SC-105

Request for Court Order and Answer 
(Small Claims)

Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.

Request
This form is used to ask the court to make an order before or after the trial in a 
small claims case. The court will notify all plaintiffs and defendants in this   
case about its decision by mail, at the trial, or at a hearing (depending on when 
the request is filed). 
If you are the person asking the court to make an order, ask the 
Small Claims Advisor if this is the right form for the kind of order you want. If 
so, follow these steps:
•  Fill out page 1 of this form and file it at the clerk’s office.
•  If you are making this request before your trial, you must mail (or 

deliver in person) a copy of this form to all other plaintiffs and defendants 
in your case. Exception: If the plaintiff’s claim has not been served, you do 
not have to serve this request on the other plaintiffs and defendants in your 
case.

•  If you are making this request after the judge has decided your case, the 

clerk will mail a copy of this form to all other plaintiffs and defendants in 
your case. The court will give the other plaintiffs and defendants at least 10 
days to answer this Request.

If you receive this form, read below, then fill out 7 – 10 on page 2.
The person asking the court to make an order is:
1
Name:
Address:
Check one:

A plaintiff in this case

A defendant in this case
Other (explain):

2 Notice to: (List names and addresses of all other defendants and plaintiffs in your case.)

Address

Name

a.

b.

c.

Fill in court name and street address:

Superior Court of California, County of

Fill in your case number and case name below:

Case Number:

Case Name:

Check here if you need more space. Use Form MC-031 or a plain sheet of paper. Write "SC-105, Item 2" on top.

If your request is made before the trial and after the claim was served, fill out below:

I

mailed

delivered in person

a copy of this form to everyone listed in 2 on (date):

3

                                                                                                  (specify):
I ask the court to make the following order 

Check here if you need more space. Use Form MC-031 or a plain sheet of paper. Write "SC-105, Item 3" on top.

4

I ask for this order because 
                                                                (explain and give facts of your case here):

Check here if you need more space. Use Form MC-031 or a plain sheet of paper. Write "SC-105, Item 4" on top.

5

6

In making its order, I ask the court to consider the information on this form, any records on file, and, if the court 
holds a hearing, the evidence presented at that hearing.
I declare under penalty of perjury under California state law that the information above and on all attachments is 
true and correct.

Date:

Type or print your name

Sign your name

Judicial Council of California,  
Revised January 1, 2007, Optional Form 
Code of Civil Procedure, §§ 116.130(h); California Rules of Court, rule 3.2107

www.courts.ca.gov

Request for Court Order and Answer 
(Small Claims)

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Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.

Fill in court name and street address:

Superior Court of California, County of

The person filing this answer is:
Name:
Address:
Check one:

A defendant in this case

Fill in your case number and case name below.

A plaintiff in this case

Case Number:

Case Name:

Tell the court what you want to do about this request.
(Check all that apply):

a.
b.

I agree to the order requested in      . 3
I do not agree to the order requested in      .3

(Explain below:)

7

8

  I

SC-105

Request for Court Order and Answer 
(Small Claims)

Answer
The person listed in 1 on page 1 of this form has asked the court to make an
order in your small claims case.

Follow these steps to tell the court what you want to do about this request:

•  Read page 1 to see what the person in 1 is asking for.
•  Fill out 7 – 10 below.
•  Mail your completed form to the court right away.
•  Mail a copy of this form to each plaintiff and defendant listed in 1 and

2 on page 1 of this form.

The court will mail its decision to all plaintiffs and defendants in this case or 
will make a decision at a court hearing or trial. 

f you do nothing, the court may make the order without hearing from you.

Check here if you need more space. Use Form MC-031 or a plain sheet of paper. Write "SC-105, Item 8" on top.

c.

I ask the court to have a hearing to decide this matter.

9

I mailed a copy of this form to everyone listed in 1 and 2 of this form on (date):

10 I declare under penalty of perjury under California state law that the information above and on all attachments is 

true and correct.

Date:

Type or print your name

Sign your name

? Need help? 

For free help, contact your county’s Small 
Claims Advisor:

If the request on page 1 was made after the hearing, 
the clerk fills out below.
— Clerk’s Certificate of Mailing —

I certify that I am not involved in this case and (check one):

A Certificate of Mailing is attached.

The Request for Court Order and Answer was 
mailed first class, postage paid, to all parties at the 
addresses listed in       .2
On (date):

From (city):

, California

Clerk, by ____________________________ , Deputy

Or, go to "County-Specific Court Information" at 
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/smallclaims

Revised January 1, 2007

Request for Court Order and Answer 
(Small Claims)

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