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 \u003Cbr>CITY:  \u003Cbr>FAXNO.:  \u003Cbr>TELEPHONE NO.:  \u003Cbr>EMAIL ADDRESS:  \u003Cbr>ATTORNEY FOR(name):   |  | FOR COURT USE ONLY   |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,COUNTY OF  \u003Cbr>STREET ADDRESS:  \u003Cbr>MAILING ADDRESS:  \u003Cbr>CITY AND ZIPCODE:  \u003Cbr>BRANCH NAME:   |  |  |\n| CASE NAME:   |  |  |\n| CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET  \u003Cbr>Unlimited  \u003Cbr>□ Limited  \u003Cbr>(Amount  \u003Cbr>(Amount  \u003Cbr>demanded  \u003Cbr>demanded is  \u003Cbr>exceeds $35,000)  \u003Cbr>$35,000 or less)   | Complex Case Designation  \u003Cbr>□ Counter  \u003Cbr>□ Joinder  \u003Cbr>Filed with first appearance by defendant  \u003Cbr>(Cal.Rules of Court,rule 3.402)   | CASE NUMBER:   |\n|  |  | JUDGE:  \u003Cbr>DEPT.:   |\n\nltems 1-6 below must be completed (see instructions on page 2 and examples on page 3).  \n\n| 1.Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case:   |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Auto Tort  \u003Cbr>Contract   |  |  | Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation   |  |\n| Auto(22)   |  | Breach of contract/warranty(06)   | (Cal.Rules of Court,rules 3.400-3.404)   |  |\n| Uninsured motorist (46)   |  | Song-Beverly Act:Motor Vehicle   | Antitrust/Trade regulation (03)   |  |\n| Asbestos   |  | Lemon Law(49)  \u003Cbr>Rule 3.740 collections(09)  \u003Cbr>Other collections(09)   | Construction defect(10)   |  |\n| □Asbestos(04)   |  |  | Mass tort (40)   |  |\n| Other PI/PDWD(Personal Injury/Property  \u003Cbr>Damage/Wrongful Death)Tort   |  | Insurance coverage(18)   | Securities litigation(28)   |  |\n|  |  | Other contract (37)   | Environmental/Toxic tort (30)   |  |\n| □Product liability (24)  \u003Cbr>□Medical malpractice(45)   |  | Real Property  \u003Cbr>Eminent domain/lnverse   | Comprehensive groundwater adjudication (47)  \u003Cbr>Insurance coverage claims arising from the  \u003Cbr>above listed provisionally complex case types  \u003Cbr>(41)   |  |\n| □Other 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