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Practical guides for pro se litigants, federal court filing, and document formatting. No legalese, no upsells — just the information you need.

Guide

Pro Se Guide to Filing in Federal Court

Everything you need to know about representing yourself — filing a complaint, CM/ECF registration, serving defendants, meeting deadlines, and formatting your documents.

Reference

CM/ECF PDF Requirements: Format, Size Limits, and Common Errors

What your PDFs need to look like for electronic filing. File size limits by district, formatting rules, rejection errors and fixes, scanning best practices.

How-To

How to Convert Images to PDF for Court Filing

Turn exhibit photos, screenshots, and scanned documents into court-ready PDFs. Free, no software, step-by-step with ECF PDF.