COURT DOCUMENTS FOR SERIOUS PRO SE LITIGANTS

The template is the easy part.

Blank forms are easy to find. But no form tells you which rule fits your case, what your court wants, or whether the case you’re about to cite is even real. That’s why filings get rejected. That’s where we start.

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140+

U.S. federal and state jurisdictions

12,000+

people served on a variety of civil claims

250,000+

documents prepared for filing

Start with five questions

Tell us about your case and your readiness for court. Pass and you unlock the platform for $1. Don't pass and we'll email you what to do instead. Either way, you leave with an answer.

There's work to do, but you don't have to arrive with it all figured out.

1 / 5

What type of legal matter do you have?

A civil case — I've been sued, I need to sue, or I'm dealing with a debt, eviction, contract, property, family, or estate dispute

A temporary restraining order (TRO) I need right now

Criminal charges — I could be incarcerated if found guilty

A parking or traffic ticket — I'd have to pay a fine

Civil cases run on their own rulebook. Criminal cases, traffic tickets, and restraining orders use different rules, different deadlines, and a different standard of proof. These tools would give you confident answers to the wrong questions.

The LAW Accelerator only works for civil lawsuits — where someone sued you, or you need to sue someone. Debt collection, foreclosure, contested wills, employment disputes and family cases all qualify.

2 / 5

Is your case in a U.S. state or federal court?

No — outside the U.S.

Yes — U.S. state or federal court

No — tribal, agency, military, or immigration court

Court rules are local. Format, timing, page limits, and what you must attach all change from court to court. Sometimes from judge to judge. A filing that ignores them can be rejected before anyone reads it.

We hold those rules, and the case law behind them, for 140+ U.S. state and federal courts. Outside that system, we'd be working from the wrong rulebook.

3 / 5

Are you currently represented by an attorney on this case?

No — I'm representing myself

Yes — I have an attorney

Not yet but I'm actively looking and will have an attorney soon

These tools are built for people representing themselves. While a lawyer is on your case, they control strategy and filings. Courts generally expect filings to come from your attorney while you're represented. So anything you built here couldn't be filed.

That's not our rule. It's how courts handle it. If you've talked to a lawyer but none has filed an appearance, you're representing yourself.

4 / 5

In a civil lawsuit, what does a judge primarily decide?

Who deserves a fair outcome

Who is telling the truth

Whose facts and law were properly presented under the rules

Who has the strongest facts

A judge only looks at what's properly in front of them. That means filed on time, in the right form, with evidence and law to back it up. Facts that show up late, or in the wrong document, may never get read at all.

That's how a strong case gets lost on paperwork.

5 / 5

What's the specific danger of filing a legal document you copied or don't fully understand?

Templates are always outdated and don't reflect current law

Courts use software to detect copied documents and will reject them

Copying legal documents is illegal and could get you sanctioned

Every case differs by jurisdiction, facts, and judge — and you can't defend what you don't understand

You will be asked to defend it. Judges ask why you want this relief, what law supports it, and how your cases apply to your facts.

A borrowed document was built for someone else's facts, someone else's court. The moment you can't explain a choice inside it, the judge starts doubting everything else you say.

Where should we send your results?

THE DISCIPLINE

A document isn’t a case.

A filing can sound convincing and still fall apart the moment the judge asks why. Most courts give you 21 or 30 days to answer. Miss it and you can lose without ever seeing a judge. Here’s how serious litigants use that time.

Know the elements.

Every claim and defense has parts that must be proven. Know yours.

Prove facts, not stories.

Break what happened into specific facts and tie each one to evidence.

Make the call.

Answer, or move to dismiss? Compare your options and the tradeoffs before choosing.

Act. Don’t react.

Reacting is trying to outrun a car that’s chasing you. Step off the road and choose your path.

File what you can stand behind.

Read the sources, check the facts, and prepare to explain every line.

Rest between rounds.

Litigation has highs and lows. Regroup, then go back in.

Practice before you argue.

You can say what you’re asking for, which facts support it, and how the law applies.

That’s the method. Our tools walk you through it, and our AI won’t make up cases.

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THE TOOLS

Think of your lawsuit like building a house.

The law is the foundation. Facts and evidence are the frame. Your filings are what the court sees.

PROOFIs my case strong enough? +

Tell it what happened in plain language. It pulls out the individual facts and suggests the claims or defenses they support. Link evidence to each fact, and a strength meter shows which counts are proven and where you’re still short.

STRATEGYWhat do I do next? +

Upload any filing to your Case Record. Your Case Summary explains in plain English where the case stands, and What’s Next lays out your options with the pros and cons of each, while there’s still time to choose.

DOCUMENTSWill the judge take me seriously? +

A guided seven-step workflow: the rules and legal standard for your document, the right facts from your case, real appellate opinions, a draft formatted for your court, then practice arguing it with Judge Practice and a checklist for filing.

COMMUNITYAm I doing this right? +

Video lessons, office hours, and people fighting the same fight. Some have already won and stayed to help. None of it uses credits.

What the LAW Accelerator doesn’t do

It doesn’t file anything.

No court gets anything from your account. Every document stays yours until you file it yourself.

It doesn’t hide its sources.

Every case we cite is real. Look it up and read it before you use it.

It doesn’t lock you in.

Read what you get. Decide it’s not for you. Close the tab. Your case is right where it was.

START FOR $1

You didn’t choose this fight. You can choose to be ready for it.

$1 gets you 100 credits and community access. That’s the whole charge. Nothing renews.

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WHEN YOUR 100 CREDITS RUN LOW, YOU DECIDE

Pay as you go

$30 minimum (200 credits). Credits never expire.

15¢ /credit

Max

1,000 credits a month, for steady work on your case. Cancel anytime.

$99 /month

You see the price of every action before you take it.

RECOGNIZED BY JUDGES AND LAWYERS ALIKE

For guidance on ‘do it yourself’ litigation, see courtroom5.com.

Judge Richard A. Posner

Judge Richard A. Posner
7th Circuit Court of Appeals (retired)

Responsible AI in Legal Services - Duke Law RAILS Project

The trusted platform for people fighting civil cases without a lawyer

You can start before you feel ready.

See whether the LAW Accelerator fits your case. Then take one useful step: connect a fact to what must be proven, understand a filing, or compare your next options.

Know what you must prove

See every option before you move

File what you can stand behind

Your case. Your call.

What your $1 opens

Community access and your first 100 credits.

You’re in the moment you sign up. No waiting, no call.

A place to start with your own case.

Tell PROOF what happened and see what you can prove, or upload your last filing to STRATEGY and see your options. 100 credits covers both.

More only when you choose.

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