FORM CC-1416 (MASTER) PAGE ONE 07/16
COVER SHEET FOR FILING CIVIL ACTIONS Case No. .............................................................................
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA (CLERK’S OFFICE USE ONLY)
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Circuit Court
............................................................................................................................... v./In re: ......................................................................................................................
PLAINTIFF(S) DEFENDANT(S)
............................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................
I, the undersigned [ ] plaintiff [ ] defendant [ ] attorney for [ ] plaintiff [ ] defendant hereby notify the Clerk of Court that I am filing
the following civil action. (Please indicate by checking box that most closely identifies the claim being asserted or relief sought.)
GENERAL CIVIL
Subsequent Actions
[ ] Claim Impleading Third Party Defendant
[ ] Monetary Damages
[ ] No Monetary Damages
[ ] Counterclaim
[ ] Monetary Damages
[ ] No Monetary Damages
[ ] Cross Claim
[ ] Interpleader
[ ] Reinstatement (other than divorce or
driving privileges)
[ ] Removal of Case to Federal Court
Business & Contract
[ ] Attachment
[ ] Confessed Judgment
[ ] Contract Action
[ ] Contract Specific Performance
[ ] Detinue
[ ] Garnishment
Property
[ ] Annexation
[ ] Condemnation
[ ] Ejectment
[ ] Encumber/Sell Real Estate
[ ] Enforce Vendor’s Lien
[ ] Escheatment
[ ] Establish Boundaries
[ ] Landlord/Tenant
[ ] Unlawful Detainer
[ ] Mechanics Lien
[ ] Partition
[ ] Quiet Title
[ ] Termination of Mineral Rights
Tort
[ ] Asbestos Litigation
[ ] Compromise Settlement
[ ] Intentional Tort
[ ] Medical Malpractice
[ ] Motor Vehicle Tort
[ ] Product Liability
[ ] Wrongful Death
[ ] Other General Tort Liability
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
[ ] Appeal/Judicial Review of Decision of
(select one)
[ ] ABC Board
[ ] Board of Zoning
[ ] Compensation Board
[ ] DMV License Suspension
[ ] Employee Grievance Decision
[ ] Employment Commission
[ ] Local Government
[ ] Marine Resources Commission
[ ] School Board
[ ] Voter Registration
[ ] Other Administrative Appeal
DOMESTIC/FAMILY
[ ] Adoption
[ ] Adoption Foreign
[ ] Adult Protection
[ ] Annulment
[ ] Annulment Counterclaim/Responsive
Pleading
[ ] Child Abuse and Neglect Unfounded
Complaint
[ ] Civil Contempt
[ ] Divorce (select one)
[ ] Complaint Contested*
[ ] Complaint Uncontested*
[ ] Counterclaim/Responsive Pleading
[ ] Reinstatement
Custody/Visitation/Support/Equitable
Distribution
[ ] Separate Maintenance
[ ] Separate Maintenance Counterclaim
WRITS
[ ] Certiorari
[ ] Habeas Corpus
[ ] Mandamus
[ ] Prohibition
[ ] Quo Warranto
PROBATE/WILLS AND TRUSTS
[ ] Accounting
[ ] Aid and Guidance
[ ] Appointment (select one)
[ ] Guardian/Conservator
[ ] Standby Guardian/Conservator
[ ] Custodian/Successor Custodian (UTMA)
[ ] Trust (select one)
[ ] Impress/Declare/Create
[ ] Reformation
[ ] Will (select one)
[ ] Construe
[ ] Contested
MISCELLANEOUS
[ ] Amend Death Certificate
[ ] Appointment (select one)
[ ] Church Trustee
[ ] Conservator of Peace
[ ] Marriage Celebrant
[ ] Approval of Transfer of Structured
Settlement
[ ] Bond Forfeiture Appeal
[ ] Declaratory Judgment
[ ] Declare Death
[ ] Driving Privileges (select one)
[ ] Reinstatement pursuant to § 46.2-427
[ ] RestorationHabitual Offender or 3
rd
Offense
[ ] Expungement
[ ] Firearms Rights Restoration
[ ] Forfeiture of Property or Money
[ ] Freedom of Information
[ ] Injunction
[ ] Interdiction
[ ] In
terrogatory
[ ] Judgment Lien-Bill to Enforce
[ ] Law Enforcement/Public Official Petition
[ ] Name Change
[ ] Referendum Elections
[ ] Sever Order
[ ] Taxes (select one)
[ ] Correct Erroneous State/Local
[ ] Delinquent
[ ] Vehicle Confiscation
[ ] Voting Rights Restoration
[ ] Other (please specify)
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...................................................................... ____________________________________________________________________
DATE [ ] PLAINTIFF [ ] DEFENDANT [ ] ATTORNEY FOR [ ] PLAINTIFF
[ ] DEFENDANT
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PRINT NAME
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ADDRESS/TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SIGNATOR
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EMAIL ADDRESS OF SIGNATOR (OPTIONAL)
*“Contested” divorce means any of the following matters are in
dispute: grounds of divorce, spousal support and maintenance,
child custody and/or visitation, child support, property distribution
or debt allocation. An “Uncontested” divorce is filed on no fault
grounds and none of the above issues are in dispute.
[ ] Damages in the amount of $
...............................................................
are claimed.
Clear All Data
FORM CC-1416 (MASTER) PAGE TWO 10/17
Civil Action Type Codes
(Clerk’s Office Use Only)
Ac
counting
.......................................................................... ACCT
Adoption
............................................................................... ADOP
Adoption Foreign
.......................................................... FORA
Adult Protection
.................................................................. PROT
Aid and Guidance
.................................................................. AID
Amend Death Certificate
................................................... ADC
Annexation
........................................................................ ANEX
Annulment
........................................................................... ANUL
Annulment – Counterclaim/Responsive Pleading
.. ACRP
Appeal/Judicial Review
ABC Board
.................................................................... ABC
Board of Zoning
........................................................ ZONE
Compensation Board
.............................................. ACOM
DMV License Suspension
............................................. JR
Employment Commission
........................................ EMP
Employment Grievance Decision
.......................... GRV
Local Government
................................................... GOVT
Marine Resources
....................................................... MAR
School Board
..................................................................... JR
Voter Registration
.................................................... AVOT
Other Administrative Appeal
............................... AAPL
Appointment
Conservator of Peace
.................................................. COP
Church Trustee
.......................................................... AOCT
Custodian/Successor Custodian (UTMA)
...... UTMA
Guardian/Conservator
.............................................. APPT
Marriage Celebrant
................................................. ROMC
Standby Guardian/Conservator
........................... STND
Approval of Transfer of Structured Settlement
.............. SS
Asbestos Litigation
.................................................................. AL
Attachment
.............................................................................. ATT
Bond Forfeiture Appeal
...................................................... BFA
Child Abuse and Neglect Unfounded Complaint
.. CAN
Civil Contempt
................................................................... CCON
Claim Impleading Third Party Defendant
Monetary Damages/No Monetary Damages
........... CTP
Complaint (Miscellaneous)
.......................................... COM
Compromise Settlement
................................................. COMP
Condemnation
................................................................... COND
Confessed Judgment
................................................................ CJ
Contract Action
.................................................................. CNTR
Contract Specific Performance
....................................... PERF
Counterclaim Monetary Damages/No Monetary
Damages
................................................................................. CC
Cross Claim
......................................................................... CROS
Declaratory Judgment
...................................................... DECL
Declare Death
..................................................................... DDTH
Detinue
...................................................................................... DET
Divorce
Complaint Contested/Uncontested
...................... DIV
Counterclaim/Responsive Pleading
................... DCRP
Reinstatement Custody/Visitation/Support/
Equitable Distribution
............................................ CVS
Driving Privileges
Reinstatement pursuant to § 46.2-427
................ DRIV
Restoration Habitual Offender or
3
rd
Offense ................................................................... REST
Ejectment
........................................................................... EJET
Encumber/Sell Real Estate
............................................... RE
Enforce Vendor’s Lien
................................................ VEND
Escheatment
........................................................................ ESC
Establish Boundaries
.................................................... ESTB
Expungement
.................................................................. XPUN
Forfeiture of Property or Money
.............................. FORF
Freedom of Information
.................................................. FOI
Garnishment
.................................................................. GARN
Injunction
............................................................................... INJ
Intentional Tort
................................................................ ITOR
Interdiction
....................................................................... INTD
Interpleader
....................................................................... INTP
Interrogatory
..................................................................... INTR
Judgment Lien Bill to Enforce
............................... LIEN
Landlord/Tenant
................................................................... LT
Law Enforcement/Public Official Petition
............... LEP
Mechanics Lien
............................................................ MECH
Medical Malpractice
...................................................... MED
Motor Vehicle Tort
........................................................... MV
Name Change
....................................................................... NC
Other General Tort Liability
..................................... GTOR
Partition
............................................................................. PART
Permit, Unconstitutional Grant/Denial by Locality LUC
Petition (Miscellaneous)
............................................. PET
Product Liability
........................................................... PROD
Quiet Title
.............................................................................. QT
Referendum Elections
.................................................. ELEC
Reinstatement (Other than divorce or driving
privileges)
..................................................................... REIN
Removal of Case to Federal Court
.............................REM
Restore Firearms Rights Felony
............................ RFRF
Restore Firearms Rights Review
.......................... RFRR
Separate Maintenance
...................................................... SEP
Separate Maintenance Counterclaim/Responsive
Pleading
........................................................................ SCRP
Sever Order
...................................................................... SEVR
Sex Change
......................................................................... COS
Taxes
Correct Erroneous State/Local
........................ CTAX
Delinquent
.............................................................. DTAX
Termination of Mineral Rights
.................................... MIN
Trust Impress/Declare/Create
................................ TRST
Trust Reformation
...................................................... REFT
Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments
....... RFCJ
Unlawful Detainer
.............................................................. UD
Vehicle Confiscation
...................................................... VEH
Voting Rights Restoration
...................................... VOTE
Will Construction
........................................................... CNST
Will Contested
................................................................ WILL
Writs
Certiorari
...................................................................... WC
Habeas Corpus
........................................................ WHC
Mandamus
.................................................................. WM
Prohibition
.................................................................... WP
Quo Warranto
........................................................ WQW
Wrongful Death
.................................................................. WD