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CM-010 INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET To Plaintiffs and Others Filing First Papers. If you are filing a first paper(for example,a com lalnt)In a civil case,you must complete and file,along with your first paper,the Civil Case Cover Sheet contained on page 1.This information will be used to compile statistics about the types and numbers of cases filed.You must complete items 1 through 6 on the sheet.In item 1,you must check one box for the case type that best describes the case.If the case fits both a general and a more specific type of case listed in item 1, check the more specific one. If the case has multiple causes of action, check the box that best indicates the primary cause of action. To assist you in completing the sheet,examples of the cases that belong under each case type in item 1 are provided below.A cover sheet must be filed only with your initial paper.Failure to file a cover sheet with the first paper filed In a civil case may subject a party, Its counsel,or both to sanctions under rules 2.30 and 3.220 of the California Rules of Court. To Parties in Rule 3.740 Collections Cases. A"collections case"under rule 3.740 Is defined as an action for recovery of money owed In a sum stated to be certain that is not more than$25,000,exclusive of interest and attorney's fees,arising from a transaction in which property,services,or money was acquired on credit.A collections case does not Include an action seeking the following:(1 tort damages,(2)punitive damages (3)recovery of real property,(4)recovery of personal property,or(5}a prejudgment writ of attachment,The identification of a case as a rule 3.740 collections case on this form means that it wllff be exempt from the general time-for-service requirements and case management rules,unless a defendant files a responsive pleading.A rule 3.740 collections case will be subject to the requirements for service and obtaining a judgment in rule 3.740. To Parties in Complex Cases. In complex cases only parties must also use the Civil Case Cover Sheet to designate whether the case is complex.If a plaintiff believes the case is complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court,this must be Indicated by completing the appropriate boxes in Items 1 and 2. If a plaintiff designates a case as complex,the cover sheet must be served with the complaint on all parties to the action.A defendant may file and serve no later than the time of Its first appearance a joinder in the plaintiffs designation,a counter-designation that the case is not complex,or,if the plaintiff has made no designation, a designation that the case is complex. CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES Auto Tort Corltract Brea Provisional) Complex Civil Litl anon Cal. Auto amaPersonal Injury/Property Breach of h of Rental/Leasntye (D6) Rules of Court Rules 3.400-3.403) f Damage/Wrongful Death Breach of RenteilLease Uninsured Motorist(46) (if the Contract (not unlawful detainer Antitrust/Trade Regulation(03) case involves an uninsured or wrongful eviction) Construction Defect(10) motorist claim subject to Contract/Warranty Breach—Seller Claims Involving Mass Tort(40) arbitration,check this item Plaintiff (not fraud or negligence) Securities Litigation(28) instead of Auto) Negligent Breach of Contract/ EnvironmentallToxic Tort(30) Warranty Insurance Coverage Claims Other PI/PD/WD(Personal Injury/ Other Breach of ContractlWarranty (arising from provisionally complex Tort book Damage/Wrongful Death) Collections(e.g.,money owed,open case type listed above) (41) book accounts)(09) Enforcement of Judgment Asbestos(04) Collection Cas"eller Plaintiff Enforcement of Judgment(20) Asbestos Property Damage Other Promissory Note/Collectlons Abstract of Judgment(Out of j Asbestos Personal Injury! Case County) Wrongful Death Insurance Coverage(not provisionally Confession of Judgment (non- Product Liability(not asbestos or complex)(18) domestic relations) toxi"nvdroamentaq (24) Auto Subrogation Sister State Judgment Medical Malpractice(45) Other Coverage Administrative Agency Award Medical Malpractice— Other Contract(37) (not unpaid taxes) Physicians&Surgeons Contractual Fraud Petition/Certification of Entry of Other Professional Health Care Other Contract Dispute Judgment on Unpaid Taxes Malpractice Real Property Other Enforcement of Judgment Other Pl/PD/WD(23) Eminent Domaintinverse Case Premises Liability(e.g.,slip Condemnation(14) Miscellaneous Civil Complaint and fall) Wrongful Eviction(33) RICO(27) Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD Other Real Property(e,g.,quiet title)(26) Other Complaint(not specified (e.g.,assault,vandalism) Writ of Possession of Real Property above) (42) Intentional Infliction of Mortgage Foreclosure Declaratory Relief Only Emotional Distress Qulel Title Injunctive Relief Only(non- Negligent Infliction of Other Real Property (not eminent harassment) Emotional Distress domain,landlordRenant or Mechanics Lien Other PI/PD/WD loraclosure) Other Commercial Complaint Non-P11PDl4yD(Other)Tort Unlawful Detainer Case (non-torf/non•complex) Business TortlLinfair Business Commercial(31) Other Civil Complaint Practice(07) (non torf/non-complex) Civil Rights(e.g.,discrimination, Residential(if Drugs(38)(if the case involves illegal Miscellaneous Civil Petition false arrest)(not civil drugs,check this item;otherwise, Partnership and Corporate harassment) (08) report as Commercial or Residential) Governance(21) Defamation(e.g.,slander,libel) Judicial Review Other Petition(not specified u1 Frad( 6 Asset Forfeiture(05) above) ) Civil Harassment Petition Re:Arbitration Award 11 Intellectual Property(19) ( ) Workplace Violence Professional Negligence 25 Writ of Mandate(02) ( ) Elder/Dependent Adult Legal Malpractice Writ—Administrative Mandamus Abuse Other Professional Malpractice Writ—Mandamus on Limited Court Election Contest Case Matter (not medical or legal) Writ—Other Limited Court Case Petition for Name Change Other Non-PI/PD/WD Tort(35) Review Petition for Relief from Late Employment Other Judicial Review(39) Claim Wrongful Terminatlon(36) Review of Health Officer Order Other Civil Petition Other Employment(15) Notice of Appeal--Labor Commissioner Appeals CM010[Rev.September1,20211 ®CEBIEsseotlaf CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Page xors cobcom WEerms