In the Superior Court of the State of Arizona In and For the County of _______________ Case Number _____________________________ CIVIL COVER SHEET- NEW FILING ONLY (Please Type or Print) Plaintiff's Attorney __________________________ Attorney Bar Number ________________________ Plaintiff's Name(s): (List all) ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Plaintiff's Address: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ (List additional plaintiffs on page two and/or attach a separate sheet). Defendant's Name(s): (List All) _____________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ (List additional defendants on page two and/or attach a separate sheet) EMERGENCY ORDER SOUGHT: Temporary Restraining Order Provisional Remedy OSC Election Challenge Employer Sanction Other ____________________________________________ (Specify) RULE 8(h) COMPLEX LITIGATION APPLIES. Rule 8(h) of the Rules of Civil Procedure defines a "Complex Case" as civil actions that require continuous judicial management. A typical case involves a large number of witnesses, a substantial amount of documentary evidence, and a large number of separately represented parties. (Mark appropriate box on page two as to complexity, in addition to the Nature of Action case category). THIS CASE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE COMMERCIAL COURT UNDER RULE 8.1. (Maricopa County only.) Rule 8.1 defines a commercial case and establishes eligibility criteria for the commercial court. Generally, a commercial case primarily involves issues arising from a business contract or business transaction. However, consumer transactions are not eligible. A consumer transaction is one that is primarily for personal, family or household purposes. Please review Rule 8.1 for a complete list of the criteria. See http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/commercial-court/. You must check this box if this is an eligible commercial case. In addition, mark the appropriate box below in the "Nature of Action" case category. The words "commercial court assignment requested" must appear in the caption of the original complaint. NATURE OF ACTION (Place an "X" next to the one case category that most accurately describes your primary case.) TORT MOTOR VEHICLE: Non-Death/Personal Injury Property Damage Wrongful Death TORT NON-MOTOR VEHICLE: Negligence Product Liability ­ Asbestos Product Liability ­ Tobacco Product Liability ­ Toxic/Other Intentional Tort Property Damage Legal Malpractice January 1, 2017 Page 1 Malpractice ­ Other professional Premises Liability Slander/Libel/Defamation Other (Specify) _______________ MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: Physician M.D. Hospital Physician D.O Other CONTRACTS: Account (Open or Stated) Promissory Note CONTRACTS: (Continued) Foreclosure American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Buyer-Plaintiff Fraud Other Contract (i.e. Breach of Contract) Excess Proceeds-Sale Construction Defects (Residential/Commercial) Six to Nineteen Structures Twenty or More Structures OTHER CIVIL CASE TYPES: Eminent Domain/Condemnation Eviction Actions (Forcible and Special Detainers) Change of Name Transcript of Judgment Foreign Judgment Quiet Title Forfeiture Election Challenge NCC- Employer Sanction Action (A.R.S. §23-212) Injunction against Workplace Harassment Injunction against Harassment Civil Penalty Water Rights (Not General Stream Adjudication) Real Property Special Action against Lower Courts (See lower court appeal cover sheet in Maricopa) Immigration Enforcement Challenge (§§1-501, 1-502, 11-1051) UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL: Administrative Review (See lower court appeal cover sheet in Maricopa) Tax Appeal (All other tax matters must be filed in the AZ Tax Court) Declaratory Judgment Habeas Corpus Landlord Tenant Dispute- Other Declaration of Factual Innocence (A.R.S. §12-771) Declaration of Factual Improper Party Status Vulnerable Adult (A.R.S. §46-451) Tribal Judgment Structured Settlement (A.R.S. §12-2901) Attorney Conservatorships (State Bar) Unauthorized Practice of Law (State Bar) Out-of-State Deposition for Foreign Jurisdiction Secure Attendance of Prisoner Assurance of Discontinuance In-State Deposition for Foreign Jurisdiction Eminent Domain­ Light Rail Only Interpleader­ Automobile Only Delayed Birth Certificate (A.R.S. §36-333.03) Employment Dispute- Discrimination Employment Dispute-Other Other __________________________________ (Specify) COMPLEXITY OF THE CASE If you marked the box on page one indicating that Complex Litigation applies, place an "X" in the box of no less than one of the following: Antitrust/Trade Regulation Construction Defect with many parties or structures Mass Tort Securities Litigation with many parties Environmental Toxic Tort with many parties Class Action Claims Insurance Coverage Claims arising from the above-listed case types A Complex Case as defined by Rule 8(h) ARCP Additional Plaintiff(s) __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional Defendant(s) __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ January 1, 2017 Page 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com