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Small Claims Court
Small claims courts are courts of limited jurisdiction that hear civil cases between private litigants. Courts authorized to try small claims may also have other judicial functions, and the name by which such a court is known varies by jurisdiction: it may be known by such names as county court or magistrate's court. Small claims courts can be found in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Video - What Happens On The Day Of Trial In District Court Or Small Claims Court In Jefferson County, Alabama
In this video I discuss what happens on the day of trial in a debt buyer lawsuit in Jefferson County, Alabama (Birmingham), in District or Small Claims court:
This video does not discuss the actual trial but instead the "calling of the docket" and what happens before the trial...
Getting Relief in Small Claims Court
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Small Claims Court in Oregon: What Do You Want to Know?
Do you have any questions about filing a case in Small Claims Court in Oregon?I?m helping (in a networking, researching, law librarian sort of way) an Oregon attorney write a book about Small Claims Court in Oregon, i...
Order In the Small Claims Court
Lawrence Township Trustee Mike Hobbs wants to privatize the township’s small claims courts.
At the Lawrence Township Trustee’s office, we’ve carefully studied our options and evaluated various means to lower the cost of our services and make our level of government less affected by the whims of the governor...
Everything you wanted to know about the Small Claims Court
I just found a website on the SA Department of Justice’s website about the Small Claims Court. If you have a claim under R7 000 then this is something to consider...
Small Claims Court - What Can One Accomplish There?
A reader recently sent this question:
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How do i go bout geting a free laywer to sue the durham police department for drug raids and nothing is found?they have been in my house 4 or 5 times seems like every 4 months or so and breaking down my door tearing up m
They need a warrant to get into your house...if they never showed you one...you ...
Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...
How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...
I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...
How to prove housing discrimination based on sexual orientation in student housing?
There are several things you can do. First of all, contact any welfare advisors,...















