Representing yourself in federal court
Subtitle: a handbook for pro se litigants
By: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Contributors: United States. District Court (California : Northern District)
Publisher: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [San Francisco, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Civil procedure; Popular works; District courts; Handbooks, manuals; Pro se representation
Other titles: Handbook for pro se litigants
Notes: Cover title.

"June 2012."

"Richard Wieking, Clerk of Court."

Previous ed.: 2011.

Earlier editions published under title: Handbook for litigants without a lawyer.

Also available online in English, Spanish and Chinese.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. What should I think about before filing a lawsuit?; title: 2. Finding a Lawyer; title: 3. How do I research the law?; title: 4. How do I draft a complaint?; title: 5. How do I file papers with the Court?; title: 6. Once my case is assigned to a judge, what do I do?; title: 7. How can I make sure that I know about everything that is happening in my case?; title: 8. What are the rules for serving documents on the other parties to the lawsuit?; title: 9. Filing and serving documents electronically 10. How do I respond to a complaint?; title: 11. What is a motion and how do I write or respond to one?; title: 12. What happens at a court hearing?; title: 13. Initial disclosures: what are they and when do they happen?; title: 14. What is a case management or (status) conference and how do I prepare for it?; title: 15. What is Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)?; title: 16. What is discovery?; title: 17. What can I do if there are problems with disclosures or discovery?; title: 18. What is a motion for summary judgment?; title: 19. What happens at trial?; title: 20. What can I do if I think the judge or jury made a mistake?; title: Glossary.