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OPENING YOUR CIVIL CASE

Learn how to properly open your civil case online by following step-by-step instructions. Ensure you have the necessary documents ready in PDF format and refer to your cover sheet. Access the CM/ECF system, select "Civil," then proceed to "Attorney Case Opening" to begin. Fill in the required case information, including county and division details, following on-screen guidance. Be prepared with any additional court name and number for removal cases. Click "NEXT" to proceed, and use the "Clear" button to start over if needed.

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OPENING YOUR CIVIL CASE

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  1. CHAPTER 3: OPENING YOUR CIVIL CASE

  2. Do not start opening your case unless you are prepared to post your initiating document(s). • Remember they must be in PDF format and saved on your computer. • Be sure you have a copy of your cover sheet available. You will need to refer to it later in this process. Now that you are ready to open your case let’s get started Log into CM/ECF as you normally would to file documents. On the blue tool bar select “Civil”.

  3. Under “Open a Case” you will see the link to “Attorney Case Opening” shown below. Click on this link to begin opening your case .

  4. On the Open A Civil Case screen below you will select your case specific information. At the “Select County” dropdown box select your county following the onscreen county selection guidance. “Division” will auto populate based on your county selection.

  5. The “Other court name” and “Other court number” boxes are left blank unless you are filing a removal case.

  6. If this is a removal case you would put the name of the originating court in the “Other court name” box and the case number of the originating court case in the “Other court number” box. An example of “Other Court Name” could be Spokane County Superior Court. An example of “Other Court Number” is 09-2-000000-0.

  7. Once you have entered your case data information, select the "NEXT" button to move to the next screen. If you need to start over on this page, select the Clear button and it will erase all of your entries.

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