California small claims forms
What each form does, when you file it, and the mistakes that cost people their hearing date.
These are free public documents published by the Judicial Council of California. Nobody should sell you the form itself, and every page below links to the official PDF on the court's own website. What is genuinely hard is knowing which form you need, what goes in the boxes, and what has to happen before and after you file it.
- SC-100 — Plaintiff's Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court
- SC-104 — Proof of Service (Small Claims)
- SC-104B — What Is "Proof of Service"?
- SC-104C — Proof of Mailing (Substituted Service)
- SC-120 — Defendant's Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court
- SC-130 — Notice of Entry of Judgment (Small Claims)
- SC-133 — Judgment Debtor's Statement of Assets
- SC-134 — Application and Order to Produce Statement of Assets and to Appear for Examination
- SC-105 — Request to Correct or Cancel Judgment and Answer
- SC-135 — Notice of Motion to Vacate Judgment and Declaration
- SC-140 — Notice of Appeal (Small Claims)
- EJ-130 — Writ of Execution
- MC-012 — Memorandum of Costs After Judgment
- FW-001 — Request to Waive Court Fees
- SC-150 — Request for Court Order and Answer
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