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Court personnel are not permitted to discuss the merits of your case with you and are prohibited from giving you legal advice about your case. Judgments in small claims court may not exceed $3,900.

To start a Small Claims Court lawsuit you must go to the County Courthouse and complete a claim form, sign it before the clerk, and pay the filing fee and service costs. You may mail a completed claim form to the clerk if you have signed it before a Nebraska Notary Public.

At the hearing a judge will ask you some questions. You'll be in a normal room and you'll sit separately from the defendant. The judge won't wear a wig or gown. Small claims hearings are public so there might be people watching, but usually only people connected to the claim will be there.

(2) The clerk or a judge of the court in which the action or proceeding is pending shall issue a trial subpoena upon the request of a party. An attorney, as an officer of the court, may issue and sign a trial subpoena on behalf of the court if the attorney is authorized to practice in the court.

Small Claims Court is limited to civil (non-criminal) actions involving disputes over amounts of money owed, damage to property, or seeking the return of personal property. Judgments in small claims court may not exceed $3,500.00. the judgment is entered; the person who loses the lawsuit.