Questions tagged [small-claims-court]
Small Claims Court rules and procedures. Where they exist, Small Claims Courts typically only have jurisdiction over minor civil matters – e.g., claims under $25,000.
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What is considered appropriate dress for a magisterial district court?
I have made a civil complaint in my local magisterial district court and received a notice to defend from the defendant, so I will need to go to court at the end of this week. I have lost some weight ...
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Managing member can not speak for their LLC in court?
Edit: I feel like there is a misunderstanding in my question. She is the business owner and really the only representative of the business; but still the judge said that a person can not speak for the ...
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How long does money have to be possessed by a company for it to be considered theft?
I am considering taking a company to small claims court over the "theft" of an amount of money that I will not disclose here. I put money into my account in the form of cryptocurrency (the company is ...
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Serving to a P.O. Box in Ontario
Assisting a relative with a small claims case (Ontario, Canada).
We are to serve the defendant's representative (a paralegal) that is operating under a P.O. Box in another city.
Are we legally ...
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How do I file a certificate of service when making a money claim online?
I recently submitted online a court claim for money owed.
Prior to making the claim I had written to the defendant several times to explain the breakdown of money owed but not got a response.
Now ...
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Company is being shady about giving me a refund
I bought a product for ~1800 dollars. Their company states that as long as the product hasn't shipped, I can get a full refund. They also say they have a 14 day money back guarantee even after the ...
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What do you sue for in a breach of warranty case when no other repair is available?
We purchased a spa from a local dealer and had it delivered approximately one year ago. We immediately reported that over 50% of the jets were not working or working poorly, and were also not ...
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What is the anatomy of a small claims case?
My specific situation applies to Pennsylvania. I live in Washington County and the defendant lives in Allegheny county. But a generic answer applicable nationwide would be welcome (if possible).
My ...
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Is it possible to take someone to small claims court while living and working abroad? [duplicate]
My father passed away two years ago. My brother was issued executor of my father's assets. My father left a will stating I have equal rights to the assets he left when he passed away.
I live and ...
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Indiana, USA. How do I legally refuse defendant's request for a later trial date and "limited discovery" in small claims court? [closed]
I filed a small claims case against a small company who broke an item that was shipped to me. In response I recently received a packet of papers from the defendant's attorney basically requesting that ...
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What expenses can I claim in a small claim court?
Ontario/Canada. I want to file a small claim against my previous roommate who I met online and with whom I signed a year contract for a two bedroom apartment. After I sublet my room for the last four ...
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Dismiss with Prejudice Following Settlement - Do I lose protection for a new claim?
I went to small claims and received a default judgment in my favor (I was the plaintiff). I got my money, now the question is do we then file a motion to dismiss (with prejudice)? If we do that, ...
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Can you file a lawsuit before paying unwarranted damage charges?
I recently moved out of my apartment and was just sent a bill for $608.93 for "damages" that I believe are completely unfounded (some of which I noted on my original move-in condition form).
I ...
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Can I do a small claims suit against someone that moved out of the country
We had both agreed that the defendant would sell me a car on a given date. He then contacted me 4 days before the date to tell me that he was going to be unable to give me the car on the set date, and ...
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Can companies refuse to hire you if you've sued them in small claims court before?
This is a hypothetical question I thought of earlier today, I do not plan on taking any legal action right now. If I were to sue a fortune 500 company in small claims, would they be able deny hiring ...
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Can I sue from California, in small claim court, someone in England who is British?
Can I sue from California, in small claim court, someone in England who is British?
I live in California and this guy sometimes comes to CA for business. He stole money from me in the U.S.
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Can I file a small claims suit against a company that is shutting down?
This summer I did freelance work for a very early stage startup. We had a contract for an 8 week project wherein they should have paid me half of the fee after 4 weeks, and the rest after 8 weeks. ...
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Can I Identify Facebook Stalker
A cyber stalker keeps making face accounts and messaging me, and leaving comments on my wall. I would like to identify who this person is. For which I would need his email and IP address, to begin ...
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Must I pay counter claim award if less than original claim award?
I won a claim in small claims for $2405. The defendant submitted a counter-claim and won $205. I received two separate letters in the mail, one for each claim.
Must I send the $205 to her for the ...
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Non payment on (Phone) Handset Lease
I am in a situation where my friend was not able to get a phone contract under his name, and I being a good friend agreed to add a line to my account and leased a phone for him (all under my account).
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Someone owes money in Australia
Someone owes money in Australia, Can I file case against that person?
He owes more then $14K+ and he does say he will pay back, but he hasn't made any payment and does not attend calls anymore, it's ...
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Can a witness safely admit to committing illegal actions?
Can someone who is testifying as a witness in a U.S. civil (small claims) case receive immunity from criminal acts?
Consider this hypothetical:
The defendant is accused of stealing something from ...
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Can I claim compensation for expenses incurred when an item is late for delivery?
I ordered a huge amount of timber to clad my house. I was assured delivery on a particular day and had booked builders and hired towers and scaffolding.
The timber arrived two days late meaning I've ...
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Small Claims Court jurisdiction over multi-property company
If I want to sue a Property Management company, that is domiciled in a different city and county from various properties they manage: Can I sue them in any city where they have property, or do I have ...
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Does an email constitute a binding contract with regard to LLC Ownership Transfer?
I'm one of three cofounders of an LLC incorporated in Delaware. The LLC is very much a startup and has not been profitable nor has any assets. Because of lack of sales, one of our founders told us ...
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What is an arbitration between two companies...?
I was involved in an accident and now my insurance and the other persons insurance couldn't come to an agreement as to who is at fault. I called the other person's insurance (Geico) and they're ...
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Can you have a legally binding agreement in a "Without Prejudice" email?
I have an outstanding claim against a company. They have agreed to settle before the hearing, but, it is subject to me filing a notice of discontinuance to the court which is understandable.
The ...
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Business not honoring promotional credits despite extensive efforts to work with them
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I purchased three new smartphones from a large, well-known, phone company on 11/27/2015. Each phone qualified to receive $300.00 in promotional credits after trading in a separate smartphone ...
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Security Deposit Lawsuit
I graduated in December 2015, and had someone take over my lease. They were rather destitute at the time, so instead of paying their security deposit upfront to replace mine when they moved in, I ...
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In Canada, does any claim less than $25,000 have to be made within 2 years of the offense?
In the province of BC small claims court hears claims of up to $25000. A plaintiff has two years to file a claim from when the incident occurred. Does this mean for things less than $25000 a potential ...
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Credit card dispute: burden, rights, and options
I have a dispute with a credit card company. I would like to know my rights and my options. Here is the situation. An Israel based group offered to sell me a language course. It was a year long ...
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Can the Small Claims Court in California be used to rescind a sale?
If a good was sold and the buyer sues for a rescission because of a misrepresentation of the good during the transaction, can this lawsuit be filed in the Small Claims Court?
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Can I sue a company in another country in small claims court?
I live in NY State. I bought a skype type language course on line. The salesman who sold me the course said I could pay monthly and stop anytime I liked, even thought the course had a one year ...
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Can I sue US PR agency from abroad?
We hired an LA-based PR agency to do promotion and other related activities for our incoming crowdfunding project. We have been lied to for more than a 1.5 month, constantly told that PR is ongoing ...
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Must a defense be given if a plaintiff's accusation is nonsense?
In court what happens if a party makes a nonsense accusation, almost as if they aren't thinking straight? For example if someone launched the case against you "he must have stolen the banana loaf ...
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How to find small claims court records?
I'm looking for cases similar to one that I'm searching about on how to work on a defense in the Santa Clara County Small Claims Court, but I cannot the records besides the history of the process. How ...
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What happens if a person does not pay for the sentence in a small claims court?
The Small Claims Court in California say that they cannot collect the value awarded by any sentence that they deliver. What happens to the defendant if he/she is sentenced to pay the plaintiff but ...
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Lemon Law: Do I have to let a manufacturer try to repair a Brand New Lemon?
I just bought a washer and drier, pretty expensive one ($2,000). It failed after 2 runs. It's brand new and substandard in terms of quality).
I called to the store, they referred me to the warranty ...
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Does a text message count as an oral or written agreement?
This must depend on a state. Let's take some small state like Arkansas, or Michigan. (In my experience California, Florida, and Alaska are outliers :) . Other states have similar laws.) Arkansas is ...
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How can I enforce a judgement against an LLC owned by minors in PA?
How can I sue an LLC owned by minors in PA, after a court order to pay has been ignored?
I sued an LLC I was renting a house from because I did not receive my security deposit back when I moved. I ...
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Organizer said I would be reimbursed if I didn't attend, but then changed their mind
This question is out of curiosity. I was going on a trip with a very informal group of people. I had given the organizer money (for transportation, housing, food etc.) but then had something come up. ...
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How do I know which District Court in my area to go to?
I see this list of district courts for my county:
http://access.tarrantcounty.com/en/civil-courts/district-courts.html
How do I know which one to go to? Can I just go to the closest one, or do I ...
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Landlord illegally copied drivers licences; already going to court, what should I ask for?
I'm not looking for personalized advice and I'm not looking for legal advice.
Where I live it's illegal for a landlord to copy the tenants drivers license.
A landlord may not collect, copy or use ...
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Serving evidence to ex-landlord and being able to prove it
I am trying to save money as I don't have much to spare. I need to serve the landlord with any documents that I serve the court. Typically this is done through registered mail, but this is expensive ...
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What is preventing a person from harassing another with ridiculous law suits?
If Bob doesn't like Bill what is preventing Bob from annoying Bill by constantly coming up with new, ridiculous, small claims against him? Just going to court and preparing evidence is very stressful.
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Taking a mid-size company to small claims court, by example (in NY)
Upstate NY here. I believe I am in the right to take a company to small claims court (for the sake of this question, it doesn't matter if I'm right or not). This company is registered as a 'Foreign ...
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In small claims court, can I sue for the time I spend putting together my case?
That is the time I spend gathering the necessary documentation and doing other things like filing at the court, going to court, collecting, etc., etc.
I would be representing myself obviously.
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Can plaintiff or defendant question judge?
I watch a lot of Judge Judy, and many of you know its irritating.
She has said she cannot look into the evidence or she has so many other work to do. How can a judge behave like this to public?
Is ...
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Can suits be filed in small claims courts from overseas?
I often see freelancers suggesting to other freelancers to use the small claim courts to get paid when the client is in another country. Already with the small claim court, there's a maximum amount ...
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Which small claims court to use if paid by paypal?
I have had a monetary loss in Atlanta but I live in a state far from Georgia. Can I file in small claims court in my state (which would be convenient for me) or do I need to file in Atlanta (which may ...
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