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CM-010
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY
TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.:
ATTORNEY FOR (Name):
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
BRANCH NAME:
CASE NAME:
CASE NUMBER:
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Complex Case Designation
Unlimited Limited
(Amount (Amount Counter Joinder
JUDGE:
demanded demanded is Filed with first appearance by defendant
exceeds $25,000) $25,000 or less) (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402) DEPT:
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) 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 PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/Property Other collections (09) Construction defect (10)
Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort Insurance coverage (18) Mass tort (40)
Asbestos (04) Other contract (37) 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
Wrongful eviction (33) types (41)
Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort
Business tort/unfair business practice (07) Other real property (26) Enforcement of Judgment
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
Other non-PI/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 is not 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 documentary evidence f. Substantial postjudgment judicial supervision
3. Remedies sought (check all that apply): a. monetary b. nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. punitive
4. Number of causes of action (specify):
5. This case is is not a class action suit.
6. If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case. (You may use form CM-015.)
Date:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE 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
under the 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.
• Unless this is a collections case under rule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only.
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Cal. Rules of Court, rules 2.30, 3.220, 3.400–3.403, 3.740;
Form Adopted for Mandatory Use
Judicial Council of California
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Cal. Standards of Judicial Administration, std. 3.10
CM-010 [Rev. July 1, 2007] www.courtinfo.ca.gov
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 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 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 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
plaintiff's 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 Contract/Warranty (06) Rules of Court Rules 3.400–3.403)
Damage/Wrongful Death Breach of Rental/Lease Antitrust/Trade Regulation (03)
Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Contract (not unlawful detainer Construction Defect (10)
case involves an uninsured or wrongful eviction) Claims Involving Mass Tort (40)
motorist claim subject to Contract/Warranty Breach–Seller Securities Litigation (28)
arbitration, check this item Plaintiff (not fraud or negligence) Environmental/Toxic Tort (30)
instead of Auto) Negligent Breach of Contract/ Insurance Coverage Claims
Other PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/ Warranty (arising from provisionally complex
Property Damage/Wrongful Death) Other Breach of Contract/Warranty case type listed above) (41)
Tort Collections (e.g., money owed, open Enforcement of Judgment
Asbestos (04) book accounts) (09) Enforcement of Judgment (20)
Asbestos Property Damage Collection Case–Seller Plaintiff Abstract of Judgment (Out of
Other Promissory Note/Collections County)
Asbestos Personal Injury/
Wrongful Death Case Confession of Judgment (non-
Product Liability (not asbestos or Insurance Coverage (not provisionally domestic relations)
toxic/environmental) (24) complex) (18) Sister State Judgment
Medical Malpractice (45) Auto Subrogation Administrative Agency Award
Medical Malpractice– Other Coverage (not unpaid taxes)
Physicians & Surgeons Other Contract (37) Petition/Certification of Entry of
Other Professional Health Care Contractual Fraud Judgment on Unpaid Taxes
Malpractice Other Contract Dispute Other Enforcement of Judgment
Real Property Case
Other PI/PD/WD (23)
Premises Liability (e.g., slip Eminent Domain/Inverse Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
and fall) Condemnation (14) RICO (27)
Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD Wrongful Eviction (33) Other Complaint (not specified
above) (42)
(e.g., assault, vandalism) Other Real Property (e.g., quiet title) (26)
Intentional Infliction of Declaratory Relief Only
Writ of Possession of Real Property Injunctive Relief Only (non-
Emotional Distress Mortgage Foreclosure harassment)
Negligent Infliction of Quiet Title
Emotional Distress Mechanics Lien
Other Real Property (not eminent
Other PI/PD/WD Other Commercial Complaint
domain, landlord/tenant, or
Case (non-tort/non-complex)
Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort foreclosure)
Other Civil Complaint
Business Tort/Unfair Business Unlawful Detainer (non-tort/non-complex)
Practice (07) Commercial (31)
Miscellaneous Civil Petition
Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, Residential (32) Partnership and Corporate
false arrest) (not civil Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal Governance (21)
harassment) (08) drugs, check this item; otherwise, Other Petition (not specified
Defamation (e.g., slander, libel) report as Commercial or Residential) above) (43)
(13) Judicial Review Civil Harassment
Fraud (16) Asset Forfeiture (05) Workplace Violence
Intellectual Property (19) Petition Re: Arbitration Award (11) Elder/Dependent Adult
Professional Negligence (25) Writ of Mandate (02) Abuse
Legal Malpractice Writ–Administrative Mandamus Election Contest
Other Professional Malpractice Writ–Mandamus on Limited Court Petition for Name Change
(not medical or legal) Case Matter Petition for Relief From Late
Other Non-PI/PD/WD Tort (35) Writ–Other Limited Court Case Claim
Employment Review Other Civil Petition
Wrongful Termination (36) Other Judicial Review (39)
Other Employment (15) Review of Health Officer Order
Notice of Appeal–Labor
Commissioner Appeals
CM-010 [Rev. July 1, 2007] Page 2 of 2
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
SHORT TITLE CASE NUMBER
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION
(CERTIFICATE OF GROUNDS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO COURTHOUSE LOCATION)
This form is required pursuant to Local Rule 2.3 in all new civil case filings in the Los Angeles Superior Court
Step 1: After completing the Civil Case Cover Sheet (Judicial Council form CM-010), find the exact case type
in Column A that corresponds to the case type indicated in the Civil Case Cover Sheet.
Step 2: In Column B, check the box for the type of action that best describes the nature of the case.
Step 3: In Column C, circle the number which explains the reason for the court filing location you have
chosen.
Applicable Reasons for Choosing Courthouse Location (Column C)
1. Class Actions must be fil in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Central District. 7. Location where petitioner lives.
2. Permissive filing in Central District. 8. Location wherein defendant/respondent functions wholly.
3. Location where cause of action arose. 9. Location where one or more of the parties reside.
4. Mandatory personal injury filing in North District. 10. Location of Labor Commissioner Office.
5. Location where performance required, or defendant resides. 11. Mandatory filing location (Hub Cases – unlawful detainer, limited
non-collection, limited collection, or personal injury).
6. Location of property or permanently garaged vehicle.
A B C
Civil Case Cover Sheet Type of Action Applicable Reasons
Case Type (check only one) (See Step 3 above)
Personal Injury Cases Assigned to the Personal Injury Hub Courts
Auto (22) 2201 Motor Vehicle – Personal Injury/Property 1, 4, 11
Damage/Wrongful Death
Uninsured Motorist (46) 4601 Uninsured Motorist – Personal Injury/Property 1, 4, 11
Damage/Wrongful Death
Other Personal Injury/ 2301 Premise Liability (e.g., dangerous conditions of 1, 4, 11
Property Damage/
Auto Tort
property, slip/trip and fall, dog attack, etc.)
Wrongful Death (23)
2302 Intentional Bodily Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful 1, 4, 11
Death (e.g., assault, battery, vandalism, etc.)
2303 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 1, 4, 11
2304 Other Personal Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful 1, 4, 11
Death
2307 Construction Accidents 1, 4, 11
LASC CIV 109 Rev. 05/22 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM LASC Local Rule 2.3
For Mandatory Use
AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION
SHORT TITLE CASE NUMBER
A B C
Civil Case Cover Sheet Type of Action Applicable Reasons
Case Type (check only one) (See Step 3 above)
Personal Injury Cases Assigned to the Independent Calendar Courts
Product Liability (24) 2401 Product Liability (not asbestos or toxic/ 1, 3, 5
environmental)
Other Personal Injury/Property
Damage/Wrongful Death Tort
2402 Product Liability – Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty 1, 3, 5
Act (CA Civil Code §§1790-1795.8) (Lemon Law)
Medical Malpractice (45) 4501 Medical Malpractice – Physicians & Surgeons 1, 3, 5
4502 Other Professional Health Case Malpractice 1, 3, 5
Other Personal Injury / 2305 Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse/Claims Against Skilled 1, 3, 5
Property Damage / Nursing Facility
Wrongful Death (23)
2306 Intentional Conduct – Sexual Abuse Case (in any 1, 3, 5
form)
2308 Landlord – Tenant Habitability (e.g., bed bugs, mold, 1, 3, 5
etc.)
Other Civil Cases Assigned to Independent Calendar Courts
Business Tort (07) 0701 Other Commercial/Business Tort (not fraud or 1, 2, 3
Non-Personal Injury/Property Damage
breach of contract)
Civil Rights (08) 0801 Civil Rights/Discrimination 1, 2, 3
/Wrongful Death Tort
Defamation (13) 1301 Defamation (slander/libel) 1, 2, 3
Fraud (16) 1601 Fraud (no contract) 1, 2, 3
Professional Negligence 2501 Legal Malpractice 1, 2, 3
(25)
2502 Other Professional Malpractice (not medical or legal) 1, 2, 3
Other (35) 3501 Other Non-Personal Injury/Property Damage Tort 1, 2, 3
Wrongful Termination (36) 3601 Wrongful Termination 1, 2, 3
Employment
Other Employment (15) 1501 Other Employment Complaint Case 1, 2, 3
1502 Labor Commissioner Appeals 10
Breach of Contract / 0601 Breach of Rental/Lease Contract (not unlawful 2, 5
Warranty (06) detainer or wrongful eviction)
Contract
(not insurance)
0602 Contract/Warranty Breach – Seller Plaintiff (no 2, 5
fraud/negligence)
0603 Negligent Breach of Contract/Warranty (no fraud) 1, 2, 5
LASC CIV 109 Rev. 05/22 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM LASC Local Rule 2.3
For Mandatory Use
AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION
SHORT TITLE CASE NUMBER
A B C
Civil Case Cover Sheet Type of Action Applicable Reasons
Case Type (check only one) (See Step 3 above)
Breach of Contract/ 0604 Other Breach of Contract/Warranty (no fraud/ 1, 2, 5
Warranty (06) negligence)
(not insurance) 0605 Breach of Rental/Lease Contract (COVID-19 Rental 2, 5
Debt)
Collections (09) 0901 Collections Case – Seller Plaintiff 5, 6, 11
0902 Other Promissory Note/Collections Case 5, 11
0903 Collections Case – Purchased Debt (charged off 5, 6, 11
Contract
consumer debt purchased on or after January 1, 2014)
0904 Collections Case – COVID-19 Rental Debt 5, 11
Insurance Coverage (18) 1801 Insurance Coverage (not complex) 1, 2, 5, 8
Other Contract (37) 3701 Contractual Fraud 1, 2, 3, 5
3702 Tortious Interference 1, 2, 3, 5
3703 Other Contract Dispute (not breach/insurance/fraud/ 1, 2, 3, 8, 9
negligence)
Eminent Domain/ Inverse 1401 Eminent Domain/Condemnation 2, 6
Condemnation (14)
Number of Parcels __________
Real Property
Wrongful Eviction (33) 3301 Wrongful Eviction Case 2, 6
Other Real Property (26) 2601 Mortgage Foreclosure 2, 6
2602 Quiet Title 2, 6
2603 Other Real Property (not eminent domain, 2, 6
landlord/tenant, foreclosure)
Unlawful Detainer – 3101 Unlawful Detainer – Commercial (not drugs or 6, 11
Commercial (31) wrongful eviction)
Unlawful Detainer
Unlawful Detainer – 3201 Unlawful Detainer – Residential (not drugs or 6, 11
Residential (32) wrongful eviction)
Unlawful Detainer – Post 3401 Unlawful Detainer – Post Foreclosure 2, 6, 11
Foreclosure (34)
Unlawful Detainer – 3801 Unlawful Detainer – Drugs 2, 6, 11
Drugs (38)
Asset Forfeiture (05) 0501 Asset Forfeiture Case 2, 3, 6
Petition re Arbitration 1101 Petition to Compel/Confirm/Vacate Arbitration 2, 5
Judicial
Review
(11)
Writ of Mandate (02) 0201 Writ – Administrative Mandamus 2, 8
0202 Writ – Mandamus on Limited Court Case Matter 2
0203 Writ – Other Limited Court Case Review 2
LASC CIV 109 Rev. 05/22 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM LASC Local Rule 2.3
For Mandatory Use
AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION
SHORT TITLE CASE NUMBER
A B C
Civil Case Cover Sheet Type of Action Applicable Reasons
Case Type (check only one) (See Step 3 above)
Other Judicial Review (39) 3901 Other Writ/Judicial Review 2, 8
Judicial
Review
3902 Administrative Hearing 2, 8
3903 Parking Appeal 2, 8
Antitrust/Trade 0301 Antitrust/Trade Regulation 1, 2, 8
Regulation (03)
Asbestos (04) 0401 Asbestos Property Damage 1, 11
Provisionally Complex Litigation
0402 Asbestos Personal Injury/Wrongful Death 1, 11
Construction Defect (10) 1001 Construction Defect 1, 2, 3
Claims Involving Mass 4001 Claims Involving Mass Tort 1, 2, 8
Tort (40)
Securities Litigation (28) 2801 Securities Litigation Case 1, 2, 8
Toxic Tort 3001 Toxic Tort/Environmental 1, 2, 3, 8
Environmental (30)
Insurance Coverage 4101 Insurance Coverage/Subrogation (complex case only) 1, 2, 5, 8
Claims from Complex
Case (41)
Enforcement of Judgment 2001 Sister State Judgment 2, 5, 11
Enforcement of Judgment
(20)
2002 Abstract of Judgment 2, 6
2003 Confession of Judgment (non-domestic relations) 2, 9
2004 Administrative Agency Award (not unpaid taxes) 2, 8
2005 Petition/Certificate for Entry of Judgment Unpaid Tax 2, 8
2006 Other Enforcement of Judgment Case 2, 8, 9
RICO (27) 2701 Racketeering (RICO) Case 1, 2, 8
Miscellaneous Civil
Other Complaints 4201 Declaratory Relief Only 1, 2, 8
Complaints
(not specified above) (42)
4202 Injunctive Relief Only (not domestic/harassment) 2, 8
4203 Other Commercial Complaint Case (non-tort/non- 1, 2, 8
complex)
4304 Other Civil Complaint (non-tort/non-complex) 1, 2, 8
Partnership Corporation 2101 Partnership and Corporation Governance Case 2, 8
Miscellaneous
Civil Petitions
Governance (21)
Other Petitions 4301 Civil Harassment with Damages 2, 3, 9
(not specified above) (43)
4302 Workplace Harassment with Damages 2, 3, 9
LASC CIV 109 Rev. 05/22 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM LASC Local Rule 2.3
For Mandatory Use
AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION
SHORT TITLE CASE NUMBER
A B C
Civil Case Cover Sheet Type of Action Applicable Reasons
Case Type (check only one) (See Step 3 above)
Other Petitions
4303 Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Case with Damages 2, 3, 9
(not specified above) (43)
Miscellaneous Civil
4304 Election Contest 2
Petitions
4305 Petition for Change of Name/Change of Gender 2, 7
4306 Petition for Relief from Late Claim Law 2, 3, 8
4307 Other Civil Petition 2, 9
Step 4: Statement of Reason and Address: Check the appropriate boxes for the numbers shown under
Column C for the type of action that you have selected. Enter the address, which is the basis for the filing
location including zip code. (No address required for class action cases).
REASON: ADDRESS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:
Step 5: Certification of Assignment: I certify that this case is properly filed in the ____________________
District of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles [Code of Civ. Proc., 392 et seq., and LASC
Local Rule 2.3(a)(1)(E)]
Dated: ___________________ __________________________________________
(SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY/FILING PARTY)
PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS COMPLETED AND READY TO BE FILED IN ORDER TO PROPERLY
COMMENCE YOUR NEW COURT CASE:
1. Original Complaint or Petition.
2. If filing a Complaint, a completed Summons form for issuance by the Clerk.
3. Civil Case Cover Sheet Judicial Council form CM-010.
4. Civil Case Cover Sheet Addendum and Statement of Location form LASC CIV 109 (05/22).
5. Payment in full of the filing fee, unless there is a court order for waiver, partial or schedule payments.
6. A signed order appointing a Guardian ad Litem, Judicial Council form CIV-010, if the plaintiff or
petitioner is a minor under 18 years of age will be required by Court to issue a Summons.
7. Additional copies of documents to be conformed by the Clerk. Copies of the cover sheet and this
addendum must be served along with the Summons and Complaint, or other initiating pleading in
the case.
LASC CIV 109 Rev. 05/22 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM LASC Local Rule 2.3
For Mandatory Use
AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION
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CM-010 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.: ATTORNEY FOR (Name): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME: CASE NAME: CASE NUMBER: CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Complex Case Designation Unlimited Limited (Amount (Amount Counter Joinder JUDGE: demanded demanded is Filed with first appearance by defendant exceeds $25,000) $25,000 or less) (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402) DEPT: 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) 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 PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/Property Other collections (09) Construction defect (10) Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort Insurance coverage (18) Mass tort (40) Asbestos (04) Other contract (37) 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 Wrongful eviction (33) types (41) Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort Business tort/unfair business practice (07) Other real property (26) Enforcement of Judgment 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 Other non-PI/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 is not 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 documentary evidence f. Substantial postjudgment judicial supervision 3. Remedies sought (check all that apply): a. monetary b. nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. punitive 4. Number of causes of action (specify): 5. This case is is not a class action suit. 6. If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case. (You may use form CM-015.) Date: (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE 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 under the 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. • Unless this is a collections case under rule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only. Page 1 of 2 Cal. Rules of Court, rules 2.30, 3.220, 3.400–3.403, 3.740; Form Adopted for Mandatory Use Judicial Council of California CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Cal. Standards of Judicial Administration, std. 3.10 CM-010 [Rev. July 1, 2007] www.courtinfo.ca.gov 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 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 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 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 plaintiff's 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 Contract/Warranty (06) Rules of Court Rules 3.400–3.403) Damage/Wrongful Death Breach of Rental/Lease Antitrust/Trade Regulation (03) Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Contract (not unlawful detainer Construction Defect (10) case involves an uninsured or wrongful eviction) Claims Involving Mass Tort (40) motorist claim subject to Contract/Warranty Breach–Seller Securities Litigation (28) arbitration, check this item Plaintiff (not fraud or negligence) Environmental/Toxic Tort (30) instead of Auto) Negligent Breach of Contract/ Insurance Coverage Claims Other PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/ Warranty (arising from provisionally complex Property Damage/Wrongful Death) Other Breach of Contract/Warranty case type listed above) (41) Tort Collections (e.g., money owed, open Enforcement of Judgment Asbestos (04) book accounts) (09) Enforcement of Judgment (20) Asbestos Property Damage Collection Case–Seller Plaintiff Abstract of Judgment (Out of Other Promissory Note/Collections County) Asbestos Personal Injury/ Wrongful Death Case Confession of Judgment (non- Product Liability (not asbestos or Insurance Coverage (not provisionally domestic relations) toxic/environmental) (24) complex) (18) Sister State Judgment Medical Malpractice (45) Auto Subrogation Administrative Agency Award Medical Malpractice– Other Coverage (not unpaid taxes) Physicians & Surgeons Other Contract (37) Petition/Certification of Entry of Other Professional Health Care Contractual Fraud Judgment on Unpaid Taxes Malpractice Other Contract Dispute Other Enforcement of Judgment Real Property Case Other PI/PD/WD (23) Premises Liability (e.g., slip Eminent Domain/Inverse Miscellaneous Civil Complaint and fall) Condemnation (14) RICO (27) Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD Wrongful Eviction (33) Other Complaint (not specified above) (42) (e.g., assault, vandalism) Other Real Property (e.g., quiet title) (26) Intentional Infliction of Declaratory Relief Only Writ of Possession of Real Property Injunctive Relief Only (non- Emotional Distress Mortgage Foreclosure harassment) Negligent Infliction of Quiet Title Emotional Distress Mechanics Lien Other Real Property (not eminent Other PI/PD/WD Other Commercial Complaint domain, landlord/tenant, or Case (non-tort/non-complex) Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort foreclosure) Other Civil Complaint Business Tort/Unfair Business Unlawful Detainer (non-tort/non-complex) Practice (07) Commercial (31) Miscellaneous Civil Petition Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, Residential (32) Partnership and Corporate false arrest) (not civil Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal Governance (21) harassment) (08) drugs, check this item; otherwise, Other Petition (not specified Defamation (e.g., slander, libel) report as Commercial or Residential) above) (43) (13) Judicial Review Civil Harassment Fraud (16) Asset Forfeiture (05) Workplace Violence Intellectual Property (19) Petition Re: Arbitration Award (11) Elder/Dependent Adult Professional Negligence (25) Writ of Mandate (02) Abuse Legal Malpractice Writ–Administrative Mandamus Election Contest Other Professional Malpractice Writ–Mandamus on Limited Court Petition for Name Change (not medical or legal) Case Matter Petition for Relief From Late Other Non-PI/PD/WD Tort (35) Writ–Other Limited Court Case Claim Employment Review Other Civil Petition Wrongful Termination (36) Other Judicial Review (39) Other Employment (15) Review of Health Officer Order Notice of Appeal–Labor Commissioner Appeals CM-010 [Rev. July 1, 2007] Page 2 of 2 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET SHORT TITLE CASE NUMBER CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION (CERTIFICATE OF GROUNDS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO COURTHOUSE LOCATION) This form is required pursuant to Local Rule 2.3 in all new civil case filings in the Los Angeles Superior Court Step 1: After completing the Civil Case Cover Sheet (Judicial Council form CM-010), find the exact case type in Column A that corresponds to the case type indicated in the Civil Case Cover Sheet. Step 2: In Column B, check the box for the type of action that best describes the nature of the case. Step 3: In Column C, circle the number which explains the reason for the court filing location you have chosen. Applicable Reasons for Choosing Courthouse Location (Column C) 1. Class Actions must be fil in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Central District. 7. Location where petitioner lives. 2. Permissive filing in Central District. 8. Location wherein defendant/respondent functions wholly. 3. Location where cause of action arose. 9. Location where one or more of the parties reside. 4. Mandatory personal injury filing in North District. 10. Location of Labor Commissioner Office. 5. Location where performance required, or defendant resides. 11. Mandatory filing location (Hub Cases – unlawful detainer, limited non-collection, limited collection, or personal injury). 6. Location of property or permanently garaged vehicle. A B C Civil Case Cover Sheet Type of Action Applicable Reasons Case Type (check only one) (See Step 3 above) Personal Injury Cases Assigned to the Personal Injury Hub Courts Auto (22) 2201 Motor Vehicle – Personal Injury/Property 1, 4, 11 Damage/Wrongful Death Uninsured Motorist (46) 4601 Uninsured Motorist – Personal Injury/Property 1, 4, 11 Damage/Wrongful Death Other Personal Injury/ 2301 Premise Liability (e.g., dangerous conditions of 1, 4, 11 Property Damage/ Auto Tort property, slip/trip and fall, dog attack, etc.) Wrongful Death (23) 2302 Intentional Bodily Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful 1, 4, 11 Death (e.g., assault, battery, vandalism, etc.) 2303 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 1, 4, 11 2304 Other Personal Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful 1, 4, 11 Death 2307 Construction Accidents 1, 4, 11 LASC CIV 109 Rev. 05/22 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM LASC Local Rule 2.3 For Mandatory Use AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION SHORT TITLE CASE NUMBER A B C Civil Case Cover Sheet Type of Action Applicable Reasons Case Type (check only one) (See Step 3 above) Personal Injury Cases Assigned to the Independent Calendar Courts Product Liability (24) 2401 Product Liability (not asbestos or toxic/ 1, 3, 5 environmental) Other Personal Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful Death Tort 2402 Product Liability – Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty 1, 3, 5 Act (CA Civil Code §§1790-1795.8) (Lemon Law) Medical Malpractice (45) 4501 Medical Malpractice – Physicians & Surgeons 1, 3, 5 4502 Other Professional Health Case Malpractice 1, 3, 5 Other Personal Injury / 2305 Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse/Claims Against Skilled 1, 3, 5 Property Damage / Nursing Facility Wrongful Death (23) 2306 Intentional Conduct – Sexual Abuse Case (in any 1, 3, 5 form) 2308 Landlord – Tenant Habitability (e.g., bed bugs, mold, 1, 3, 5 etc.) Other Civil Cases Assigned to Independent Calendar Courts Business Tort (07) 0701 Other Commercial/Business Tort (not fraud or 1, 2, 3 Non-Personal Injury/Property Damage breach of contract) Civil Rights (08) 0801 Civil Rights/Discrimination 1, 2, 3 /Wrongful Death Tort Defamation (13) 1301 Defamation (slander/libel) 1, 2, 3 Fraud (16) 1601 Fraud (no contract) 1, 2, 3 Professional Negligence 2501 Legal Malpractice 1, 2, 3 (25) 2502 Other Professional Malpractice (not medical or legal) 1, 2, 3 Other (35) 3501 Other Non-Personal Injury/Property Damage Tort 1, 2, 3 Wrongful Termination (36) 3601 Wrongful Termination 1, 2, 3 Employment Other Employment (15) 1501 Other Employment Complaint Case 1, 2, 3 1502 Labor Commissioner Appeals 10 Breach of Contract / 0601 Breach of Rental/Lease Contract (not unlawful 2, 5 Warranty (06) detainer or wrongful eviction) Contract (not insurance) 0602 Contract/Warranty Breach – Seller Plaintiff (no 2, 5 fraud/negligence) 0603 Negligent Breach of Contract/Warranty (no fraud) 1, 2, 5 LASC CIV 109 Rev. 05/22 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM LASC Local Rule 2.3 For Mandatory Use AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION SHORT TITLE CASE NUMBER A B C Civil Case Cover Sheet Type of Action Applicable Reasons Case Type (check only one) (See Step 3 above) Breach of Contract/ 0604 Other Breach of Contract/Warranty (no fraud/ 1, 2, 5 Warranty (06) negligence) (not insurance) 0605 Breach of Rental/Lease Contract (COVID-19 Rental 2, 5 Debt) Collections (09) 0901 Collections Case – Seller Plaintiff 5, 6, 11 0902 Other Promissory Note/Collections Case 5, 11 0903 Collections Case – Purchased Debt (charged off 5, 6, 11 Contract consumer debt purchased on or after January 1, 2014) 0904 Collections Case – COVID-19 Rental Debt 5, 11 Insurance Coverage (18) 1801 Insurance Coverage (not complex) 1, 2, 5, 8 Other Contract (37) 3701 Contractual Fraud 1, 2, 3, 5 3702 Tortious Interference 1, 2, 3, 5 3703 Other Contract Dispute (not breach/insurance/fraud/ 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 negligence) Eminent Domain/ Inverse 1401 Eminent Domain/Condemnation 2, 6 Condemnation (14) Number of Parcels __________ Real Property Wrongful Eviction (33) 3301 Wrongful Eviction Case 2, 6 Other Real Property (26) 2601 Mortgage Foreclosure 2, 6 2602 Quiet Title 2, 6 2603 Other Real Property (not eminent domain, 2, 6 landlord/tenant, foreclosure) Unlawful Detainer – 3101 Unlawful Detainer – Commercial (not drugs or 6, 11 Commercial (31) wrongful eviction) Unlawful Detainer Unlawful Detainer – 3201 Unlawful Detainer – Residential (not drugs or 6, 11 Residential (32) wrongful eviction) Unlawful Detainer – Post 3401 Unlawful Detainer – Post Foreclosure 2, 6, 11 Foreclosure (34) Unlawful Detainer – 3801 Unlawful Detainer – Drugs 2, 6, 11 Drugs (38) Asset Forfeiture (05) 0501 Asset Forfeiture Case 2, 3, 6 Petition re Arbitration 1101 Petition to Compel/Confirm/Vacate Arbitration 2, 5 Judicial Review (11) Writ of Mandate (02) 0201 Writ – Administrative Mandamus 2, 8 0202 Writ – Mandamus on Limited Court Case Matter 2 0203 Writ – Other Limited Court Case Review 2 LASC CIV 109 Rev. 05/22 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM LASC Local Rule 2.3 For Mandatory Use AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION SHORT TITLE CASE NUMBER A B C Civil Case Cover Sheet Type of Action Applicable Reasons Case Type (check only one) (See Step 3 above) Other Judicial Review (39) 3901 Other Writ/Judicial Review 2, 8 Judicial Review 3902 Administrative Hearing 2, 8 3903 Parking Appeal 2, 8 Antitrust/Trade 0301 Antitrust/Trade Regulation 1, 2, 8 Regulation (03) Asbestos (04) 0401 Asbestos Property Damage 1, 11 Provisionally Complex Litigation 0402 Asbestos Personal Injury/Wrongful Death 1, 11 Construction Defect (10) 1001 Construction Defect 1, 2, 3 Claims Involving Mass 4001 Claims Involving Mass Tort 1, 2, 8 Tort (40) Securities Litigation (28) 2801 Securities Litigation Case 1, 2, 8 Toxic Tort 3001 Toxic Tort/Environmental 1, 2, 3, 8 Environmental (30) Insurance Coverage 4101 Insurance Coverage/Subrogation (complex case only) 1, 2, 5, 8 Claims from Complex Case (41) Enforcement of Judgment 2001 Sister State Judgment 2, 5, 11 Enforcement of Judgment (20) 2002 Abstract of Judgment 2, 6 2003 Confession of Judgment (non-domestic relations) 2, 9 2004 Administrative Agency Award (not unpaid taxes) 2, 8 2005 Petition/Certificate for Entry of Judgment Unpaid Tax 2, 8 2006 Other Enforcement of Judgment Case 2, 8, 9 RICO (27) 2701 Racketeering (RICO) Case 1, 2, 8 Miscellaneous Civil Other Complaints 4201 Declaratory Relief Only 1, 2, 8 Complaints (not specified above) (42) 4202 Injunctive Relief Only (not domestic/harassment) 2, 8 4203 Other Commercial Complaint Case (non-tort/non- 1, 2, 8 complex) 4304 Other Civil Complaint (non-tort/non-complex) 1, 2, 8 Partnership Corporation 2101 Partnership and Corporation Governance Case 2, 8 Miscellaneous Civil Petitions Governance (21) Other Petitions 4301 Civil Harassment with Damages 2, 3, 9 (not specified above) (43) 4302 Workplace Harassment with Damages 2, 3, 9 LASC CIV 109 Rev. 05/22 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM LASC Local Rule 2.3 For Mandatory Use AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION SHORT TITLE CASE NUMBER A B C Civil Case Cover Sheet Type of Action Applicable Reasons Case Type (check only one) (See Step 3 above) Other Petitions 4303 Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Case with Damages 2, 3, 9 (not specified above) (43) Miscellaneous Civil 4304 Election Contest 2 Petitions 4305 Petition for Change of Name/Change of Gender 2, 7 4306 Petition for Relief from Late Claim Law 2, 3, 8 4307 Other Civil Petition 2, 9 Step 4: Statement of Reason and Address: Check the appropriate boxes for the numbers shown under Column C for the type of action that you have selected. Enter the address, which is the basis for the filing location including zip code. (No address required for class action cases). REASON: ADDRESS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE: Step 5: Certification of Assignment: I certify that this case is properly filed in the ____________________ District of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles [Code of Civ. Proc., 392 et seq., and LASC Local Rule 2.3(a)(1)(E)] Dated: ___________________ __________________________________________ (SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY/FILING PARTY) PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS COMPLETED AND READY TO BE FILED IN ORDER TO PROPERLY COMMENCE YOUR NEW COURT CASE: 1. Original Complaint or Petition. 2. If filing a Complaint, a completed Summons form for issuance by the Clerk. 3. Civil Case Cover Sheet Judicial Council form CM-010. 4. Civil Case Cover Sheet Addendum and Statement of Location form LASC CIV 109 (05/22). 5. Payment in full of the filing fee, unless there is a court order for waiver, partial or schedule payments. 6. A signed order appointing a Guardian ad Litem, Judicial Council form CIV-010, if the plaintiff or petitioner is a minor under 18 years of age will be required by Court to issue a Summons. 7. Additional copies of documents to be conformed by the Clerk. Copies of the cover sheet and this addendum must be served along with the Summons and Complaint, or other initiating pleading in the case. LASC CIV 109 Rev. 05/22 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM LASC Local Rule 2.3 For Mandatory Use AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION