JS 44 (Rev. 04/21) FLSD Revised 12/02/2022 CIVIL COVER SHEET

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided 

by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating 

the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.) NOTICE: Attorneys MUST Indicate All Re-filed Cases Below.

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff County of Residence of First Listed Defendant 

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF 

THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED. 

(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number) Attorneys (If Known)

(d)Check County Where Action Arose: MIAMI- DADE MONROE BROWARD PALM BEACH MARTIN ST. LUCIE INDIAN RIVER OKEECHOBEE HIGHLANDS 

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only) III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an “X” in One Box for Plaintiff)

(For Diversity Cases Only) and One Box for Defendant)

܆ 1 U.S. Government ܆ 3 Federal Question PTF DEF PTF DEF

Plaintiff (U.S. Government Not a Party) ܆ Citizen of This State ܆ 1 ܆ 1 Incorporated or Principal Place ܆ 4 ܆ 4

of Business In This State 

܆ 2 U.S. Government ܆ 4 Diversity ܆ Citizen of Another State ܆ 2 ܆ 2 Incorporated and Principal Place ܆ 5 ܆ 5 

Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III) of Business In Another State

Citizen or Subject of a 

6 ܆ 6 ܆ Nation Foreign 3 ܆ 3 ܆ Country Foreign

IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an “X” in One Box Only) Click here for: Nature of Suit Code Descriptions

CONTRACT TORTS FORFEITURE/PENALTY BANKRUPTCY OTHER STATUTES

܆ 110 Insurance PERSONAL INJURY PERSONAL INJURY ܆ 625 Drug Related Seizure ܆ 422 Appeal 28 USC 158 ܆ 375 False Claims Act 

܆ 120 Marine ܆ 310 Airplane ܆ 365 Personal Injury - of Property 21 USC 881 ܆ 423 Withdrawal ܆ 376 Qui Tam (31 USC 3729(a))

܆ 130 Miller Act ܆ 315 Airplane Product Product Liability ܆ 690 Other 28 USC 157 400 State Reapportionment

܆ 140 Negotiable Instrument Liability ܆ 367 Health Care/ ܆ 410 Antitrust

܆ 150 Recovery of Overpayment ܆ 320 Assault, Libel & Pharmaceutical INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

RIGHTS ܆ 430 Banks and Banking 

 & Enforcement of Judgment Slander Personal Injury ܆ 820 Copyrights ܆ 450 Commerce

܆ 151 Medicare Act ܆ 330 Federal Employers’ Product Liability ܆ 830 Patent ܆ 460 Deportation

܆ 152 Recovery of Defaulted

Student Loans Liability 

܆

368 Asbestos Personal 

Injury Product Liability 

܆ 835 Patent – Abbreviated

New Drug Application ܆ 470 Racketeer Influenced 

and Corrupt Organizations

(Excl. Veterans) ܆ 340 Marine

Trademark 840 ܆

܆ 480 Consumer Credit 

܆) 15 USC 1681 or 1692) 880 Defend Trade Secrets

Act of 2016

܆ 153 Recovery of Overpayment ܆ 345 Marine Product LABOR SOCIAL SECURITY ܆ 485 Telephone Consumer 

Protection Act (TCPA)

of Veteran’s Benefits Liability PERSONAL PROPERTY ܆ 710 Fair Labor Standards Acts ܆ 861 HIA (1395ff) ܆ 490 Cable/Sat TV

܆ 160 Stockholders’ Suits ܆ 350 Motor Vehicle ܆ 720 Labor/Mgmt. Relations ܆ 862 Black Lung (923) ܆ 850 Securities/Commodities/

܆ 190 Other Contract ܆ 355 Motor Vehicle ܆ 740 Railway Labor Act ܆ 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) Exchange

܆ 195 Contract Product Liability Product Liability ܆ 751 Family and Medical ܆ 864 SSID Title XVI ܆ 890 Other Statutory Actions

܆ 196 Franchise ܆ 360 Other Personal Leave Act ܆ 865 RSI (405(g)) ܆ 891 Agricultural Acts

 Injury ܆ 790 Other Labor Litigation ܆ 893 Environmental Matters

܆ 362 Personal Injury -

܆ 370 Other Fraud

܆ 371 Truth in Lending

܆ 380 Other Personal

Property Damage

܆ 385 Property Damage

Product Liability ܆ 791 Employee Retirement ܆ 895 Freedom of Information Act

Med. Malpractice Income Security Act ܆ 896 Arbitration

 REAL PROPERTY CIVIL RIGHTS PRISONER PETITIONS FEDERAL TAX SUITS ܆ 899 Administrative Procedure

܆ 210 Land Condemnation ܆ 440 Other Civil Rights Habeas Corpus: ܆ 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff or

Defendant)

Act/Review or Appeal of

Agency Decision

܆ 220 Foreclosure ܆ 441 Voting ܆ 463 Alien Detainee ܆ 871 IRS—Third Party 26 USC

7609 ܆ 950 Constitutionality of State Statutes

܆ 230 Rent Lease & Ejectment ܆ 442 Employment ܆ 510 Motions to Vacate 

Sentence

܆ 240 Torts to Land ܆ 443 Housing/

Accommodations ܆ 530 General

܆ 245 Tort Product Liability ܆ 445 Amer. w/Disabilities - ܆ 535 Death Penalty IMMIGRATION

܆ 290 All Other Real Property Employment Other: ܆ 462 Naturalization Application 

܆ 446 Amer. w/Disabilities - ܆ 540 Mandamus & Other ܆ 465 Other Immigration

 Other ܆ 550 Civil Rights Actions 

܆ 448 Education ܆ 555 Prison Condition

܆

560 Civil Detainee –

Conditions of

Confinement

V. ORIGIN (Place an “X” in One Box Only)

Transferred from 

another district 

(specify)

Multidistrict 6 ܆

Litigation

Transfer

8 Multidistrict 

Litigation 

– Direct 

File

܆9 Remanded from

Appellate Court

Original 1 ܆

Proceeding ܆ 2 Removed from State

Court 

܆ 3 Re-filed

(See VI

below)

܆ 4 Reinstated or

Reopened 

 to Appeal 7 ܆ 5 ܆

District Judge

from Magistrate 

Judgment 

܆

VI. RELATED/

RE-FILED CASE(S)

(See instructions): a) Re-filed Case ܆YES ܆NO b) Related Cases ܆YES ܆ NO 

 JUDGE: DOCKET NUMBER:

VII. CAUSE OF ACTION

Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing and Write a Brief Statement of Cause (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):

LENGTH OF TRIAL via days estimated (for both sides to try entire case)

VIII. REQUESTED IN

COMPLAINT:

CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION

UNDER F.R.C.P. 23 DEMAND $ CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint: 

JURY DEMAND: ܆ Yes ܆ No 

ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUE & CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE

DATE SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD 

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY : RECEIPT # AMOUNT IFP JUDGE MAG JUDGE 

12/14/2022 /s/ Rick Ruz, Esq.

JB SPORTS, LLC BAUDUCCO FOODS, INC.

Middlesex Miami-Dade

Ruz & Ruz, PL, 155 Alhambra Cir., Suite 500, Coral Gables, FL 33134

Decl. Judg. Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202; Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1121; and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338, and 1367

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JS 44 (Rev. 04/21) FLSD Revised 12/02/2022 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET FORM JS 44

Authority For Civil Cover Sheet 

 The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and service of pleading or other papers as required 

by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the 

use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. Consequently, a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk of Court for each civil 

complaint filed. The attorney filing a case should complete the form as follows: 

I. (a) Plaintiffs-Defendants. Enter names (last, first, middle initial) of plaintiff and defendant. If the plaintiff or defendant is a government agency, use

only the full name or standard abbreviations. If the plaintiff or defendant is an official within a government agency, identify first the agency and then the official, 

giving both name and title.

(b) County of Residence. For each civil case filed, except U.S. plaintiff cases, enter the name of the county where the first listed plaintiff resides at the

time of filing. In U.S. plaintiff cases, enter the name of the county in which the first listed defendant resides at the time of filing. (NOTE: In land condemnation 

cases, the county of residence of the “defendant” is the location of the tract of land involved.) 

(c) Attorneys. Enter the firm name, address, telephone number, and attorney of record. If there are several attorneys, list them on an attachment, noting

in this section “(see attachment)”. 

II. Jurisdiction. The basis of jurisdiction is set forth under Rule 8(a), F.R.C.P., which requires that jurisdictions be shown in pleadings. Place an “X” in

one of the boxes. If there is more than one basis of jurisdiction, precedence is given in the order shown below.

United States plaintiff. (1) Jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C. 1345 and 1348. Suits by agencies and officers of the United States are included here.

United States defendant. (2) When the plaintiff is suing the United States, its officers or agencies, place an “X” in this box.

Federal question. (3) This refers to suits under 28 U.S.C. 1331, where jurisdiction arises under the Constitution of the United States, an amendment to the

Constitution, an act of Congress or a treaty of the United States. In cases where the U.S. is a party, the U.S. plaintiff or defendant code takes precedence, and

box 1 or 2 should be marked. Diversity of citizenship. (4) This refers to suits under 28 U.S.C. 1332, where parties are citizens of different states. When Box 4

is checked, the citizenship of the different parties must be checked. (See Section III below; federal question actions take precedence over diversity cases.)

III. Residence (citizenship) of Principal Parties. This section of the JS 44 is to be completed if diversity of citizenship was indicated above. Mark this

section for each principal party.

IV. Nature of Suit. Nature of Suit. Place an "X" in the appropriate box. If there are multiple nature of suit codes associated with the case, pick the nature of

suit code that is most applicable. Click here for: Nature of Suit Code Descriptions.

V. Origin. Place an “X” in one of the seven boxes.

Original Proceedings. (1) Cases which originate in the United States district courts.

Removed from State Court. (2) Proceedings initiated in state courts may be removed to the district courts under Title 28 U.S.C., Section 1441. When the petition 

for removal is granted, check this box. 

Refiled (3) Attach copy of Order for Dismissal of Previous case. Also complete VI. 

Reinstated or Reopened. (4) Check this box for cases reinstated or reopened in the district court. Use the reopening date as the filing date. 

Transferred from Another District. (5) For cases transferred under Title 28 U.S.C. Section 1404(a). Do not use this for within district transfers or multidistrict 

litigation transfers. 

Multidistrict Litigation. (6) Check this box when a multidistrict case is transferred into the district under authority of Title 28 U.S.C. Section 1407. When this 

box is checked, do not check (5) above. 

Appeal to District Judge from Magistrate Judgment. (7) Check this box for an appeal from a magistrate judge’s decision. 

Remanded from Appellate Court. (8) Check this box if remanded from Appellate Court. 

VI. Related/Refiled Cases. This section of the JS 44 is used to reference related pending cases or re-filed cases. Insert the docket numbers and the

corresponding judges name for such cases.

VII. Cause of Action. Report the civil statute directly related to the cause of action and give a brief description of the cause. Do not cite jurisdictional

statutes unless diversity. Example: U.S. Civil Statute: 47 USC 553

 Brief Description: Unauthorized reception of cable service 

VIII. Requested in Complaint. Class Action. Place an “X” in this box if you are filing a class action under Rule 23, F.R.Cv.P.

Demand. In this space enter the dollar amount (in thousands of dollars) being demanded or indicate other demand such as a preliminary injunction.

Jury Demand. Check the appropriate box to indicate whether or not a jury is being demanded.

Date and Attorney Signature. Date and sign the civil cover sheet.

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