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BRANCH NAME
CASE NAME:
Donnetta Stehens v Monsanto
ICIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
CA 92415
Com- n
r ARADELSI RIZO, DEPUTY
Complex Case Deslgmflon
Unlimited
(Amount
demanded
I I Limited
(Amount
demanded is
D
Filed with first
Counter D Joindor
appearance by defendant
exceeds $25,000) $25,000 or less) (Cal. Rules of Court. rule 3.402)
Items 1-6 below must be com leted
see Instructions on page 2).
. Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case:
Auto Tod
-
Auto (22) D
Contract
D Breach at comrawmnam
Provlslomfly Complex CMI
(GIL Rule: Mecurt. rum
Litigation
Momma)
Uninsured moms: (46)
Other PIIPDIWD (Personal lnjuryIPmp
D Ruin 3.740 collections (09)
(cc)
D Antitrusurrade regulation
(03)
Dam-saIWmnaful Death) Tort
ony
D
D om
Other collections (09)
Insurance coverage (:8)
B Construction defect
(10)
Asbestos (o4)
Product "ability (24)
Ru: Propmy
gonna (31) E Mass ton (40)
Securities nugauon (23)
D PWDMD Medm'
mm,
"mpmme (‘5)
D Emma“ dmw'm'e'se
C3
D Environmemauroxic con
Insurance coverage daims arising
(30)
D Non-PUPo/wn (omen Ton
(23)
D WWW“ "Wm
D
condemnation (14)
(33)
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ex
from the
case
D Bush,“ (“unfair balm“ prawn (07)
cw“ ”gym (08)
D
Unhwtul
Other real ptoperty (26)
Minor DEnfotcomenl of Judgment
EMOi’Oemen‘ ijudgment
(20)
E Datamation (13)
Fraud (1a) C3
Commercial (31)
DMImHanoous own Complain:
E]
D Intellectual propeny (19) D Residential (32)
Drugs (3B)
E Rico (27)
Other complaint (not specified
D Promsionalnegfisenoe
Other non-PVPDW ‘0” (35)
(25)
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Jud'cW‘WW
D ”m ”Mm“ (05>
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above) (42)
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\Mongtul termination (as)
D wm Petition re: arbitration
ormanuate (02)
award (1 1)
D mm Partnership and
Demon
carpome govemance (21)
(no,spear,“ above) (‘3)
XVfl
.
fadors requiring exceptional Midal management
a, D
D Large number of separately repmented partie
s d. D Large number of witnesses
b. Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel
e. D Coordination with related actions
pending in one o: more courts
c. D issues that will
Substantial
be lime-oonsuming ‘0 resalve
amount ofdocumentaty evidence L D in other counties, siates. or
countries,
Substantial postjudgment judicial
supervision
or in a federal coun
3
4
. Remedies sought (check
Number of causes
all that apply): am monetary hm nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. mpuniuVe
m
of action (specify): "I
.
5. This case E] 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 C
o Plaintiff
must file this cover sheet with the first paper med in
the action or proceeding (except sm
under the Probate Code. Family Code". or Welfare claims cases or cases filed l
and Institutions Code). (Cal. Rules of Court.
in sanctions. ru e 3.220.) Failure t6 file
' File
may result
this cover sheet in addition to .
any cover sheet required by local court rule.
c If this case is compl
ex under ru‘le 3.400 et seq. of Me California Rules
of Court, you must serve a
other parties to the action or proceeding copy of this cover'sheet on all
.
' Unless this Is a collec
tions case under rule 3.740 or a compl
Form Wwwwwm ”fluw' ”—‘iwu. CASE COVER '
ex case, this cover sheet wfll be used for
statistica‘ purposes
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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 pany,
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:
tort (1)
damages. (2) punitive damages,
recovery of real property, (4) recovery of personal property, or (5) a prejudgment writ of
(3)
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 InComplex Cases. In complex cases only, parties must also use the Civil Case Cover Sheet to designate whether the
case complex. lf a plaintiff believes the case is complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court, this must be indicated
is
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 Provlslonally Complex Clvll thlgatlon (Cal.
Auto (22)—Personal lnjury/Property Breach of Contract/Warranty (06) Rules of Court Rules 3.400—3.403)
Démage/Wrongful Death Breach of Rental/Lease Antitrustn‘rade Regulation (03)
Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Contract (not unlawful detainer Construction Defect (1 0)
case involves an uninsured or wmngful eviction) Claims Involving Mass Tort (40)
motorist claim subject to ContractIWarranty Breach—Seller Securities Litigation (28)
arbitration, check this item Plaintiff (not fraud or negligence) Environmental/Toxic Ton (30)
instead of Auto) Negligent Breach of Conlract/ Insurance Coverage Claims
Other PIIPDNVD (Personal Injury] Warranty (arising fmm pro visionally complex
Property DamageIWrongful Death) Other Breach of ContracWVarranty 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 Judgment (Out of
Abstract of
Asbesms Personal lnjury/ Other Promissory Note/Colleclions County)
Wrongful Death Case Confession of Judgment (nan-
Insurance Coverage (not provisionally domestic relations)
Product Liability (no! asbestos or
toxic/envlronmenkl) (24)
complex) (1 8) Sister State Judgment
Medical Malpractice (45) Auto Subrogation Administrative Agency Award
Medical Malpractice— Other Coverage (not unpaid taxes)
Physlcians 8. Surgeons Other Contract (37) Petition/Certificalion of Entry of
Other Professional Health Care Contractual Fraud Judgment on Unpaid Taxes
Malpractice Other Contract Dispute Judgment
OthecraEsneforcement of
Other PllPD/WD (23) Real Property
Premises Liability (e.g.. slip Eminent Domain/lnverse Miscellaneous Clvll Complaint
and fall) Condemnation (14) RICO (27)
Intentional Bodily Injury/PDNVD Wrongful Eviction (33) Other Complaint (not specified
assault. vandalism)
above) (42)
(e.g., 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
Negligent lnfliction of harassment)
Quiet Title
Emotional Distress Mechanics Lien
Other Real Propeny (not eminent
Other PIIPDNVD Other Commercial Complaint
domain, landlord/tenant, or
Non-PIIPDIWD (Other) Tort foreclosure)
Case (non-torf/non-camplex)
Other Civil Complaint
Buslness TortIUnfair Business Unlawful Detalner
(non-ton/non-complex)
Practice (07) Commercial (31)
Miscellaneous Civil Potltlon
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 (no! specified
Defamation (e.g., slander, libel) report as Commercial or Residential)
above) (43)
(13) Judlclal Review Civil Harassment
Fraud (1 6) Asset Forfeiture (05)
Workplace Violence
IntellectualProperty (1 9) Petition Re: Arbitration Award (1 1)
EIder/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—Pl/PDNVD Tort (35) Writ—Other Limited Court Case Claim
Employment Review Other Civil Petition
Wrongful Termination (36)
Other Judicial Review (39)
Other Employment (15) Revlew of Health Officer Order
Notice of Appeal—Labor
Commissioner Appeals
CM-D1O [Rem July 1, 2007] Page 2 of 2
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mama! Karen gnaw} PAvawmour 170an Mcnzwsfisq # lm4,smeau "mM . Mm a) ,. FDR COURT USE ONLY GIBBS LAW GROUP LL'P 505 14th Sweet, Suite 10 Oakland, CA 94612 11 supemoa COURT E F l L D TELEPHONE N0; 5 l Q-3 50-9700 COLW‘E'Y OF 0F CALIFORN IA FAX Ma: 5 10-350-970 manna ron mm.- Plamuff Donnctta Ste hens l SAN BERNARDINO SAN BERNARDINO DISTR ICT sumac: coum' or emsonum, comm or San char dino swat mew 247 West Third Street MNUNOADDRESS: MAR 12 2021 cmmozw cons: San chardino, BRANCH NAME CASE NAME: Donnetta Stehens v Monsanto ICIVIL CASE COVER SHEET CA 92415 Com- n r ARADELSI RIZO, DEPUTY Complex Case Deslgmflon Unlimited (Amount demanded I I Limited (Amount demanded is D Filed with first Counter D Joindor appearance by defendant exceeds $25,000) $25,000 or less) (Cal. Rules of Court. rule 3.402) Items 1-6 below must be com leted see Instructions on page 2). . Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case: Auto Tod - Auto (22) D Contract D Breach at comrawmnam Provlslomfly Complex CMI (GIL Rule: Mecurt. rum Litigation Momma) Uninsured moms: (46) Other PIIPDIWD (Personal lnjuryIPmp D Ruin 3.740 collections (09) (cc) D Antitrusurrade regulation (03) Dam-saIWmnaful Death) Tort ony D D om Other collections (09) Insurance coverage (:8) B Construction defect (10) Asbestos (o4) Product "ability (24) Ru: Propmy gonna (31) E Mass ton (40) Securities nugauon (23) D PWDMD Medm' mm, "mpmme (‘5) D Emma“ dmw'm'e'se C3 D Environmemauroxic con Insurance coverage daims arising (30) D Non-PUPo/wn (omen Ton (23) D WWW“ "Wm D condemnation (14) (33) above llama provisionally compl ””3 m) ex from the case D Bush,“ (“unfair balm“ prawn (07) cw“ ”gym (08) D Unhwtul Other real ptoperty (26) Minor DEnfotcomenl of Judgment EMOi’Oemen‘ ijudgment (20) E Datamation (13) Fraud (1a) C3 Commercial (31) DMImHanoous own Complain: E] D Intellectual propeny (19) D Residential (32) Drugs (3B) E Rico (27) Other complaint (not specified D Promsionalnegfisenoe Other non-PVPDW ‘0” (35) (25) . Jud'cW‘WW D ”m ”Mm“ (05> mmumous a cwu mitten above) (42) A8 d Wm,“ Em \Mongtul termination (as) D wm Petition re: arbitration ormanuate (02) award (1 1) D mm Partnership and Demon carpome govemance (21) (no,spear,“ above) (‘3) XVfl . fadors requiring exceptional Midal management a, D D Large number of separately repmented partie s d. D Large number of witnesses b. Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e. D Coordination with related actions pending in one o: more courts c. D issues that will Substantial be lime-oonsuming ‘0 resalve amount ofdocumentaty evidence L D in other counties, siates. or countries, Substantial postjudgment judicial supervision or in a federal coun 3 4 . Remedies sought (check Number of causes all that apply): am monetary hm nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. mpuniuVe m of action (specify): "I . 5. This case E] 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 C o Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper med in the action or proceeding (except sm under the Probate Code. Family Code". or Welfare claims cases or cases filed l and Institutions Code). (Cal. Rules of Court. in sanctions. ru e 3.220.) Failure t6 file ' File may result this cover sheet in addition to . any cover sheet required by local court rule. c If this case is compl ex under ru‘le 3.400 et seq. of Me California Rules of Court, you must serve a other parties to the action or proceeding copy of this cover'sheet on all . ' Unless this Is a collec tions case under rule 3.740 or a compl Form Wwwwwm ”fluw' ”—‘iwu. CASE COVER ' ex case, this cover sheet wfll be used for statistica‘ purposes om}; 1 a Judah! CM01O (Ru. July Coma! M cami- 1. 2007] SEET , “'- "Wimfmfiggg m.wumnlb.ca. v - Amman Legalmx 1m www.Forma Mrkflomeom \d V cM-o10 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 pany, 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: tort (1) damages. (2) punitive damages, recovery of real property, (4) recovery of personal property, or (5) a prejudgment writ of (3) 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 InComplex Cases. In complex cases only, parties must also use the Civil Case Cover Sheet to designate whether the case complex. lf a plaintiff believes the case is complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court, this must be indicated is 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 Provlslonally Complex Clvll thlgatlon (Cal. Auto (22)—Personal lnjury/Property Breach of Contract/Warranty (06) Rules of Court Rules 3.400—3.403) Démage/Wrongful Death Breach of Rental/Lease Antitrustn‘rade Regulation (03) Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Contract (not unlawful detainer Construction Defect (1 0) case involves an uninsured or wmngful eviction) Claims Involving Mass Tort (40) motorist claim subject to ContractIWarranty Breach—Seller Securities Litigation (28) arbitration, check this item Plaintiff (not fraud or negligence) Environmental/Toxic Ton (30) instead of Auto) Negligent Breach of Conlract/ Insurance Coverage Claims Other PIIPDNVD (Personal Injury] Warranty (arising fmm pro visionally complex Property DamageIWrongful Death) Other Breach of ContracWVarranty 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 Judgment (Out of Abstract of Asbesms Personal lnjury/ Other Promissory Note/Colleclions County) Wrongful Death Case Confession of Judgment (nan- Insurance Coverage (not provisionally domestic relations) Product Liability (no! asbestos or toxic/envlronmenkl) (24) complex) (1 8) Sister State Judgment Medical Malpractice (45) Auto Subrogation Administrative Agency Award Medical Malpractice— Other Coverage (not unpaid taxes) Physlcians 8. Surgeons Other Contract (37) Petition/Certificalion of Entry of Other Professional Health Care Contractual Fraud Judgment on Unpaid Taxes Malpractice Other Contract Dispute Judgment OthecraEsneforcement of Other PllPD/WD (23) Real Property Premises Liability (e.g.. slip Eminent Domain/lnverse Miscellaneous Clvll Complaint and fall) Condemnation (14) RICO (27) Intentional Bodily Injury/PDNVD Wrongful Eviction (33) Other Complaint (not specified assault. vandalism) above) (42) (e.g., 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 Negligent lnfliction of harassment) Quiet Title Emotional Distress Mechanics Lien Other Real Propeny (not eminent Other PIIPDNVD Other Commercial Complaint domain, landlord/tenant, or Non-PIIPDIWD (Other) Tort foreclosure) Case (non-torf/non-camplex) Other Civil Complaint Buslness TortIUnfair Business Unlawful Detalner (non-ton/non-complex) Practice (07) Commercial (31) Miscellaneous Civil Potltlon 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 (no! specified Defamation (e.g., slander, libel) report as Commercial or Residential) above) (43) (13) Judlclal Review Civil Harassment Fraud (1 6) Asset Forfeiture (05) Workplace Violence IntellectualProperty (1 9) Petition Re: Arbitration Award (1 1) EIder/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—Pl/PDNVD Tort (35) Writ—Other Limited Court Case Claim Employment Review Other Civil Petition Wrongful Termination (36) Other Judicial Review (39) Other Employment (15) Revlew of Health Officer Order Notice of Appeal—Labor Commissioner Appeals CM-D1O [Rem July 1, 2007] Page 2 of 2 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET