(a) Civil Cover Sheet. The Clerk is authorized and instructed to require a
complete and executed AO Form JS 44, Civil Cover Sheet, which shall accompany each
civil case to be filed. (See Appendix A.)
(b) Corporate Disclosure Statement.
(1) Information Disclosed. Any nongovernmental corporate party or any
nongovernmental corporation that seeks to intervene in a case must file a
corporate disclosure statement identifying the following:
(a) Any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate corporation;
(b) Any publicly held corporation that owns 10% or more of the
party’s stock; and
(c) Any publicly held corporation or its affiliate that has a
substantial financial interest in the outcome of the case by reason of
insurance, a franchise agreement or indemnity agreement.
A corporation is an affiliate for purposes of this rule if it controls,
is under the control of, or is under common control with a publicly owned
corporation.
(2) Parties or Intervenors in a Diversity Case. In an action in which
jurisdiction is based on diversity under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), a party or intervenor
must, unless the court orders otherwise, file a disclosure statement. The statement
must name — and identify the citizenship of — every individual or entity whose
citizenship is attributed to that party or intervenor:
(a) When the action is filed or removed to federal court, and
(b) When any later event occurs that could affect the court’s
jurisdiction under §1332(a).
(3) Time for Disclosure. A party, intervenor, or proposed intervenor must
file the disclosure statement upon the filing of a complaint, answer, motion,
response, or other pleading in this Court, whichever occurs first. The obligation
to report any changes in the information originally disclosed continues throughout
the pendency of the case. (See Appendix I for a sample form.)
(c) Patent, Trademark and Copyright Cases.
(1) Patent and Trademark. In all cases involving patent or trademark
claims, a party filing a complaint, amended complaint, counterclaim or any other
pleading that adds a new patent or trademark to the dispute must file an AO 120
Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Patent or
Trademark Form identifying the patent and/or trademark number(s).
(2) Copyright. In all cases involving copyright claims, a party filing a
complaint, amended complaint, counterclaim or any other pleading that adds a
new copyright to the dispute must file an AO 121 Report on the Filing or
Determination of an Action or Appeal Regarding a Copyright Form identifying
the copyright registration number(s).
Last revised 12/1/22. See Historical Notes for full revision history.
