RULE OF PROEDURE FOR SMALL CLAIMS

A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC

Dismissal of the claim

without prejudice
Filing of Plaintiff
Statement of fails to
Defendant who appears
Claim (SOC) appear
entitled to judgment on Execution
Defendant permissive counterclaim
files a
Response
Payment of within 10 Defendant Judgment on the Claim,
docket Hearing fails to except if one of the Execution
days from
fee/motion to receipt of appear defendants appears
sue as indigent Summons
Both Dismissal of both Claim
parties fail and Counterclaim with
Examination of to appear prejudice
the allegations Summons
in the claim on and Notice Dismissal Judgment
the day SOC is of Hearing of the on the Both parties
Claim Claim Approved by
received appear
Submission the Court
of (Judgment
JDR Compromise based on
Dismissal Execution proceedings Agreement Compromise
of the Claim succeed Agreement)

JDR Hearing
proceedings before the
before the judge who
Decision on
judge conducted
the day of
JDR the JDR
the hearing
proceedings
fail

Hearing
before the Execution
Referral pairing judge