Arizona Offers Guide on Self-Represented Workers’ Comp Cases

The Industrial Commission of Arizona has announced that new guides for self-represented (“pro se” or “pro per”) parties in workers’ compensation case appeals are now available. The “Appeals Guides for Self-Represented Parties” is a series of five separate guides created to assist self-represented parties in certain appeals.

The Guide for Self-Represented (“Pro Se” or “Pro Per”) Appellants and Appellees describes how to appeal civil cases from the Superior Court to the Appellate Courts (Court of Appeals, Arizona Supreme Court). Fo a copy of the complete guide, visit http://www.supreme.state.az.us/media/pdf/oldpdfs/ProPerAppealsGuide.pdf. Fo a copy of the forms in a Microsoft Word format, visit http://www.supreme.state.az.us/media/pdf/oldpdfs/ProPerForms.doc.

The Guide for Self-Represented (“Pro Se” or “Pro Per”) Parties in Worker’s Compensation Case Appeals describes how to appeal awards of an administrative law judge of the Industrial Commission of Arizona in worker’s compensation cases. For a copy of the complete guide, visit http://www.supreme.state.az.us/media/pdf/oldpdfs/ICAGuideFinal.pdf. For a copy of the forms in a Microsoft Word format, visit http://www.supreme.state.az.us/media/pdf/oldpdfs/ICA-Forms%20FINAL.doc.

Representing Yourself: Appealing a Civil Case to the Superior Court describes how to appeal civil, non-traffic cases to the Superior Court from a justice of municipal court. For a copy of the complete guide, visit http://www.supreme.state.az.us/media/pdf/oldpdfs/00LJCivilAppealsFINAL.pdf. For a copy of the forms in a Microsoft Word format, visit http://www.supreme.state.az.us/media/pdf/00LJCivilFormsFINAL.DOC.

Representing Yourself: Appealing a Criminal Case to the Superior Court describes how to appeal criminal cases to the Superior Court from a justice or municipal court. For a copy of the complete guide, visit http://www.supreme.state.az.us/media/pdf/oldpdfs/00CriminalGuideFINAL.pdf. For a copy of the forms in a Microsoft Word format, visit http://www.supreme.state.az.us/media/pdf/00CrimFormsFINAL.doc.

Representing Yourself: Appealing a Civil Traffic Case to the Superior Court describes how to appeal civil traffic cases to the Superior Court from a justice or municipal court. For a copy of the complete guide, visit http://www.supreme.state.az.us/media/pdf/oldpdfs/00CivilTrafficFINAL.pdf. For a copy of the forms in a Microsoft Word format, visit http://www.supreme.state.az.us/media/pdf/00CTFormsFINAL.doc.

Go to the Arizona Courts Locator to locate the court a case is filed in.

Source: ICA