CIVIL CASE INFORMATION WORKSHEET
(Michigan Circuit/District – SCAO case-type code aware)
[// GUIDANCE: Use this to gather data before completing the correct SCAO case information/cover sheet or e-file screens. Enter the SCAO case-type code used in captions and filings.]
1. CAPTION
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IN THE [CIRCUIT / DISTRICT] COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF [COUNTY], MICHIGAN
[PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER NAME], Plaintiff/Petitioner,
v. Case No.: [TBD BY CLERK]
[DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT NAME], Defendant/Respondent.
2. CASE TYPE CODE (SCAO)
- Case-type code: [CODE] (e.g., NO – Other Personal Injury, CK – Contract, LT – Landlord/Tenant, PZ – Misc Civil)
- Description: [TEXT]
3. CASE CATEGORY (CHECK PRIMARY)
[// GUIDANCE: Pick the general category; code controls classification.]
- [ ] Tort – motor vehicle
- [ ] Tort – other personal injury/property damage
- [ ] Contract / Debt / Commercial
- [ ] Real Property (quiet title, foreclosure, landlord/tenant)
- [ ] Professional liability
- [ ] Products liability
- [ ] Administrative/Agency appeal
- [ ] Business court candidate
- [ ] Other Civil: [DESCRIBE]
4. AMOUNT / RELIEF (WORKSHEET)
- Monetary relief: $[AMOUNT] (exclusive of fees/costs)
- Non-monetary / equitable relief: [DESCRIBE]
5. JURY DEMAND
- [ ] Jury requested
- [ ] Non-jury
6. RELATED CASES
- [ ] Yes (list case number(s)/court(s)): [DETAILS]
- [ ] No
7. PARTIES & COUNSEL
- Plaintiff(s): [NAME / ADDRESS / PHONE / EMAIL]
- Defendant(s): [NAME / ADDRESS / PHONE / EMAIL]
- Additional parties: attach list if needed.
- Attorney: [NAME], MI Bar [NUMBER], Firm: [FIRM], Address: [ADDRESS], Phone: [PHONE], Email: [EMAIL]
- [ ] Self-represented party
8. SERVICE & SPECIAL NOTES (WORKSHEET)
- Service addresses and method (sheriff/process server/certified mail): [DETAILS]
- Interpreter needed: [YES/NO] – Language: [SPECIFY]
- Accommodation needed (ADA/disability): [YES/NO] – Describe: [SPECIFY]
9. SIGNATURE
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Date: [DATE]
____________________________________
[ATTORNEY NAME], MI Bar [NUMBER] / Pro Se
Attorney for [PARTY]
[// GUIDANCE: File using the appropriate SCAO case information/cover form or e-filing workflow, supplying the correct Michigan case-type code.]***