Fill and Sign the Civil Cover Sheet Js44 Aransas County Form

Page 1 of 2 Justice Court Civil Case Information Sheet (9/1/13) Cause Number (for Clerk use ONLY) ______-________________________A STYLED _____________________________________________________________________________ v. _____________________________________________________________________________________ (e.g., John Smith v. All American Insurance Co; In re Mary Ann Jones; In the Matter of the Estate of George Jackson) A civil case information sheet must be completed and submitted when an original petition is filed to initiate a new suit. The information should be the best available at the time of filing. This sheet, required by Rule of Civil Procedure 502, is intended to collect information that will be used for statistical purposes only. It neither replaces nor supplements the filings or service of pleadings or other documents as required by law or rule. The sheet does not constitute a discovery request, response, or supplementation, and it is not admissible at trial. 1. Contact information for person completing case information sheet: 2. Names of parties in case: ___________________________________________________ Name___________________________________________________ Address Apt/Suite___________________________________________________ City State Zip___________________________________________________ Email___________________________________________________ Telephone___________________________________________________ Fax___________________________________________________ State Bar No. ___________________________________________________ Signature Plaintiff(s): _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Defendant(s): _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [Attach additional page as necessary to list ALL parties] 3. Indicate case type, or identify the most important issue in the case (select only 1): Debt Claim: A debt claim case is a lawsuit brought to recover a debt by an assignee of a claim, a debt collector or collection agency, a financial instiitution, or a person or entity primarily engaged in the business of lending money at interest. The claim can be for no more than $10,000, excluding statutory interest and court costs but including attorney fees, if any. Eviction: An eviction case is a lawsuit brought to recover possession of real property, often by a landlord against a tenant. A claim for rent may be joined with an eviction case if the amount of rent due and unpaid is not more than $10,000, excluding statutory interest and court costs buy including attorney fees, if any. Repair and Remedy: A repair and remedy case is a lawsuit filed by a residential tenant under Chapter 92, Subchapter B of the Texas Property Code to enforce the landlord’s duty to repair or remedy a condition materially affecting the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant. The relief sought can be for no more than $10,000, exlcuding statutory interest and court costs but including attorney fees, if any. Small Claims: A small claims case is a lawsuit brought for the recovery of money damages, civil penalties, personal property, or other relief allowed by law. The claim can be for no more than $10,000, excluding statutory interest and court costs but including attorney fees, if any. Case No. Page 2 of 2 JE_____-____________A _______________________________________________ §In the Justice Court Plaintiff(s)/Landlord(s) (Actual Landlord) § _______________________________________________ §Precinct ___, Place ___ v. § _______________________________________________ §County of ____________ List all Defendant(s)/Tenant(s) for which eviction is sought § _______________________________________________ §State of Texas PETITION for EVICTION (F or all addresses , you MUST include number, street, apartment number, city, state, & zip code.) Plaintiff, being duly sworn on oath, files this written complaint against the above named Defendant(s) to evict Defendant(s) from Plaintiff’s premises, which is located in Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 of Dallas County and which is described as: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone:_ __________________________ FAX:__________________________ Plaintiff requests service of citation by personal service at the previously described premises or by alternate service, if necessary. Any work or other known addresses for the Defendant(s) known to Plaintiff are as follows: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone:_ __________________________ FAX:__________________________ Plaintiff and Defendant(s) have established a landlord tenant relationship by: (check one) ฀ a written lease or agreement, ฀ an oral agreement, ฀ occupancy after foreclosure sale, ฀ occupancy after contract for deed default, ฀ (other) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Grounds for eviction are: (check) ฀ non-payment of rent, ฀ holding over, ฀ non-rent default by (describe default) ______________________________________________________________________________. Written notice to vacate for the grounds stated above was delivered to Defendant(s) at the above described premises on the ______day of ____________________, 20____, (check) ฀ in person to the tenant(s). ฀ in person to an occupant at least sixteen years of age. ฀ by mail. ฀ by affixing to the inside of the main entry door. ฀ (other) ____________________________________________________________________________________. Thereafter Defendant(s) failed to surrender possession of the above described premises by the date specified in the notice to vacate delivered on ______________________ by __________________________ thereby committing a forcible detainer. Plaintiff requests judgment for Plaintiff(s) against Defendant(s) for possession of the above described premises, for writ of possession, plus $__________________ rent due and unpaid through today, plus accruing rent at the daily rate of $_________________ per day until the date of judgment, plus reasonable attorney fees in the amount of $_________________, plus all costs of court, plus post-judgment interest at the highest legal rate. Χ________________________________________________ Defendant/Tenant Information: Landlord, Landlord’s authorized Agent, or Landlord’s Attorney (if Attorney) Bar Card Number ____________________________ D.O.B. ____/_____/______ SEX ________________ Address___________________________________________ RACE ________________ Phone (____ )_____ ________ FAX (____)_____ _________ SWORN to and SUSCRIBED before me this ________ day of ________________________________, 20_____. (Seal) (Notary or Clerk of Court)________________________________________