California Superior Court
Civil Case Cover Sheet (CM-010)
Classify a new California civil case before you file the first paper.
What is Form 000-OR used for?
CM-010 is the Judicial Council Civil Case Cover Sheet used at the beginning of most California civil cases. Docgle turns the classification boxes into a guided interview and prepares the cover sheet for review and filing.
Get the first-paper civil filing classified cleanly so the court receives CM-010 with the complaint or first paper instead of a raw checkbox sheet.
CM-010 is a cover sheet, not the complaint; failing to file it with the first paper may result in sanctions under the official instructions.
Time, difficulty & who this form is for
Average time
6-10 minutes
Difficulty
moderate
Best for
Plaintiffs or first filers preparing a California civil complaint package, and defendants making a first-appearance complex-case designation response.
What do I need before I start?
- Complaint or first paper
- Court county and branch
- Primary case type
- Amount demanded
- Complex-case factors if any
How the walkthrough is organized
Caption
Attorney or self-represented party, court, and case name.
Case classification
Unlimited/limited tier, one primary case type, and complex-case status.
Case details
Remedies, number of causes of action, and class-action status.
Filing handoff
Signature, copies, filing fee or fee waiver, service, and related-case notice reminders.
What happens after I complete it?
Answer the questions, review your document, then follow its official signing and delivery instructions. Downloading does not submit the form.
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