Filing a Case

Georgia’s magistrate courts hear civil claims up to $15,000 without juries. This reference covers filing, service, default judgments, and appeals.

Ohio’s small claims divisions sit inside each municipal and county court, with a jurisdictional limit of $6,000 raised in 2025. This reference covers what fits, where to file, how a case proceeds, and what happens after judgment.

An Illinois state-level hub on small claims: the $10,000 limit, venue and counties, filing fees and waivers, service of process, and the hearing.

An orientation to Pennsylvania’s magisterial district court system for civil money claims up to $12,000: jurisdictional limits, complaint requirements, hearings, and the 30-day appeal window.

An orientation to New York’s four small claims forums, town and village justice courts, city courts, district courts, and the NYC Civil Court, covering dollar limits, filing fees, and how cases move from filing to judgment.

How Florida small claims works inside the county court system, jurisdictional limits, fees, the pretrial conference and mediation step, and what happens after a judgment.

Texas justice courts hear small-dollar civil cases under a simplified set of rules. This reference covers the limits, filing requirements, service, and appeals.

Texas consolidated small claims into the justice courts in 2013. A procedural reference covering jurisdiction, filing, fees, service, hearings, judgments, and collection in Texas justice courts.

A reference on California’s small claims procedure: dollar limits, where to file, service requirements, hearing rules, and how judgments are appealed.