Civil Cover Sheet

JEFFERSON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT CASE INFORMATION COVER SHEET Court Case Number______________________________ Attorney Name______________________________________________________Bar Number_______________ Plaintiff/Petitioner_____________________________________________________________________________ Defendant/Respondent__________________________________________________________________________ Amount of Suit $______________________________________________________________________________ Please check one category that best describes this case for indexing purposes. Accurate case indexing saves time in docketing new cases and assists in forecasting needed judicial resources. Cause of action definitions are listed on this form. Thank you for your cooperation. _____Automobile Damages (AUT) _____Breach of Contract (BRE) _____Commercial Electronic Mail (CEM) _____Damage Deposit (DD) _____Deposition Sister State (DEP) _____Foreclosure Lien (FOR) _____Goods and Services (GS) _____Lease Agreement (LA) _____Loan (LOA) _____NSF Check (NSF) _____Open Account (OPA) _____Other (OTH) _____Petition for Seized Goods (PFS) _____Personal Injury (PIN) _____Property Damages (PRP) _____Rent (REN) _____Replevin (REP) _____Restitution (RES) _____Services Rendered (SER) _____Transcript (TRN) _____Wages (WAG) _____Written Instrument (WR) If you cannot determine the appropriate category, please describe the cause of action below: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CASE INFORMATION DEFINITIONS Automobile Damages-Complaint involving damage to an automobile. Breach of Contract-Complaint involving monetary dispute where a contract is involved. Commercial Electronic Mail-Complaint involving receipt of unsolicited commercial email Damage Deposit-Request for return of a damage deposit. Deposition Sister State-Request by an out of state party for judge to sign a subpoena/supoena duces tecum for party within the court's venue. Foreclosure-Complaint involving termination of ownership rights when a mortgage or tax foreclosure is involved, where ownership is not in question. Goods and Services-Money owed for goods and services rendered. Lease Agreement-money owed on lease agreement. Loan-Money due on a loan. NSF Check-Check written with non-sufficient funds in the account. Open Account-Money due on a revolving account. Other-Used when other cause codes do not apply. Personal Injury-Complaint involving physical injury. Petition for Seized Goods-Petition for return of money or possessions seized by a police agency. Property Damage-Complaint involving damage to property. Rent-Money due for rent owing. Replevin-Action for recovery of personal property or monetary value. Restitution-Petition for restoring property or proceeds, not an unlawful detainer. Services- Money due for services rendered. Transcript-Transcript of judgement filed from another court. Wages-Money owed for wages earned. Written Instrument-Money owed based upon a written instrument such as a promissory note, contract, etc. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com