An initial appearance for a person in custody must be held within 24 hours of arrest. One of the most important rights a crime victim has is the right to let the court know—at the Initial Appearance, as well as at sentencing—how the crime has affected them and their family.
The case number is composed of five parts. The first digit is the division where the case was filed (1: Abilene, 2: Amarillo, 3: Dallas, 4: Fort Worth, 5: Lubbock, 6: San Angelo, and 7: Wichita Falls). After the division number and colon is the year the case was filed (e.g., 98, 99).
The first digits in a case number identify the year the case was filed. This is followed by case-type code. 'CV' identifies a civil case, 'CR' identifies a criminal case, and so forth; the case number follows this. An example of this is seen below.
Your ATLAS case number is listed on the court order and on all correspondence that we send to you.
You may not split a claim and file two separate actions. You may file for the "court costs"in addition to the $10,000 maximum. Civil lawsuits in Arizona are governed by the Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure (PDF).
A plaintiff representing herself may obtain and fill out a prepared Complaint form from the Clerk of the Court at the courthouse or online at each county court website or by visiting . The Complaint must be filed with the Clerk of the appropriate court.
The case number typically appears in one of two formats, as shown in the following examples: CV 17-00010-PHX-DJH or cv00010 “CV” is the case type. Case types assigned by the Court include Civil (“cv”), Criminal (“cr”) and Miscellaneous (“mc”). The number 17 represents the year the case was filed.
Parties in a small claims action may be represented by an attorney only if both parties agree to the use of attorneys. Filers of small claims actions do not have the right to appeal or the right to a jury trial.