How to Fill Out Form SB-16778

Form SB-16778 at a glance

What it is: Form SB-16778 is an Amendment to Complaint for the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino.

Who signs: Enter the Date and the Declarant's Signature.

A filled-in Form SB-16778 example: a plaintiff amends a complaint

Form SB-16778 example filled out, example: a plaintiff amends a complaint
Maria Lopez, a plaintiff, uses Form SB-16778 to amend her complaint. She learned the true name of a defendant first called Doe 1, so Incorrect Name stays empty. The picture shows the filled form, and none of its entries is real. Bar No. and Attorney For stay empty because she has no attorney.

How to fill out Form SB-16778, box by box

Attorney or party without attorney

Form SB-16778 example filled out, attorney or party without attorney

Enter the Attorney or Party Without Attorney's Name, State Bar Number, and address, the Telephone No., the Fax No. (Optional), the Attorney For (Name) and the Bar No.

Superior Court, County of San Bernardino

Form SB-16778 example filled out, superior Court, County of San Bernardino

Under Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, enter the Street Address, the Mailing Address, the City and Zip Code and the Branch Name.

Plaintiff(s)/Petitioner(s), Defendant(s)/Respondent(s) and case number

Form SB-16778 example filled out, plaintiff(s)/Petitioner(s), Defendant(s)/Respondent(s) and case number

Enter the Plaintiff(s)/Petitioner(s), the Defendant(s)/Respondent(s) and the Case Number, not Clerk's Use Only.

Fictitious name (no order required)

Form SB-16778 example filled out, fictitious name (no order required)

Under Fictitious Name (No order required), enter the fictitious name by which plaintiff(s), being ignorant of the true name of a defendant, designated said defendant in the complaint, and the true name of the said defendant that was discovered.

The declarant hereby amends the complaint by inserting such true name in place and stead of such fictitious name wherever it appears in said complaint.

Enter the Date and the Declarant's Signature.

Incorrect name (order required)

Form SB-16778 example filled out, incorrect name (order required)

Under Incorrect Name (Order required), enter the incorrect name by which plaintiff(s) designated a defendant in the complaint, and the true name of the said defendant that was discovered.

Under Incorrect Name, the declarant hereby amends the complaint by inserting such true name in place and stead of such fictitious name wherever it appears in said complaint; enter the Date and the Declarant's Signature.

Under Incorrect Name (Order required), the Judge/Commissioner enters the Order: Proper cause appearing, the amendment to the complaint in the Incorrect Name part is allowed; Dated, Judge/Commissioner.

Sources

[1] Form SB-16778 (Rev. 04-2014), Amendment to Complaint, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino (the Official source link on this page).

SB-16778 PDF Details

Each section has the fictitious or incorrect name used in the complaint and the true name of the defendant, then a Date and the Declarant's Signature.

Fictitious Name: no order required; for a defendant designated in the complaint by a fictitious name.

Incorrect Name: order required; for a defendant designated in the complaint by an incorrect name.

Order: proper cause appearing, the above amendment to the complaint is allowed.

QuestionAnswer
Form NameSB-16778
Form Length1 page
Fillable?Yes
Fillable fields20
Avg. time to fill out4 min
EditionRev 04-2014
Issuing agencySuperior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
Other namesSB-16778, SB 16778, SB16778, Amendment to Complaint, San Bernardino Amendment to Complaint
Official sourceSB-16778 (Rev 04-2014), Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino