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Filling CA SC-100 Small Claims Court Form (Improved)

How to fill California SC-100 Small Claims Court PDF form using fillable field IDs; includes complete field mapping, checkbox behavior, and field fill strategy.

ID: us.litigation.run2-sc100-small-claims-form Version: 0.1.0 License: MIT Author: cxcscmu Language: en Added: 2026-06-01
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Filling CA SC-100 Small Claims Court Form (Improved)

Overview

The SC-100 is a 6-page California court form with fillable fields. Pages 2-4 contain plaintiff-fillable sections. Pages 1 (top header/court info) and 6 (bottom buttons) are court-managed.

Workflow

  1. Run python3 scripts/check_fillable_fields.py <file.pdf> → confirms fillable fields
  2. Run python3 scripts/extract_form_field_info.py <file.pdf> <field_info.json> → extract field metadata
  3. Run python3 scripts/convert_pdf_to_images.py <file.pdf> <output_dir/> → visualize for field identification
  4. Create field_values.json using field mappings below
  5. Run python3 scripts/fill_fillable_fields.py <blank.pdf> <field_values.json> <filled.pdf>

Complete Field Mapping

Page 1 — Court-filled only (do NOT fill)

  • CourtInfo, CaseNumber, CaseName, TrialDate, TrialTime, TrialDepartment, ClerkSign fields are all filled by the court.

Page 2 — Plaintiff & Defendant Info + Claim

Header:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page2[0].PxCaption[0].Plaintiff[0] Plaintiff name(s) in header

Section 1 – Plaintiff:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffName1[0] Plaintiff full name
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffPhone1[0] Plaintiff phone
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffAddress1[0] Plaintiff street
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffCity1[0] Plaintiff city
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffState1[0] Plaintiff state
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffZip1[0] Plaintiff zip
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].EmailAdd1[0] Plaintiff email
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].Checkbox1[0] More than 2 plaintiffs (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].Checkbox2[0] Plaintiff using fictitious name (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].Checkbox3[0] Plaintiff is licensee/payday lender (checked_value="/1")

Second plaintiff (if applicable):

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffName2[0] Second plaintiff name
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffPhone2[0] Second plaintiff phone
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffAddress2[0] Second plaintiff street
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffCity2[0] Second plaintiff city
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffState2[0] Second plaintiff state
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].PlaintiffZip2[0] Second plaintiff zip
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List1[0].Item1[0].EmailAdd2[0] Second plaintiff email

Section 2 – Defendant:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantName1[0] Defendant full name
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantPhone1[0] Defendant phone
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantAddress1[0] Defendant street
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantCity1[0] Defendant city
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantState1[0] Defendant state
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantZip1[0] Defendant zip
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].Checkbox4[0] More than one defendant (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].Checkbox5[0] Defendant on active military duty (checked_value="/1")

If defendant is a corporation/LLC (optional):

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantName2[0] Agent for service name
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantJob1[0] Job title of agent
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantAddress2[0] Agent street
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantCity2[0] Agent city
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantState2[0] Agent state
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List2[0].item2[0].DefendantZip2[0] Agent zip

Section 3 – Claim:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List3[0].PlaintiffClaimAmount1[0] Dollar amount (numeric only, e.g. "1500")
SC-100[0].Page2[0].List3[0].Lia[0].FillField2[0] Why defendant owes (section 3a explanation)

Page 3 — When/How + Jurisdiction + Declarations

Header:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page3[0].PxCaption[0].Plaintiff[0] Plaintiff name(s) in header

Section 3 (continued):

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List3[0].Lib[0].Date1[0] 3b: When did this happen (single specific date)
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List3[0].Lib[0].Date2[0] 3b: Time period start date ("Date started")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List3[0].Lib[0].Date3[0] 3b: Time period end date ("Through")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List3[0].Lic[0].FillField1[0] 3c: How amount was calculated
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List3[0].Checkbox1[0] "Check here if you need more space" (checked_value="/1")

Section 4 – Asked Defendant to Pay:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List4[0].Item4[0].Checkbox50[0] Q4 Yes (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List4[0].Item4[0].Checkbox50[1] Q4 No (checked_value="/2")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List4[0].Item4[0].FillField2[0] Q4 explanation if No

Section 5 – Why Filing at This Courthouse:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List5[0].Lia[0].Checkbox5cb[0] 5a: defendant lives/works here OR contract made/broken here (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List5[0].Lib[0].Checkbox5cb[0] 5b: buyer/lessee contract (checked_value="/2")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List5[0].Lic[0].Checkbox5cb[0] 5c: retail installment contract (checked_value="/3")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List5[0].Lid[0].Checkbox5cb[0] 5d: vehicle finance sale (checked_value="/4")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List5[0].Lie[0].Checkbox5cb[0] 5e: Other (checked_value="/5")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List5[0].Lie[0].FillField55[0] 5e: Other explanation text

Sections 6-8:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List6[0].item6[0].ZipCode1[0] Q6: Zip code of courthouse area
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List7[0].item7[0].Checkbox60[0] Q7 Yes: attorney-client fee (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List7[0].item7[0].Checkbox60[1] Q7 No (checked_value="/2")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List7[0].item7[0].Checkbox11[0] Q7 arbitration done (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List8[0].item8[0].Checkbox61[0] Q8 Yes: suing public entity (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List8[0].item8[0].Checkbox61[1] Q8 No (checked_value="/2")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List8[0].item8[0].Checkbox14[0] Q8 claim already filed with entity (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page3[0].List8[0].item8[0].Date4[0] Q8 date claim filed with public entity

Page 4 — Declarations & Signature

Header:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page4[0].PxCaption[0].Plaintiff[0] Plaintiff name(s) in header

Sections 9-10:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page4[0].List9[0].Item9[0].Checkbox62[0] Q9 Yes: filed >12 claims last 12 months (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page4[0].List9[0].Item9[0].Checkbox62[1] Q9 No (checked_value="/2")
SC-100[0].Page4[0].List10[0].li10[0].Checkbox63[0] Q10 Yes: claim > $2,500 (checked_value="/1")
SC-100[0].Page4[0].List10[0].li10[0].Checkbox63[1] Q10 No (checked_value="/2")

Signature section:

Field ID Description
SC-100[0].Page4[0].Sign[0].Date1[0] Filing date for first plaintiff
SC-100[0].Page4[0].Sign[0].PlaintiffName1[0] First plaintiff printed name
SC-100[0].Page4[0].Sign[0].Date2[0] Filing date for second plaintiff
SC-100[0].Page4[0].Sign[0].PlaintiffName2[0] Second plaintiff printed name

Important Notes

Dates

  • Format: yyyy-mm-dd (e.g., "2025-09-30", "2026-01-19")
  • For a specific date: fill Date1, leave Date2/Date3 empty
  • For a time period: leave Date1 empty, fill Date2 (started) and Date3 (through)

Checkboxes

  • Always use the checked_value from field_info.json (e.g., "/1", "/2")
  • For section 4: Checkbox50[0] = Yes ("/1"), Checkbox50[1] = No ("/2")
  • For sections 7/8/9/10: [0] = Yes, [1] = No
  • Section 5 checkboxes use a shared field name Checkbox5cb[0] but different checked_values ("/1" through "/5")

Do NOT fill (leave empty)

  • Page 1: all court-stamp and order fields
  • Mailing addresses (unless different from street address)
  • Corporation/LLC agent fields (unless defendant is not an individual)
  • Second plaintiff fields (unless there are multiple plaintiffs)
  • Case Number fields (filled by court)

Standard answers for individual vs. business

  • Q7 (attorney-client dispute): No → Checkbox60[1] = "/2"
  • Q8 (public entity): No → Checkbox61[1] = "/2"
  • Q9 (>12 claims filed): if first time → No → Checkbox62[1] = "/2"
  • Q10 (>$2,500): check amount against threshold → typically No for standard deposit cases

Page headers (PxCaption)

Must fill Plaintiff[0] header on pages 2, 3, AND 4 — same value as PlaintiffName1.

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