Attach additional pages if needed. Your next step is to file the COMPLAINT with the court.Has transacted business in this District and throughout the United States. For any case commenced in Texas, a case information sheet must be filed with the plaintiff's petition. The form is available online (Tex. STEP 4: Fill out the "Civil Complaint" form. A civil complaint is a form a plaintiff files with the court clerk to begin a lawsuit. Please select the appropriate link below to access our complaint policies, procedures, and forms. As to incentivize the FTC to dismiss the administrative complaint as futile. ❑. Two points to remember—. ▫.