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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. The defendant is the person who is being sued.

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia handles any criminal case under any law applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia. The organization of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia includes: Civil Division, which includes the Landlord and Tenant and Small Claims Divisions.

The Superior Court handles all local trial matters, including civil, criminal, family court, probate, tax, landlord-tenant, small claims, and traffic.

(1) Beginning on the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970, the court has jurisdiction of any civil action or other matter begun before such effective date in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, or the District of ...

A District of Columbia court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person domiciled in, organized under the laws of, or maintaining his or its principal place of business in, the District of Columbia as to any claim for relief.

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia handles all local trial matters, including civil, criminal, family court, probate, tax, landlord-tenant, small claims, and traffic.

The United States district courts are the trial courts of the federal court system. Within limits set by Congress and the Constitution, district courts have jurisdiction to hear nearly all categories of federal civil and criminal cases. The vast majority of all civil and criminal cases are filed in state courts.

Jurisdiction. The District Court for the District of Columbia has original jurisdiction over cases filed in the District of Columbia. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The D.C. Circuit has the smallest geographical jurisdiction of any of the U.S. courts of appeals, and it covers only one district court: the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It meets at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, DC. (D.C. Cir.)

You can ask a friend, a relative, or a professional process server to serve the papers. Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested: Mail the summons and complaint by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the other party. You can do this yourself at the post office.

The District Court for the District of Columbia has original jurisdiction over cases filed in the District of Columbia. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. The D.C. District Court hears federal cases within the District of Columbia.

All motions and related papers must be on 8-1/2 x 11-inch white paper and signed by the filing party with his or her address and telephone number. See SCR-Civ. 10-I. A motion form can be obtained from the Small Claims Clerk's Office or on the internet at http://.dccourts.gov/dccourts/superior/civil/forms.jsp.

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. The defendant is the person who is being sued.

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia handles any criminal case under any law applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia. The organization of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia includes: Civil Division, which includes the Landlord and Tenant and Small Claims Divisions.

The Superior Court handles all local trial matters, including civil, criminal, family court, probate, tax, landlord-tenant, small claims, and traffic.

(1) Beginning on the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970, the court has jurisdiction of any civil action or other matter begun before such effective date in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, or the District of ...

A District of Columbia court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person domiciled in, organized under the laws of, or maintaining his or its principal place of business in, the District of Columbia as to any claim for relief.

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia handles all local trial matters, including civil, criminal, family court, probate, tax, landlord-tenant, small claims, and traffic.

The United States district courts are the trial courts of the federal court system. Within limits set by Congress and the Constitution, district courts have jurisdiction to hear nearly all categories of federal civil and criminal cases. The vast majority of all civil and criminal cases are filed in state courts.

Jurisdiction. The District Court for the District of Columbia has original jurisdiction over cases filed in the District of Columbia. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The D.C. Circuit has the smallest geographical jurisdiction of any of the U.S. courts of appeals, and it covers only one district court: the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It meets at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, DC. (D.C. Cir.)

You can ask a friend, a relative, or a professional process server to serve the papers. Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested: Mail the summons and complaint by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the other party. You can do this yourself at the post office.

The District Court for the District of Columbia has original jurisdiction over cases filed in the District of Columbia. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. The D.C. District Court hears federal cases within the District of Columbia.

All motions and related papers must be on 8-1/2 x 11-inch white paper and signed by the filing party with his or her address and telephone number. See SCR-Civ. 10-I. A motion form can be obtained from the Small Claims Clerk's Office or on the internet at http://.dccourts.gov/dccourts/superior/civil/forms.jsp.