---
title: "List the facts for a federal complaint seeking a fixed sum"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/draft-particulars-of-a-liquidated-claim/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A46-R20260922-3-US"
practice_area: "Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List the facts for a federal complaint seeking a fixed sum

> From the invoices and the lawyer's notes, list the parties, the jurisdiction facts, the dates and amounts, and the relief the lawyer has already approved. Do not write the complaint.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/draft-particulars-of-a-liquidated-claim/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | From the invoices and the lawyer's notes, list the parties, the jurisdiction facts, the dates and amounts, and the relief the lawyer has already approved. Do not write the complaint. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write the complaint. Rule 8(a) requires a short and plain statement of the grounds for jurisdiction, unless the court already has jurisdiction and the claim needs no new support, a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and a demand for the relief sought, which may include relief in the alternative. Rule 11(b) is your certification when you present the paper: it is not for an improper purpose, and the legal contentions are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument. In a diversity case, § 1332(a) requires that the matter in controversy exceed $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and that the citizenship tests be met, including the exception for a permanent resident domiciled in the same State as the opposing citizen. State courts do not use Rule 8. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft particulars of a liquidated claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/draft-particulars-of-a-liquidated-claim.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the invoices and the lawyer's notes, list the parties, the jurisdiction facts, the dates and amounts, and the relief the lawyer has already approved. Do not write the complaint.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not cite a federal-question statute. That statute was not opened for this check.
- Interest and costs do not count toward the $75,000 figure in § 1332(a).

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_8) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 U.S.C. § 1332 (diversity of citizenship)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1332) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Claim (Form 2), statement of claim (Form 16) and default judgment (Queensland courts): debt recovery guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-qld-claim-statement-of-claim-default-judgment.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Queensland Courts' guide to recovering money owed, with the court for each claim value, Forms 2 and 16, filing copies, service within one year, the Form 46 affidavit of service, the 28-day… |
| [General procedure claim (WA Magistrates Court civil Form 3): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-wa-mc-general-claim.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates Court of Western Australia civil Form 3, the general procedure claim, on the Court's forms page. Other documents on that page are also called Form 3.… |
| [Complaint (Magistrates' Court of Victoria Form 5A): starting a debt claim and the 21-day notice of defence](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-vic-magistrates-complaint-5a.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Magistrates' Court of Victoria Form 5A complaint, with a guide to the plaintiff's address for service, the notice to the defendant, the 21-day time to give notice of defence (Form 8A) or… |
| [General procedure claim, consumer or trader (Magistrates Court of Western Australia Form 7): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-wa-mc-consumer-claim.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates Court of Western Australia Form 7, General Procedure Claim (Consumer/Trader). Other Form 7 documents on the forms index are not this claim. The file was not opened. |
| [Minor case claim (WA Magistrates Court civil Form 4): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-wa-mc-minor-claim.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates Court of Western Australia civil Form 4, the minor case claim. Other Form 4 documents on the Court's forms page are a fee-remission application and a criminal summons. |
| [Statement of minor case claim (Magistrates Court of Western Australia Form 20): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-wa-mc-minor-statement.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates Court of Western Australia Form 20, Statement of Minor Case Claim. It is not Form 4, the minor case claim, and it is not Form 19, the statement of a general procedure claim. |
| [Statement of general procedure claim (WA Magistrates Court civil Form 19): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-wa-mc-statement.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates Court of Western Australia civil Form 19, the statement of general procedure claim. The Court's file name includes post 1 June 2020.… |
| [Civil claim (Magistrates Court of Tasmania Form 1): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-tas-mc-claim.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates Court of Tasmania civil Form 1, the claim. The same forms list uses Form 1 for child protection and fair work claims. Use the civil claim. |
| [Statement of claim (NT Local Court Form 7A): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-nt-lc-statement.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Local Court of the Northern Territory Form 7A statement of claim, publication number 07A, dated 22 February 2018. The file name also refers to Form 8A and Form 19A.… |
| [Civil dispute application (ACAT): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-acat-civil-dispute.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the ACAT printable civil dispute application and the online civil dispute form. The PDF file name includes AF-2021-28.… |
| [Default judgment for a liquidated demand (Supreme Court of Western Australia Form 32): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-wa-sc-default-judgment.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Supreme Court of Western Australia Form 32, default judgment in an action for a liquidated demand. The forms table lists Order 13 rule 2 and Order 42 rule 1, and two copies for filing. |
| [Application for a minor civil dispute, minor debt (QCAT Form 3)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-qld-qcat-3-minor-debt.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to QCAT Form 3 for a minor civil dispute about a fixed or agreed sum of money, valued up to $25,000 excluding interest. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*