When the sworn complaint is filed, is this a new case or the same case that was initiated by the citation?

• A. The same case. The sworn complaint replaces the citation.
• B. A new case with a new docket number.
• C. A different court handles it specially.
• D. It is dismissed and refiled.

Answer: (A)

The action continues under the same case. The sworn complaint serves as the formal pleading that moves the case forward, replacing the initial notice (the citation) within the same case file. Because the case history—dates, parties, and all filings—belongs to one proceeding, the docket number stays the same. Creating a new docket or switching to a different court would fragment the record, which isn’t how this process is designed to work. So, filing the sworn complaint does not start a new case; it advances the existing case with the same case number.