(a) Civil Cover Sheet. A pleading initiating a civil action must be
accompanied by a completed JS 44 Civil Cover Sheet form.
(b) Detainees and Pro Se Litigants. Persons filing civil cases who are at the
time of such filing in custody of Civil, State, or Federal institutions, and persons filing
civil cases pro se, are exempted from the foregoing requirements.
(c) Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Notices. A pleading initiating an
action that includes a patent, trademark, or copyright claim must be accompanied by a
Notice of Filing—Copyright, Trademark or Patent Information and the appropriate
completed AO 120 (patent and trademark) or AO 121 (copyright) form(s). If any other
patent, trademark, or copyright is later included in the action by amendment, answer, or
other pleading, the document must be accompanied by a supplemental Notice and the
appropriate form(s).
