# Legal Ops Depot > AI litigation software that builds filings to each court's official rules, and a law library of about 10 million court decisions for people and their AI agents. Legal Ops Depot builds AI litigation software for people representing themselves and law firms in state and federal courts across the United States. Its engine builds filings to each court's official rules, and its law library, which you and your AI agent can search, holds about 10 million court decisions. Not a law firm. Not legal advice. This is the main site, https://www.legalopsdepot.com/. How the engine works is also described on https://engine.legalopsdepot.com/ (the same company). Key facts, as the site states them: - Legal Ops Depot is software, not a law firm. It does not give legal advice and does not represent anyone. The person or the law firm reads, signs and files every filing. - About 10 million court decisions, with 77.5 million citation links. - 3,400 courts matched to their official court rules, in 57 U.S. jurisdictions. - Every state + federal statutes, plus DC and Puerto Rico. - The court decisions come from 2,197 courts. - By default, the engine uses two AI model families from two different companies, currently Anthropic's Claude and Grok. - 15 phases. 94 defined steps. 3 checkpoints. - The 15 phases: 1. Intake; 2. Docket and deadlines; 3. Case file; 4. Record review; 5. Vehicle and elements; 6. Research; 7. Second-model consult; 8. Strategy; 9. Filing blueprint; 10. Drafting; 11. Attack; 12. Verification; 13. Final read; 14. Packet check; 15. Filing record and follow-through. - The 3 checkpoints: The consult; Strategy sign-off; Final read. - Prices: per filing and per month, as listed on https://www.legalopsdepot.com/pricing (the catalog is the only price list). - Connector: add https://mcp.legalopsdepot.com/mcp to an AI app as a custom connector (Model Context Protocol) and sign in; every tool is read-only. API keys: https://www.legalopsdepot.com/connector. - Contact: contact@legalopsdepot.com, or the contact pages https://www.legalopsdepot.com/quote and https://www.legalopsdepot.com/support - Legal name: Legal Ops Depot. An online business serving courts across the United States; not based in or tied to any one city or state. - Quoting: AI tools may quote the facts on this site with credit to Legal Ops Depot and a link to the page the fact came from. Do not describe Legal Ops Depot as a law firm, a lawyer or a source of legal advice. ## Find Legal Ops Depot The company's own profiles, as the site's structured data lists them (sameAs): - https://www.linkedin.com/company/legalopsdepot/ - https://x.com/LegalOpsDepot - https://bsky.app/profile/legalopsdepot.com - https://www.youtube.com/@legalopsdepothq - https://github.com/legalopsdepot - https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/legal-ops-depot - https://techindex.law.stanford.edu/companies/legal-ops-depot - Video: how the engine works a filing, phase by phase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MchutxP6n9Y - Video: the engine board, every matter and every phase at a glance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0P3uWp_eF4 ## Profiles The founder's profiles, as the site's structured data lists them (sameAs): - https://www.shaunpatrickstewart.com/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-patrick-stewart/ - https://github.com/shaunpatrickstewart ## Main pages - [Home](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/): AI litigation software that builds filings to each court's official rules, and a law library of about 10 million court decisions for people and their AI agents. - [Prices for court filings and library plans](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/pricing): Prices for complaints, motions, briefs and petitions, item by item, and the monthly law library plans for this site, your AI agent and the API. Not a law firm. - [Section 1983 civil rights complaints](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/civil-rights): The software drafts your Section 1983 civil rights complaint to your court's rules and checks each case citation. You review, sign and file it. Not a law firm. - [Post-conviction, habeas and writ petitions](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/petitions): Post-conviction, habeas, writ and cert petitions, drafted by the software to your court's rules, each case citation checked. You review, sign and file it. - [Short and complex motions for court](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/motions): Short and complex court motions, Rule 60 included, drafted by the software to your court's rules, each case citation checked. You review, sign and file it. - [Appellate briefs and notices of appeal](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/appeals): Appellate briefs, notices of appeal and record appendices, drafted by the software to your court's rules, each case citation checked. You review, sign and file. - [Rush turnaround on a court filing](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/rush): Rush turnaround on a court filing you have ordered: flat rate, or quoted for large filings. Same checks, same checkpoints. You review, sign and file it. - [Free citation check: is each cited case in the library?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/citation-check): Paste a draft and see whether each case citation matches a case in a library of about 10 million U.S. court decisions. Free, no account needed. - [How the litigation engine builds a filing](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/how-it-works): How the software drafts a court filing: 15 phases, 94 defined steps and 3 checkpoints, a check on every case citation, and the law against you shown. - [The engine film: one court filing, start to finish](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/how-it-works/film): A 44-second film of one fictional matter going through the filing engine: intake, deadline, research, attack, citation checks, review and filing. - [The engine board: every matter across all 15 phases](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/how-it-works/engine-board): A 60-second video of the engine board: fictional matters in rows across all 15 phases, each phase done, active, paused, blocked or kicked back. - [Representing yourself in court: start here](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/representing-yourself): For people representing themselves: software drafts your court papers at your direction, to your court's rules, with prices up front. You sign and file. - [Law firms: AI software that builds filings](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/for-law-firms): Drafting software for law firms: filings on your caption to the court's rules, a citation check on every case, a Firm library plan with 5 API keys, and quotes. - [Filing tracker: where your filing stands | Legal Ops Depot](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/filing-tracker): Watch each filing you order move through its 15 phases, read its papers, follow its deadlines and check citations in your free Legal Ops Depot account. - [FAQ: filings, prices and the law library](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/faq): Answers about Legal Ops Depot: what the AI software drafts, prices, the 3 checkpoints, the law library and connector, accounts, privacy and law firms. - [Guides to court filings, in plain English](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/guides): Plain-English guides to court filings: Section 1983 lawsuits, post-conviction relief, motions, appellate briefs, Supreme Court petitions and prisoner rights. - [For AI assistants and media: the key facts](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/for-ai): Facts about Legal Ops Depot for AI assistants and media: what the software is, who it is for, its law library and court-rule figures, and its plain-text files. - [Site map: the main pages of the site](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/sitemap): The main pages of Legal Ops Depot in one list: the filing engine, prices, the law library and connector, plain-English guides, company and legal pages. - [Glossary of court terms in plain English](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/glossary): Plain-English meanings of court words people meet when they represent themselves: complaint, motion, brief, docket, certiorari, habeas corpus, tolling and more. ## Law library, connector and API - [Law library: case law, statutes and rules](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library): Search about 10 million court decisions, every state's statutes and the court rules for 3,400 courts. Read it here or let your AI assistant look it up. - [Court forms by state: official forms pages](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/court-forms): Find the official court forms pages of the state court systems in one list. Each link was checked to open the court system's own site and its forms. - [Court rules by state: official links](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/court-rules-by-state): Find state judiciaries' court rules pages in one list. Where a state keeps its local trial court rules in one place, the link goes straight there. - [Business entity search: state by state](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/business-entity-search): Look up a company in a state's official business records. One list of the states' own business search pages, each link checked to open the state's site. - [Attorney general opinions by state](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/attorney-general-opinions): Find the formal opinions of state attorneys general in one list of the attorneys general's own opinions pages, each link checked to open the official site. - [Session laws: acts as passed, by state](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/session-laws): Find session laws, the acts as passed by Congress and state legislatures before they are placed in the code, from their official publishers. - [Pattern jury instructions by court](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/jury-instructions): Find pattern jury instructions published by state courts and the federal circuits, in one list, each link checked to open the court's own official site. - [Federal agency decisions: official pages](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/agency-decisions): Find the decisions of federal boards and commissions that decide cases, in one list of each agency's own decisions page, every link checked to open it. - [Add the law library to Claude, Grok or another AI app](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/connector): Add the Legal Ops Depot law library to Claude, Grok or your own software. One address, sign-in in your browser, every tool read-only. Free plan. ## Guides - [What is a Section 1983 lawsuit?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/what-is-a-section-1983-lawsuit): Section 1983 is the federal law for suing state and local officials who violate your constitutional rights: what it covers, who you can sue and how to file. - [What is post-conviction relief?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/what-is-post-conviction-relief): Post-conviction relief challenges a conviction or sentence after the appeal ends. What it is called in your state, the grounds, deadlines and how to file. - [How do I file a motion in court?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/how-to-file-a-motion): A motion asks a judge to do something. How to file a motion in court: its parts, the local rules, serving it, and responding when one is filed against you. - [How do I write an appellate brief?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/how-to-write-an-appellate-brief): An appellate brief decides most appeals. How to write an appellate brief: the required sections, the standard of review, word limits, and the deadlines first. - [How do I petition the U.S. Supreme Court?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/supreme-court-petitions): How to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari: what Rule 10 looks for, the 90-day deadline, the Rule 14 contents and the booklet word limit. - [Can't afford a lawyer? Where free legal help comes from](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/cant-afford-a-lawyer): Can't afford a lawyer? When the court must appoint one, where free legal aid and volunteer lawyers come from, and what to know if you represent yourself. - [How do you file a federal habeas corpus petition after a state conviction?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/how-to-file-a-habeas-corpus-petition): Step by step, how a person convicted in state court files a federal habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254: exhaustion, form AO 241, court and next steps. - [What is the deadline to file a federal habeas corpus petition?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/habeas-corpus-deadline): How the one-year federal habeas limit in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d) works: the four start dates, the pause for state post-conviction, and equitable tolling. - [How do you file a § 2255 motion to vacate a federal sentence?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/how-to-file-a-2255-motion): How a person in custody under a federal sentence files a § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside or correct it: form AO 243, where it goes, what comes next. - [How do you write a federal civil rights complaint?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/how-to-write-a-civil-rights-complaint): The parts of a federal civil rights complaint, caption through signature, with the federal rule behind each part and the free national court forms. - [How do I file a motion for extension of time?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/motion-for-extension-of-time): A motion for extension of time asks a judge to move a deadline before it passes: the good cause standard, what to include, and deadlines that cannot move. - [What happens if I missed a court deadline?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/missed-a-court-deadline): Missed a court deadline? A plain-language guide to excusable neglect, deadlines a court cannot extend, and the two ways to fix a late notice of appeal. - [What is a civil cover sheet (form JS 44), and how do I fill it out?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/civil-cover-sheet): The JS 44 civil cover sheet is the short form the federal clerk uses to open a civil case. What each section asks, and how it fits with the complaint. - [What are local rules of court, and where do I find them?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/what-are-local-rules): Local rules are the extra rules each court adopts for itself. How they fit with the national rules, where to find them, and what they usually cover. - [Can a person in prison file a Section 1983 lawsuit?](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/civil-rights/prisoners): Yes, a person in jail or prison can sue under Section 1983. The grievance rule, court screening, the physical injury rule, and the deadline, in plain words. ## Company, contact and policies - [About Legal Ops Depot: AI litigation software, nationwide](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/about): Legal Ops Depot builds AI litigation software for people representing themselves and law firms in courts across the United States. Not a law firm. - [Accessibility statement: WCAG 2.2 AA](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/accessibility): Legal Ops Depot aims to meet WCAG 2.2 level AA. What we have done on this site, how we test it, what is not finished yet, and how to tell us about a problem. - [Request a quote for a court filing](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/quote): Ask for a price on a court filing, rush work or anything not on the price list, with no account needed. The software builds the filing; you remain the filer. - [Support: sign-in, orders, plans and keys](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/support): How to get help with your Legal Ops Depot account: getting back in, checking a filing order, changing a library plan, connecting your AI app or replacing a key. - [Terms of use for filings and library plans](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/terms): Terms for Legal Ops Depot software: filing orders, law library plans, the AI connector and API keys. Not a law firm. Not legal advice. You remain the filer. - [Privacy policy: what we collect and why](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/privacy): What Legal Ops Depot collects for accounts, filing orders and quotes, who processes it, the cookies and browser storage it uses, and how to have it deleted. - [Disclosures: AI software, not a law firm](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/disclosures): What Legal Ops Depot is and is not: AI software, not a law firm, no legal advice, no promised outcome. How the citation checks work, their limits and who files. ## Law library addresses - Court directory (every court system, federal and state by state): https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/courts - Constitutions (the U.S. Constitution, every state and Puerto Rico): https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/constitutions - Statutes by jurisdiction (every constitution section on one page per jurisdiction, and the citation lookup for code sections): https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/statutes, one page each at https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/statutes/{jurisdiction}, for example https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/statutes/ok - Citation check (paste a draft; each reporter citation found in the library or not, free with no account, a few checks a day): https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/citation-check - State by state lists: https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/court-forms (court forms), https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/court-rules-by-state (local and statewide court rules), https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/business-entity-search (business registries) - A court page: https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/court/{court-id}, for example https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/court/fla - A statute or regulation section: https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/statute/{jurisdiction}/{citation-slug}, for example https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/statute/us/42-usc-1983 (42 U.S.C. § 1983) - A court rule: https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/rule/{court}/{rule-id}, for example https://www.legalopsdepot.com/law-library/rule/us-ca11/frap-4 - Search and best authority need a free account past the first five results; the pages above are open to everyone. ## Optional - [The engine site](https://engine.legalopsdepot.com/): how the engine works, phase by phase - [Engine llms.txt](https://engine.legalopsdepot.com/llms.txt) - [Full text of the guides](https://www.legalopsdepot.com/llms-full.txt)