1. Collect
Index dates, records, communications, witnesses, and exhibits without trying to resolve every legal question during intake.
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Organize first. Verify with the official source.
These guides explain a practical workflow for collecting and connecting your own information. They point to current court sources instead of summarizing rules or calculating deadlines.
Boundary: Steadycase cannot tell you which rule applies, what to file, what evidence to use, or what strategy to follow. Keep case facts and documents in your own files.
A repeatable workflow
Collect, connect, verify.
Use the same organization method in any state while treating your court's current materials as the authority.
2. Connect
Use neutral labels to show which event, record location, witness, and document relate to the same topic.
3. Verify
Record the official court page, access date, document version, and unresolved question. Recheck before acting.
Five-page pilot
State starting points
These pages test whether a small, carefully maintained source layer is useful before any broader expansion.
Official-source starting points
California
Build a source log, connect your own materials, and verify current court information without relying on a summary of state rules.
California organization guide →Official-source starting points
Florida
Build a source log, connect your own materials, and verify current court information without relying on a summary of state rules.
Florida organization guide →Official-source starting points
Georgia
Build a source log, connect your own materials, and verify current court information without relying on a summary of state rules.
Georgia organization guide →Official-source starting points
Maryland
Build a source log, connect your own materials, and verify current court information without relying on a summary of state rules.
Maryland organization guide →Official-source starting points
North Carolina
Build a source log, connect your own materials, and verify current court information without relying on a summary of state rules.
North Carolina organization guide →Start smaller
Use the free Field Guide before choosing a notebook.
The Field Guide helps you begin the collection and organization work. If you need a deeper spreadsheet system later, compare the Steadycase Trial Notebooks.