{"id":54831,"date":"2023-09-18T08:48:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T13:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/supreme\/supreme_court\/guides\/paidcases.html"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:40:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:40:05","slug":"paidcases","status":"publish","type":"supreme","link":"https:\/\/supreme.findlaw.com\/supreme_court\/guides\/paidcases.html","title":{"rendered":"US Supreme Court Filing Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US Supreme Court Filing Guide for Paid Cases<\/h1>\n
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\n By Laura Temme, Esq.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Bridget Molitor, JD<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Supreme Court petitions filed by attorneys, known as “paid cases,” must comply with formatting rules set by the Court. These guidelines can be found in Rule 33.1 of the Rules of the Court.<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Attorneys working on a Supreme Court writ must submit all petitions and other documents both electronically and on paper. To file electronically, you must register in the court’s online filing system<\/a>. Approval can take a few days, so the Court advises applying well before your filing deadline.\u00a0 Materials sealed by a lower court should not be submitted electronically.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

According to the Clerk of the Court<\/a>, some of the most common mistakes in Supreme Court filings include:<\/p>\r\n