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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY
OF ORANGE
SELF-HELP CENTER
www.occourts.org/self-help
SMALL CLAIMS:
REQUEST TO POSTPONE TRIAL
The Self-Help Center provides a free document review
service. To obtain an appointment to have your documents
reviewed, you must first fully complete the forms.
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Self-Help Center Locations:
Request to Postpone Trial
(Small Claims)
See instructions on other side.
My name is:
My trial is now scheduled for
(date):
I am asking for this postponement because
(explain):
If your trial is scheduled within the next 10 days, explain why you did not ask for a postponement sooner.
SC-150
Judicial Council of California, www.courtinfo.ca.gov
New July 1, 2010, Optional Form
Code of Civil Procedures, § 116.570, Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.2107
SC-150
Request to Postpone Trial
If your answer will not fit in the space below, check this box and attach your
answer on a separate sheet of paper. Write “SC-150, Item 4” at the top.
Yes. The parties listed below have been served:
b.
c.
No. The parties listed below have not been served
(list names):
e
c
d
f
g
h
Clerk stamps here when form is filed.
Case Number:
Fill in your case number and case name:
Fill in the court name and street address:
Superior Court of California, County of
Case Name:
I am a (check one): plaintiff defendant in this case.
Phone:
I ask the court to postpone my trial until (approximate date):
If your answer will not fit in the space below, check this box and attach your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Write “SC-150, Item 5” at the top.
Has your claim been served by a method allowed by law? (See form SC-104B, What Is “Proof of Service”?,
for information about how the claim can be served. Check and complete all that apply):
No. I am a defendant and have not filed a claim in this case.
a.
(1) , who lives in: , was served on:
name county date
(2) , who lives in: , was served on:
(1) (2)
d.
I do not know. The court clerk mailed my claim, and I do not know if the court received the signe
d receipt
for these pa
rties
(list names):
(1) (2)
Mailing address:
If your answer will not fit in the space below, check this box and attach your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Write “SC-150, Item 6” at the top.
name county date
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information above is true and correct.
Date:
Type or print your name Sign here
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Request to Postpone Trial
(Small Claims)
New July 1, 2010
SC-150
Instructions for Form SC-150, Request to Postpone Trial
(This page is not part of Form SC-150 and does not need to be copied, served, or filed.)
Who can use this form?
Do I have to use this form?
No. You may write a letter instead of using this form.
Your letter should explain why you want to change your
court date and include the other information that is
requested on this form.
Need help?
For free help, contact your county’s small claims advisor:
[local info here]
Or go to “County-Specific court Information” at www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/smallclaims
How do I ask for a postponement?
If the court postpones the trial, the court will mail a
notice with the new hearing date to all plaintiffs and
defendants in this case.
If the court does not postpone the trial, the trial will
be on the date when it is currently scheduled. The court
will notify the person who filed the Request.
If you do not hear from the court, you should go to
court on the scheduled trial date.
Fill out Form SC-150, Request to Postpone Trial,
(on the other side of these instructions), or write a
letter that includes the information requested on this
form.
Have all other parties in your case served with a copy
of your request. You may serve by mail or in person.
Use Form SC-104, Proof of Service, or Form SC-112A,
Proof of Service by Mail.
File your request and the completed Proof of Service
with the small claims court clerk. You may have to pay
a $10 fee, depending on when (or if) the claim was
served. If you cannot afford to pay a required fee, see
Form FW-001-INFO, Information Sheet on Waiver of
Superior Court Fees and Costs.
Anyone who filed a small claims case and wants to
postpone or reschedule the trial for any good reason,
including because he or she has not served all of the
defendants
Anyone who was sued in a small claims case and
wants to postpone or reschedule the trial for any
good reason
How will I know the court’s decision?
Proof of Service by Mail
(Small Claims)
SC-112A
Case Number:
Proof of Service by Mail
This form is attached to the document checked in d below.
Server’s information
Name: Phone:
Street or mailing address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Check here if you are a registered process server, and write:
County where registered: Registration #:
Form or document served
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Form SC-105, Request for Court Order and Answer
Form SC-109, Authorization to Appear
Form SC-114, Request to Amend Claim Before Hearing
Form SC-133, Judgment Debtor’s Statement of Assets
Form SC-150, Request to Postpone Trial
Form SC-221, Response to Request to Make Payments
Other document allowed to be served by mail
(specify):
Check here if there is not enough space below to list the document served. List the document on a separate page,
and write “SC-112A, Item 2” at the top.
Server’s declaration
a.
I am 18 or older. I am not a party to this small claims case. I live or work in the county where I
did the mailing
de
scribed below.
Judicial Council of California, www.courtinfo.ca.gov
New July 1, 2010, Optional Form
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.2107
SC-112A
I placed copies of the document checked in d and an unsigned copy of this page in a sealed envelope,
addressed as follows:
b.
Check here if there is not enough space below to list all parties served. List their names and addresses on a
separate page, and write “SC-112A, Item 3” at the top.
Name of party served Mailing address on the envelope
On (date of mailing): , I placed each envelope in the mail, with postage paid, at
(city and state of mailing):
c.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information above is true and correct.
e
c
d
Date:
Type or print server’s name Server signs here
See instructions on other side.
Instructions for Proof of Service by Mail
(Small Claims)
New July 1, 2010
SC-112A
Instructions for Form SC-112A, Proof of Service by Mail
(This page is not part of the Proof of Service and does not need to be copied, served, or filed.)
Form SC-112A can be used to show the court that these documents
were served by mail:
Form SC-105, Request for Court Order and Answer
Form SC-109, Authorization to Appear
Form SC-114, Request to Amend Claim Before Hearing
Form SC-133, Judgment Debtor’s Statement of Assets
Form SC-150, Request to Postpone Trial
Form SC-221, Response to Request to Make Payments
Other documents that are allowed to be served by mail
Form SC-112A cannot be used to prove service of these forms:
Form SC-100, Plaintiff’s Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court
Form SC-120, Defendant’s Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court
4. File these papers with the small claims court clerk:
The original of each document served, with
The signed, original Proof of Service by Mail attached
3. Ask the server to:
Fill out the remainder of the Form SC-112A.
Mail each party to be served:
- An unsigned copy of the compOeted Form SC-112A and
- The document to be served (checked in Item
d).
Sign a separate Form SC-112A for each document served, and give it to back you.
2. Give the server:
The partially completed Form SC-112A
One copy of the document to be served for each party to be served
*Prepare a separate Form SC-112A for each document to be served.
1. Prepare Form SC-112A by filling in:
The case number
The document to be served, in item
d*
The names and addresses of the parties to be served, in item
e
The server (the person who will do the mailing):
Must not be a party (plaintiff or defendant) in the case
May be a friend, relative, co-worker, or other helpful person
Must be 18 or older
Must live or work in the county where the mailing takes place
Follow these steps to use Form SC-112A:
For information about serving these forms, see Form SC-104, Proof of Service, and
Form SC-104B, What Is “Proof of Service”?
Need help?
For free help, contact your county’s small claims advisor:
[local info here]
Or go to “County-Specific Court Information” at www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/smallclaims.
On (date): (name):
filed a request to postpone the trial in this case.
SC-152
Judicial Council of California, www.courtinfo.ca.gov
New July 1, 2010, Optional Form
Code of Civil Procedure, § 116.570
SC-152
Order on Request to Postpone Trial
Order on Request to Postpone Trial
(Small Claims)
The Request to Postpone Trial is approved, and the court
orders the trial is postponed as indicated in
e.
All plaintiffs and defendants at the addresses listed in the court’s records.
b.
Judicial officer
c
d
f
Clerk stamps here when form is filed.
Case Number:
Fill in your case number and case name:
Fill in the court name and street address:
Superior Court of California, County of
Case Name:
The clerk will mail a copy of this order to:
The person who asked for the postponement.
a.
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The court orders:
The Request to Postpone Trial is denied because:
The Request was not filed at least 10 days before the hearing
and did not include a good reason for the late request.
b.
c.
The required $10 filing fee was not paid.
The Request did not include a good reason for the
postponement.
a.
d.
Other:
Continued on Attachment SC-152, item 2(d).
Need help?
For free help, contact your county’s small claims advisor:
[local info here]
Or go to “County-Specific Court Information” at www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/smallclaims
Date:
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The trial will be held as follows:
Time:
Dept.
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Name and address of court if different than address above:
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Request for Accommodations Assistive listening systems, computer-assisted real-time
captioning, or sign language interpreter services are available if you ask at least five days before
the trial. Contact the clerk’s office for Request for Accommodations by Persons With
Disabilities and Response (Form MC-410). (Civil Code, § 54.8)
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