Rule text
(a) A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court. For a complaint naming more than one individual plaintiff not related by marriage, a derivative or fiduciary relationship, each plaintiff shall be assigned a separate civil action number and be docketed as a separate civil action and be charged a separate fee by the clerk of a circuit court.
(b) Every complaint shall be accompanied by a completed civil case information statement, or the electronic equivalent, in the form prescribed by the Supreme Court of