(a) A person filing a complaint or other document initiating a civil action must—
(1) when filing electronically, provide the information normally entered on the civil case
cover sheet, or
(2) when not filing electronically, complete and file a civil case cover sheet.
(b) The clerk will accept for filing an initiating document without a civil case cover sheet and may
enlist the cooperation of counsel or a pro se party in completing the civil case cover sheet.
COMMENT: The civil case cover sheet is available at the clerk's office and
the court's web site.
July 1, 2010
United States District Court
Eastern District of Michigan
