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All Forms - Litigants without Lawyers Forms

Form Number Form Name
AO 239 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Long Form) (In non-prisoner cases, most judges will require use of the long form over the short form.)
AO 240 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Short Form) (In non-prisoner cases, most judges will require use of the long form over the short form.)
JS 44 Civil Cover Sheet
Pro Se 2 Complaint and Request for Injunction
Pro Se 1 Complaint for a Civil Case
Pro Se 4 Complaint for a Civil Case Alleging Breach of Contract
Pro Se 5 Complaint for a Civil Case Alleging Negligence
Pro Se 6 Complaint for a Civil Case Alleging that the Defendant Owes the Plaintiff a Sum of Money
Pro Se 7 Complaint for Employment Discrimination
Pro Se 12 Complaint for Interpleader and Declaratory Relief
Pro Se 13 Complaint for Review of Social Security Decision
Pro Se 9 Complaint for Specific Performance or Damages Based on a Contract to Convey Real Property
Pro Se 10 Complaint for the Conversion of Property
Pro Se 15 Complaint for Violation of Civil Rights (Non-Prisoner)
Pro Se 14 Complaint for Violation of Civil Rights (Prisoner)
Pro Se 8 Complaint for Violations of Fair Labor Standards
Pro Se 3 Defendant’s Answer to the Complaint
FLMD Explanation and Instructions for Prisoners Filing a Civil Action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or 28 U.S.C. § 1331
AO 398 Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons
FLMD Prisoner Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Civil Rights
AO 250 Pro Se Motion for Compassionate Release (English and Spanish)
AO 440 Summons in a Civil Action
AO 399 Waiver of the Service of Summons