When using this form, please make sure you have completed the following prior to submitting it to the Court:
- List all named defendants in both (1) the case caption at the top of the form and (2) the body of the form (Section I, B).
- Provide your contact information including full name, mailing address, email address and current telephone number.
- Complete all sections of the complaint to the best of your abilities.
- Sign the document with a “wet” (handwritten) signature and date. (Typed and/or electronically signed documents are not permitted.)
- Complete a “Civil Cover Sheet” found in the Civil Pleading Forms section and submit with your Complaint.
- Complete a Summons for each named defendant in the matter and submit them along with your Complaint. Each summons should include an accurate, physical, service address for the named defendant on the summons. Summons forms can be found in the Civil Pleading Forms section.
Upon submitting your complaint to the Court, you must be prepared to pay the associated filing fee or provide a completed Application to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. The Application to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees or Costs can be found in the Civil Pleading Forms section. If you elect to submit an Application to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees or Costs, you must also submit an Addendum to the Application to Proceed without Prepaying Fees or Costs, which can also be found in the Civil Pleading Forms section.