DC Superior Court General Civil Case Cover Sheet

D.C. SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTIONS INFORMATION-SHEET PREPARATION AID

DO NOT FILE THIS PAGE AS THE INFORMATION SHEET. Complete and file the
current official Civil Division — Civil Actions Branch Information Sheet,
Form CV-496. The live D.C. Courts form page and PDF control.

1. Current filing set

The D.C. Courts' current Civil Actions instructions require:

• ☐ Complaint
• ☐ One prepared summons for each defendant
• ☐ One Civil Actions Branch Information Sheet
• ☐ Current filing payment or a fee-waiver application, as applicable

Current official form page:
https://www.dccourts.gov/court-resources/search-forms/information-sheet-civil-actions

Current official English PDF:
https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/Information_Sheet_Civil_Actions.pdf

2. Caption and filer information

Transcribe the case information into the official form:

3. Case type and demand

Select the option that matches the official form and the actual pleadings:

• ☐ Non-jury
• ☐ Six-person jury
• ☐ Twelve-person jury

Demand: $[________________________________]

Other relief or information requested by the current form:
[________________________________]

4. Related cases

The official form asks for pending cases related to the new action.

☐ No pending related case identified after review.

5. Nature of suit

The official form directs the filer to check one box only. Review its
current printed choices and select the closest accurate category. Its current
category groups include:

• ☐ Contract
• ☐ Collection / insurance subrogation
• ☐ Employment dispute
• ☐ Real property
• ☐ Administrative proceeding or agency appeal
• ☐ Malpractice
• ☐ International or foreign judgment
• ☐ Civil asset forfeiture
• ☐ Name change / vital-record amendment
• ☐ Tort
• ☐ General civil
• ☐ Product liability
• ☐ Civil I / complex civil
• ☐ Mortgage foreclosure
• ☐ Statutory claim
• ☐ Tax-sale foreclosure
• ☐ Vehicle
• ☐ Traffic-adjudication appeal
• ☐ Foreign judgment
• ☐ Other exact current form choice: [________________________________]

Selected official label: [________________________________]

Pleading paragraph or requested relief supporting that selection:
[________________________________]

Do not invent an A-01, B-01, or similar docket code. Form CV-496 uses printed
descriptive checkboxes, not the alphanumeric code table formerly presented at
this URL.

6. Signature

7. Filing and privacy check

Before filing, check the live Civil Actions page for current methods, payment,
hours, addresses, and system links. The current page lists mail, in-person,
drop-box, and electronic filing through eFileDC. Do not use the former
CaseFileXpress directions preserved in older drafts of this template.

For an electronic filing, confirm that private information has been redacted
as directed by the current court page before upload:

• ☐ No Social Security or taxpayer-identification numbers
• ☐ No driver's-license or identification numbers
• ☐ Birth dates reduced to the permitted form
• ☐ Minor names reduced to initials
• ☐ Financial account numbers reduced to the permitted last four digits

8. Final control check

• ☐ The live form page still identifies CV-496 as the Civil Actions Information Sheet.
• ☐ The downloaded PDF title and revision footer were checked.
• ☐ Every entry matches the complaint and current official form.
• ☐ One nature-of-suit box only is selected.
• ☐ The complaint, summonses, information sheet, and any payment or waiver item are assembled under current instructions.
• ☐ This preparation aid is not included as a substitute court filing.

Sources and references

• D.C. Courts, Civil Actions:
  https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-divisions/civil-division/civil-actions

• D.C. Courts, Information Sheet (Civil Actions):
  https://www.dccourts.gov/court-resources/search-forms/information-sheet-civil-actions

• Official Form CV-496 (February 2023):
  https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/Information_Sheet_Civil_Actions.pdf