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ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY
Neal F. Morrow III (SBN 295497) Michael J. Avila (SBN 337521)
MFS Legal Inc.
5318 East 2nd Street #490 Long Beach CA 90803
TELEPHONE NO.: (562) 379 2654 FAX NO. 5622651112
EMAIL ADDRESS: lawclerk@calemonlawteam.com (contact)
ATTORNEY FOR (Name): BHARAT PATEL and BINAL PATEL
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
STREET ADDRESS: 191 N. First St.
MAILING ADDRESS:
San Jose CA 95113
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
Downtown Superior Court
BRANCH NAME:
CASE NAME:BHARAT PATEL, et. al. . GENERAL MOTORS LLC et. al.
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Complex Case Designation CASE NUMBER:
Unlimited Limited Counter Joinder
(Amount (Amount
demanded demanded is Filed with first appearance by defendant JUDGE:
exceeds $35,000) $35,000 or less) (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402) DEPT.:
Items 1 6 below must be completed (see instructions on page 2).
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
Non PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort types (41)
Wrongful eviction (33)
Business tort/unfair business practice (07) Enforcement of Judgment
Other real property (26)
Civil rights (08) Enforcement of judgment (20)
Unlawful Detainer
Defamation (13) Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
Commercial (31)
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)
This case 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:
Large number of separately represented parties Large number of witnesses
Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel Coordination with related actions pending in one or more
issues that will be timeconsuming to resolve courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal
court
Substantial amount of documentary evidence
Substantial postjudgment judicial supervision
Remedies sought (check all that apply): a. monetary b. nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. punitive
Number of causes of action (specify):
This case is not a class action suit.
If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case. (You may use form CM015.)
Date: May 28, 2024
Neal F. Morrow /s/ Neal F. Morrow, III
(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
Form Adopted for Mandatory Use
Judicial Council of California
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Cal. Rules of Court, rules 2.30, 3.220, 3.400 3.403, 3.740;
Cal. Standards of Judicial Administration, std. 3.10
010 [Rev. January 1, 2024] www.courts.ca.gov
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
timefor 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)
or wrongful eviction) Claims Involving Mass Tort (40)
case involves an uninsured
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
Other Breach of Contract/Warranty case type listed above) (41)
Property Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort
Asbestos (04) Collections (e.g., money owed, open
Enforcement of Judgment
Asbestos Property Damage book accounts) (09) Enforcement of Judgment (20)
Asbestos Personal Injury/ Collection Case Seller Plaintiff Abstract of Judgment (Out of County)
Wrongful Death Other Promissory Note/Collections Case Confession of Judgment (non domestic
Product Liability (not asbestos or Insurance Coverage (not provisionally relations)
toxic/environmental) (24) complex) (18) Sister State Judgment
Medical Malpractice (45) Auto Subrogation Administrative Agency Award
Medical Malpractice Other Coverage (not unpaid taxes)
Other Contract (37) Petition/Certification of Entry of
Physicians & Surgeons
Other Professional Health Care Contractual Fraud Judgment on Unpaid Taxes
Malpractice Other Contract Dispute Other Enforcement of Judgment Case
Other PI/PD/WD (23) Real Property Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
Premises Liability (e.g., slip Eminent Domain/Inverse RICO (27)
and fall) Condemnation (14) Other Complaint (not specified above) (42)
Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD Wrongful Eviction (33) Declaratory Relief Only
(e.g., assault, vandalism) Other Real Property (e.g., quiet title) (26) Injunctive Relief Only (non
Intentional Infliction of Writ of Possession of Real Property harassment)
Mortgage Foreclosure Mechanics Lien
Emotional Distress
Negligent Infliction of Quiet Title Other Commercial Complaint
Emotional Distress Other Real Property (not eminent Case (non tort/non complex)
Other PI/PD/WD domain, landlord/tenant, or Other Civil Complaint
Non PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort foreclosure) (non tort/non complex)
Business Tort/Unfair Business Unlawful Detainer Miscellaneous Civil Petition
Practice (07) Commercial (31) Partnership and Corporate
Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, Residential (32) Governance (21)
false arrest) (not civil Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal Other Petition (not specified above) (43)
harassment) (08) drugs, check this item; otherwise, Civil Harassment
report as Commercial or Residential)
Defamation (e.g., slander, libel) (13) Workplace Violence
Judicial Review
Fraud (16) Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse
Intellectual Property (19) Asset Forfeiture (05)
Election Contest
Professional Negligence (25) Petition Re: Arbitration Award (11)
Petition for Name Change
Legal Malpractice Writ of Mandate (02) Petition for Relief From Late Claim
Writ Administrative Mandamus Other Civil Petition
Other Professional Malpractice
(not medical or legal) Writ Mandamus on Limited Court
Other Non PI/PD/WD Tort (35) Case Matter
Writ Other Limited Court Case Review
Employment
Wrongful Termination (36) Other Judicial Review (39)
Review of Health Officer Order
Other Employment (15)
Notice of Appeal Labor Commissioner
Appeals
010 [Rev. January 1, 2024] CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Page 2 of 2