Civil Cover Sheet (JS-44) - Capitol Hill Baptist Church v. Muriel Bowser (Document 1-1)
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Civil Cover Sheet (form JS-44), Document 1-1 in Case 1:20-cv-02710-TNM, filed September 22, 2020. It lists Capitol Hill Baptist Church as plaintiff and, as defendants, Muriel Bowser, in her official capacity as Mayor of the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia. The cause of action is given as 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 2000bb, with the statement "Unlawful burdening of plaintiff's rights to free exercise, free speech, freedom of assembly, and due process." The sheet is dated 09/22/2020 and is followed by printed instructions for completing the form.
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Case 1:20-cv-02710-TNM Document 1-1 Filed 09/22/20 Page 1 of 2
CIVIL COVER SHEET
JS-44 (Rev. 6/17 DC)
I. (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS
Capitol Hill Baptist Church (1) Muriel Bowser, in her official capacity as Mayor of the
District of Columbia;
(2) District of Columbia
11001
(b) COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF _____________________ COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED DEFENDANT _____________________
(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED
(c) ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER) ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN)
Matthew T. Martens, Kevin Gallagher, Matthew E. Vigeant, Kevin R. Palmer, and Attorney General Karl A. Racine
Andrew Miller
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 400 6th Street NW
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 663-6000 (202) 727-3400
II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX FOR
(PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX ONLY) PLAINTIFF AND ONE BOX FOR DEFENDANT) FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY!
PTF DFT PTF DFT
o 1 U.S. Government o 3 Federal Question
Plaintiff (U.S. Government Not a Party) Citizen of this State o 1 o 1 Incorporated or Principal Place o 4 o 4
of Business in This State
o 2 U.S. Government o 4 Diversity Citizen of Another State o 2 o 2 Incorporated and Principal Place o 5 o 5
Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of
of Business in Another State
Parties in item III) Citizen or Subject of a
Foreign Country
o 3 o 3 Foreign Nation o6 o6
IV. CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT
(Place an X in one category, A-N, that best represents your Cause of Action and one in a corresponding Nature of Suit)
o A. Antitrust o B. Personal Injury/ o C. Administrative Agency o D. Temporary Restraining
Malpractice Review Order/Preliminary
410 Antitrust Injunction
310 Airplane 151 Medicare Act
315 Airplane Product Liability Any nature of suit from any category
320 Assault, Libel & Slander Social Security
may be selected for this category of
861 HIA (1395ff)
330 Federal Employers Liability case assignment.
862 Black Lung (923)
340 Marine
863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) *(If Antitrust, then A governs)*
345 Marine Product Liability
864 SSID Title XVI
350 Motor Vehicle
865 RSI (405(g))
355 Motor Vehicle Product Liability
Other Statutes
360 Other Personal Injury
891 Agricultural Acts
362 Medical Malpractice
893 Environmental Matters
365 Product Liability
890 Other Statutory Actions (If
367 Health Care/Pharmaceutical
Administrative Agency is
Personal Injury Product Liability
Involved)
368 Asbestos Product Liability
o E. General Civil (Other) OR o F. Pro Se General Civil
Real Property Bankruptcy Federal Tax Suits 462 Naturalization
210 Land Condemnation 422 Appeal 27 USC 158 870 Taxes (US plaintiff or Application
220 Foreclosure 423 Withdrawal 28 USC 157 defendant) 465 Other Immigration
230 Rent, Lease & Ejectment 871 IRS-Third Party 26 USC Actions
240 Torts to Land Prisoner Petitions 7609 470 Racketeer Influenced
245 Tort Product Liability 535 Death Penalty
& Corrupt Organization
540 Mandamus & Other Forfeiture/Penalty
290 All Other Real Property 480 Consumer Credit
550 Civil Rights 625 Drug Related Seizure of
Property 21 USC 881 490 Cable/Satellite TV
Personal Property 555 Prison Conditions
690 Other 850 Securities/Commodities/
370 Other Fraud 560 Civil Detainee – Conditions
Exchange
371 Truth in Lending of Confinement
Other Statutes 896 Arbitration
380 Other Personal Property
375 False Claims Act 899 Administrative Procedure
Damage Property Rights
820 Copyrights 376 Qui Tam (31 USC Act/Review or Appeal of
385 Property Damage
830 Patent 3729(a)) Agency Decision
Product Liability
835 Patent – Abbreviated New 400 State Reapportionment 950 Constitutionality of State
Drug Application 430 Banks & Banking Statutes
840 Trademark 450 Commerce/ICC 890 Other Statutory Actions
Rates/etc. (if not administrative agency
460 Deportation review or Privacy Act)
Case 1:20-cv-02710-TNM Document 1-1 Filed 09/22/20 Page 2 of 2
o G. Habeas Corpus/ o H. Employment o I. FOIA/Privacy Act o J. Student Loan
2255 Discrimination
530 Habeas Corpus – General 442 Civil Rights – Employment 895 Freedom of Information Act 152 Recovery of Defaulted
510 Motion/Vacate Sentence (criteria: race, gender/sex, 890 Other Statutory Actions Student Loan
463 Habeas Corpus – Alien national origin, (if Privacy Act) (excluding veterans)
Detainee discrimination, disability, age,
religion, retaliation)
*(If pro se, select this deck)* *(If pro se, select this deck)*
o K. Labor/ERISA o L. Other Civil Rights o M. Contract o N. Three-Judge
(non-employment) (non-employment) Court
110 Insurance
710 Fair Labor Standards Act 441 Voting (if not Voting Rights 120 Marine 441 Civil Rights – Voting
720 Labor/Mgmt. Relations Act) 130 Miller Act (if Voting Rights Act)
740 Labor Railway Act 443 Housing/Accommodations 140 Negotiable Instrument
751 Family and Medical 440 Other Civil Rights 150 Recovery of Overpayment
Leave Act 445 Americans w/Disabilities – & Enforcement of
790 Other Labor Litigation Employment Judgment
791 Empl. Ret. Inc. Security Act 446 Americans w/Disabilities – 153 Recovery of Overpayment
Other of Veteran’s Benefits
448 Education 160 Stockholder’s Suits
190 Other Contracts
195 Contract Product Liability
196 Franchise
V. ORIGIN
o 1 Original o 2 Removed o 3 Remanded o 4 Reinstated o 5 Transferred o 6 Multi-district o 7 Appeal to o 8 Multi-district
Proceeding from State from Appellate or Reopened from another Litigation District Judge Litigation –
Court Court district (specify) from Mag. Direct File
Judge
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION (CITE THE U.S. CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE.)
42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 2000bb; Unlawful burdening of plaintiff's rights to free exercise, free speech, freedom of assembly, and due process.
VII. REQUESTED IN CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS DEMAND $ Check YES only if demanded in complaint
COMPLAINT ACTION UNDER F.R.C.P. 23
JURY DEMAND: YES NO ✘
VIII. RELATED CASE(S)
IF ANY
(See instruction)
YES ✘ NO If yes, please complete related case form
09/22/2020
DATE: _________________________ SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD _________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET JS-44
Authority for Civil Cover Sheet
The JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and services of pleadings or other papers as required
by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the
Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. Consequently, a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk of Court for each civil complaint filed.
Listed below are tips for completing the civil cover sheet. These tips coincide with the Roman Numerals on the cover sheet.
I. COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT (b) County of residence: Use 11001 to indicate plaintiff if resident
of Washington, DC, 88888 if plaintiff is resident of United States but not Washington, DC, and 99999 if plaintiff is outside the United States.
III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES: This section is completed only if diversity of citizenship was selected as the Basis of Jurisdiction
under Section II.
IV. CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT: The assignment of a judge to your case will depend on the category you select that best
represents the primary cause of action found in your complaint. You may select only one category. You must also select one corresponding
nature of suit found under the category of the case.
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION: Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing and write a brief statement of the primary cause.
VIII. RELATED CASE(S), IF ANY: If you indicated that there is a related case, you must complete a related case form, which may be obtained from
the Clerk’s Office.
Because of the need for accurate and complete information, you should ensure the accuracy of the information provided prior to signing the form.
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