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If youve won your case, but the person refuses to pay, one option is to have part of their salary seized to get your money. The funds seized will then be paid into to the court office, which will send you cheques until the debt is paid in full. You can hire a bailiff to take the necessary steps for this.
Some types of cases can be brought to Small Claims Court if they are not complicated and involve less than $7,500. For example, cases where people want to: have money or property returned, make a contract, or end or change a contract.
If a corporation files a claim, an employee, officer, or director must act on its behalf. If the claim is filed on behalf of an association or other entity that is not a natural person, a regularly employed person of the entity must act on its behalf. See the Authorization to Appear form (SC-109).
Although generally only fixed costs are allowed in small claims, there are three ways to argue that costs should be awarded: unreasonable conduct, contractual costs and statutory costs.
You can sue for up to $10,000, if you are an individual or a sole proprietor. Corporations and other entities are limited to $5,000. In addition, a party (individuals or corporations) can file no more than two claims exceeding $2,500 in any court throughout the State of California during a calendar year.
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What is the maximum dollar amount for a small claim? The maximum amount is $7500 for a claim. If the claim amount exceeds $7,500 you may waive the balance over that amount and stay in Small Claims Court. However, you will not be able to collect the amount you waived.
Certified mail by court clerk - The court clerk may serve the claim form on the defendant by certified mail and restricted delivery, and charge you a fee of $10 for each defendant. The court clerk receives a return receipt indicating that the person identified by you for service signed for the certified mail.
For the majority of personal injury claims, Colorados statute of limitations is 2 years. This means that victims have two years from the date of their accident to file a claim for compensation.
However, a legal entity such as a corporation or a limited liability company generally cannot represent itself in court and must be represented by an attorney. There is no California statute that says this, but it is instead the result of many courts in California holding so over the last 40 or so years.
Youll have to pay a fee of 255 unless you can get help with court fees.

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