) |
| Motion Packet (.pdf, 1 MB) (to ask the court to do something, for example: dismiss the complaint) |
| Motion—Opposition to Motion Packet (.pdf, 243 KB) (if you want to oppose another party's motion, for example a motion to dismiss your case) |
| Motion—Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (.pdf, 290 KB) (if you want to oppose another party's motion to dismiss your case) |
| Motion—Reply Brief packet (.pdf, 175 KB) (after the other side has opposed your motion, use this form for further support of your motion) |
| Proposed Order on Motion for Extension of Time Under Local Rule 7-3 (.docx, 44 KB) |
| Settlement Conference Brief (.pdf, 870 KB) (use this form to submit a brief before your settlement conference) |
| Voluntary Dismissal Packet (.pdf, 147 KB) (to voluntarily dismiss your case or a defendant if you are the plaintiff) |
