Case Title: In Re: Uniform Procedures for Data Collection Matters in Circuit, Chancery and County Courts

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State: mississippi

Court: Mississippi Supreme Court

Date: 2016-12-08T00:00:00Z

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Serial: 209322 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI No. 89-R-99042-SCT IN RE: UNIFORM PROCEDURES FOR DATA COLLECTION IN CIVIL MATTERS IN CIRCUIT, CHANCERY, AND COUNTY COURTS ORDER This matter is before the en banc Court on the Court’s own motion. After due consideration, we find that the Civil Case Filing Form Cover Sheet should be amended as follows: R substitute “(Rev. 2016)” for “(Rev 2009)”; R substitute “Party” for “Party(ies)” in the Plaintiff box; R strike “Damages Sought: Compensatory $_______ Punitive $_______”; R substitute “Term. of Parental Rights - Chancery” for “Termination of Parental Rights”; R strike “Worker’s Compensation” under Appeals; R add “Municipal Court” under Appeals; R substitute “Mental Health Commitment” for “Commitment” under Probate; R add “Alcohol/Drug Commitment (Involuntary)” and “Alcohol/Drug Commitment (Voluntary)” under Probate; and R add “Intentional Tort” under Torts. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Civil Case Filing Form Cover Sheet is amended as set forth in the attached Exhibit A. The amendments are effective January 1, 2017. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court must spread this order upon the minutes of the Court and forward a certified copy to West Publishing Company for publication as soon as practicable in the advance sheets of Southern Reporter, Third Series (Mississippi Edition), and in the next edition of the Mississippi Rules of Court. SO ORDERED, this the 2nd day of December, 2016. /s/ Josiah Dennis Coleman JOSIAH DENNIS COLEMAN, JUSTICE FOR THE COURT AGREE TO AMEND: WALLER, C.J., DICKINSON, P.J., LAMAR, KITCHENS, KING, COLEMAN, MAXWELL AND BEAM, JJ. RANDOLPH, P.J., NOT PARTICIPATING. 2 ― Initial Filing Reinstated Foreign Judgment Enrolled Transfer from Other court Other Remanded Reopened Joining Suit/Action Appeal _________________ Plaintiff - Party Initially Bringing Suit Should Be Entered First - Enter Additional Plaintiffs on Separate Form Individual M.I. Address of Plaintiff Signature of Individual Filing: Defendant - Name of Defendant - Enter Additional Defendants on Separate Form Individual M.I. Attorney (Name & Address) - If Known Check ( x ) if child support is contemplated as an issue in this suit.* Alcohol/Drug Commitment (Voluntary) *If checked, please submit completed Child Support Information Sheet with this Cover Sheet Other ___________________ Adverse Possession Nature of Suit (Place an "X" in one box only) Ejectment Adoption - Contested Eminent Domain Child Custody/Visitation Accounting (Business) Adoption - Uncontested Eviction Child Support Business Dissolution Consent to Abortion Minor Judicial Foreclosure Contempt Debt Collection Removal of Minority Lien Assertion Divorce: Fault Employment Other _____________________ Partition Divorce: Irreconcilable Diff. Foreign Judgment Tax Sale: Confirm/Cancel Domestic Abuse Garnishment Elections Title Boundary or Easement Emancipation Replevin Expungement Other __________________ Modification Other ___________________ Habeas Corpus Paternity Post Conviction Relief/Prisoner Bad Faith Property Division Accounting (Probate) Other _____________________ Fraud Separate Maintenance Birth Certificate Correction Intentional Tort Term. of Parental Rights - Chancery Mental Health Commitment Breach of Contract Loss of Consortium UIFSA (eff 7/1/97; formerly URESA) Conservatorship Installment Contract Malpractice - Legal Other _____________________ Guardianship Insurance Malpractice - Medical Heirship Specific Performance Mass Tort Administrative Agency Intestate Estate Other _____________________ Negligence - General County Court Minor's Settlement Negligence - Motor Vehicle Hardship Petition (Driver License) Muniment of Title Bond Validation Premises Liability Justice Court Name Change Civil Forfeiture Product Liability MS Dept Employment Security Testate Estate Declaratory Judgment Subrogation Municipal Court Will Contest Injunction or Restraining Order Wrongful Death Other _____________________ Alcohol/Drug Commitment (Involuntary) Other _____________________ Other __________________ Appeals Probate Statutes/Rules Contract Torts Domestic Relations Business/Commercial Civil Rights Children/Minors - Non-Domestic Real Property Jr/Sr/III/IV Maiden Name, if applicable First Name Last Name ____ Check ( x ) if Individual Plainitiff is acting in capacity as Executor(trix) or Administrator(trix) of an Estate, and enter style: Attorney (Name & Address) First Name Maiden Name, if applicable Jr/Sr/III/IV ____ Check ( x ) if Individual Filing Initial Pleading is NOT an attorney. MS Bar No. In the Court of County Judicial District Origin of Suit (Place an "X" in one box only) Mississippi Supreme Court Administrative Office of Courts Form AOC/01 (Rev. 2016) Month Case Number if filed prior to 1/1/94 Docket Number Court ID (CH, CI, CO) County # Local Docket ID Date Year This area is to be completed by clerk. COVER SHEET Civil Case Filing Form (To be completed by Attorney/Party Prior to Filing of Pleading) Case Year Judicial District Court Identification Docket # D/B/A Estate of D/B/A or Agency ____ Check ( x ) if Business Planitiff is filing suit in the name of an entity other than the above, and enter below: Enter legal name of business, corporation, partnership, agency - If Corporation, indicate the state where incorporated ____ Check ( x ) if Individual Planitiff is acting in capacity as Business Owner/Operator (d/b/a) or State Agency, and enter entity: Business ____ Check ( x ) if Business Defendant is acting in the name of an entity other than the above, and enter below: D/B/A MS Bar No. Enter legal name of business, corporation, partnership, agency - If Corporation, indicate the state where incorporated Business Last Name ____ Check ( x ) if Individual Defendant is acting in capacity as Executor(trix) or Administrator(trix) of an Estate, and enter style: Estate of ____ Check ( x ) if Individual Defendant is acting in capacity as Business Owner/Operator (d/b/a) or State Agency, and enter entity: D/B/A or Agency Exhibit A