Lack. Cnty. Pa., form 1
LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL COVER SHEET INSTRUCTIONS
An attorney or pro se party filing a document commencing any type of civil action shall file a properly completed Civil Cover Sheet. Copies of the Civil Cover Sheet shall be attached to service copies of the document commencing the action.
PARTIES
Regardless of the type of action, the initiating party or parties shall be designated as Plaintiff or Plaintiffs and the responding party or parties shall be designated as Defendant or Defendants. Names of individuals shall be listed as last name, first name, middle initial. Full names of agencies and corporations shall be provided. Spouses shall be listed as separate parties unless the claim of one spouse is limited to a claim for consortium in which case the designation, et ux, or et vir shall be used. Where there are more than three plaintiffs or defendants, a supplemental form listing the additional parties shall be attached to the Cover Sheet.
The section labeled "Remarks" is for procedural matters only. These may include such matters as related cases where consolidation might be advisable. Matters such as expected difficulty with service of process or status of settlement discussions do not belong in the section.
CASE TYPE AND CODE DESIGNATION
FAM | Family Court | TORT/BF | Tort Bad Faith |
FAM/CUST | Custody | TORT/WCP | Wrongful Use of Civil Process |
FAM/DIV | Divorce | TORT/O | Other Torts |
MCT | Minor Court Appeal | NGL/MVA | Motor Vehicle Accident |
LAG | Local Agency Appeal | NGL/NF | No-Fault Benefits |
LAG/MVS | Motor Vehicle Suspension | NGL/PI | Personal Injury |
LAG/ZB | Zoning Board Appeal | NGL/PREM | Premises Liability |
LAG/O | Other Agency Appeals | NGL/PROD | Product Liability |
PCP/VAL | Validation of Tax Title | NGL/TT | Toxic Tort |
PCP/TS | Tax Sale | NGL/O | Other Negligence Action |
PCP/OBJ | Objection to Tax Sale | MLP/D | Dental Malpractice |
PCP/PRIV | Petition to set aside private sale | MLP/L | Legal Malpractice |
PCP/O | Other Proceedings commenced by Petition | MLP/M | Medical Malpractice |
MLP/O | Other Malpractice | ||
CJ | Confession of Judgment | EQ | Equity |
CLASS | Class Action | REPL | Replevin |
CNT | Contract cases | RP | Real Property |
DECL | Declaratory Judgment | RP/EJ | Ejectment |
COND/DT | Condemnation/Declaration of Taking | RP/QT | Quiet Title |
TORT/AB | Assault & Battery | RP/MF | Mortgage Foreclosure |
TORT/LS | Libel & Slander | RP/ML | Mechanic's Lien |
TORT/FR | Fraud | RP/PRT | Partition |
PP | Personal Property Actions |
STATUTORY CAUSE OF ACTION
If the action is commenced pursuant to statutory authority, the specific statute must be identified with full citation.
PENDING CASES
Previously filed related cases must be identified by caption and docket number whether or not consolidated.
Lack. Cnty. Pa., form 1