Staff can explain court rules and procedures. |
Staff cannot suggest which of several available procedures a litigant should follow. |
Staff can provide information about past rulings in a case. |
Staff cannot predict what the court will do. |
Staff can provide cites to (or copies of) statutes, court rules, and ordinances. |
Staff cannot provide an analysis or interpretation of statutes or ordinances based on the specific facts of a litigant's case. |
Staff can explain what records are kept by the court and can be made available to the public. Staff can provide public case information. |
Staff cannot provide confidential case information. |
Staff can explain how and where to file a complaint concerning a judge, court employee or private attorney. |
Staff cannot provide opinions about the conduct of a judge, court employee or private attorney. |
Staff can provide general referrals to other offices or persons. |
Staff cannot provide referrals to other offices or persons based upon personal preferences. |
Staff can provide forms and instructions, and record on the forms information provided by the litigants. |
Staff cannot provide or suggest the information that should be entered on the forms. |