{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2003.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-2003.1","heading":"Commencement of actions by inmates","body":"OMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS BY INMATES\n\nA. Petitions, motions, or other pleadings filed by an inmate as\n\ndefined in paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section 566 of Title 57 of\n\nthe Oklahoma Statutes appearing pro se shall be on forms approved by\n\nthe district court and supplied without charge by the clerk of the\n\ndistrict court upon request.\n\nB. The following information shall be supplied by an inmate who\n\nis seeking relief in a civil action:\n\n1. Plaintiff’s full name;\n\n2. Place of plaintiff’s residence;\n\n3. Name(s) of defendant(s);\n\n4. Place(s) of defendant(s) employment;\n\n5. Title and position of (each) defendant;\n\n6. Whether the defendant(s) was (were) acting under color of\n\nstate law at the time the claim alleged in the complaint arose;\n\n7. Brief statement of the facts;\n\n8. Grounds upon which plaintiff bases allegations that\n\nconstitutional rights, privileges, or immunities have been violated,\n\ntogether with the facts which support each of these grounds;\n\n9. A statement of prior judicial and administrative relief\n\nsought, copies of which shall be attached to the petition;\n\n10. A statement of the relief requested; and\n\n11. A complete list, supported by affidavit under penalty of\n\nperjury, of all lawsuits filed by the inmate as an inmate in the\n\nprevious ten (10) years in state and federal courts and the\n\ndisposition of each case.\n\nC. In all cases in which the petitioner, movant, or plaintiff\n\nis an inmate of a penal institution and desires to proceed in forma\n\npauperis, the proof of poverty required by the Oklahoma Statutes\n\nshall be submitted.\n\nD. If the court determines that the filing is a noncomplying\n\npetition, motion, or other pleading filed by an inmate in a penal\n\ninstitution appearing pro se, the action may not proceed, and it\n\nshall be returned together with a copy of this statute and a\n\nstatement of the reason or reasons for its return. If the court\n\ndetermines that the inmate-plaintiff knowingly and willfully failed\n\nto comply with all the requirements of this section, the court may\n\ndismiss the case with prejudice.\n\nE. If the defendant claims either qualified or absolute\n\nimmunity in its answer, the court may order the plaintiff to file a\n\ndetailed reply to the answer pursuant to subsection A of Section\n\n2007 of this title.\n\nF. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall adopt forms to\n\nbe used by inmates of penal institutions appearing pro se pursuant\n\nto this section.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"b0f2b6cb8ae2aee5812ed70800121d57d5bd4fd3e7a3bacf12f946d9db615430","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2003","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2003.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}