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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.2104

Defendant's claim

activein force · 2007-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

A defendant may file a claim against the plaintiff even if the claim does not relate to the same subject or event as the plaintiff's claim, so long as the claim is within the jurisdictional limit of the small claims court.

History

Rule 3.2104 renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1703 effective July 1, 1991.

Provenance

Source
courts.ca.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-14
Edition
2026-09-14
Content hash
9306928c1649bfec828f8da5f378def97bc3ebcc63fad5a20475f4b898c04f12
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