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You can only sue someone to get money in small claims cases. You cannot ask the court to order the other person to do something (like give back property). The most you can ask for is $15,000. That amount includes lawyer fees, but does not include court costs or interest. Utah Code Section 78A-8-102.

No later than 28 days after entry of the judgment the court, on its own, may order a new trial for any reason that would justify a new trial on motion of a party. After giving the parties notice and an opportunity to be heard, the court may grant a timely motion for a new trial for a reason not stated in the motion.

A Utah Order to Show Cause is typically a situation where some or all the terms of an agreement reached in court as a result of a criminal charge were not properly completed or were not completed within the given timeframe as outlined in the agreement.

In small claims cases, a party can represent themselves, be represented by a Utah lawyer, or be represented by an employee of a company. The court can also give permission for a non-lawyer to represent someone as long as the non-lawyer is not being paid.

A: Anyone (?Plaintiff?) can use Small Claims Court to sue another person or company (?Defendant?) for any reason as long as the claim is for $11,000 or less. A Small Claims Court judgment must be an amount of money; the judgment cannot order the Defendant to do something such as return personal property.

A party may not make a motion in a memorandum opposing a motion or in a reply memorandum. A party who objects to evidence in another party's motion or memorandum may not move to strike that evidence. Instead, the party must include in the subsequent memorandum an objection to the evidence.