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Small Claims Division - LA Court. Small Claims Court handles Civil cases asking for $10,000.00 or less. It is a special court where disputes are resolved quickly and inexpensively. Rules are simplified and the hearing is informal. There are no lawyers, no rules of evidence, and no juries.
Small Claims Glossary. Name. Description. Case Summary. Case Summary is a useful tool for Small Claims cases. You can check the case status including hearing date and service on the defendant. Case Calendar. You can access up to 14 days of calendar to find your court date. Filing Court Locator.
California Courts Self-Help Center: The Judicial Branch of California provides the California Courts website Small Claims Self-Help Center to help with answers to your questions about the Small Claims process. View website: Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)
Court forms are available at California Courts – Forms. Select “Small Claims” from the pull-down menu. Forms are also available at the Court Clerk’s office. County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs. Last change: January 11, 2024.
- Overview
- Small Claims Case
- Respond if sued
- Collect/Appeal Money Owed
- Resources To Help
- COVID-19 Rental Debt Cases
This article provides information about starting and responding in Small Claims Court including costs involved, rules during COVID-19 rental debt cases, steps involved when suing/being sued such as filing papers & attending trials along with options available post-trial such as appealing decisions made by judges & collecting debts owed.
You can sue someone for up to $10,000 in small claims court. A lawyer is not allowed in the court with you.
If you are being sued in small claims court, take steps to respond.
Take steps to collect money owed if won or pay and appeal if lost.
Find resources that can help you through the process of starting a small claims case.
Starting November 1, 2021, you can sue or be sued for COVID-19 rental debt in small claims and sue for more than $10,000. Get more information about these cases from the provided link "Learn More".
1. Before you start. See if small claims is right for your situation. 2. Start a small claims case. Get forms and instructions to start a case, file papers, and serve the other side. 3. Go to your court date. The judge listens to both sides, looks at evidence, and decides who wins or loses the case.
