Originally Posted by pornlaw

In California the Small Claims Court handles claims of $10,000 or less. Your friend cannot have an attorney represent him in Small Claims Court. He will have to represent himself.

And judges do not preside over Small Claims Court. It will be an attorney who wants to be a judge. Small Claims are handled by Pro Tem Judges - not real judges.

And he will have to file the Small Claims case in the judicial district where the producer lives.

Send this to your friend - https://www.courts.ca.gov/1008.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en