Template for Federal Civil Lawsuit?

I’ve searched but cannot find on the 'Net a template for a Federal civil lawsuit under Title 42 and Chapter 13, violation of civil rights, conspiracy against rights, and deprivation of rights under color of law.

And is there a time limitation for filing such a civil suit?

Your local federal court has a pro se office, i.e. somebody whose job it is to help unrepresented parties. Go ask that person.

Yes there’s a time limit, so go ask right away. Better yet, talk to a lawyer right away. Because if a case is worth bringing in federal court, it’s worth hiring a lawyer.

Note that for some federal rights cases the statue of limitations is short, short, short – like a few months. I have no idea whether you case is something for which this is true, nor do I want to know. But it’s not a good idea to dilly-dally.

–Cliffy

I’m confused. 42 U.S.C., chapter 13, deals with school lunch programs. http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter13_.html :confused:

At any rate, 42 U.S.C. is a big statute that includes a lot of civil rights. For some claims you must pursue administrative remedies first; for others not. And as Cliffy has pointed out, some have very short fuses.

Here is a guide from the Federal District Court in Utah: http://www.utd.uscourts.gov/forms/civilrt_guide.pdf

And here are the sample complaint forms that are included in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/Forms.pdf

FWIW,

http://ag.ca.gov/publications/civilrights/01CRhandbook/chapter8.htm (if that’s even the section you are talking about).

Hope this helps a little.

If you think you have a civil rights case, you should talk to a lawyer about it NOW. I am not your lawyer; you are not my client. This is not legal advice. For specific advice about your legal questions, talk to a lawyer who is licensed in your state.