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The Small Claims Hearing When submitting evidence, you must complete form LASC CIV 278 and use LASC CIV 279 mailing labels. You will have to provide proof that the other parties were sent copies of your evidence. You can get this from the Post Office at the time you mail these forms.
Fill out the Summons (form SUM-100) and a Complaint. Also, fill out a Civil Case Cover Sheet (form CM-010). Since you are the one filing a lawsuit, you're called the plaintiff. The person or company you're suing is the defendant.
If you started a small claims case or filed a Defendant's Claim against the other side and you don't want to finish the case, you can ask the court to cancel (dismiss) it.
To file or defend a case in small claims court, you must be (a) at least 18 years old or legally emancipated, and (b) mentally competent. A person must be represented by a Guardian ad Litem if he or she is under 18 and not legally emancipated, or has been declared mentally incompetent by a court.
A grouping of formal or informal rules or regulations , adopted and implemented at a local level, that govern the practical or procedural affairs of a local court. These rules detail various procedures such as how to file and format complaints or other documents, serve process , and conduct trials .
Sealed Documents. Alameda County Superior Court Local Rule 3.27(e) states the requirement for filing of confidential documents for which sealing is required. See also California Rules of Court, rules 2.550-51. 9.
Local Rule 7-3 states, in relevant part: Unless otherwise provided for in these Rules, counsel contemplating the filing of any motion shall first contact opposing counsel to discuss thoroughly, preferably in person, the substance of the contemplated motion and any potential resolution.
Preemption of local rules. The Judicial Council has preempted all local rules relating to pleadings, demurrers, ex parte applications, motions, discovery, provisional remedies, and the form and format of papers.
Rule 3.31. Unless otherwise authorized by the court, discovery meet and confer obligations require an in-person, telephonic, or video conference between parties.