General Civil Case Cover Sheet - Preparation Worksheet - Vermont

Vermont Litigation & Court Documents Updated August 29, 2026 Free Word and PDF

VERMONT CIVIL CASE — CURRENT-FORM LOCATOR AND INTAKE PACKET

DO NOT FILE THIS PACKET. It collects information needed to identify and
complete the current official filing documents for the exact Vermont court.
It is not a statewide court form and creates no filing, jury, ADR, fee, or
service election.

1. Court and Filing Control

Item Verified entry
Court, unit, division, county, and location [________________________________]
Case type / proceeding [________________________________]
New, removed, transferred, appealed, reopened, or related filing [________________________________]
Judge / docket, if assigned [________________________________]
Current official forms page [________________________________]
Required cover / information form title, number, and revision [________________________________]
Current rules and administrative orders [________________________________]
Local / unit instructions and clerk contact [________________________________]
E-filing / paper route and filer eligibility [________________________________]
Current fee schedule and waiver materials [________________________________]
Counsel and verification date [________________________________]

2. Current-Form and Requirement Matrix

Question Current official source Verified answer Form / filing response
Is a cover sheet or case-information form required? [____] [____] [____]
Which current form and revision apply? [____] [____] [____]
Who completes and signs it? [____] [____] [____]
What court, unit, division, and location are selected? [____] [____] [____]
What case category / action code applies? [____] [____] [____]
What party and attorney information is required? [____] [____] [____]
What relief / amount / jury / ADR / related-case fields apply? [____] [____] [____]
What fees, surcharges, deposits, or waiver route apply? [____] [____] [____]
What filing, service, confidentiality, and redaction procedure applies? [____] [____] [____]
What attachments and initiating documents are required? [____] [____] [____]

3. Case and Caption Record

Item Verified entry Source
Plaintiff / petitioner / appellant names [________________________________] [________________________________]
Defendant / respondent / appellee names [________________________________] [________________________________]
Party capacities and entity types [________________________________] [________________________________]
Attorneys, firms, bar numbers, and contacts [________________________________] [________________________________]
Self-represented parties and contacts [________________________________] [________________________________]
Caption format and party order [________________________________] [________________________________]
Existing case number / lower matter [________________________________] [________________________________]

4. Claim, Case-Type, and Relief Classification

Do not select a category from a generic list. Use the current official form,
complaint, petition, appeal, and governing procedure.

Question Verified facts / pleading section Counsel conclusion Current-form entry
Principal claim / proceeding [____] [____] [____]
Secondary claims / statutes / special programs [____] [____] [____]
Monetary relief [____] [____] [____]
Declaratory, injunctive, possession, title, review, or other relief [____] [____] [____]
Amount field / jurisdictional amount, if required [____] [____] [____]
Jury demand status and separate demand requirement [____] [____] [____]
ADR, mediation, arbitration, or program field [____] [____] [____]
Trial estimate or complexity field [____] [____] [____]

5. Related, Companion, and Prior Matters

Court / forum Case name and number Parties / issues relationship Status Disclosure or notice required?
[____] [____] [____] [____] [____]
[____] [____] [____] [____] [____]
[____] [____] [____] [____] [____]

6. Fee, Payment, and Waiver Control

Item Current amount / rule Official source and date Payment / waiver method Proof
Filing fee [____] [____] [____] [____]
Surcharge / technology / other fee [____] [____] [____] [____]
Jury fee / deposit, if any [____] [____] [____] [____]
Service / summons / marshal / sheriff fee [____] [____] [____] [____]
Special program / mediation / foreclosure / appeal fee [____] [____] [____] [____]
Fee waiver / indigency route [____] [____] [____] [____]

7. Filing Package Assembly

Document Current form / rule / source Prepared Reviewed Filing / service note
Complaint / petition / appeal / initiating paper [____] [____] [____] [____]
Current official cover / case-information form [____] [____] [____] [____]
Summons / notice / citation [____] [____] [____] [____]
Confidential-information / redaction form [____] [____] [____] [____]
Fee payment / waiver application [____] [____] [____] [____]
Exhibits / record / agency decision [____] [____] [____] [____]
Related-case / special-program document [____] [____] [____] [____]
Other [____] [____] [____] [____]

8. E-Filing, Service, and Privacy Control

Topic Verified procedure
Filer account and authority [________________________________]
Document format, filename, size, and text-searchability [________________________________]
Signature method [________________________________]
Filing code / event [________________________________]
Payment method [________________________________]
Confidential / sealed / redacted material [________________________________]
Initial service and later e-service [________________________________]
Filing receipt, rejection, correction, and docket review [________________________________]

9. Final Counsel Check

  • ☐ exact court, unit, division, case type, and filing route verified
  • ☐ current official form title, number, revision, and instructions obtained
  • ☐ party, attorney, caption, case-category, relief, and related-case entries match the initiating paper
  • ☐ jury, ADR, amount, trial estimate, and special-program entries are supported
  • ☐ current fees, surcharges, payment, deposits, and waiver route verified
  • ☐ privacy, redaction, confidentiality, signature, and e-filing rules satisfied
  • ☐ initiating paper, cover form, summons, attachments, and service package are consistent
  • ☐ final forms contain no blanks, generic codes, or unresolved alternatives
  • ☐ filing receipt and docket image will be reviewed after submission
  • ☐ only the current counsel-approved official form will be filed

Prepared by: [________________________________]

Preparation date: [__/__/____]

Reviewed by Vermont counsel: [________________________________]

Review date: [__/__/____]

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