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You cannot file more than two small claims cases anywhere in California for more than $2,500 each during a calendar year.
Gives you more space to write a declaration that you must sign under penalty of perjury. This is always attached to another form or court paper before it is filed.
But you can talk to a lawyer before or after your court trial. If you want to ask for more than $10,000 (for individuals) or $5,000 (businesses and other entities), you need to sue in the civil division of the superior court and not in small claims court. Small Claims General Information | Superior Court of California San Bernardino Superior Court self-help small-claims-gener San Bernardino Superior Court self-help small-claims-gener
You must file your case before: Written contract four years from the date the contract was broken; Oral contract two years from the date the contract was broken; Personal injury two years from the date of injury or from the date you discovered you were injured; How to Sue in Small Claims Court - Consumer Business COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (.gov) portfolio how-to-sue-in-s COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (.gov) portfolio how-to-sue-in-s
Start a case Form NameForm NumberGuide Plaintiffs Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court SC-100 Fill out forms to start a small claims case Other Plaintiffs or Defendants (Attachment to Plaintiffs Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court) SC-100A Fictitious Business Name (Small Claims) SC-103 3 more rows
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Plaintiffs Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court (Small Claims) (SC-100) Start a Small Claims case in court. Get form SC-100. Effective: January 1, 2024. View SC-100 Plaintiffs Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court (Small Claims) form.
The rule, put simply, is that once a case is finally decided, its over and cant be reopened anywhere. If the plaintiff files another lawsuit about the same thing, itll be dismissed as an abuse of process. Its also an abuse of process to file multiple identical lawsuits. Is it possible to sue the same person more than once? - Quora Quora Is-it-possible-to-sue-the-same-p Quora Is-it-possible-to-sue-the-same-p
two small claims Corporations, partnerships, unincorporated associations, governmental bodies, and other legal entities cannot claim more than $5,000. Also, no claimant (natural person or legal entity) may file more than two small claims court actions for more than $2,500 anywhere in the state during any calendar year. Small Claims Court - California Department of Consumer Affairs California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) (.gov) smallclaims basicinfo California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) (.gov) smallclaims basicinfo

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