How do you get a small claim in small claims court?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Dorsey v. Superior Court of San Diego Cnty., 193 Cal.Rptr.3d 834, 241 Cal.App.4th 583 (Cal. App. 2015):
claims for small amounts may have those claims adjudicated without spending more on attorney fees than the claims are worth. (City and County of San Francisco v. Small Claims Court, supra, 141 Cal.App.3d at p. 474, 190 Cal.Rptr. 340.)
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