A Lis Pendens is filed with the County Recorder in the county where the piece of property that the law suit involves is located. First, you can only file a lis pendens if you have a pending lawsuit with the circuit court.Talkov Law's real estate litigators provide a free checklist of requirements to file a lis pendens (notice of pending action). Lis pendens is a Latin term that translates to "lawsuit pending. To file and record a lis pendens against real estate, the claimant must have made a "real property claim" in the underlying litigation. A lis pendens also called a notice of pendency of action is a special type of legal document filed with a county recorder.