california-sc100-form

name	california-sc100-form
title	California Small Claims Court Form SC-100
description	Understand the structure and fields of the California Small Claims Court Form SC-100
author	cxcscmu
author_url	https://github.com/cxcscmu/SkillLearnBench/tree/main/skills/b1-one-shot-claude-haiku-4-5/court-form-filling/california-sc100-form
license	MIT
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	litigation
language	en

California Small Claims Court Form SC-100

Form Purpose

Form SC-100 is the "Plaintiff's Claim" form used to initiate a small claims action in California.

Standard Sections and Fields

1. Court Information

• Court location: Usually pre-filled or filled during filing
• Cases are filed where defendant lives/works or where contract/injury occurred

2. Plaintiff Information (Left side - "PLAINTIFF")

• Name: Full legal name
• Address: Street, city, state, ZIP
• Phone Number: Contact phone
• Email Address: Optional but helpful
• Defendant represented by attorney: Yes/No checkbox

3. Defendant Information (Right side - "DEFENDANT")

• Name: Full legal name
• Address: Street, city, state, ZIP
• Phone Number: If known
• Email: If known
• Does defendant have employee/workers/agents: Yes/No

4. Claim Information (Main body)

• Nature of Claim: Description of why you're suing
  • Examples: "Failure to return security deposit", "Breach of contract", etc.
• Facts: Detailed description of what happened
• Contract Reference: If applicable, mention any written agreement
• Damages: Amount claimed
  • Broken down by category if needed (e.g., security deposit, lost rent, etc.)
• Amount sought: Total claim amount

5. Dates and Timeline

• Date of incident/contract: When dispute arose
• Filing date: When form is submitted

6. Declaration

• "I declare under penalty of perjury..." statement
• Signature line (sign in front of clerk or notary)

7. Additional Pages

• Page 1: Main claim information
• Optional additional pages for longer fact descriptions

Common Field Names (may vary by PDF version)

Typical naming patterns:

• Plaintiff_Name, Plaintiff_Address, , etc.