Filing a Civil Complaint Pro Se

• Pro Se Instruction Sheet in Civil Cases
• Forms and fees

After Your Case is Filed

• Local court rules you need to know.
• ECF Registration Form for Pro Se Filers :  File documents electronically in your case through the Electronic Case Filing System (ECF).
• Electronic Filing Help

PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records)

• Free PACER Training (10/4/2011)
• Register for PACER

How Can I Get An Attorney Appointed?

• Forms and instructions.
• Pro Bono Plan for the Western District of Washington

Can I get some assistance before filing my case?

• The Federal Bar Association sponsors a free Federal Civil Rights Legal Clinic on alternate Thurdays at the Seattle Courthouse.  Click here for more information on the Legal Clinic.
• The Clerk's Office maintains an e-mail address: questions@wawd.uscourts.gov, for submission of questions by pro se parties regarding forms, fees and filing procedures.  This address is for questions on how to initiate a case, not on how to proceed once a case has been filed.  Please note: the Clerk's Office does not provide legal advice and does not accept documents for filing via this e-mail address.

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