Civil Case Cover Sheet (Judicial Council of California Form CM-010) Instructions

Check this box if the case is considered complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court.

Check this box if the case is not considered complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court.

Check this box if the complex case involves a large number of separately represented parties, requiring exceptional judicial management.

Check this box if the complex case involves extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel issues that will be time-consuming to resolve, requiring exceptional judicial management.

Check this box if the complex case involves a substantial amount of documentary evidence, requiring exceptional judicial management.

Check this box if the complex case involves a large number of witnesses, requiring exceptional judicial management.

Check this box if the complex case requires coordination with related actions pending in one or more courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal court, requiring exceptional judicial management.

Check this box if the complex case requires substantial postjudgment judicial supervision.

Check this box if the case is a class action suit.

Check this box if the case is not a class action suit.

Enter the state bar number for the attorney or party.

Enter the name of the attorney or party without an attorney.

Enter the name of the law firm.

Enter the street address.

Enter the city.

Enter the state.

Enter the ZIP code.

Enter the telephone number.

Enter the fax number.

Enter the email address.

Enter the name of the party the attorney is representing.

Enter the name of the county for the Superior Court of California.

Enter the street address of the court.

Enter the mailing address of the court.

Enter the city and ZIP code of the court.

Enter the branch name of the court.

Enter the full name of the case.

Check this box if the amount demanded in the case exceeds $35,000.

Check this box if the amount demanded in the case is $35,000 or less.

Check this box if this filing is a counter-claim, marking the first appearance by the defendant.

Check this box if this filing is a joinder, marking the first appearance by the defendant.

Enter the case number.

Enter the name of the assigned judge.

Enter the department number.

Check this box if the case involves an auto-related tort.

Check this box if the case involves an uninsured motorist tort.

Check this box if the case involves asbestos.

Check this box if the case involves product liability.

Check this box if the case involves medical malpractice.

Check this box if the case involves other personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death torts not listed.

Check this box if the case involves a business tort or unfair business practice.

Check this box if the case involves civil rights.

Check this box if the case involves defamation.

Check this box if the case involves fraud.

Check this box if the case involves intellectual property.

Check this box if the case involves professional negligence.

Check this box if the case involves other non-personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death torts not listed.

Check this box if the case involves wrongful termination.

Check this box if the case involves other employment-related matters not listed.

Check this box if the case involves a breach of contract or warranty.

Check this box if the case involves collections under Rule 3.740.

Check this box if the case involves other collections not specified under Rule 3.740.

Check this box if the case involves insurance coverage disputes.

Check this box if the case involves other contract disputes not listed.

Check this box if the case involves eminent domain or inverse condemnation.

Check this box if the case involves wrongful eviction.

Check this box if the case involves other real property matters not listed.

Check this box if the unlawful detainer case is commercial.

Check this box if the unlawful detainer case is residential.

Check this box if the unlawful detainer case involves drugs.

Check this box if the case involves asset forfeiture.

Check this box if the case involves a petition regarding an arbitration award.

Check this box if the case involves a writ of mandate.

Check this box if the case involves other judicial review not listed.

Check this box if the case involves an Employment Development Department (EDD) decision review.

Check this box if the case involves antitrust or trade regulation.

Check this box if the case involves a construction defect.

Check this box if the case involves a mass tort.

Check this box if the case involves securities litigation.

Check this box if the case involves an environmental or toxic tort.

Check this box if the case involves comprehensive groundwater adjudication.

Check this box if the case involves insurance coverage claims arising from the provisionally complex case types listed above.

Check this box if the case involves the enforcement of a judgment.

Check this box if the miscellaneous civil complaint involves RICO.

Check this box if the miscellaneous civil complaint is not specified above.

Check this box if the miscellaneous civil petition involves partnership and corporate governance.

Check this box if the miscellaneous civil petition is not specified above.

Enter the total number of causes of action.

Check this box if monetary relief is being sought.

Check this box if nonmonetary relief, such as declaratory or injunctive relief, is being sought.

Check this box if punitive damages are being sought.

Enter the date the form is signed.

Enter the full printed name of the party or attorney signing this document.