County

This page provides instructions for how to select the County to select in the second box on the first page of “Plaintiff’s Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court” on California Judicial Council Form number SC-100

For the rest of this article the “Plaintiff’s Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court” on California Judicial Council Form number SC-100 will be called the Complaint.

There are three rectangular boxes along the right-hand side of page one.

DO NOT TYPE ANYTHING IN THE TOP BOX

The second, or middle box must state: (1) the County where the lawsuit is taking place; and the (2) address of the Court where the case will be heard.

This page explains the County selection.

A County is a bounded physical area within the State of California that has its own local government. A County is usually different than a City, with the exception of San Francisco, which is both a County and a City.

In the Complaint, the user selects the County where the lawsuit should be heard.

In general, the lawsuit should be heard, meaning that you should select (a) if the lawsuit involves real estate, the County where the real estate is located, or if the lawsuit does not involve real estate, either (b) where the events took place; or (c) where the defendant lives or does business

Simply click on the field for County, and scroll to the appropriate county and select it.

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