The forms listed below are supplied by the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island for use by the Public and the Bar. These forms are in PDF format
Civil Forms
- JS 44 – Civil Cover Sheet
- JS 44 – Civil Cover Sheet
- AO 88 – Subpoena in a Civil Case
- AO 88A – Subpoena to Testify at a Deposition or to
Produce Documents in a Civil Action - AO 88B – Subpoena to Produce Documents,
Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises - AO 133 – Bill of Costs
- AO 240 – Application to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees and Affidavit
- AO 398 – Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons
- AO 399 – Waiver of Service of Summons
- AO 435 – Transcript Order Form
- AO 435 – Transcript Order Form Instructions
- AO 440 – Summons in a Civil Action
- AO 441 – Third Party Summons in a Civil Action
- AO 451 – Clerk’s Certification of a Judgment to be
Registered in Another District - AO 458 – Appearance
Criminal Forms
Prisoner Forms
Attorney Forms
CJA Attorney Forms
- CJA Form 20
- Instructions for CJA Form 20
- Instructions for the District of Rhode Island’s Excel-based CJA Worksheets
- CJA 20 – Expenses Worksheet
- CJA 20 – In Court Worksheet
- CJA 20 – Out of Court Worksheet
- CJA Form 21
- Instructions for CJA Form 21
- CJA Form 24
- Instructions for CJA Form 24
Archive/Federal Record Center Forms


