run2_ca-small-claims

California SC-100 Small Claims Court Form — Field Reference

Form Overview

The SC-100 has 6 pages, but only pages 1-4 contain fillable fields relevant to the plaintiff. Pages 5-6 are informational.

Field ID to Form Mapping

Page 1 — Court Header (mostly court-filled)

Field ID	Purpose	Notes
CourtInfo[0]	County name after "Superior Court of California, County of"	Plaintiff fills this
CaseNumber[0]	Case number	Court-filled
CaseName[0]	Case name	Court-filled
TrialDate1-3, TrialTime1-3, etc.	Trial scheduling	Court-filled

Page 2 — Plaintiff, Defendant, Claim Amount

Field ID Pattern	Purpose
PlaintiffName1[0]	First plaintiff full name
PlaintiffPhone1[0]	First plaintiff phone
PlaintiffAddress1[0]	First plaintiff street
PlaintiffCity1[0]	First plaintiff city
PlaintiffState1[0]	First plaintiff state
PlaintiffZip1[0]	First plaintiff zip
PlaintiffMailingAddress1[0]	Mailing address (if different)
EmailAdd1[0]	First plaintiff email
PlaintiffName2[0] through EmailAdd2[0]	Second plaintiff (if any)
Checkbox1[0]	More than 2 plaintiffs
Checkbox2[0]	Fictitious business name
Checkbox3[0]	Payday lender
DefendantName1[0]	Defendant full name
DefendantPhone1[0]	Defendant phone
DefendantAddress1[0]	Defendant street
DefendantCity1[0]	Defendant city
DefendantState1[0]	Defendant state
DefendantZip1[0]	Defendant zip
DefendantMailingAddress1[0] through DefendantMailingZip1[0]	Defendant mailing (if different)
DefendantName2[0], DefendantJob1[0]	Agent for service (corporations)
Checkbox4[0]	More than 1 defendant
Checkbox5[0]	Defendant on active military duty
PlaintiffClaimAmount1[0]	Dollar amount claimed
FillField2[0] (under List3.Lia)	Section 3a: Why defendant owes money
PxCaption.Plaintiff[0]	Page header: plaintiff name (fill on pages 2, 3, 4)

Page 3 — Dates, Calculation, Demand, Filing Reason

Field ID Pattern	Purpose
Date1[0] (Lib)	Section 3b: Specific date (if one date)
Date2[0] (Lib)	Section 3b: Date started (if range)
Date3[0] (Lib)	Section 3b: Through date (if range)
FillField1[0] (Lic)	Section 3c: How money was calculated
Checkbox1[0] (List3)	Need more space for section 3
Checkbox50[0]	Section 4: Yes, asked defendant to pay
Checkbox50[1]	Section 4: No
FillField2[0] (Item4)	Section 4: Explain if no
Checkbox5cb[0] (Lia)	Section 5a: Defendant lives/does business here
Checkbox5cb[0] (Lib)	Section 5b: Buyer/lessee contract
Checkbox5cb[0] (Lic)	Section 5c: Retail installment
Checkbox5cb[0] (Lid)	Section 5d: Vehicle finance
Checkbox5cb[0] (Lie)	Section 5e: Other
FillField55[0]	Section 5e: Other explanation
ZipCode1[0]	Section 6: Zip of place in section 5
Checkbox60[0]	Section 7: Yes, attorney fee dispute
Checkbox60[1]	Section 7: No
Checkbox11[0]	Section 7: Had arbitration
Checkbox61[0]	Section 8: Yes, suing public entity
Checkbox61[1]	Section 8: No
Checkbox14[0]	Section 8: Filed written claim
Date4[0]	Section 8: Claim filed date

Page 4 — Final Questions & Signature

Field ID Pattern	Purpose
Checkbox62[0]	Section 9: Yes, filed 12+ claims
Checkbox62[1]	Section 9: No
Checkbox63[0]	Section 10: Yes, claim > $2,500
Checkbox63[1]	Section 10: No
Sign.Date1[0]	First plaintiff signature date
Sign.PlaintiffName1[0]	First plaintiff printed name
Sign.Date2[0]	Second plaintiff signature date
Sign.PlaintiffName2[0]	Second plaintiff printed name

Key Decisions

• County: Determined by courthouse location. Sunnyvale → Santa Clara County.
• Date format: Follow instructions (e.g., xxxx-xx-xx).
• Claim amount: Use format like "1,500.00" (the "$" is pre-printed on the form).
• Section 5: Pick ONE option. For "filing where defendant lives" → check 5a.
• Court-filled fields: Leave blank: Case Number, Case Name, Trial dates/times, Clerk signatures.
• Optional fields: Leave blank if not applicable (mailing address if same, second plaintiff, agent for service, etc.).