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Case Cover Sheet-Rule 982.2 -Mandatory-Form-PDF
Rule 982.2. Case cover sheet required
(a) [Cover sheet required] The first paper filed in an action or proceeding shall be accompanied by a case cover sheet as required in subdivision (b). The cover sheet shall be on a form prescribed by the Judicial Council and shall be filed in addition to any cover sheet required by local court rule. If the plaintiff indicates on the cover sheet that the case is complex under rule 1800 et seq., the plaintiff shall serve a copy of the cover sheet with the complaint. In all other cases, the plaintiff is not required to serve the cover sheet. The cover sheet shall be used for statistical purposes and may affect the assignment of a complex case.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2000.)
(b) [List of cover sheets]
(1) Civil Case Cover Sheet (form 982.2(b)(1)) - required in each civil action or proceeding, except those filed in small claims court or filed under the Probate Code, Family Law Code, or Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2) [Note: Case cover sheets will be added for use in additional areas of the law as the data collection program expands.]
Rule 982.2 amended effective January 1, 2000; adopted effective July 1, 1996.
Drafter's Notes
1996-The council adopted form 982.2(b)(1) (Civil Case Cover Sheet) that mandates the use of a Civil Case Cover Sheet in all new civil filings.
2000-Amended rule 982.2 and revised Civil Case Cover Sheet (Form 982.2(b)(1)) implement rules 1810 through 1812 and allow a party to designate an action as a complex case.
