FREE CIVIL PROCEDURE DESKS Ā· 7 STATES Ā· PLAIN-ENGLISH GUIDES ON THE WAY
Rules of civil procedure, without the fog.
The rules of court decide whether your filing counts, when your deadline runs and what the judge can do about it. Our desks put the Texas, Florida, California, Arizona, Utah, Alabama and Mississippi rules of civil procedure in your hands, free, section by section, searchable, with the citation ready to paste. The plain-English guides that walk you through them are next.
ā Free, no account ā Full rule text, cited ā Search by keyword, topic or rule number ā Works on your phone
Legal education, not legal advice. STACKED LEGAL is a publisher, not a law firm. Rules change; confirm the current rule with the court and talk to a licensed attorney about your case.
FREE CIVIL PROCEDURE DESKS Ā· 7 STATES
Pick your state. Open the desk.
Each desk holds that stateās rules of civil procedure, section by section, searchable by keyword, topic or rule number, with the full rule text and the citation ready to paste. Free, no account, built for the phone in your hand at the courthouse.
Texas Civil Procedure Explorer
Search all 628 Texas Rules of Civil Procedure by keyword, topic or rule number, with the full rule text and the citation ready to paste.
Florida Civil Procedure Explorer
The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, searchable by keyword and topic, from service and pleadings to discovery, summary judgment and trial.
California Civil Procedure Explorer
Key California Code of Civil Procedure sections and Rules of Court, organized by stage of the case, with the citation for each.
Arizona Civil Procedure Explorer
The Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, searchable by keyword and topic, with the full rule text and the citation ready to paste.
Utah Civil Procedure Explorer
The Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, searchable by keyword and topic, with the full rule text and the citation ready to paste.
Alabama Civil Procedure Explorer
The Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, searchable by keyword and topic, with the full rule text and the citation ready to paste.
Mississippi Civil Procedure Explorer
The Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure, searchable by keyword and topic, with the full rule text and the citation ready to paste.
WHAT A DESK GIVES YOU
The rulebook, made usable.
Every desk works the same way, so once you have used one you can use them all.
Every rule, in full
The complete text of your stateās rules of civil procedure as published, not a summary, so what you read is what the court reads.
Search that understands cases
Look up a rule by number, or search by keyword and topic: service, pleadings, discovery, summary judgment, trial, appeal.
Citations ready to paste
Each rule shows its citation in the form courts expect, so you can drop it into a motion or a letter without hunting.
Organized by stage of the case
Rules grouped the way a case actually moves, from filing to judgment, so you can see what comes next.
Built for the courthouse
Loads fast on a phone, no login, no app to install. Open it in the hallway before the hearing.
Free, and staying free
The desks are our free tools. No trial, no paywall, no email required to read a rule.
Matched guides on the way
A plain-English Civil Procedure guide for each state is in production, written to the same rules the desk holds.
More states next
Seven states today. New desks open as the guides for those states are written.
PLAIN-ENGLISH CIVIL PROCEDURE GUIDES Ā· COMING SOON
The desk holds the rules. The guide explains them.
One guide per state, written to that stateās rules of civil procedure: what each stage requires, the deadlines that run, the forms and motions people get wrong, and what the judge is looking for, in plain English and cited to the rule.
Join the list and we will tell you the day your stateās guide is available. $19.99, paperback or eBook, like every STACKED LEGAL guide.
No spam. One email when your guide is ready, and the occasional new-desk announcement.
TEXAS
Texas Civil Procedure in Plain English
Pleadings, service, discovery, summary judgment and trial under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
First out
FLORIDA
Florida Civil Procedure in Plain English
From complaint to final judgment under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
Coming soon
CALIFORNIA
California Civil Procedure in Plain English
The Code of Civil Procedure and Rules of Court, stage by stage, for California courts.
Coming soon
ARIZONA Ā· UTAH Ā· ALABAMA Ā· MISSISSIPPI
Four more state guides
Each written to its own stateās rules and matched to the free desk for that state.
Coming soon
FREE NOW Ā· GUIDES NEXT
Use the desk today. Get the guide when it ships.
The desks are complete and free today. The guides are the plain-English layer on top: the same rules, explained in order, with worked examples and the mistakes that get filings bounced. Buying a guide never becomes a requirement for using a desk.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Is the desk really free?
Yes. Every desk is free to read and search, with no account and no email required. The paid products are the guides, which are optional.
Is this legal advice?
No. The desks hold the text of the rules as published, and the guides are legal education written by a publisher, not a law firm. For advice about your case, talk to a licensed attorney in your state.
How current are the rules?
Each desk shows the edition it is built from. Rules change, so confirm the current rule with the court before you rely on it, especially for deadlines.
When do the guides come out, and what will they cost?
Texas is first, then the other desk states. Every guide is $19.99 in paperback or eBook. Join the list on this page and we will email you the day yours is available.