Michigan Legal Help has tools to fill many kinds of forms but we do not cover all areas. You may have a blank form that you need to fill out on your own.All documents electronically filed with Michigan courts must, at a minimum, comply with. Some pleadings, claims, or defenses have to be raised at a certain point in the case or within a certain period of time. Civil cases are private disputes between one or more people, businesses, or organizations. This article will address only civil cases, and not criminal cases. All pleadings filed in consolidated cases must be eFiled into each individual case. This multiple-volume set thoroughly guides you through the pleading, practice and procedure in Michigan civil proceedings. Every party who has filed a pleading, an appearance, or a motion must be served with a copy of every document later filed in the action. All pleading forms must be filled out completely and in compliance with Michigan Court Rules.