Civil Cover Sheet — Arizona Superior Court - Preparation Worksheet

ARIZONA CIVIL COVER SHEET PREPARATION WORKSHEET

Court: Superior Court of Arizona in [COUNTY] County

Current paper-form reference: CV10F-010126

Effective date: January 1, 2026

Use the official form or e-filing workflow. Arizona Administrative Directive 2025-11 requires courts to use CV10F-010126 for civil cases not initiated through e-filing. This worksheet follows that form's fields and categories; it is not a substitute for the court-issued form.

1. PERSON FILING AND CASE CAPTION

Interpreter needed for plaintiff(s)? ☐ Yes ☐ No

If yes, language: [________________________________]

2. RULE 26.2 DISCOVERY TIER OR MONETARY RELIEF CLAIMED

For any case category marked with an asterisk on the official form, state the monetary amount in controversy or select the discovery tier alleged by the pleadings.

☐ Amount claimed: $[________________________________]

☐ Tier 1

☐ Tier 2

☐ Tier 3

3. NATURE OF ACTION

Select the one category that most accurately describes the primary case.

3.1 Tort — Motor Vehicle

• ☐ Non-Death / Personal Injury*
• ☐ Property Damage*
• ☐ Wrongful Death*

3.2 Medical Malpractice

• ☐ Physician M.D.*
• ☐ Hospital*
• ☐ Physician D.O.*
• ☐ Other*

3.3 Tort — Non-Motor Vehicle

• ☐ Negligence*
• ☐ Product Liability — Asbestos*
• ☐ Product Liability — Tobacco*
• ☐ Product Liability — Toxic / Other*
• ☐ Intentional Tort*
• ☐ Property Damage*
• ☐ Legal Malpractice*
• ☐ Malpractice — Other Professional*
• ☐ Premises Liability*
• ☐ Slander / Libel / Defamation*
• ☐ Recovery of Damages under A.R.S. § 12-514
• Plaintiff date of birth: [__/__/____]
• ☐ Other*: [________________________________]

3.4 Contracts

• ☐ Account — Open or Stated*
• ☐ Promissory Note*
• ☐ Foreclosure*
• ☐ Buyer-Plaintiff*
• ☐ Fraud*
• ☐ Other Contract, including Breach of Contract*
• ☐ Excess Proceeds — Sale*
• ☐ Construction Defects — Residential / Commercial*
• ☐ Six to Nineteen Structures*
• ☐ Twenty or More Structures*
• ☐ Credit Card Debt — Maricopa County filings only*

3.5 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 under A.R.S. § 23-212*
• ☐ Injunction against Workplace Harassment
• ☐ Injunction against Harassment
• ☐ Civil Penalty
• ☐ Water Rights — Not General Stream Adjudication*
• ☐ Real Property*
• ☐ Special Action
• ☐ Immigration Enforcement Challenge under A.R.S. §§ 1-501, 1-502, and 11-1051
• ☐ Expungement
• ☐ Out-of-State Restoration of Civil Rights
• ☐ Seal Criminal Case Records under A.R.S. § 13-911
• ☐ Erroneous Conviction Claim

3.6 Unclassified Civil

• ☐ Administrative Review
• ☐ Tax Appeal
• ☐ Declaratory Judgment
• ☐ Habeas Corpus
• ☐ Landlord-Tenant Dispute — Other*
• ☐ Declaration of Factual Innocence under A.R.S. § 12-771
• ☐ Declaration of Factual Improper Party Status
• ☐ Vulnerable Adult under A.R.S. § 46-451*
• ☐ Tribal Judgment
• ☐ Structured Settlement under 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 under A.R.S. § 36-333.03
• ☐ Employment Dispute — Discrimination*
• ☐ Employment Dispute — Other*
• ☐ Verified Rule 27(a) Petition*
• ☐ Verified Rule 45.2 Petition
• ☐ Amendment of Birth Certificate
• ☐ Amendment of Marriage License — Maricopa County filings only
• ☐ Application / Motion Objecting to Foreign Subpoena
• ☐ Other*: [________________________________]

4. EMERGENCY ORDER SOUGHT

• ☐ Temporary Restraining Order
• ☐ Provisional Remedy
• ☐ Order to Show Cause
• ☐ Election Challenge
• ☐ Employer Sanction
• ☐ Other*: [________________________________]
• ☐ None

5. COMMERCIAL COURT — MARICOPA COUNTY ONLY

☐ This case is eligible for the Commercial Court under Rule 8.1, and plaintiff requests assignment to that court.

☐ No Commercial Court assignment requested.

6. ADDITIONAL PARTIES

Additional plaintiff(s):

[________________________________]

[________________________________]

Additional defendant(s):

[________________________________]

[________________________________]

7. TRANSFER CHECKLIST

Before filing:

• ☐ Confirm CV10F-010126 remains the current form.
• ☐ Transfer this information to the official form or the court's e-filing workflow.
• ☐ Select only one primary nature-of-action category.
• ☐ For an asterisked category, provide the amount claimed or select a Rule 26.2 tier.
• ☐ Confirm any Maricopa-only selection applies.
• ☐ Do not add jury-demand, filing-fee, service, venue, limitations, or litigation-guidance sections to the cover sheet; address those matters in the proper pleading, filing, or separate form.

OFFICIAL SOURCE

• Arizona Administrative Directive 2025-11 and Appendix A, CV10F-010126: https://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/0/22/admindir/pdfs/2025/2025-11.pdf

Disclaimer: This preparation worksheet is informational only. Use the current official Arizona Judicial Branch form or e-filing workflow and obtain review by an Arizona-licensed attorney before filing.