Filing (law)

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In law, filing is the delivery of a document to the clerk of a court and the acceptance of the document by the clerk for placement into the official record.^[1] If a document is delivered to the clerk and is temporarily placed or deposited with the court (but is not accepted for filing), it is said to have been lodged with or received by the court (but not filed).^[2] Courts will not consider motions unless an appropriate memorandum or brief is filed before the appropriate deadline. Usually a filing fee is paid which is part of court costs.