General Information

• Credit Cards Accepted: Visa, and MasterCard - No American Express

General Information

• Credit Cards Accepted: Visa, and MasterCard - No American Express
• Court is integrated - Case data will be provided for existing cases.
• Court is charging $2 cost recovery fee.
• Attachments to lead documents are allowed
• Multiple lead documents per filing are allowed.

Downloadable Forms

• Request for Issuance Form - efiling-Request-for-Issuance-of-Processes-updated-7-1-14.pdf

Initial Filings

• Upload exhibits, etc. as attachments to the lead document.
• Case Information Sheet should be submitted as a lead document.
• Use a completed Request for Issuance form as the lead document in new filing to request citations, etc. (Note:  There are limited options available under filing code; therefore select one with $0 (ensure that the cost remains at $0 before submission of this form) and the district clerks office will correct - Per Kelli, Denton County District Court.
  
• Request citations and copies under Court Services.
• The addresses of the plaintiff are required. The address of the defendant are required.
• In preparing an Original Petition all parties should be listed.

Subsequent Filings

• Case Information Sheet are accepted in subsequent filings as a lead document.
  
• Motions should be filed as lead documents in separate filings.
• Proposed orders should be filed as lead documents in separate filings.
• Use a completed Request for Issuance form as the lead document to request citations, etc.

Requesting Issuances

Download the appropriate request form here: dentoncounty.com/Departments/District-Clerk/Electronic-Filing-and-Service.aspx

• The request form MUST be a separate lead document (it is not an exhibit to another document, so please do not add it as an attachment to another lead document)
• Select the Filing Code: On New Suites select “Application” and on Subsequent filings select “Request”
• Select the correct Issuance Fee under "Optional Services"
• If requesting issuances to be served by Certified mail or through the Denton County Constable or Sheriff, the fees for a copy of the Pleading to be served NEED to be paid. Select “Copy(ies) for Service ($1 per page
• If a Denton County Constable or Sheriff is to serve the issuance, please select the appropriate service fee under Optional Services
• Upload the "Request for Issuance form" and DO NOT attach the pleading to be served
• Complete the efiling submission

Case Information Availability

• This jurisdiction’s Case Management System, (CMS) is fully integrated into the State eFiling system.
• When you are making a subsequent eFiling into an existing case for this jurisdiction your case should be available in the eFiling system and your case information will be automatically imported.
• If the case is not found, please recheck your search criteria. If the system still does not return your case, please send an email to support@filetime.com. We will contact the State eFiling system and jurisdiction to correct the issue.