Each party has a selected, missing, unauthorized, manual-service, or not-applicable service state.
Open path →Make service defects visible before they become rejection loops.
A service-contact board shows every party, available contact, authorization state, selected service method, filing type mismatch, manual-service fallback, and correction action.
eFile Only and eFile and Serve are separated so service defects do not hide behind vague errors.
Open path →Select authorized contact, add a permitted contact, switch method, or mark manual service required.
Open path →The service state is saved into the filing attempt record before staging.
Open path →Service-contact board fields
The board demonstrates the exact information users need before submitting.
| Field | Example state | Correction path |
|---|---|---|
| Responding party | No selected authorized contact | Select contact or mark manual service. |
| Filing type | eFile and Serve selected | Switch to eFile Only if service is not available. |
| Case service list | Filer not associated | Request association or use manual-service fallback. |
| Audit state | Snapshot pending | Save service snapshot before staging. |
- Affected party visible
- Authorization state visible
- Filing type mismatch visible
- Manual service fallback visible
- Audit snapshot visible
Filing can be corrected before users get trapped.
Human review remains the control point. This route is a public training record with fictional records and is not connected to a live court system.
- 1Upload-first filing path
Authenticated filer account
- 2Complete preflight checklist
Court-approved filing adapter
- 3Correction and relation-back posture
Persistence and audit adapters
- 4Fallback packet and support route
Human confirmation before staging
This public walkthrough uses fictional training records. It does not submit filings, change court records, provide legal advice, or connect to a live court system. Production use requires authenticated access, configured adapters, audit logging, and court-approved integration boundaries.
