FORMS

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The Civil District Court and First City Court Clerk’s offices provide these commonly used forms for the public. The forms are available in PDF format.  (The freely available Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print PDF files.  If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you must first download it by clicking on the following image.)

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Choose a form from the following categories:

(1) DOCKET 1 - SUCCESSIONS

Letters Testamentary - Form 1

• Certificate of Minor's Mortgage - Form 3

• Letters of Administration, Curatorship, trusteeship, Dative Testamentary Executor - Form 16

• Administrator's Bond - Form 17

• Notarial Will Order - Form 20

• Statutory Will Order - Form 20a

• Letters of Tutorship - Form 22

• Order to Dispense with Process Verbal (for olographic Will) - Form 26

• Notice to Publish Account and/or Tableau of Distribution - Form 47

• Oath - Form 54

• Notice to Publish Applications for Authority - Form 66

• Notice to Sell Movable or Immovable Property at Private Sale - Form 86

• Notice to be Appointed Legal or Dative Tutor - Form 52

All Succession Forms (43 KB)

(2) DOCKET 4 - WRITS & SEIZURES

• Motion to Withdraw Garnishment Deposit

• Injunction Bond

• Appeal Bond

• All Docket 4 Forms

(3) DOCKET 5 - DOMESTIC

• Statement of Income and Expenses

• Cover Sheet - All Actions for Divorce or Annulment

• Motion for Increase, Reduction or Suspension of Child Support Payment

• Petition For Protection From Abuse

• Petition for Protection From Stalking or Sexual Assault

(4) APPEALS

• Appeal Form "C" - Form 94

(5) NEW SUITS

• Cover Sheet - Civil District Court

• Cover Sheet - All Actions for Divorce or Annulment

• Sheriff's Return Cover Sheet

• Motion for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleadings

• In Forma Pauperis Affidavit

• All New Suits Forms

(6) TRIAL DOCUMENTS

• Exhibit list - Form 73

• Motion to Set - Form 48

• Motion to Set for Trial on the Merits (form 85)

• Judgment - Form 7A

(7) DEFAULT JUDGMENTS

• Default Judgment - Form 7

(8) SHERIFF'S OFFICE FORMS

Civil Sheriff's Instruction Sheet regarding seizures - Foreclosure Information Sheet, choose format:

• PDF format

• MS Word format

• Rich Text format

• Sheriff's Return Cover Sheet

(9) REMOTE ACCESS FORMS

• Application for CDC Remote Access Service

(10) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS/REVIEW OF DECISIONS -  FORMS

• Unemployment Compensation Benefits Filing Guidelines for Unrepresented Claimants, and Petition for Judicial Review of Unemployment Compensation Decisions

(11) REQUEST FOR RECORD STORED AT OFFSITE LOCATION - (CIVIL CLERK’S OFFICE)

• Requested for Record Stored at Offsite Location

(12) SUBPOENA FORM

• Subpoena Form

(13) CITY COURT FORMS

• Affidavit of Correctness of Account and/or Note and Non-Military

• Affidavit of Non-Military Service

• Application for Rule for Possession of Premises

• Appeal Bond (form 1016)Bond for Costs (form 1018-1M)

• Default certification - of attorney and clerk

• Exhibit list

• Garnishment Interrogatories and Order (form 1011-A)

• In Forma Pauperis Application

• Joint Request to Fix Trial (Consent Hearing) (form 1035)

• Judgment/Money (form 1012)

• Motion for Dismissal of Eviction

• Motion for Extension of Time

• Motion For (Any Use)Default Form

• Motion to Set for Trial on the Merits (form 1036A)

• Notice of Change of Address/Telephone Number

• Notice of Signing of Judgment

• Request to Withdraw Garnishment Deposit (form 1014-A)

• Small Claims: Motion to Transfer To Regular Civil Docket of FCC

• Writ of Arrest (form 1080)Injunction Bond

(14) JURY FORMS

• 6 Person Jury Trial Order

• Jury Deposit Slip Below 50K

• Jury Deposit Slip Over 50K

(15) VIDEO SERVICE REQUEST

• Court Room Technology Support Request (Formerly Video Service Request Form)

(16) ATTORNEY BAR ROLL UPDATE

• Attorney Bar Roll Information