Pleading: A pleading is a written statement that explains what happened and what you want the court to do. Statewide forms (categories).Civil Actions are filed in the Wayne County Clerk's Office Court Services Unit, within the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court and the County of Wayne. You will need one copy of the civil complaint with original signature for the magisterial district judge. The Wayne County Probate Court accepts pleadings and documents for filing Monday through Friday, AM to PM (the filing hours). Fill out the Friend of the Court Praecipe online to receive your hearing date. This is a 'fillable' form. Intheblanks form required for any matter originating and electronically filed in Supreme or Surrogate's Courts in Richmond County. The court recommends that documents do not exceed 25 MB per document. Some court filing costs may be in the hundreds of dollars.