California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 1 — Of Courts of Justice, Title 1 — Organization and Jurisdiction, Chapter 5.5 — Small Claims Court, Article 3 — Actions, Section 116.310
(a) No formal pleading, other than the claim described in Section 116.320 or 116.360, is necessary to initiate a small claims action.
(b) The pretrial discovery procedures described in Section 2019.010 are not permitted in small claims actions.
Notes
Limits the formal pleading needed to start a small claims action to the claim authorized by the two referenced provisions. Prohibits the pretrial discovery procedures described in the cited discovery provision in small claims actions; the section states no monetary threshold, filing deadline, or exception to the discovery prohibition within its text.
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