Civil Cover Sheet - Nevada

Nevada Litigation & Court Documents Updated August 14, 2026 Free Word and PDF

NEVADA DISTRICT COURT CIVIL COVER SHEET — COMPLETION AID

Use the official form. Transfer the completed information below to the current Nevada Administrative Office of the Courts Civil Case Cover Sheet PDF. The official document is Form PA 201, Rev. 3.1. Do not file this Markdown worksheet unless the applicable clerk expressly accepts it.

NRS 3.275(2) requires the district-court clerk to provide a Court-Administrator-approved form for each civil case. The statute states that no civil case may be filed unless the initial pleading is accompanied by the form, signed by the initiating party or representative.

This worksheet follows the civil side of Form PA 201. The reverse side covers family- and juvenile-related filings. The official form directs Business Court filings to the separate Business Court civil coversheet.

1. COURT AND CASE NUMBER

County, Nevada: [________________________________]

Case No. (assigned by Clerk's Office): [________________________________]

2. PARTY INFORMATION

Provide both home and mailing addresses if they are different.

Plaintiff(s)

Name(s): [____________________________________________________________]

Home address: [_______________________________________________________]

Mailing address, if different: [________________________________________]

Phone: [____________________________]

Plaintiff's Attorney

Name: [____________________________________________________________]

Address: [____________________________________________________________]

Phone: [____________________________]

Defendant(s)

Name(s): [____________________________________________________________]

Home address: [_______________________________________________________]

Mailing address, if different: [________________________________________]

Phone: [____________________________]

Defendant's Attorney

Name: [____________________________________________________________]

Address: [____________________________________________________________]

Phone: [____________________________]

3. NATURE OF CONTROVERSY

Select the one most applicable filing type.

Real Property

Landlord/Tenant
  • ☐ Unlawful Detainer
  • ☐ Other Landlord/Tenant
Title to Property
  • ☐ Judicial Foreclosure
  • ☐ Other Title to Property
Other Real Property
  • ☐ Condemnation/Eminent Domain
  • ☐ Other Real Property

Torts

Negligence
  • ☐ Auto
  • ☐ Premises Liability
  • ☐ Other Negligence
Malpractice
  • ☐ Medical/Dental
  • ☐ Legal
  • ☐ Accounting
  • ☐ Other Malpractice
Other Torts
  • ☐ Product Liability
  • ☐ Intentional Misconduct
  • ☐ Employment Tort
  • ☐ Insurance Tort
  • ☐ Other Tort

Probate

Select the case type and estate value.

Case Type
  • ☐ Summary Administration
  • ☐ General Administration
  • ☐ Special Administration
  • ☐ Set Aside — Surviving Spouse
  • ☐ Trust/Conservatorship
  • ☐ Other Probate
Estate Value
  • ☐ Greater than $300,000
  • ☐ $200,000–$300,000
  • ☐ $100,001–$199,999
  • ☐ $25,001–$100,000
  • ☐ $20,001–$25,000
  • ☐ $2,501–$20,000
  • ☐ $2,500 or less

Construction Defect & Contract

Construction Defect
  • ☐ Chapter 40
  • ☐ Other Construction Defect
Contract Case
  • ☐ Uniform Commercial Code
  • ☐ Building and Construction
  • ☐ Insurance Carrier
  • ☐ Commercial Instrument
  • ☐ Collection of Accounts
  • ☐ Employment Contract
  • ☐ Other Contract

Judicial Review/Appeal

Judicial Review
  • ☐ Foreclosure Mediation Case
  • ☐ Petition to Seal Records
  • ☐ Mental Competency
Nevada State Agency Appeal
  • ☐ Department of Motor Vehicle
  • ☐ Worker's Compensation
  • ☐ Other Nevada State Agency Appeal
Other Appeal or Review
  • ☐ Appeal from Lower Court
  • ☐ Other Judicial Review/Appeal

Civil Writ

  • ☐ Writ of Habeas Corpus
  • ☐ Writ of Mandamus
  • ☐ Writ of Quo Warrant
  • ☐ Writ of Prohibition
  • ☐ Other Civil Writ

Other Civil Filing

  • ☐ Compromise of Minor's Claim
  • ☐ Foreign Judgment
  • ☐ Other Civil Matters

4. SIGNATURE

Date: [____/____/________]

Signature of initiating party or representative:

[____________________________________________________________]

5. PRE-FILING CHECK

  • ☐ Downloaded the current court-issued PDF.
  • ☐ Confirmed that this is a civil filing rather than a family- or juvenile-related filing.
  • ☐ Confirmed whether a separate Business Court or local cover sheet applies.
  • ☐ Selected the one most applicable filing type shown on the official form.
  • ☐ For probate, selected both the case type and estate-value band.
  • ☐ Included both home and mailing addresses where they differ.
  • ☐ Obtained the initiating party's or representative's signature.
  • ☐ Confirmed current county filing, confidentiality, fee, and electronic-filing requirements.
  • ☐ Used the court-issued form for submission.

SOURCE


Confirm the current court-issued form and applicable clerk instructions immediately before filing.

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Last updated
August 14, 2026
Citations checked
August 14, 2026
Jurisdiction
Nevada
Category
Litigation & Court Documents

Legal authority

  • NRS 3.275(2) (Court-Administrator-approved civil-case information form)
  • Nevada Administrative Office of the Courts Form PA 201, Rev. 3.1

These are the filings that drive a lawsuit through the system: complaints, answers, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, and post-judgment papers. Each has its own format requirements under federal and state procedural rules, and each has a deadline that cannot be missed without consequences. Clean, procedurally correct filings move a case forward; sloppy ones invite motions to strike, amended responses, and avoidable delays.

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