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The Case Information tab is where you select the court location, the category, and the case type.
Click on the required selections for Location, Case Category, and Case type. These options are only select-able when Starting a New Case.
- Location: The court where your case will be filed. To search for location in this section, click the downward arrow and use the scroll bar to the right of the Location box to view all selectable options within this section.
- Case Category: The general type of case you are filing. Some examples are Civil, Family, and Probate. After you pick a Category, you will see a list of Case Types within that Category.
- Case Type: The specific type of case you are filing. If you can't find the case type you need, change the Case Category (or Location) to see other available case types.
NOTE: The case categories and case types in the dropdown menus are the cases configured on the court's end for that specific court location.
NOTE: Some courts may offer additional input fields or dropdown menus, such as Procedures/Remedies or Damage Amount (as seen below). Only fields highlighted in red are required fields; you may progress without filling them out.
NOTE: Filer Support agents cannot advise you about what options you should select in this or any other section of your draft. We are not court employees or legal experts, so we do not have this information.
In Cook and DuPage Counties in Illinois, an additional section - the Case Cross Reference section - will appear after all the rest of the Case Information has been selected. For more information on this section, please refer to the articles below:
- Cook County, IL: What Do I Enter in the Case Cross Reference Number Section?
- What do I enter in the 'Case Cross Reference Id' box on the Case Tab? DuPage County
After all selections are confirmed, click on Parties.