Oregon Judicial Department Forms

The Oregon Judicial Department has a select number of forms made officially available for legal matters. Local courts such as Lane County Circuit Court has forms created for some situations not addressed by the state-wide forms. There are not always official forms for every legal issue, but the form you need may already be available. It is recommended to double-check the OJD Forms Center and the Lane County Circuit Court Forms to see if there is an official form for the situation.

The OJD Website also has some search functionality. After searching your search term, select “Forms” below the search bar. This can be helpful as it will also show any local court pages.

It is important to always ensure on your documents that the correct county is in the title of the form or pleading. If you are filing in Lane County, ensure it has “Lane” in the title.

Drafting Your Own Court Documents

As there are not official forms for every circumstance, sometimes you need to draft your own form. Legal documents can only be drafted by you and your lawyer, library staff are not a substitution for a lawyer. Upon request, we offer legal resources and sample forms to help bridge the gap of justice information. The Pleading Paper Template below is designed to be used for personal drafting circumstances.

Sample forms are generally NOT fill-in-the-blank, but rather informational guides and examples to help you draft your document. Patrons are expected to review and assess the content in the examples to draft their own documents, along with relevant information and law specific to their case.

Pleading Paper Template for Oregon Courts

The Oregon Judicial Department has standards and guidelines as to what a pleading, or court document, should look like. If you need to draft your own pleading, the pleading templates are editable documents meant to comply with UTCR 2.010 but should be double-checked for accuracy. Pleading Paper Templates are NOT a form, they only are the formatting of a court document.

The Law Library has Microsoft Word available on the Public Computers. If you do not have Microsoft Word at home, there is also a version that is compatible with Google Docs below.

Pleading Paper Template for Microsoft Word

Pleading Paper for Google Docs

NOTE: Any final formatting decisions are up to the end user. Whether or not a particular section needs certain information is a decision made from reviewing local rules, laws, and form documents.

Court Rules—Statewide and Local

The PDF below is a compilation of many of the most-accessed court rules for Lane County litigants:

For help in locating a court rule, contact the library at (541) 682-4337 or [email protected]

For additional research—on document drafting, procedural law, strategy, or specific substantive law of the case (for example, what needs to be proven in order to win a breach of contract case) feel free to come in and visit the library. If you would like to see what else the library offers, click here.

Disclaimer

 
This page is not intended as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed attorney. The content provided here is not necessarily all the information needed on a topic, but rather those sources which may be especially helpful. As a self-represented litigant, your case is ultimately your responsibility. We encourage patrons to consult with or retain an attorney before undertaking litigation on their own behalf. If you need help finding an attorney or legal aid, click here for our lawyer assistance page.

This site is intended to be used in conjunction with the physical library. Some documents may be delivered by email, but many questions pertaining to forms and pleadings will require in-library research and analysis.

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