How does Auto Create Case work?
The Auto Create Case feature automates the process of electronically accepting new petitions filed in certain
civil case types, eliminating both the clerk queue and the wait. This makes new cases available automatically to
continue filing documents or beginning other time-sensitive work. It also makes the new case available automatically
for the public to view.
Nothing new is required of attorneys. Just go through the process to initiate a new civil case as
you always have done. Once you click the “submit” button, the system automatically creates a new case, accepts your
petition and gives you a case number.
Caution: Please do not “submit” without being sure you are filing what
you want – and in the correct division. Because this new feature eliminates the
queue, you no longer will be able to recall a document, either from the system itself or by calling and asking
for help from the local circuit clerk staff. Once you submit the new filing, it will be accepted as filed. If
you make a mistake, you will need to take appropriate corrective actions, including dismissing or amending the
case.
What cases are available?
From October 2024 through July 2025, a total of 29 designated case types were made available statewide through Auto Create Case.From July through September 2026, a total of 98 new case types
will be added to Auto Create Case. Rollout of these new case types will be statewide, grouped by case type
into three monthly implementation phases. Generally, this schedule will include:
- On or after July 16: five associate division contract case types
- On or after August 20: an additional 39 associate division case types, including those in administrative review, chapter 517, extraordinary remedy, miscellaneous civil, real estate, small claims, and torts categories
- On or after September 17: 54 circuit division case types, including those in administrative review, extraordinary remedy, miscellaneous civil, and real estate categories
Where can I learn more?
Visit the Auto Create Case FAQs page to find information about how this feature works as well as
the original list of case types implemented and the original implementation map.
When are case types being implemented?
Use the searchable case type tool below to learn more about when the expanded case types are
expected to become available in the Auto Create Case feature.
Case Types Being Implemented (on or after date listed
below)