General Civil Case Cover Sheet - South Dakota
GENERAL CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
South Dakota Civil Case Filing Statement
Before you use this: Confirm that the clerk accepts this completed statement or transfer its entries to the current UJS-232. This document collects private identifiers; submit it only through the court's accepted route. Under SDCL 15-6-5(h), the statement may be destroyed after entry in the docketing system or kept in a nonpublic court file, with access limited to court personnel or court order.
SDCL 15-6-5(h) requires a filing statement when a party or attorney commences a civil action, files a notice of appearance, files an answer or first responsive pleading, or adds a new party. Supply identifying information available to the filer for all parties, including the adverse party. The assigned judge may waive unavailable required information for the filing party.
Filing event and case
Filing event: ☐ New civil action ☐ Notice of appearance ☐ Answer or first responsive pleading ☐ New party added
Case file number, if filing in an existing case: [CASE NUMBER]
Case type, if initiating a new action: [CASE TYPE FROM CURRENT UJS LIST]
Circuit and county: [CIRCUIT / COUNTY]
Plaintiff / petitioner / applicant
| Field | Entry |
|---|---|
| Last or business name | [NAME] |
| First, middle, suffix, if individual | [NAMES / SUFFIX] |
| Physical address, city, state, ZIP | [ADDRESS] |
| Mailing address, city, state, ZIP; or same as physical | [ADDRESS / SAME] |
| Home, work, cell phone | [PHONE NUMBERS / N/A] |
| Date of birth, if individual | [__/__/____ / N/A] |
| Social Security number or driver's license number and state, if individual | [IDENTIFIER / STATE / UNAVAILABLE] |
| Employer identification number, if business entity | [EIN / N/A] |
| Attorney's last and first name, State Bar ID | [NAME / ID / N/A] |
| Attorney's mailing address, city, state, ZIP, phone | [ADDRESS / PHONE / N/A] |
Defendant / respondent / minor / decedent / person in need of protection
Participant role: [ROLE FROM CURRENT UJS LIST]
| Field | Entry |
|---|---|
| Last or business name | [NAME] |
| First, middle, suffix, if individual | [NAMES / SUFFIX] |
| Physical address, city, state, ZIP, if available | [ADDRESS / UNAVAILABLE] |
| Mailing address, city, state, ZIP; or same as physical | [ADDRESS / SAME / UNAVAILABLE] |
| Home, work, cell phone, if available | [PHONE NUMBERS / UNAVAILABLE] |
| Date of birth and, if applicable, date of death | [DATES / UNAVAILABLE] |
| Social Security number or driver's license number and state, if individual and available | [IDENTIFIER / STATE / UNAVAILABLE] |
| Employer identification number, if business entity and available | [EIN / UNAVAILABLE] |
| Attorney's last and first name, State Bar ID, if known | [NAME / ID / UNAVAILABLE] |
| Attorney's mailing address, city, state, ZIP, phone, if known | [ADDRESS / PHONE / UNAVAILABLE] |
Additional participants: [ATTACH ADDITIONAL COMPLETED STATEMENTS IF REQUIRED BY THE CLERK]
The current UJS-232 instructs filers to provide an SSN rather than a driver's license number for divorce, child support, and paternity cases. For other case types, it requests an SSN or driver's license number for each participant, and an EIN for a business entity. Use the court's current instructions for unavailable adverse-party information and any waiver request for the filing party.
Submitted by: [PARTY OR ATTORNEY NAME] Date: [__/__/____]
Official sources
About this template
- Last updated
- October 23, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 23, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- South Dakota
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- SDCL 15-6-5(h) (Civil Case Filing Statements)
- South Dakota Unified Judicial System Form UJS-232 (Rev. 12/2020)
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
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 23, 2026.
SDCL 15-6-5(h) (checked October 23, 2026): "Whenever a party or an attorney representing a party commences a civil action, files a notice of appearance, or files an answer or first responsive pleading in a civil action, the party or attorney representing the party shall file a completed civil case filing statement containing identifying information available to that party or attorney regarding all parties, including the adverse party, with the clerk of the court."
SDCL 15-6-5(h), new party and record access (checked October 23, 2026): "A statement must also be filed whenever a new party is added to the action. The statement shall be available from the clerk or online at the Unified Judicial System's website."
SDCL 15-6-5(h), waiver (checked October 23, 2026): "If the party or attorney representing a party is unable to provide the required information for the filing party, he or she may seek a waiver from the judge assigned to the action."
South Dakota Unified Judicial System Form UJS-232 (Rev. 12/2020) (checked October 23, 2026): "CASE FILING STATEMENT – Information Only; Not Retained in Case Records"
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