In a California small claims case, can a defendant which lost and did not appear in court trial, appeal the case?

NO, No, No. A defaulted or non-appearing defendant CANNOT file an appeal. They MUST file a Motion To Vacate (Cal Code of Civil Procedure...

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The bad faith retention of security deposit law, Cal Civil Code Section 1950.5 states that you have 21 days to return the security deposit in full,...

In Small Claims Appeal, as plaintiff do I need to make duplicates of all evidence?

If the court made you duplicate evidence, there is no real concern for the submission of the evidence on the appeal. As other have said, the...

Can I sue plaintiffs lawyer in Small Claims for "malicious prosecution” He filed the same case, same facts after I won ?

No, but you can sue the party.

In California Small Claims court, can a decision be divided into more than one claim to get more than the maximum $ allowed?

The law states that a party may bring only 2 Small Claims Actions in a year in excess of $2,500 (Cal Code of Civil Procedure 116.231). So if the...

I won judgement in small claim sept 10 2010. the other part is not paying. Can I sue them again?

No. There are numerous enforcement procedures that you undertake. Generally speaking, you will get a Writ of Execution and provide the Writ to...

I have litigated contractor claims in Small Claims numerous times. The law is clear on what a contractor can and cannot do. The list is much too...

Is there anything I can do other than small claims court to get my car fixed?

Please note that THOUGH YOU CAN FILE in Small Claims (e.g. damages less than $10,000) does not mean you have to. You can file in 'regular' Superior...

I had an accident with a motorcyclist and now he's taking me to small claims.

As others have said, your insurance company is there to assist you. If you lose, they will pay. They may also appeal on your behalf and provide...

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Can a small claims judgement be changed?

No this is not an appeal, rather a clarification of the judgment. This is perfectly legitimate. You can, however, object to what is being asked...