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As an individual you can use Small Claims court if your claim is for $10,000 or less. If you are an individual who owns a business (i.e. sole proprietor) and do business under a fictitious business name, you are considered to be an individual in Small Claims court. 1 Government entity — Before you can sue a government entity, you must send a written claim to the entity, called a Government Code section 911.30 claim.. 2  If you do not file the 911.30 claim, the small claims court must reject or dismiss the action. 1 Written contract — Four years from the date the contract is broken. 2  Government entity — Before you can sue a government entity, you must send a written claim to the entity, called a Government Code section 911.30 claim.. 3  If you do not file the 911.30 claim, the small claims court must reject or dismiss the action. File a copy of your rejection letter with your small claims court claim. Note: You cannot sue a federal government agency in small claims court! To present your claim to the government agency Get an official form from the agency: 1  If your claim is against your county government, get the forms from the county clerk. You cannot sue the federal government in any court but the US District Court because they are a sovereign entity and they have to consent to be sued and the only place they have consented to be sued would be in the US District Courts and not in state courts (which include small claims court). Before you can sue in small claims court, you must first contact the defendant (or defendants) if it's practical to do so. You must then ask for the money, property, or other relief that you intend to ask the judge to award you in court. In legal terms, you must make a demand on the other person, if possible. Get the complaint form and file it promptly (within six months for personal injury or property damage and one year for breach of contract or damage to real property). If you claim is denied, you usually have six months to file in small claims court. No lawsuits against the U.S. government in small claims court. You can't bring a small claims suit against the federal government, a federal agency, or even against a federal employee for actions relating to his or her employment. The federal government may not be sued in any state court without its consent.
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