Everybody's guide to small claims court
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Berkeley, CA :
Nolo Press
- Language
- English
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- Item Description
- Some issues called National ... edition.
Volumes for 1st edition, 4th edition-13th edition cataloged as monographs in LC. - Physical Description
- volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781413331608
- ISSN
- 23289848
- Your Small Claims Court Companion
- 1. Basics of Small Claims Court
- Why Use Small Claims Court?
- Will Small Claims Work for You?
- How to Use This Book
- 2. Do You Have a Good Case?
- Stating Your Claim
- But Is My Case Any Good?
- Breach of Contract Cases
- Personal Injury and Property Damage Cases
- Workplace Discrimination
- Defective Product Cases
- Breach of Warranty Cases
- Professional Malpractice Cases
- Nuisance Cases
- 3. Can You Collect Your Money If You Win?
- 4. How Much Can You Sue For?
- Cutting Your Claim to Fit the Limit
- Calculating the Amount of Your Claim
- Equitable Relief When Money Can't Solve the Problem
- 5. When Should You Sue?
- Statute of Limitations
- Calculating the Statute of Limitations
- What If the Statute of Limitations Has Run?
- 6. Settling Your Dispute
- Negotiation
- The Negotiation Process
- Mediation
- Formal Demand Letters
- Get Your Settlement in Writing (a Release)
- Last-Minute Agreements
- 7. Who Can Sue?
- Married Couples
- Sole Proprietorships
- Business Partnerships
- Corporations
- Limited Liability Companies
- Nonprofits and Unincorporated Associations
- Motor Vehicle Claims
- Government Agencies
- Special Rules for Prisoners and Military Personnel
- Suits by Minors
- Class Actions (Group Lawsuits)
- Participation by Attorneys and Bill Collectors
- 8. Suing Different Kinds of Defendants
- One Person
- Two or More People
- Individually Owned Businesses
- Partnerships
- Corporations and Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
- Motor Vehicle Accident Cases
- How to Sue Minors
- How to Sue Government Agencies
- A Deceased Person's Estate
- 9. Where Can You Sue?
- Out-of-State Defendants
- Defendants in Your State
- If You Are Sued in the Wrong Court
- 10. Filing Fees, Court Papers, and Court Dates
- How Much Does It Cost?
- Filing Your Lawsuit
- The Defendant's Forms
- Jury Trials
- Your Court Date
- 11. Serving Your Papers
- Who Must Be Served
- Where Can Papers Be Served?
- Serving an Individual
- Serving a Business
- How to Serve a Government Agency
- Time Limits for Serving a Claim
- Proof of Service-Letting the Court Know
- Serving a Defendant's Claim
- Serving Subpoenas
- Costs of Service
- 12. The Defendant's Options
- If You Aren't Properly Served
- If You're Sued in the Wrong Court
- If the Statute of Limitations Has Expired
- Try to Compromise
- Try to Mediate
- If You Have No Defense
- Paying in Installments
- If You, Not the Plaintiff, Were Wronged-File a Defendant's Claim
- Transferring Your Case to a Higher Court
- Fight Back
- 13. Getting Ready for Court
- Using a Private Lawyer
- Consider Mediation-Again
- Be Prepared
- Getting to the Courthouse
- The Courtroom
- The Judge or Commissioner
- Your Courtroom Strategy
- Organize Your Testimony and Evidence
- 14. Witnesses
- What Makes a Good Witness
- How to Subpoena Witnesses
- How to Subpoena Police and Other Peace Officers
- How to Subpoena Documents
- Witness Testimony by Letter
- Judges as Witnesses
- Testimony by Telephone
- 15. Your Day in Court
- If the Defendant Is a No-Show
- If the Plaintiff Is a No-Show
- Your Day in Court
- Recovering Costs
- A Sample Contested Case
- 16. Motor Vehicle Repair Cases
- Do You Have a Case?
- Prepare for Court
- Appearing in Court
- 7. Motor Vehicle Purchase Cases
- New Vehicles
- Used Vehicles From Dealers
- Used Vehicles From Private Parties
- 18. Bad Debts: Initiating and Defending Cases
- Who Should Appear in Court?
- From the Plaintiff's Point of View
- From the Debtor's Point of View
- 19. Vehicle Accident Cases
- Who Can Sue Whom?
- Was There a Witness?
- Traffic Collision Reports
- Determining Fault
- Diagrams
- Photos
- Estimates
- Your Demand Letter
- Appearing in Court
- 20. Landlord-Tenant Cases
- Security Deposit Cases
- Unpaid Rent and Former Tenants
- Former Tenants' Defenses to Unpaid Rent
- Drug Dealing and Other Crimes
- The Obnoxious Landlord
- The Landlord's Right of Entry and the Tenant's Right of Privacy
- Discrimination
- Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent
- 21. Miscellaneous Cases
- Clothing (Alteration and Cleaning)
- Dog-Related Cases
- Damage to Real Estate (Land and Buildings)
- Defamation
- Online Transactions
- 22. Disputes Between Small Businesses
- Remember: You Didn't Always Hate the Other Guy
- Organizing Your Case
- A Case Study-Proving a Contract Exists
- A Case Study-Personal Services Contract
- 23. Judgment and Appeal
- The Judgment
- Paying the Judgment
- Satisfaction of Judgment
- The Appeal
- 24. Collecting Your Money
- The Timing of Collecting Your Money
- How to Collect
- Installment Payments
- Judgments Against Government Agencies
- Finding the Debtor's Assets
- Levying on Wages, Bank Accounts, and Other Property
- Judgments From Auto Accidents
- Property Liens
- Collection Costs
- Renew Your Judgment
- 25. Legal Research
- Local Laws
- State Laws
- Case Law
- Appendix Legal Jargon for Small Claims Court
- Index