Filing
A filing is a document formally submitted to a court, legislature, agency, or other official body under its rules. Filings may include complaints, motions, briefs, applications, disclosures, or reports. The receiving body may require a specific format, fee, deadline, or method of submission.
A filing is a document formally submitted to a court, legislature, agency, or other official body under its rules. Filings may include complaints, motions, briefs, applications, disclosures, or reports. The receiving body may require a specific format, fee, deadline, or method of submission.
Example: A party in a federal court case files a motion through the court’s approved filing system so the motion becomes part of the case record.
Common misconception: Sending a document by email always counts as an official filing. A filing must comply with the rules and methods established by the relevant body.
Sources: https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records; https://www.supremecourt.gov/filingandrules/2023RulesoftheCourt.pdf