Minnesota Judicial Branch

File a Case in District Court

eFiling in District Court

Most cases begin in Minnesota’s district courts. District courts are located in each of the state's 87 counties and are divided among 10 judicial districts for administration purposes.

Follow the link below to:

Learn about filing a case in district court
Electronically file and serve court documents (for applicable filers)
Contact the eFile Support Center

File a Case in District (Trial) Court

Click the File a Case in District (Trial) Court button above to access training information and resources.

File in person at a courthouse

Unless required to use the eFile and eServe (eFS) System as described above, court users can continue to file paper documents and court forms at the courthouse.

To go directly to the eFile & eServe application, please use the button below.

eFile and eServe Now

File a Case in Supreme Court or Court of Appeals

The Minnesota Court of Appeals provides the citizens of Minnesota with prompt and deliberate review of all final decisions of the trial courts, state agencies and local governments. As the error-correcting court, the Court of Appeals handles most appeals, which allows the Minnesota Supreme Court to spend time resolving difficult constitutional and public policy cases.

The Minnesota Supreme Court receives cases from the Court of Appeals on petitions for review or accelerated review. In addition, several types of cases bypass the Court of Appeals and go directly to the Supreme Court including appeals of murder cases in the first degree and cases coming from the Tax Court and Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals.

The Court of Appeals Help Topics provide information on:

The Clerk of Appellate Courts office receives the case filings for both the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.
The Clerk of Appellate Courts provides:

Appellate Forms
Access to the Minnesota Appellate E-Filing Application (E-MACS), which allows users to electronically file documents with the Clerk of Appellate Courts in cases pending before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.
Contact information for assistance for self-represented litigants

Notice:

U.S. Bank E-Payment Service will implement a TLS 1.2 security update on Apr. 21. Browsers known to support the enhanced security requirements include Internet Explorer 11+ or Firefox 27+. If your browser is not supported you will receive an error message and be unable to submit your payment. If you are unable to make your payment your e-filing will not be completed and the Clerk of the Appellate Courts office will not receive your e-filing.

For assistance upgrading your browser please contact support at: (612) 902-9585 or 1-844-918-1724. Select Option 2 (for the appellate courts) and then Option 1 (for technical assistance).

To go directly to E-MACS, please use the button below.

Access E-MACS