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A summons directed to the defendant (the party that you are suing) is issued by the Clerk. The complaint and summons is then served on the defendant either by Certified Mail (FL Only) or by the Sheriff. You cannot serve the summons yourself and the case cannot proceed until service is complete.

Tell him you got last minute notice of the court date and you need a continuance as you have a scheduling conflict you cannot change. Hopefully, he will just reschedule for you. Otherwise, no. Small claims court will not issue a warrant for your arrest if you fail to come to court.

If the defendant fails to appear at the preliminary hearing, the court will enter a default against him/her after it is shown to the judge that the suit was filed in the proper county and the defendant was legally notified.

If the defendant didn't show up in your matter, the judge will likely call your case early as a default case. The judge will expect you to "prove up" your case by presenting evidence that there's a basis for your claim.

What are the file size limitations for a filing? The aggregate size for the Trial Court cannot exceed 50 megabytes for one submission. The aggregate size for the Appellate Court and The Florida Supreme Court cannot exceed 200 megabytes for one submission.

The following six characters are the case sequence; simply meaning the number assigned to a case as they are opened each year. The first case of each year in each division is assigned 000001, the second case is 000002, and so on.

You, the plaintiff, must file a “Statement of Claim” form, available at your Clerk's office. This must be fully completed and signed to receive a pre-trial conference date. If your claim is based upon written documentation, attach a copy of the contract to the Statement of Claim form. You may file by mail or in person.

You, the plaintiff, must file a ?Statement of Claim? form, available at your Clerk's office. This must be fully completed and signed to receive a pre-trial conference date. If your claim is based upon written documentation, attach a copy of the contract to the Statement of Claim form. You may file by mail or in person.

Self-represented litigants can register with the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal, a free service that allows parties to file documents and pleadings online, as well as receive electronic communications from the courts about their cases. You may access the portal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to file documents.