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The Party Information section is where party information about the case can be entered.
Read below to learn how to fill out each field on the Party Information page. Boxes or fields outlined in RED are required. After you fill in all required fields in a section, the red boxes will disappear, and a blue Save Changes button will activate on the lower right side of the section.
You must enter the name of each party. If the party is a business or agency, check the box "Party is a Business/Agency." All other fields are optional. After you fill in the required fields for a party, click the Save Changes button. You will then be asked for the next required party. To add more parties, click the Add Another Party button near the top right of the Party Information section. Click the Save Changes button after you enter all the parties for the case. The highlighted party in blue is the party that information is being entered on.
- NOTE: The "I Am This Party" checkbox is used to confirm that you are the party initiating or adding a case. By selecting this box, you are declaring that you are filing Pro Se. It notifies the court that you have created the case independently and that you do not have a legal representative involved in the process.
- If needing assistance adding an AKA (Also Known As) or DBA (Doing Business As), you will need to contact the court for more information on how to enter this data.
Note: The Required Party lines must be completed in order to proceed to the next section. You will also need to complete the Required Parties before adding additional parties.
To Add an additional party, click on the grey button +Add Another Party and complete the information outlined in red, click Save Changes once all required information is entered.
- NOTE: In some instances, you may need to click on an existing party to see the +Add Another Party button load in this section.
- NOTE: If you do not see +Add Another Party when filing, you will want to contact the court for assistance in adding additional parties to your case. Some courts will not allow this option, or may add the parties after the filing is processed.
- NOTE: Party Types are set up on the court's end. If the Party Type you require does not appear, please contact the court you are filing into for further assistance.
- NOTE: You cannot add a new Party in a Service Only filing.
- NOTE: You cannot remove Required Parties, but you can remove any additional Parties you entered prior to submitting your envelope to the court.
- NOTE: If you are the only Party on a case that contains two required Parties, select "Party is a Business/Agency" to reduce the name to one input field, then type in "N/A", "Not Applicable", or "No Party" on the unnecessary required Party. Contact the clerks at the court you are filing into for more details.
Remember: all boxes outlined in RED are required. Typically, these are the boxes for the Party's first name and last name (or company name, if the Party is a Business/Agency.) All other fields not outlined in red are not mandatory. You can still save the Party information and continue with your filing without filling in the non-required boxes.
Click the Save Changes button after you complete all the required fields in the section. You will then move down to the Filings section. Click here to learn about the next required section, Filings.
To remove a party, simply click the black Actions button located to the right of the party you wish to remove, and then select 'Remove Party' as illustrated below.
NOTE: To edit the existing Party information you've added to the case before you submit your new filing, simply click on the person or entity in the Parties menu, then place your cursor in the input field you want to edit below the Enter details for this Party section and make your corrections. Click Save Changes when finished.