No, librarians are not attorneys and cannot provide you with any legal advice on your case. However, you may visit the Superior Court library and review legal resources to prepare for your case. Librarians can provide help with: 1) Conducting basic legal research assistance, e.g., how to locate treatises, how to get started on a research project, 2) Locating sources of information, 3) Sharing print materials stored in the Superior Court Library. Librarians cannot provide help with:1) Reviewing or providing information about sources, 2) Legal advice or interpretation of law, 3) Extensive or ongoing research,4) Completing forms that will be submitted to the Courts
No, you may not check out materials from our libraries, but you may use the materials while inside the Superior Court law library.
Please review the eFiling rules at www.dccourts.gov/efiling. Also, if you have questions about eFiling with the Superior Court, please send them to efile@dcsc.gov.
You may call 202-879-1478 or email the librarians from our website link, "Ask a Librarian," at https://www.dccourts.gov/services/dccourts-libraries#ask
Within two (2) business days
There are organizations in the community that might be able to connect you with a free lawyer to help you with your case. Click here to see a list of these legal services organizations in D.C.
The DC Courts have a law library at Superior Court (Moultrie Building, Room 6735) that is open to the public.
No. At this time, there is no public access research terminal at the DC Courts libraries. You may consult this list to find other local law libraries around D.C.: https://www.dcbar.org/for-lawyers/external-resources/legal-links/law-libraries
See FEES AND PAYMENT OPTIONS on https://efiledcsuperiorcourt.gov/faq-page for eFiling fees.
A “litigant” or “party” is a person, corporation, or other entity that has a matter in a court. A litigant who does not have a lawyer is sometimes called a “pro se litigant” or an “unrepresented litigant.” Representing yourself can be complicated, but there are resource materials available to help you with preparing your case.