Pay Judgment Within 28 Days In Contra Costa
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If you want to ask for more than $10,000 (for individuals) or $5,000 (businesses and other entities), you need to sue in the civil division of the superior court and not in small claims court. In the civil division, lawyers can represent each side.
Findings and Order After Hearing (FL-340) This is used as the first page to list the decisions (orders) that a court made after a hearing.
Small claims basics Generally, you can only sue for up to $12,500 in small claims court (or up to $6,250 if you're a business). You can ask a lawyer for advice before you go to court, but you can't have one with you in court.
Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 209, any prospective juror who has been summoned for service, and who fails to respond as directed and be excused from attendance, may be found in contempt of court, punishable by fine ($1,500), incarceration (5 days) or both.
Subsequent Failures to Appear: If you ignore jury duty summonses, the court may view this as contempt of court. Contempt of court is a serious offense and can result in penalties, including a fine of up to $1,000 and even a jail term of up to five days.
Reasons for Being Excused from Jury Service Medical reasons. Public necessity. Undue hardship. Dependent care. Student Status. Military conflict. Other reason deemed sufficient by the court.
What If A Juror Does Not Report as Instructed? Every resident of Contra Costa County who is qualified to serve must appear for jury service when summoned. Willful failure to appear is contempt of court. Contempt of court is punishable by fine or possible county jail time.
If you are going to be late, immediately contact the jury clerk at (760) 872-4520 and explain your situation. Remember, the trial cannot proceed until everyone is present. If you do not have a good excuse, the judge may fine you for being late.
Your Judgment (the court order saying what you're owed) expires in 10 years. This means you cannot collect on it after 10 years. To avoid this, you can ask the court to renew it.
Most judgments expire in 10 years. If it will take more than 10 years to collect, you will need to renew your judgment before 10 years is up so it doesn't expire. Family law judgments, like from a divorce, do not expire.
