District of Columbia Application for Allowance of Appeal from the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch

If the court does not receive any documents from you or the defendant, nine months after the statement of claim was filed, the court will dismiss your claim and your case will be closed. If you still want to recover money from the defendant you will need to start a new case and pay the court fees again.

Cases must be filed by submitting forms called 'Statement of Claim' and 'Information Sheet' in the Small Claims Clerk's Office. The Small Claims Clerk's Office is located in Court Building B, 510 4th Street, NW, Room 120. The party who files the case is called the plaintiff.

You can appeal against a small claims decision only if there was some sort of irregularity in the proceedings, or you have reason to believe the court made an error in law, in which case your notice of appeal must be filed within 21 days.

As a general rule, every case can be appealed. However, within that rule there are some definitions and explanations that guide the appeal process and weed out those who should never have appealed in the first place.If your trial was a jury trial, the person that the appeals court evaluates is the judge, not the jury.

Small Claims Court appeals are heard by a Supreme Court Judge. Appeals always take the form of a review of what happened at the Small Claims trial.Make any order the Small Claims Court Judge could have made. In other words, the Judge can allow or dismiss the claim.

Small claims court is part of the district court division of the North Carolina state court system. Magistrates decide cases in small claims court. The maximum amount of money that can be requested in a small claims case varies by county, from $5,000 to $10,000.Magistrates may or may not be attorneys.

You might be able to appeal - you'll need to do this within 21 days of the court's decision.You need to ask the court's permission to appeal. The court will only consider your appeal if the judge made a legal mistake. They'll refuse if they don't think you have a good chance of succeeding.

Cases must be filed by submitting forms called 'Statement of Claim' and 'Information Sheet' in the Small Claims Clerk's Office. The Small Claims Clerk's Office is located in Court Building B, 510 4th Street, NW, Room 120. The party who files the case is called the plaintiff.

You may call the Civil Clerk's Office General Information Number at (202) 879-1133 during regular business hours if you need additional information. Whenever you file a new complaint with the Civil Clerk's Office, a summons must be completed for each defendant in the case.