[RPPTL LandTen] Jurisdiction question

[Dennis Chen]

Take a look at this case that addresses small claims versus county court.
Small claims just refers to procedure within the county court.

Some attorneys use this tactic, filing in county rather than small claims,
to avoid the mandatory pretrial and mediation.  It also allows them to
immediately send out discovery.  It is a strategic move to reduce time out
of the office and increase billable hours claim.

Dennis


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On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Harry Heist <harry at evict.com> wrote:

> Is it required that a simple security deposit dispute case for $1200 be
> filed in Small Claims Court or can an attorney file in County Court with a
> regular 20 day summons?
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> No injunctive relief is being asked for but it is a ridiculous complaint
> for one count called “Failure to Return” and a count for “Unjust
> Enrichment”.
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> What a waste of time.
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> If it is not proper, would a Motion to Dismiss be proper? The attorney who
> filed is not returning calls or emails so we can’t even try to settle this
> dumb case.
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