The Small Claims public counter is located on the second floor in Room 200. In Small Claims court, disputes are settled in a fair, quick and inexpensive manner. You may ask a Small Claims Advisory lawyer for advice before you go to court; however, you may not have a lawyer represent you in court. You may even ask for mediation the day of your trial. The Small Claims Advisory and Small Claims Mediation Offices are also located on the third floor.

The Small Claims court has a monetary limit, called a jurisdictional limit, on the amount of monetary damages that a person can claim. The most you can ask for is $10,000; however, you are limited to filing no more than two claims anywhere in the State of California for over $2,500 in one calendar year. You may file an unlimited amount of claims for $2,500 or less.