ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address):

FOR COURT USE ONLY

CM-010

CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
Unlimited 
(Amount 
demanded 
exceeds $25,000)

Limited 
(Amount 
demanded is 
$25,000 or less)

Complex Case Designation
Joinder

Counter

CASE NUMBER:

Filed with first appearance by defendant 
(Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402)

JUDGE:

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

Auto (22)
Uninsured motorist (46)

Other PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/Property 
Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort

Asbestos (04)

Product liability (24)

Medical malpractice (45)

Other PI/PD/WD (23)

Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort

Business tort/unfair business practice (07)

Civil rights (08)

Defamation (13)

Fraud (16)

Intellectual property (19)
Professional negligence (25)

Other non-PI/PD/WD tort (35)

Employment

Wrongful termination (36)

Other employment (15)

Breach of contract/warranty (06)

Rule 3.740 collections (09)

Other collections (09)

Insurance coverage (18)

Other contract (37)

Real Property

Eminent domain/Inverse 
condemnation (14)
Wrongful eviction (33)

Other real property (26)

Unlawful Detainer

Commercial (31)

Residential (32)

Drugs (38)

Judicial Review

Asset forfeiture (05)

Writ of mandate (02)

Other judicial review (39)

Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation 
(Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.400–3.403)
Antitrust/Trade regulation (03)

Construction defect (10)

Mass tort (40)

Securities litigation (28)

Environmental/Toxic tort (30)
Insurance coverage claims arising from the 
above listed provisionally complex case 
types (41)

Enforcement of Judgment

Enforcement of judgment (20)

Miscellaneous Civil Complaint

RICO (27)

Other complaint (not specified above) (42)

Miscellaneous Civil Petition

Partnership and corporate governance (21)

Petition re: arbitration award (11)

Other petition (not specified above) (43)

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.
b.

Large number of separately represented parties
Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel 
issues that will be time-consuming to resolve

d.
e.

c.

Substantial amount of documentary evidence

3. Remedies sought (check all that apply): a.
4. Number of causes of action (specify):
5. This case
6.
Date:

is not

is

f.
monetary b.

a class action suit.

Large number of witnesses
Coordination with related actions pending in one or more 
courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal 
court
Substantial postjudgment judicial supervision
nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c.

punitive

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE OF PARTY OR ATTORNEY FOR PARTY)

•  Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed 
     

NOTICE 
        
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  
     
     
•  Unless this is a collections case under rule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only. 

other parties to the action or proceeding.  

   

Form Adopted for Mandatory Use 
Judicial Council of California 
CM-010 [Rev.September 1, 2021]

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
www.courts.ca.gov

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If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case. (You may use form CM-015.)

FAX NO. (Optional):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE NO.:

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

ATTORNEY FOR (Name):

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY AND ZIP CODE:

BRANCH NAME:

CASE NAME:

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 
CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES
the case is complex. 

Auto Tort 

Auto (22)–Personal Injury/Property 
Damage/Wrongful Death  
Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the 
          case involves an uninsured   
          motorist claim subject to 
          arbitration, check this item 
          instead of Auto) 
Other PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/ 
Property Damage/Wrongful Death) 
Tort 
       Asbestos (04) 
           Asbestos Property Damage 
           Asbestos Personal Injury/ 
                  Wrongful Death 
       Product Liability (not asbestos or 
            toxic/environmental) (24)    
       Medical Malpractice (45) 
             Medical Malpractice– 
                    Physicians & Surgeons 
       Other Professional Health Care 
                Malpractice 
       Other PI/PD/WD (23) 
             Premises Liability (e.g., slip 
                    and fall) 
             Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD 
                     (e.g., assault, vandalism)  
             Intentional Infliction of 
                    Emotional Distress  
             Negligent Infliction of 
                     Emotional Distress 
             Other PI/PD/WD 
Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort 
       Business Tort/Unfair Business 
            Practice (07) 
       Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, 
              false arrest) (not civil 
              harassment) (08) 
       Defamation (e.g., slander, libel) 
               (13) 
       Fraud (16) 
       Intellectual Property (19)   
       Professional Negligence (25) 
            Legal Malpractice 
            Other Professional Malpractice 
                  (not medical or legal) 
       Other Non-PI/PD/WD Tort (35) 
Employment 
       Wrongful Termination (36)  
       Other Employment (15)

Contract 
      Breach of Contract/Warranty (06) 
            Breach of Rental/Lease 
                   Contract (not unlawful detainer 
                         or wrongful eviction) 
            Contract/Warranty Breach–Seller 
                   Plaintiff (not fraud or negligence)  
            Negligent Breach of Contract/ 
                   Warranty 
            Other Breach of Contract/Warranty  
      Collections (e.g., money owed, open 
            book accounts) (09) 
            Collection Case–Seller Plaintiff  
            Other Promissory Note/Collections 
                   Case 
      Insurance Coverage (not provisionally 
            complex) (18)  
            Auto Subrogation 
            Other Coverage  
      Other Contract (37) 
            Contractual Fraud 
            Other Contract Dispute 
Real Property 
      Eminent Domain/Inverse 
            Condemnation (14) 
      Wrongful Eviction (33) 
      Other Real Property (e.g., quiet title) (26) 
            Writ of Possession of Real Property 
            Mortgage Foreclosure 
            Quiet Title 
            Other Real Property (not eminent  
            domain, landlord/tenant, or  
            foreclosure) 
Unlawful Detainer 
      Commercial (31) 
      Residential (32) 
      Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal 
      drugs, check this item; otherwise,  
      report as Commercial or Residential) 
Judicial Review 
      Asset Forfeiture (05) 
      Petition Re: Arbitration Award (11)  
      Writ of Mandate (02) 
            Writ–Administrative Mandamus 
            Writ–Mandamus on Limited Court 
                 Case Matter 
            Writ–Other Limited Court Case 
                 Review 
      Other Judicial Review (39) 
            Review of Health Officer Order  
            Notice of Appeal–Labor        
Commissioner Appeals

CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET

Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal. 
Rules of Court Rules 3.400–3.403) 
         Antitrust/Trade Regulation (03)   
         Construction Defect (10)                     
         Claims Involving Mass Tort (40)    
         Securities Litigation (28)       
         Environmental/Toxic Tort (30)       
         Insurance Coverage Claims 
                 (arising from provisionally complex     
                 case type listed above) (41) 
Enforcement of Judgment 
     Enforcement of Judgment (20) 
           Abstract of Judgment (Out of 
                  County) 
     Confession of Judgment (non- 
            domestic relations) 
     Sister State Judgment                
     Administrative Agency Award 
           (not unpaid taxes)  
      Petition/Certification of Entry of 
            Judgment on Unpaid Taxes               
      Other Enforcement of Judgment  
              Case 
Miscellaneous Civil Complaint 
      RICO (27) 
      Other Complaint (not specified  
             above) (42) 
             Declaratory Relief Only  
             Injunctive Relief Only (non- 
                    harassment) 
             Mechanics Lien 
             Other Commercial Complaint 
                    Case (non-tort/non-complex)           
             Other Civil Complaint 
                    (non-tort/non-complex)  
Miscellaneous Civil Petition 
      Partnership and Corporate 
            Governance (21) 
      Other Petition (not specified 
            above) (43) 
            Civil Harassment                      
            Workplace Violence                          
            Elder/Dependent Adult 
                   Abuse 
            Election Contest 
            Petition for Name Change           
            Petition for Relief From Late 
                   Claim 
            Other Civil Petition

CM-010 [Rev. September 1, 2021]

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