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Civil Action Coversheet SCCA-234 - South Carolina
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) ) COUNTY OF ______________________________ ) ) ____________________________________________ ) Plaintiff(s) ) ) vs. ) ) ____________________________________________ ) Defendant(s) ) (Please Print) Submitted By: ____________________________________ Address: _________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION COVERSHEET __________-CP - ______- __________ SC Bar #: Telephone #: Fax #: Other: E-mail: _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ NOTE: The coversheet and information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law. This form is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of docketing. It must be filled out completely, signed, and dated. A copy of this coversheet must be served on the defendant(s) along with the Summons and Complaint. DOCKETING INFORMATION (Check all that apply) *If Action is Judgment/Settlement do not complete JURY TRIAL demanded in complaint. NON-JURY TRIAL demanded in complaint. This case is subject to ARBITRATION pursuant to the Court Annexed Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules. This case is subject to MEDIATION pursuant to the Court Annexed Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules. This case is exempt from ADR. (Proof of ADR/Exemption Attached) NATURE OF ACTION (Check One Box Below) Contracts Constructions (100) Debt Collection (110) Employment (120) General (130) Breach of Contract (140) Other (199) _____________________ Torts - Professional Malpractice Dental Malpractice (200) Legal Malpractice (210) Medical Malpractice (220) Previous Notice of Intent Case # 20____-CP-_____-_____________ Notice/ File Med Mal (230) Other (299) _______________________ Torts Personal Injury Assault/Slander/Libel (300) Conversion (310) Motor Vehicle Accident (320) Premises Liability (330) Products Liability (340) Personal Injury (350) Wrongful Death (360) Other (399) _________________________ Real Property Claim & Delivery (400) Condemnation (410) Foreclosure (420) Mechanic's Lien (430) Partition (440) Possession (450) Building Code Violation (460) Other (499) _______________________ Inmate Petitions PCR (500) Mandamus (520) Habeas Corpus (530) Other (599) ___________________ Administrative Law/Relief Reinstate Drv. License (800) Judicial Review (810) Relief (820) Permanent Injunction (830) Forfeiture-Petition (840) Forfeiture-Consent Order (850) Other (899) _______________________ Judgments/Settlements Death Settlement (700) Foreign Judgment (710) Magistrate's Judgment (720) Minor Settlement (730) Transcript of Judgment (740) Lis Pendens (750) Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights Application (760) Confession of Judgment (770) Petition for Workers Compensation Settlement Approval (780) Other (799) ___________________________ Appeals Arbitration (900) Magistrate-Civil (910) Magistrate-Criminal (920) Municipal (930) Probate Court (940) SCDOT (950) Worker's Comp (960) Zoning Board (970) Public Service Commission (990) Employment Security Commission (991) Special/Complex /Other Environmental (600) Automobile Arb. (610) Medical (620) Other (699) ____________________ Sexual Predator (510) Pharmaceuticals (630) Unfair Trade Practices (640) Out-of State Depositions Motion to Quash Subpoena in Out-of-County Action (660) Other (999) ___________________________ Submitting Party Signature: ___________________________ Date: _______________ Note: Frivolous civil proceedings may be subject to sanctions pursuant to SCRCP, Rule 11, and the South Carolina Frivolous Civil Proceedings Sanctions Act, S.C. Code Ann. §15-36-10 et. seq. SCCA / 234 (04/2012) Page 1 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com FOR MANDATED ADR COUNTIES ONLY Allendale, Anderson, Beaufort, Clarendon, Colleton, Florence, Greenville, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Lee, Lexington, Pickens (Family Court Only), Richland, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, and York SUPREME COURT RULES REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF ALL CIVIL CASES TO AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXEMPT. You are required to take the following action(s): 1. The parties shall select a neutral and file a "Proof of ADR" form on or by the 210th day of the filing of this action. If the parties have not selected a neutral within 210 days, the Clerk of Court shall then appoint a primary and secondary mediator from the current roster on a rotating basis from among those mediators agreeing to accept cases in the county in which the action has been filed. 2. The initial ADR conference must be held within 300 days after the filing of the action. 3. Pre-suit medical malpractice mediations required by S.C. Code §15-79-125 shall be held not later than 120 days after all defendants are served with the "Notice of Intent to File Suit" or as the court directs. (Medical malpractice mediation is mandatory statewide.) 4. Cases are exempt from ADR only upon the following grounds: a. Special proceeding, or actions seeking extraordinary relief such as mandamus, habeas corpus, or prohibition; b. Requests for temporary relief; c. Appeals d. Post Conviction relief matters; e. Contempt of Court proceedings; f. Forfeiture proceedings brought by governmental entities; g. Mortgage foreclosures; and h. Cases that have been previously subjected to an ADR conference, unless otherwise required by Rule 3 or by statute. 5. In cases not subject to ADR, the Chief Judge for Administrative Purposes, upon the motion of the court or of any party, may order a case to mediation. 6. Motion of a party to be exempt from payment of neutral fees due to indigency should be filed with the Court within ten (10) days after the ADR conference has been concluded. Please Note: You must comply with the Supreme Court Rules regarding ADR. Failure to do so may affect your case or may result in sanctions. SCCA / 234 (04/2012) Page 2 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com
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