Cv E 120 at a glance
What it is: Amendment to Complaint hereby amends the complaint by inserting the true name in place of the fictitious name or the incorrect name.
Who signs: Enter the Date and sign: Signature of Attorney or Party Without Attorney.
A filled-in Cv E 120 example: a plaintiff replaces a fictitious name
How to fill out Cv E 120, box by box
Attorney or party without attorney
Under Attorney or Party Without Attorney, enter Name, SBN, Street Address, City, State, Zip, Telephone No., Email and Attorney for.
Plaintiff, defendant and case number
Enter Plaintiff/Petitioner, Defendant/Respondent and Case Number.
Fictitious name
Check and complete either Fictitious or Incorrect Name.
Under Fictitious Name under Code of Civil Procedure section 474 (order not required), enter the fictitious name of the defendant and the true name of the defendant.
Incorrect name
Under Incorrect Name under Code of Civil Procedure section 473 (order required), mark defendant or plaintiff, enter the incorrect name and mark defendant or plaintiff, then enter the true name.
Sign
Enter the Date and sign: Signature of Attorney or Party Without Attorney.
Order
Under Order, the Judge of the Superior Court enters the Date and signs; proper cause appearing, plaintiff(s) is(are) allowed to file the amendment to the complaint.
Sources
[1] Form CV\E-120 (Rev. 6/27/2025), Amendment to Complaint, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (the Official source link on this page).