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Rule 60.5 Declaration of Inmate Counsel Assistance

Title VI: Rules for Litigation Filed by Inmates | Chapter 60: Litigation Filed By Inmates

If the suit was prepared or filed by or with the help or advice of inmate counsel substitute, counsel substitute’s name and D.O.C. number shall be legibly printed on the appropriate line on the face of the petition. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in delay in the service and review of the petition. If no counsel substitute was involved in the preparation or filing of the petition, the plaintiff shall print “NONE” in the blank for the inmate counsel substitute’s name.

Amendment history: Adopted April 1, 2002, effective April 1, 2002. Renumbered Rule 60.5 and amended April 20, 2010, effective June 1, 2010. Amended November 18, 2010, effective January 1, 2011 ; amended November 21, 2011, effective January 1, 2012.