Initiate a New Case - Complete the below filing steps and submit to file and/or serve your documents.
1. Select Court & Case Type - Choose the court location and case type to file your new case.
Important: Use this screen to file a new complaint / petition etc. and start a new case. If you have an existing case number, click File on Existing Case.
Orange County - Santa Ana, 700 Civic Center Drive West (Central Justice Center Santa Ana) - eFile: Civil - Orange
Small Claims - Small Claims
Case Title
Small Claims
Use your answers from Form SC-100 to complete the following questions.
(Question 3 on SC-100)
Why does the defendant owe you money? (3a)
How did you calculate how much money is owed to you? (3c)
Please explain why you have not reached out to the defendant.
Why are you filing your claim at this courthouse? (5)
2. Add Documents - Define, select, and upload the documents that make up your filing.
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3. New Case Parties - Enter the required parties.
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4. Filing Party - Choose the party or parties you are filing on behalf of. If using a keyboard, select parties with the enter key instead of the spacebar.
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5. Additional Info - Enter any additional information that is required, indicated by a, for this filing type.
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6. Service Contacts - Add or select service contacts to perform electronic service. Service contacts provided by the court are annotated with and may not be edited.
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7. Service of Process - Serve documents directly to parties at their home or place of business.
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8. Filing Fees - Select a payment method to pay estimated fees.
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9. Review & Submit - Finalize your filing, review, and submit.
