This form has been approved for use by the general public for generating the civil cover sheet for filing new cases in the Northern District of Illinois. Your comments about the form and suggestions for improvements are always greatly appreciated.
This automated JS-44 conforms generally to manual JS-44 approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974. The data is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. The information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law. This form is authorized for use only in the Northern District of Illinois. (Instructions)