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District court (sąd rejonowy, simplified procedure up to 100,000 PLN) — Poland

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Format requirements for this court

Court and trackDistrict court (sąd rejonowy, simplified procedure up to 100,000 PLN)
PaperA4
Margins 2.5 cm · 2.5 cm · 2.5 cm · 2.5 cm
Type Times New Roman, 12 pt
Line spacing1.5
Paragraph numbering {n}.

Twelve point type, 1.5 line spacing and paragraphs numbered from 1 so that a specific paragraph can be cited.

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District court (sąd rejonowy, simplified procedure up to 100,000 PLN)

The pozew is filed with the sąd rejonowy and contains the court, the parties, the request, its justification and the signature (article 187 of the Code of Civil Procedure). The documentary evidence and an index of attachments are enclosed. A4 paper, 2.5 cm margins, 12 point type, 1.5 line spacing, paragraphs numbered from 1.

PLN 100,000 — Claims for payment in which the value in dispute does not exceed 100,000 PLN are heard by the sąd rejonowy in the simplified procedure (article 505¹ of the Code of Civil Procedure). An employee or insured person may bring a claim orally before the court, to be recorded in the minutes (article 466).

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Electronic order-for-payment procedure (e-sąd) up to 20,000 PLN

The claim is completed in the e-sąd system and signed with an electronic or qualified personal signature. The parties, the request and the justification go into the form fields, and contracts and invoices are attached as files.

PLN 20,000 — In the electronic order-for-payment procedure claims of a value not exceeding 20,000 PLN may be pursued; the claim form is completed and filed in the e-sąd system. Objections to the order are filed in writing.

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Filing checklist - what to bring, in how many copies, and why documents get returned.

  1. One pozew with the court, the parties, the request, the justification and the signature (article 187 of the Code of Civil Procedure).

    Pozew (art. 187 k.p.c.); formularz w elektronicznym postępowaniu upominawczym (e-sąd)

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  2. One copy of the claim and of its attachments for each defendant, plus a set for the court.
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  3. The court fee is measured by the value in dispute (articles 13 and 28 of the Act on court costs in civil cases).
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  4. The documentary evidence numbered continuously from 1 with an index giving number, name and date.
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  5. The amount claimed and how it was worked out, because the value in dispute fixes the track and the fee.
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  6. A4 paper, 2.5 cm margins, 12 point type, 1.5 line spacing and paragraphs numbered from 1.
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  7. The pleading is drawn up in Polish; a document in another language is filed with a translation.
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  8. An employee or insured person may bring a claim orally before the court, recorded in the minutes (article 466 of the Code of Civil Procedure); the minutes are signed after being read out.
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  9. In the electronic order-for-payment procedure the claim is filed through the e-sąd system and the amount claimed may not exceed 20,000 PLN.
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  10. Keep the confirmation of filing and put the case number on every later pleading.
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Why filings get sent back

The language you read here and the language of the documents are set separately.

Document language: Polski. This is set by the court, not by the language you are reading now.

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Disclosure: what this document set is and is not

This document set was prepared by a document preparation tool that organises the facts you supplied and aligns page format with the requirements published for the court named on the cover. It is not legal advice, the tool does not replace legal assistance and does not replace a lawyer, and no lawyer has reviewed your documents or represents you. No assessment is made of the strengths or weaknesses of your case or of which rule applies. You remain responsible for the contents of every document you file, for meeting every deadline and for checking each format rule and each reference yourself. The source of every format rule is listed in the filing checklist.

I have read this disclosure and I understand that the set is a format and fact-organisation aid, not legal advice, and that it does not replace legal assistance.

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Confirm you understand: citations are not verified

The system does not check whether a citation is real. You are responsible for checking each one in the official database: Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych (isap.sejm.gov.pl) and the Ministry of Justice guidance on pozew and opłaty sądowe.

Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych (isap.sejm.gov.pl) and the Ministry of Justice guidance on pozew and opłaty sądowe

Check this reference yourself: whether the provision or decision exists, is still in force and has not been changed by a later amendment or judgment.

Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.

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