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The Court requires a civil cover sheet (available from the Clerk's Office) and a complaint that includes an original signature and your address. You must also either pay the filing fee or request the Court to allow you to file the case without paying the filing fee.

In Missouri, plaintiffs have up to five years to file a lawsuit for personal injury, defamation, and medical malpractice. However, a maximum of 10 years is allowed for discovery of an injury. Injury to property, trespassing, and enforcement of written contracts carry a five-year statute of limitations.

THE BEGINNING OF THE CONTEMPT PROCESS Once you have requested compliance and it has been ignored, you will need to file a Motion for Contempt, and/or Application for Show Cause Order, along with a blank Show Cause Order. The Show Cause Order will be signed with the judge and will include a date for your hearing.

Missouri small claims court allows businesses or people to file lawsuits of up to $5,000 without hiring an Attorney. Before you file suit in small claims court, make sure there is no other way of settling your dispute. You may save yourself a lot of time and effort.

Generally, civil cases are non-criminal cases in which a ?Plaintiff? seeks to recover money damages or other relief from a ?Defendant?. Most cases require a filing fee to be paid upon the filing by the Plaintiff of the Petition.

There is no remote public access to documents filed before July 1, 2023. This includes certain judgments that used to be available to the public via Case.net. Access to these judgments was removed to protect any confidential information they may have contained.