General Civil Case Cover Sheet - Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CIVIL COVER SHEET — COMPLETION GUIDE
USE THE OFFICIAL FORM
Oklahoma's current official form is the Civil Cover Sheet — Effective November 1, 2017. It states: “Please Print or Type — All Information Required.”
Do not file this completion guide. Transfer the information to the official form and confirm the current version with the filing court.
1. COURT AND CASE TYPE
County: [________________________________] County, Oklahoma
Select exactly one case type on the official form.
Civil
| Code | Official case type | Select |
|---|---|---|
| CJ | Over $10,000 | ☐ |
| CS | $10,000 or less | ☐ |
| CV | Miscellaneous — civil | ☐ |
| SC | Small Claims — $5,000 or less | ☐ |
| SC | Small Claims — $5,001 to $10,000 | ☐ |
| SC | Small Claims — FED $5,000 or less | ☐ |
| SC | Small Claims — FED $5,001 to $10,000 | ☐ |
| TL | Tax Lien | ☐ |
Family and Domestic
| Code | Official case type | Select |
|---|---|---|
| AI | Artificial Insemination | ☐ |
| FA | Adoption | ☐ |
| FD | Divorce | ☐ |
| FI | Income Assignment | ☐ |
| FP | Paternity — with NO custody/support | ☐ |
| FP | Paternity — WITH custody/support | ☐ |
| FR | Reciprocal | ☐ |
| FMI | Miscellaneous | ☐ |
Probate
| Code | Official case type | Select |
|---|---|---|
| PB | Probate | ☐ |
| PC | Conservatorship | ☐ |
| PG | Guardianship | ☐ |
| PMI | Probate Miscellaneous | ☐ |
| PT | Trust Proceedings | ☐ |
| FB | Full Blood | ☐ |
Principal cause of action: [____________________________________________________________]
Amount enclosed or paid: $[________________]
2. ATTORNEY INFORMATION
Party or parties represented by this attorney: [________________________________]
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Attorney name | [________________________________] |
| Oklahoma Bar number | [________________________________] |
| P.O. box or street address | [________________________________] |
| Firm or agency | [________________________________] |
| City, state, ZIP | [________________________________] |
| Phone | [________________________________] |
| Fax | [________________________________] |
| Email address | [________________________________] |
| Other attorneys / co-counsel | [________________________________] |
| Other attorney bar number(s) | [________________________________] |
3. PLAINTIFF INFORMATION
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name — last, first, middle — or entity name | [________________________________] |
| Gender | ☐ Female ☐ Male |
| Mailing address | [________________________________] |
| Physical street address | [________________________________] |
| City, state, ZIP | [________________________________] |
| Date of birth | [__/__/____] |
| Social Security number | [________________________________] |
| Phone | [________________________________] |
| Cell phone | [________________________________] |
| Driver's license number | [________________________________] |
| Email address | [________________________________] |
| Maiden or other name(s) used | [________________________________] |
4. DEFENDANT INFORMATION
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name — last, first, middle — or entity name | [________________________________] |
| Gender | ☐ Female ☐ Male |
| Mailing address | [________________________________] |
| Physical street address | [________________________________] |
| City, state, ZIP | [________________________________] |
| Date of birth | [__/__/____] |
| Social Security number | [________________________________] |
| Phone | [________________________________] |
| Cell phone | [________________________________] |
| Driver's license number | [________________________________] |
| Email address | [________________________________] |
| Maiden or other name(s) used | [________________________________] |
5. SUMMONS INFORMATION
Number of summonses to be issued by the Court Clerk: [________]
Petition and summons to be served by:
☐ Issued to attorney
☐ Sheriff — County: [________________________________]
☐ Process server
☐ Publication
☐ Registered or certified mail
6. TRANSFER AND PRIVACY CHECK
☐ Downloaded the current official form from OSCN.
☐ Selected one official case-type code.
☐ Transferred all information exactly to the official form.
☐ Confirmed with the filing court how to handle additional parties.
☐ Confirmed the current filing fee directly with the court clerk; this guide does not calculate fees.
☐ Confirmed county-specific filing and service procedures.
☐ Reviewed identifiers and personal information under current court privacy and filing rules before submission.
OFFICIAL SOURCE
About this template
- Last updated
- July 31, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 31, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Oklahoma
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- Oklahoma District Court Civil Cover Sheet (official OSCN form, effective November 1, 2017)
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.
Not legal advice
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on July 31, 2026.
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