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4INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET
Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with first paperwork filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or
other county court cases, probate, or family cases). Domestic and juvenile cases should be accompanied by a
completed Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.928, Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases. Failure to file a
civil cover sheet in any civil case other than those excepted above may result in sanctions.
I. Case Style. Enter the name of the court, the appropriate case number assigned at the time of filing of the original
complaint or petition, the name of the judge assigned (if applicable), and the name (last, first, middle initial) of
plaintiff(s) and defendant(s).
II. Type of Case. Place an “X” in the appropriate box. If the cause fits more than one type of case, select the most
definitive. If the most definitive label is a subcategory (indented under a broader category label, place an “X” in the
category and subcategory boxes. Definitions of the cases are provided below in the order they appear on the form.
(A) Condominium - all civil lawsuits pursuant to Chapter 718, Florida Statutes, in which a condominium association is
a party.
(B) Contracts and indebtedness - all contract actions relating to promissory notes and other debts, including those
arising from sale of goods, but excluding contract disputes involving condominium associations.
(C) Eminent domain - all matters relating to the taking of private property for public use, including inverse
condemnation by state agencies, political subdivisions, or public service corporations.
(D) Auto negligence - all matter arising out of a party’s allegedly negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
(E) Negligence-other - all actions sounding in negligence, including statutory claims for relief on account of death or
injury, that are not included in other main categories.
(F) Business governance - all matters relating to the management, administration, or control of a company.
(G) Business torts - all matters relating to liability for economic loss allegedly caused by interference with economic or
business relationships.
(H) Environmental/Toxic tort - all matters relating to claims that violations of environmental regulatory provisions or
exposure to a chemical caused injury or disease.
(I) Third party indemnification - all matters relating to liability transferred to a third party in a financial relationship.
(J) Construction defect - all civil lawsuits in which damage or injury was allegedly caused by defects in the
construction of a structure.
(K) Mass tort - all matters relating to a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or more defendants.
(L) Negligent security - all matters involving injury to a person or property allegedly resulting from insufficient security.
(M) Nursing home negligence - all matters involving injury to a nursing home resident resulting from negligence of
nursing home staff or facilities.
(N) Premises liability-commercial - all matters involving injury to a person or property allegedly resulting from a defect
on the premises of a commercial property.
(O) Premises liability-residential - all matters involving injury to a person or property allegedly resulting from a defect
on the premises of a residential property.
(P) Products liability - all matters involving injury to a person or property allegedly resulting from the manufacture or
sale of a defective product or from a failure to warn.
(Q) Real property/Mortgage foreclosure - all matters relating to the possession, title, or boundaries of real property. All
matters involving foreclosures or sales of real property, including foreclosures associated with condominium
associations or condominium units.
(R) Commercial foreclosure - all matters relating to the termination of a business owner’s interest in commercial
property by a lender to gain title or force a sale to satisfy the unpaid dept secured by the property. Check the category
that includes the estimate of the amount in controversy of the claim (section 28.241, Florida Statutes).
(S) Homestead residential foreclosure - all matters relating to the termination of a residential property owner’s interest
by a lender to gain title or force a sale to satisfy the unpaid debt secured by the property where the property has been
granted a homestead exemption. Check the category that includes the estimate of the amount in controversy of the
claim (section 28.241, Florida Statutes).
(T) Non-homestead residential foreclosure - all matters relating to the termination of a residential property owner’s
interest by a lender to gain title or force a sale to satisfy the unpaid debt secured by the property where the property
has not been granted a homestead exemption. Check the category that includes the estimate of the amount in
controversy of the claim (section 28.241, Florida Statutes).
CLK/CT 96 Rev. 12/09
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