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Or use the list below to download small claims forms. This list has the most common, but not all, forms you can use in your small claims case.

Start Your Case (for Plaintiffs)

Defendant's Claim (Counter-suing)

Ask for a Fee Waiver

Ask to Change the Date of Your Hearing

Ask to Change the Name of a Defendant (Before Your Hearing)

Request to Dismiss Your Case

Subpoena Evidence for Your Hearing

Send Someone Authorized to Go to Your Hearing for You

Notice of the Judge's Decision

Ask the Judge to Correct and/or Cancel a Judgment

File an Appeal

After the Judgment (for Creditors)

After the Judgment (for Debtors)

Collections (for Creditors)

Collections (for Debtors)

Miscellaneous

Forms for Use in Small Claims Cases (in Alphabetical Order)


STOP! Review the "What to Do If You Are Suing Checklist" before starting your forms.

Click here for programs to help you fill out your forms.

Start Your Case (for Plaintiffs) (more help)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Information for the Plaintiff (Small Claims) SC-150  
Plaintiff's Claim And ORDER To Go To Small Claims Court/Information For The Defendant SC-100  
Attorney Fee Dispute (After Arbitration) (Attachment to Plaintiff's Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court)   SC-101
Fictitious Business Name Declaration (Small Claims)   SC-103
Proof of Service (Small Claims)   SC-104
Plaintiff's Claim And ORDER To Go To Small Claims Court/Information For The Defendant   SC-100
Other Plaintiffs or Defendants (Attachment to Plaintiff's Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court)   SC-100A
Attachment to Form SC-104: Proof of Service of Mailing After Substitute Service (Small Claims)   SC-104A
What is "Proof of Service"? (Small Claims) SC-104B  
How to Serve a Business or Public Entity (Small Claims) SC-104C  
Declaration   MC-030

Fee waiver forms are below.

Some courts also require a form called "Plaintiff's Statement to the Clerk." To get this form, you can:

  • Go to the clerk's office of the court where you'll file your claim.
  • Look for the form on your county's superior court Web site.
  • Mail the court a letter asking for the form and enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Look for your court's address at County-Specific Court Information in the Small Claims section of this Self-Help Center.

If you're under 18 years old, you need a guardian ad litem to sue for you in small claims court. Tell the court clerk you need an "Application and Order for Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem."

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STOP! Go to "How Can I Sue the Person Suing Me" before starting your forms.

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Defendant's Claim (Counter-suing) (more help)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Defendant's Claim and Order to Plaintiff (Small Claims)   SC-120
Other Plaintiffs or Defendants (Attachment to Defendant's Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court)   SC-120A
Fictitious Business Name Declaration (Small Claims)   SC-103
Proof of Service (Small Claims)   SC-104
Other Plaintiffs or Defendants (Attachment to Plaintiff's Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court)   SC-100A
Attachment to Form SC-104: Proof of Service of Mailing After Substitute Service (Small Claims)   SC-104A
What is "Proof of Service"? (Small Claims) SC-104B  
How to Serve a Business or Public Entity (Small Claims) SC-104C  

Fee waiver forms are below.

If you are under 18 years old, you need a guardian ad litem to sue for you in small claims court. Tell the court clerk you need an "Application and Order for Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem."

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Ask for a Fee Waiver (more help)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Information Sheet on Waiver of Court Fees and Costs (In Forma Pauperis) FW-001-INFO  
Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs (In Forma Pauperis)   FW-001 (form does calculations)
Order on Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs (In Forma Pauperis)   FW-003

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Ask to Change the Date of Your Hearing (more help for plaintiff) (more help for defendant)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Request to Postpone Small Claims Hearing   SC-110
Order on Request to Postpone Small Claims Hearing   SC-111

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Ask to Change the Name of a Defendant (Before Your Hearing)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Request to Amend Party Name Before Hearing (Small Claims)   SC-114

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Request to Dismiss Your Case

In many counties, when you file your claim (Form SC-100), you also get a form called Declaration of Military Status/Request for Dismissal.

Use this form to say which defendants you don't want to sue anymore or to dismiss the entire case.

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Subpoena Evidence for Your Hearing (more help)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Small Claims Subpoena for Personal Appearance and Production of Documents and Things at Trial or Hearing and Declaration   SC-107
Notice to Consumer or Employee and Objection   SUBP-025

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Send Someone Authorized to Go to Your Hearing for You (more help)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Authorization to Appear (Small Claims)   SC-109

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Notice of the Judge's Decision

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Notice of Entry of Judgment (Small Claims)   SC-130
Attorney-Client Fee Dispute (Attachment to Notice of Entry of Judgment) (Small Claims)   SC-132

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Ask the Judge to Correct and/or Cancel a Judgment

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Request to Correct or Cancel Judgment and Answer (Small Claims)   SC-108
Notice of Motion to Vacate Judgment and Declaration (Small Claims) If you are being sued -- and you did not go to your hearing -- you can use this form. SC-135

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File an Appeal (more help)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Notice of Appeal (Small Claims)   SC-140
Other Plaintiffs or Defendants (Attachment to Plaintiff's Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court)   SC-100A

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After the Judgment (for Creditors)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Information After Judgment SC-130 (page 2) SC-140
Judgment Debtor's Statement of Assets   SC-133
Memorandum of Costs After Judgment, Acknowledgment of Credit, and Declaration of Accrued Interest   MC-012
Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment   EJ-100 OR SC-130 (page 2)
Application for and Renewal of Judgment   EJ-190
Notice of Renewal of Judgment   EJ-195

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After the Judgment (for Debtors)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Information After Judgment SC-130 (page 2)  
Request to Pay Judgment in Installments (Small Claims)   SC-106
Judgment Debtor's Statement of Assets   SC-133
Request to Pay Judgment to Court (Small Claims)   SC-145

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Collections (for Creditors) (more help)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Judgment Debtor's Statement of Assets (Small Claims)   SC-133
Application and Order to Produce Statement of Assets and to Appear for Examination (Small Claims)   SC-134
Application and Order for Appearance and Examination (Attachment -Enforcement of Judgment)   AT-138, EJ-125
Small Claims Subpoena for Personal Appearance and Production of Documents and Things at Trial or Hearing and Declaration   SC-107
Abstract of Judgment (Civil)   EJ-001
Writ of Execution   EJ-130
Notice of Levy (Enforcement of Judgment)   EJ-150
Memorandum of Garnishee (Attachment - Enforcement of Judgment)   AT-167, EJ-152
Request for Court Order and Answer (Small Claims)   SC-105
Application for Earnings Withholding Order (Wage Garnishment)   WG-001
Notice of Lien (Attachment - Enforcement of Judgment)   EJ-185
Notice of Opposition to Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment)   EJ-170
Notice of Hearing on Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment - Enforcement of Judgment)   WG-010/EJ-175
Exemptions From the Enforcement of Judgments Current Dollar Amounts of Exemptions From Enforcement of Judgments
A list of the current dollar amounts of the exemptions from enforcement of judgments.
EJ-155

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Collections (for Debtors)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Judgment Debtor's Statement of Assets (Small Claims)   SC-133
Request to Pay Judgment to Court (Small Claims)   SC-145
Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment)   WG-006
Financial Statement (Wage Garnishment - Enforcement of Judgment)   WG-007/EJ-165
Notice of Filing of Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment)   WG-008
Exemptions From the Enforcement of Judgments Current Dollar Amounts of Exemptions From Enforcement of Judgments
A list of the current dollar amounts of the exemptions from enforcement of judgments.
EJ-155
Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment)   EJ-160
Memorandum of Garnishee (Attachment - Enforcement of Judgment)   AT-167, EJ-152

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Miscellaneous

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Request for Court Order and Answer (Small Claims)   SC-105
Declaration   MC-030
Attached Declaration This form must be attached to a court form or paper. MC-031
Attachment to Judicial Council Form This form must be attached to a Judicial Council form. MC-025

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Forms for Use in Small Claims Cases (in Alphabetical Order)

Description Instruction Sheet / Instructions Fillable Form
Abstract of Judgment (Civil) EJ-001
Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment EJ-100
Application and Order for Appearance and Examination (Attachment-Enforcement of Judgment) AT-138, EJ-125
Application and Order for Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem-Civil CIV-010
Application and Order to Produce Statement of Assets and to Appear for Examination (Small Claims) SC-134
Application for and Renewal of Judgment EJ-190
Application for Earnings Withholding Order (Wage Garnishment) WG-001
Attorney Fee Dispute (After Arbitration) (Attachment to Plaintiff's Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court) SC-101
Attorney-Client Fee Dispute (Attachment to Notice of Entry of Judgment) SC-132
Authorization to Appear (Small Claims) SC-109
Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment) WG-006
Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment) EJ-160

Declaration

Attached Declaration

These two forms are printed on opposite sides of the same sheet of paper.

 

MC-030

MC-031

Defendant's Claim and Order to Plaintiff (Small Claims) SC-120
Fictitious Business Name Declaration (Small Claims) SC-103
Financial Statement (Wage Garnishment - Enforcement of Judgment) WG-007/EJ-165
Information for the Plaintiff (Small Claims)SC-150 
Information Sheet on Waiver of Court Fees and Costs (In Forma Pauperis)FW-001-INFO 
Judgment Debtor's Statement of Assets (Small Claims) SC-133
Memorandum of Costs After Judgment, Acknowledgment of Credit, and Declaration of Accrued Interest MC-012
Notice of Appeal (Small Claims) SC-140
Notice of Entry of Dismissal and Proof of Service CIV-120
Notice of Entry of Judgment (Small Claims) SC-130
Notice of Hearing on Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment) WG-010/EJ 175
Request for Court Order and Answer (Small Claims) SC-105
Notice of Motion to Vacate Judgment and Declaration (Small Claims) SC-135
Notice of Opposition to Claim of Exemption (Enforcement of Judgment) EJ-170
Notice of Opposition to Claim of Exemption (Wage Garnishment) WG-009
Notice of Renewal of Judgment EJ-195
Notice to Consumer or Employee and Objection  SUBP-025
Order on Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs (In Forma Pauperis) FW-003
Proof of Service-Small Claims 

SC-104

Request for Dismissal CIV-110
Request to Correct or Vacate Judgment (Small Claims) SC-108
Request to Pay Judgment in Installments (Small Claims) SC-106
Request to Pay Judgment to Court (Small Claims) SC-145
Small Claims Subpoena for Personal Appearance and Production of Documents at Trial or Hearing and Declaration SC-107
Writ of Execution EJ-130
Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs FW-001
What is "Proof of Service"? (Small Claims)SC-104B 
How to Serve a Business or Public Entity (Small Claims)SC-104C 

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