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JS 44 (Rev. 12-07) 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. The 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 THE REVERSE OF THE FORM.)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

Andrew King

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff Maricopa County, AZ

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

(c) Attorney’s (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)

Kevin Fallon McCarthy

Ashley Tuchman

McCARTHY LAW PLC

4250 N. Drinkwater Blvd, Suite 320

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

602-456-8900

DEFENDANTS

Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC ., Equifax, Inc., Experian Information 

Solutions, Inc., and Transunion, LLC

County of Residence of First Listed Defendant Maricopa County 

(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF THE 

LAND INVOLVED.

Attorneys (If Known)

Jonathan A. Dessaules. Esq.

DESSAULES LAW GROUP

5353 North 16th Street, Suite 110

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

602.274.5400

Counsel for Experian Information Solutions, Inc. 

Tameika Montogmery

KING & SPALDING, LLC

1180 Peachtree Street, NE

Atlanta, GA 30309

Counsel for Equifax, Inc.

Jacob C. Jones

SNELL & WILMER, LLP

One Arizona Center

400 E. Van Buren, Suite 1900

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Local Counsel for Equifax

Ginny Webb

STRASBURGER & PRICE, LLP

2801 Network, Blvd, Suite 600

Frisco, TX 75034

Counsel for TransUnion, LLC

Philip R, Wooten

PHILIP R. WOOTEN PC

3413 E. Equestrian Trail

Phoenix, AZ 85044

Local Counsel for TransUnion, LLC

Michael R. Ayers

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON

2375 E. Camelback Road, Suite 750

Phoenix, AZ 85016

Attorneys for Defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only)

1 U.S. Government x 3 Federal Question

Plaintiff (U.S. Government Not a Party)

2 U.S. Government 4 Diversity

Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of Parties in 

Item III)

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES(Place an “X” In One Box for Plaintiff

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

PTF DEF PTF DEF

Citizen of This State 1 1 Incorporated or Principal Place 4 4

of Business In This State

Citizen of Another State 2 2 Incorporated and Principal Place 5 5

of Business In Another State

Citizen or Subject of a 3 3 Foreign Nation 6 6

Foreign Country

IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place An “X” in One Box Only)

CONTRACT TORTS FORFEITURE/PENALTY BANKRUPTCY OTHER STATUTES

110 Insurance

120 Marine

130 Miller Act

140 Negotiable Instrument

150 Recovery of Overpayment 

& Enforcement of 

Judgment

151 Medicare Act

152 Recovery of Defaulted 

Student Loans (Excl. 

Veterans)

PERSONAL INJURY

310 Airplane

315 Airplane Product 

Liability

320 Assault, Libel & Slander

330 Federal Employers’ 

Liability

340 Marine

345 Marine Product Liability

350 Motor Vehicle

355 Motor Vehicle Product 

PERSONAL INJURY

362 Personal Injury - Med. 

Malpractice

365 Personal Injury - Product 

Liability

368 Asbestos Personal Injury 

Product Liability

PERSONAL PROPERTY

370 Other Fraud

371 Truth in Lending

610 Agriculture

620 Other Food & Drug

625 Drug Related Seizure of 

Property 21 USC 881

630 Liquor Laws

640 R.R. & Truck

650 Airline Regs.

660 Occupational Safety/ 

Health

690 Other

422 Appeal 28 USC 158

423 Withdrawal

28 USC 157

400 State Reapportionment

410 Antitrust

430 Banks and Banking

450 Commerce

460 Deportation

470 Racketeer Influenced and 

Corrupt Organizations

480 Consumer Credit

490 Cable/Sat TV

810 Selective Service

850 Securities/ Commodities/ 

PROPERTY RIGHTS

820 Copyrights

830 Patent

840 Trademark

LABOR SOCIAL SECURITY

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153 Recovery of Overpayment 

of Veteran’s Benefits

160 Stockholders’ Suits

190 Other Contract

195 Contract Product Liability

196 Franchise

Liability

360 Other Personal Injury

380 Other Personal Property 

Damage

385 Property Damage Product 

Liability

710 Fair Labor Standards Act

720 Labor/Mgmt. Relations

730 Labor/Mgmt. Reporting 

& Disclosure Act

740 Railway Labor Act

790 Other Labor Litigation

791 Empl. Ret. Inc. Security 

Act

IMMIGRATION

462 Naturalization 

Application

463 Habeas Corpus –

Alien Detainee

465 Other Immigration 

Actions

861 HIA (1395ff)

862 Black Lung (923)

863 DIWC/DIWW 

(405(g))

864 SSID Title XVI

865 RS1 (405(g))

Exchange

875 Customer Challenge 12 

USC 3410

890 Other Statutory Actions

891 Agricultural Acts

892 Economic Stabilization 

Act

893 Environmental Matters

894 Energy Allocation Act

895 Freedom of Information 

Act

900 Appeal of Fee 

Determination Under 

Equal Access to Justice

950 Constitutionality of State 

Statutes

REAL PROPERTY CIVIL RIGHTS PRISONER PETITIONS FEDERAL TAX SUITS

210 Land Condemnation

220 Foreclosure

230 Rent Lease & Ejectment

240 Torts to Land

245 Tort Product Liability

290 All Other Real Property

441 Voting

442 Employment

443 Housing/ 

Accommodations

444 Welfare

445 Amer. w/Disabilities 

Employment

446 Amer. w/Disabilities -

Other

440 Other Civil Rights

510 Motions to Vacate 

Sentence

Habeas Corpus:

530 General

535 Death Penalty

540 Mandamus & Other

550 Civil Rights

555 Prison Condition

870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff 

or Defendant)

871 IRS – Third Party 26 

USC 7609

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

1Original

Proceeding

x 2 Removed from 

State Court

3 Remanded from 

Appellate Court

4Reinstated or 

Reopened

5 Transferred from

another district 

(specify)

6 Multidistrict 

Litigation

7 Appeal to 

District Judge 

from Magistrate 

Judgment

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION

Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity): 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441 and 1446

Brief description of cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332

Violation of Fair Credit Reporting Act 

VII. 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

VIII. RELATED CASE(S)

IF ANY (See instructions): JUDGE ________________________ DOCKET NUMBER ___________________

DATE SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD

 October 1, 2015 s/ Jonathan A. Dessaules (#019439) 

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

RECEIPT # _____________ AMOUNT _______________ APPLYING IFP________________ JUDGE _______________ MAG. JUDGE _______________

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JS 44 Reverse (Rev. 12/07)

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 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. Place an “X” in the appropriate box. If the nature of suit cannot be determined, be sure the cause of action, in Section VI below, is sufficient to 

enable the deputy clerk or the statistical clerks in the Administrative Office to determine the nature of suit. If the cause fits more than one nature of suit, select the most 

definitive.

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.

Remanded from Appellate Court. (3) Check this box for cases remanded to the district court for further action. Use the date of remand as the filing date.

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.

VI. 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: USC 1681

Brief Description: Fair Credit Reporting Act

VII. 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.

VIII. Related Cases. This section of the JS 44 is used to reference related pending cases if any. If there are related pending cases, insert the docket numbers and the 

corresponding judge names for such cases.

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

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