USA Application to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Short Form)

Make an application to proceed in US District Court without prepaying fees or costs by completing and filing this free short form application.

• This is a downloadable PDF form which can be completed by filling in the blanks and printing it.
• The plaintiff or petitioner filing the Application must provide financial information for the court to make its determination on whether to grant the application.
• The form can be filed in any District Court in the country, just by choosing the appropriate jurisdiction in the drop down menu.

Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (short form), United States District Court Form AO 240 (rev 07/10).