General Civil Case Cover Sheet - Preparation Worksheet - Massachusetts

Massachusetts Litigation & Court Documents Updated August 27, 2026 Free Word and PDF

MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL CASE AND COVER-SHEET ROUTING WORKSHEET

DO NOT FILE. Massachusetts trial-court departments, divisions, sessions,
counties, and specialized routes may use different forms and instructions.

1. Case and court classification

Item Verified entry
Plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) [________________________________]
Claims and requested relief [________________________________]
Amount or value in controversy [________________________________]
Property, event, party, contract, and residence locations [________________________________]
Proposed court, department, division, county, and session [________________________________]
Jurisdiction and venue authority [________________________________]
Related, prior, pending, transferred, or removed matter [________________________________]
Filing counsel and target date [________________________________]

2. Current official form register

Source/form Official URL Title/number Version/date Applies why Checked by/date
Court and clerk instructions [____] [____] [____] [____] [____]
Exact cover or information sheet [____] [____] [____] [____] [____]
Case category and track list [____] [____] [____] [____] [____]
Fee and waiver schedule [____] [____] [____] [____] [____]
E-filing, conventionally filed, and service instructions [____] [____] [____] [____] [____]
Local, standing, specialized, or judge instruction [____] [____] [____] [____] [____]

3. Exact-form transcription

Official field Matter entry Source record Counsel approval
Caption and party information [____] [____] [____]
Court, county, division, session, and docket [____] [____] [____]
Case type, category, code, and track [____] [____] [____]
Relief, damages, jury, related case, or refiling field [____] [____] [____]
Fee, waiver, deposit, surcharge, or payment field [____] [____] [____]
Counsel, self-represented party, certification, and signature [____] [____] [____]
Required attachments and filing/service treatment [____] [____] [____]

Do not invent a statewide code list, copy a form from another department or
county, or use this worksheet as a substitute for the current official form.

4. Filing control

☐ Court, department, division, session, county, jurisdiction, and venue verified

☐ Exact official form and version downloaded immediately before filing

☐ Every category, code, track, fee, waiver, jury, damages, and certification field transcribed from that form

☐ Complaint, summons, exhibits, fees, e-filing, service, and local requirements separately reviewed

☐ Filed form, receipt, rejection/correction, and service evidence preserved

Approved official form: [________________________________]

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