SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
RE: Continued suspension of Small Claims Court operations due to COVID-19
ORDER OF: Associate Chief Justice Faye McWatt
ORDER
An earlier Notice to the Profession and the Public, dated March 13, 2020, suspended until further notice the Small Claims Court’s operations, except for urgent motions and certain other hearings.
By order dated October 1, 2021, the Court further adjourned all Small Claims Court proceedings that
were, as of March 13, 2020, scheduled for a hearing between March 16, 2020, through October 29, 2021, and
are not assigned a new date between March 16, 2020, and October 29, 2021,
to November 1, 2021, or to such other date as determined by the Court.
I have determined that a further period of adjournment is necessary, and I now make the following order:
All Small Claims Court proceedings that:
were, as of March 13, 2020, scheduled for a hearing between March 16, 2020, through November 30, 2021, and
are not assigned a new date between March 16, 2020, and November 30, 2021,
are adjourned to December 1, 2021, or to such other date as determined by the Court.
I direct the administrative staff for the Superior Court, Small Claims Court to record this order on every Small Claims Court proceeding that was, as of March 13, 2020, scheduled between March 16, 2020, through November 30, 2021.
Any Small Claims Court proceedings filed since March 16, 2020, and not yet provided a court date shall unless assigned a date between March 16, 2020, and November 30, 2021, be adjourned to December 1, 2021, or such other date as determined by the Court.
Attendance in court on December 1, 2021, by any party to a Small Claims Court action is not required. The court will notify you on or after December 1, 2021, advising you of the next hearing date for your proceeding.
Associate Chief Justice Faye McWatt
