CIVIL COVER SHEET JS-44 (Rev. 7/16 DC) I. (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS (b) COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF _____________________ (EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) (c) ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER) COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED DEFENDANT _____________________ (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY) NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN) II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX ONLY) III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX FOR PLAINTIFF AND ONE BOX FOR DEFENDANT) FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY! PTF DFT PTF DFT o o 1 U.S. Government Plaintiff 2 U.S. Government Defendant o o 3 Federal Question (U.S. Government Not a Party) 4 Diversity (Indicate Citizenship of Parties in item III) Citizen of this State Citizen of Another State Citizen or Subject of a Foreign Country o1 o1 o2 o2 o3 o3 Incorporated or Principal Place of Business in This State Incorporated and Principal Place of Business in Another State Foreign Nation o4 o4 o5 o5 o6 o6 IV. CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT (Place an X in one category, A-N, that best represents your Cause of Action and one in a corresponding Nature of Suit) o A. Antitrust 410 Antitrust o B. Personal Injury/ Malpractice 310 Airplane 315 Airplane Product Liability 320 Assault, Libel & Slander 330 Federal Employers Liability 340 Marine 345 Marine Product Liability 350 Motor Vehicle 355 Motor Vehicle Product Liability 360 Other Personal Injury 362 Medical Malpractice 365 Product Liability 367 Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability 368 Asbestos Product Liability o C. Administrative Agency Review 151 Medicare Act o D. Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary Injunction Social Security 861 HIA (1395ff) 862 Black Lung (923) 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) 864 SSID Title XVI 865 RSI (405(g)) Other Statutes 891 Agricultural Acts 893 Environmental Matters 890 Other Statutory Actions (If Administrative Agency is Involved) Any nature of suit from any category may be selected for this category of case assignment. *(If Antitrust, then A governs)* o E. General Civil (Other) OR Bankruptcy 422 Appeal 27 USC 158 423 Withdrawal 28 USC 157 Prisoner Petitions 535 Death Penalty 540 Mandamus & Other 550 Civil Rights 555 Prison Conditions 560 Civil Detainee ­ Conditions of Confinement Property Rights 820 Copyrights 830 Patent 840 Trademark o F. Pro Se General Civil Forfeiture/Penalty 625 Drug Related Seizure of Property 21 USC 881 690 Other 470 Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organization 480 Consumer Credit 490 Cable/Satellite TV 850 Securities/Commodities/ Exchange 896 Arbitration 899 Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision 950 Constitutionality of State Statutes 890 Other Statutory Actions (if not administrative agency review or Privacy Act) Real Property 210 Land Condemnation 220 Foreclosure 230 Rent, Lease & Ejectment 240 Torts to Land 245 Tort Product Liability 290 All Other Real Property Personal Property 370 Other Fraud 371 Truth in Lending 380 Other Personal Property Damage 385 Property Damage Product Liability Federal Tax Suits 870 Taxes (US plaintiff or defendant) 871 IRS-Third Party 26 USC 7609 Other Statutes 375 False Claims Act 376 Qui Tam (31 USC 3729(a)) 400 State Reapportionment 430 Banks & Banking 450 Commerce/ICC Rates/etc. 460 Deportation 462 Naturalization Application 465 Other Immigration Actions American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com o G. Habeas Corpus/ 2255 530 Habeas Corpus ­ General 510 Motion/Vacate Sentence 463 Habeas Corpus ­ Alien Detainee o H. Employment Discrimination 442 Civil Rights ­ Employment (criteria: race, gender/sex, national origin, discrimination, disability, age, religion, retaliation) o I. FOIA/Privacy Act 895 Freedom of Information Act 890 Other Statutory Actions (if Privacy Act) o J. Student Loan 152 Recovery of Defaulted Student Loan (excluding veterans) *(If pro se, select this deck)* *(If pro se, select this deck)* o K. Labor/ERISA (non-employment) 710 Fair Labor Standards Act 720 Labor/Mgmt. Relations 740 Labor Railway Act 751 Family and Medical Leave Act 790 Other Labor Litigation 791 Empl. Ret. Inc. Security Act o L. Other Civil Rights (non-employment) 441 Voting (if not Voting Rights Act) 443 Housing/Accommodations 440 Other Civil Rights 445 Americans w/Disabilities ­ Employment 446 Americans w/Disabilities ­ Other 448 Education o M. Contract 110 Insurance 120 Marine 130 Miller Act 140 Negotiable Instrument 150 Recovery of Overpayment & Enforcement of Judgment 153 Recovery of Overpayment of Veteran's Benefits 160 Stockholder's Suits 190 Other Contracts 195 Contract Product Liability 196 Franchise o N. Three-Judge Court 441 Civil Rights ­ Voting (if Voting Rights Act) V. ORIGIN o 1 Original o 2 Removed o 3 Remanded Proceeding from State Court from Appellate Court o 4 Reinstated o 5 Transferred o 6 Multi-district o 7 Appeal to or Reopened from another district (specify) Litigation District Judge from Mag. Judge o 8 Multi-district Litigation ­ Direct File VI. CAUSE OF ACTION (CITE THE U.S. CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE.) VII. REQUESTED IN COMPLAINT VIII. RELATED CASE(S) IF ANY DATE: _________________________ CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION UNDER F.R.C.P. 23 DEMAND $ JURY DEMAND: YES NO Check YES only if demanded in complaint YES NO (See instruction) If yes, please complete related case form SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD _________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET JS-44 Authority for Civil Cover Sheet The JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and services of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. Consequently, a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk of Court for each civil complaint filed. Listed below are tips for completing the civil cover sheet. These tips coincide with the Roman Numerals on the cover sheet. I. COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT (b) County of residence: Use 11001 to indicate plaintiff if resident of Washington, DC, 88888 if plaintiff is resident of United States but not Washington, DC, and 99999 if plaintiff is outs