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ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, Stato Bar number, and address):
| LAWRENCE T. NIERMEYER, SBN 157440
LAW OFFICE OF LAWRENCE T. NIERMEYER
1420 F STREET
SECOND FLOOR
MODESTO, CA 95354
TELEPHONENO.. 209-574-9447 FAXNO.:
ATTORNEY FOR (Namo): JATINDER PAL SINGH
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF KERN
street appress: 1415 TRUXTUN AVE.
MaiLinG ADDRESS: 1415 TRUXTUN AVE
ciry ano zip cove: BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
BRANCH NAME: CIVIL DIVISION
CASENAME: JATINDER PAL SINGH v TEJBIR SINGH et al.
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Complex Case Designation
Gg aoe faites Counter Joinder
oun Filed with first appearance by defendant
demanded 5,000) se a0eee Ie (Gal. Rules of Court rule 3.402) :
items 1-6 below must be completed (see instructions on page 2).
1. Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case:
Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation
Auto (22) X_] Breach of contract/warranty (06) (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.400-3.403)
Uninsured motorist (46) Rule 3.740 collections (09) Antitrust/Trade regulation (03)
Other PUPD/WD (Personal Injury/Property Other collections (09) Construction defect (10)
Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort Insurance ae eS a Mass tort (40)
Asbestos (04) Other contract (37) [ea Securities litigation (28)
Product liability (24) Real Property Environmental/Toxic tort (30)
Medical malpractice (45) Eminent domain/inverse {—] Insurance coverage claims arising from the
Other PI/PD/WD (23) condemnation (14) above listed provisionally complex case
Non-PUPDAWD (Other) Tort Wrongful eviction (33) types (41)
(] Business tort/unfair business practice (07) Other real property (26) Enforcement of Judgment
CO Civil rights (08) Unlawful Detainer [] Enforcement of judgment (20)
Defamation (13) Commercial (31) Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
Fraud (16) Residential (32) RICO (27)
Intellectual property (19) Drugs (38) (_] other complaint (not specified above) (42)
Professional negligence (25) Judicial Review Miscellaneous Civil Petition
[J Other non-P/PD/WD tort (35) Asset forfeiture (05) Partnership and corporate governance (21)
Employment Petition re: arbitration award (11) Other petition (not specified above) (43)
Wrongful termination (36) Writ of mandate (02)
Other employment (15) Other judicial review (39)
2. This case is isnot complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court. If the case is complex, mark the
factors requiring exceptional judicial management:
a. Large number of separately represented parties d. Large number of witnesses
b. Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e. Coordination with related actions pending in one or more courts
issues that will be time-consuming to resolve in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal court
c. Substantial amount of focumentary ev evidence f. Substantial postjudgment judicial supervision
. Remedies sought (check ail that apply): a. |X] monetary b. [__| nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. punitive
. Number of causes of action (specify): 5
. Thiscase __}is LXJ isnot aclass action suit.
. If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case. (You may use form CM-015.)
Date: 12-21-22 >
LAWRENCE T. NIERMEYER, SBN 157440 ) Lg ar
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) INATURE OF PARTY OR ATTORNEY FOR PARTY)
NOTICE
Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed
— a Probate Code, Family Code, or Welfare and Institutions Code). (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220.) Failure to file may result
in sanctions.
File this cover sheet in addition to any cover sheet required by local court rule.
If this case is complex under rule 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court, you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all
other parties to the action or proceeding.
e Unless this is a collections case under Tule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only.
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET sdiifins Cal. Rules of Court, rules 2.30, 3.220, 3.400-3.403, 3.740;
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Judicial Council of Califomia Cal. Standards of Judicial Administration, std, 3.10
'CM-010 [Rev. July 1, 2007]INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET CM-010
To Plaintiffs and Others Filing First Papers. If you are filing a first paper (for example, a complaint) 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 Califommia 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 will 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 Contract Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal.
Auto (22)—Personal Injury/Property Breach of ContraclWarranty (06) Rules of Court Rules 3.400-3.403)
Damage/Wrongful Death Breach of Rental/Lease 7 Antitrust/Trade Regulation (03)
Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Contract (not Cae yainer Construction Defect (10)
ieese vanes an Uninaired or wrongful eviction) Claims Involving Mass Tort (40)
motorist claim subject to OTe et fund or regigonce) Securities Litigation (28)
oe Negligent Breach of Contract Environmental/Toxic Tort (30)
pretend ot ae) Warranty Insurance Coverage Claims
Other PYPDIWD (Personal Injury! Other Breach of ContractWarranty (arising from provisionally complex
Property Damage/Wrongful Death) Collections (e.g., money owed, open case type listed above) (41)
book accounts) (09) Enfor nt of Judgment
Asbestos (04) Collection Case—Seller Plaintiff m ieee 7 fy i dgment (20)
Asbestos Property Damage Other Promissory Note/Collections forcement of Judgment (20)
Asbestos Personal Injury/ Case Abstract of Judgment (Out of
Wrongful Death Insurance Coverage (not provisionally County)
Product Liability (not asbestos or complex) (18) Confession of Judgment (non-
toxic/environmental) (24) Auto Subrogation domestic relations)
Medical Malpractice (45) Other Coverage Sister State Judgment
Medical Malpractice— Other Contract (37) Administrative Agency Award
Physicians & Surgeons Contractual Fraud (not unpaid taxes)
Other Professional Health Care Other Contract Dispute Petition/Certification of Entry of
Malpractice Real Property Judgment on Unpaid Taxes
Other PI/PD/WD (23) Eminent Domain/inverse Other Enforcement of Judgment
Premises Liability (e.g., sli Condemnation (14) Case
and fall) ae Wrongful Paci ee ace Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD ier Real Property (e.g., quiet title) RICO (27)
(eg. cul atatism) Writ of Possession of Real Property Other Complaint (not specified
Intentional Infliction of Mortgage Foreclosure above) (42)
Emotional Distress
Negligent Infliction of
Quiet Title
Other Real Property (not eminent
domain, landlord/tenant, or
Declaratory Relief Only
Injunctive Relief Only (non-
Emotional Distress foreclosure) harassment)
Other P/PDIWD Unlawful Detainer One Caan coer
Non-PUPDIWD (Other) Tort Commercial (31) Cae
Business Tort/Unfair Business Residential (32) Onze ence faint a
Mi iracice (07) ee Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal amoniateomen)
Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, drugs, check this item; otherwise, Miscell: Civil Petiti
false arrest) (not civil report as Commercial or Residential) ee pattoaliGed comean
harassment) (08) Judicial Review Gover T at)
Defamation (e.g., slander, tibe!) Asset Forfeiture (05) Other Pi mane ( ft ) ‘ified
(13) Petition Re: Arbitration Award (11) et Petition (not speci
Fraud (16) Writ of Mandate (02) aa ) t
Intellectual Property (19) Writ-Administrative Mandamus Workplace Violence
Professional Negligence (25) Writ-Mandamus on Limited Court Elder/Dependent Adult
Legal Malpractice Case Matter apcee
Other Professional Malpractice Writ-Other Limited Court Case Election Contest
(not medical or legal) Review Petition for Name Change
Other Non-PI/PDWD Tort (36) Other Judicial Review (38) Petition for Relief from Late
Employment Review of Health Officer Order Clan
Wrongful Termination (36) Notice of Appeal-Labor ivil Petiti
Other Employment (15) Commissioner Appeals Other Civil Petition
CM-010 [Rev. July 1, 2007)
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
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ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, Stato Bar number, and address): | LAWRENCE T. NIERMEYER, SBN 157440 LAW OFFICE OF LAWRENCE T. NIERMEYER 1420 F STREET SECOND FLOOR MODESTO, CA 95354 TELEPHONENO.. 209-574-9447 FAXNO.: ATTORNEY FOR (Namo): JATINDER PAL SINGH SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF KERN street appress: 1415 TRUXTUN AVE. MaiLinG ADDRESS: 1415 TRUXTUN AVE ciry ano zip cove: BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 BRANCH NAME: CIVIL DIVISION CASENAME: JATINDER PAL SINGH v TEJBIR SINGH et al. CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Complex Case Designation Gg aoe faites Counter Joinder oun Filed with first appearance by defendant demanded 5,000) se a0eee Ie (Gal. Rules of Court rule 3.402) : items 1-6 below must be completed (see instructions on page 2). 1. Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case: Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation Auto (22) X_] Breach of contract/warranty (06) (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.400-3.403) Uninsured motorist (46) Rule 3.740 collections (09) Antitrust/Trade regulation (03) Other PUPD/WD (Personal Injury/Property Other collections (09) Construction defect (10) Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort Insurance ae eS a Mass tort (40) Asbestos (04) Other contract (37) [ea Securities litigation (28) Product liability (24) Real Property Environmental/Toxic tort (30) Medical malpractice (45) Eminent domain/inverse {—] Insurance coverage claims arising from the Other PI/PD/WD (23) condemnation (14) above listed provisionally complex case Non-PUPDAWD (Other) Tort Wrongful eviction (33) types (41) (] Business tort/unfair business practice (07) Other real property (26) Enforcement of Judgment CO Civil rights (08) Unlawful Detainer [] Enforcement of judgment (20) Defamation (13) Commercial (31) Miscellaneous Civil Complaint Fraud (16) Residential (32) RICO (27) Intellectual property (19) Drugs (38) (_] other complaint (not specified above) (42) Professional negligence (25) Judicial Review Miscellaneous Civil Petition [J Other non-P/PD/WD tort (35) Asset forfeiture (05) Partnership and corporate governance (21) Employment Petition re: arbitration award (11) Other petition (not specified above) (43) Wrongful termination (36) Writ of mandate (02) Other employment (15) Other judicial review (39) 2. This case is isnot complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court. If the case is complex, mark the factors requiring exceptional judicial management: a. Large number of separately represented parties d. Large number of witnesses b. Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e. Coordination with related actions pending in one or more courts issues that will be time-consuming to resolve in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal court c. Substantial amount of focumentary ev evidence f. Substantial postjudgment judicial supervision . Remedies sought (check ail that apply): a. |X] monetary b. [__| nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. punitive . Number of causes of action (specify): 5 . Thiscase __}is LXJ isnot aclass action suit. . If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case. (You may use form CM-015.) Date: 12-21-22 > LAWRENCE T. NIERMEYER, SBN 157440 ) Lg ar (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) INATURE OF PARTY OR ATTORNEY FOR PARTY) NOTICE Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed — a Probate Code, Family Code, or Welfare and Institutions Code). (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220.) Failure to file may result in sanctions. File this cover sheet in addition to any cover sheet required by local court rule. If this case is complex under rule 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court, you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all other parties to the action or proceeding. e Unless this is a collections case under Tule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only. age. Oar wo of2 Form Adopted for Mandatory Use CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET sdiifins Cal. Rules of Court, rules 2.30, 3.220, 3.400-3.403, 3.740; hut fe Judicial Council of Califomia Cal. Standards of Judicial Administration, std, 3.10 'CM-010 [Rev. July 1, 2007]INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET CM-010 To Plaintiffs and Others Filing First Papers. If you are filing a first paper (for example, a complaint) 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 Califommia 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 will 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 Contract Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal. Auto (22)—Personal Injury/Property Breach of ContraclWarranty (06) Rules of Court Rules 3.400-3.403) Damage/Wrongful Death Breach of Rental/Lease 7 Antitrust/Trade Regulation (03) Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Contract (not Cae yainer Construction Defect (10) ieese vanes an Uninaired or wrongful eviction) Claims Involving Mass Tort (40) motorist claim subject to OTe et fund or regigonce) Securities Litigation (28) oe Negligent Breach of Contract Environmental/Toxic Tort (30) pretend ot ae) Warranty Insurance Coverage Claims Other PYPDIWD (Personal Injury! Other Breach of ContractWarranty (arising from provisionally complex Property Damage/Wrongful Death) Collections (e.g., money owed, open case type listed above) (41) book accounts) (09) Enfor nt of Judgment Asbestos (04) Collection Case—Seller Plaintiff m ieee 7 fy i dgment (20) Asbestos Property Damage Other Promissory Note/Collections forcement of Judgment (20) Asbestos Personal Injury/ Case Abstract of Judgment (Out of Wrongful Death Insurance Coverage (not provisionally County) Product Liability (not asbestos or complex) (18) Confession of Judgment (non- toxic/environmental) (24) Auto Subrogation domestic relations) Medical Malpractice (45) Other Coverage Sister State Judgment Medical Malpractice— Other Contract (37) Administrative Agency Award Physicians & Surgeons Contractual Fraud (not unpaid taxes) Other Professional Health Care Other Contract Dispute Petition/Certification of Entry of Malpractice Real Property Judgment on Unpaid Taxes Other PI/PD/WD (23) Eminent Domain/inverse Other Enforcement of Judgment Premises Liability (e.g., sli Condemnation (14) Case and fall) ae Wrongful Paci ee ace Miscellaneous Civil Complaint Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD ier Real Property (e.g., quiet title) RICO (27) (eg. cul atatism) Writ of Possession of Real Property Other Complaint (not specified Intentional Infliction of Mortgage Foreclosure above) (42) Emotional Distress Negligent Infliction of Quiet Title Other Real Property (not eminent domain, landlord/tenant, or Declaratory Relief Only Injunctive Relief Only (non- Emotional Distress foreclosure) harassment) Other P/PDIWD Unlawful Detainer One Caan coer Non-PUPDIWD (Other) Tort Commercial (31) Cae Business Tort/Unfair Business Residential (32) Onze ence faint a Mi iracice (07) ee Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal amoniateomen) Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, drugs, check this item; otherwise, Miscell: Civil Petiti false arrest) (not civil report as Commercial or Residential) ee pattoaliGed comean harassment) (08) Judicial Review Gover T at) Defamation (e.g., slander, tibe!) Asset Forfeiture (05) Other Pi mane ( ft ) ‘ified (13) Petition Re: Arbitration Award (11) et Petition (not speci Fraud (16) Writ of Mandate (02) aa ) t Intellectual Property (19) Writ-Administrative Mandamus Workplace Violence Professional Negligence (25) Writ-Mandamus on Limited Court Elder/Dependent Adult Legal Malpractice Case Matter apcee Other Professional Malpractice Writ-Other Limited Court Case Election Contest (not medical or legal) Review Petition for Name Change Other Non-PI/PDWD Tort (36) Other Judicial Review (38) Petition for Relief from Late Employment Review of Health Officer Order Clan Wrongful Termination (36) Notice of Appeal-Labor ivil Petiti Other Employment (15) Commissioner Appeals Other Civil Petition CM-010 [Rev. July 1, 2007) CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Page 2 of 2