Check a federal complaint pack before filing
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Check the draft complaint for a jurisdiction statement, a statement of the claim, and a demand for relief, and check that a summons is with the complaint. List what is missing. Do not state a filing fee.
- What the lawyer must review
- You decide whether the pack can be filed. Rule 8(a) requires the jurisdiction grounds unless the court already has jurisdiction and the claim needs no new support, a short and plain statement of the claim, and a demand for the relief sought. Rule 4(c) requires the summons to be served with a copy of the complaint, and Rule 4(m) sets 90 days. Rule 4(h) requires service on a corporation, partnership, or association in a judicial district by the state-law method in Rule 4(e)(1), or by delivery to an officer, a managing or general agent, or another agent authorized by appointment or by law, with a mailing as well if the statute that authorizes that agent requires it. Rule 11(b) is your certification of the paper. No fee schedule was opened, so the check states no fee. State courts use their own forms.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording and identifying points for review. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| AO 440 summons in a civil action (US district court): issue, serve and prove service | Form | AI use Red | Link to national form AO 440. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.