Orange — Small Claims - Request to Postpone Trial

Source: https://www.occourts.org/system/files/selfhelp/shc-sc-03.pdf

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA Self-Help Services COUNTY OF ORANGE www.occourts.org/self-help

SMALL CLAIMS: REQUEST TO POSTPONE TRIAL

SELF-HELP FORM PACKET

SHC-SC-03 (Rev. 07/01/2025)

Self-Help Services can review your completed forms before you file them with the Court. To request review of your completed forms: • In person review: Central Justice Center or the Lamoreaux Justice Center • Virtual (remote) review: Any branch court, including the Costa Mesa Justice Complex. To File In Person: Central Justice Center 700 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701 Civil Division, 1st floor, Room K-100

www.occourts.org/self-help

SC-150 Request to Postpone Trial Clerk stamps here when form is filed.

See instructions on other side.

1 My name is: Mailing address:

Phone:

I am a (check one): SODLQWLII GHIHQGDQW in this case.
Fill in the court name and street address:

2 My trial is now scheduled for (date): Superior Court of California, County of

3 I ask the court to postpone my trial until (approximate date):

4 I am asking for this postponement because (explain): Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your answer on an attached sheet of paper and write “SC-150, Item 4” at Fill in your case number and case name: the top. Case Number:

Case Name:

5 If your trial is scheduled within the next 10 days, explain why you did not ask for a postponement sooner. Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your answer on an attached sheet of paper and write “SC-150, Item 5” at the top.

6 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): Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your answer on an attached sheet of paper and write “SC-150, Item 6” at the top. a. No. I am a defendant and have not filed a claim in this case. b. Yes. The parties listed below have been served: (1) , who lives in: , was served on: name county date (2) , who lives in: , was served on: name county date c. No. The parties listed below have not been served (list names): (1) (2) d. I do not know. The court clerk mailed my claim, and I do not know if the court received the signed receipt for these parties (list names): (1) (2) 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

Judicial Council of California, courts.ca.govRev. July 1, 2025, Optional Form Request to Postpone Trial SC-150, Page 1 of 2 Code of Civil Procedure, § 116.570, (Small Claims)Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.2107

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? How do I ask for a postponement? Anyone who filed a small claims case and wants to Fill out form SC-150, Request to Postpone Trial (on the postpone or reschedule the trial for any good reason, other side of these instructions), or write a letter that including because he or she has not served all of the includes the information requested on this form. defendants Have all other parties in your case served with a copy of Anyone who was sued in a small claims case and wants your request. You may serve by mail or in person. Use to postpone or reschedule the trial for any good reason form SC-104, Proof of Service, or form SC-112A, Proof of Service by Mail. Do I have to use this form? File your request and the completed Proof of ServiceNo. You may write a letter instead of using this form. Your with the small claims court clerk. You may have to pay aletter should explain why you want to change your court $10 fee, depending on when (or if) the claim was served.date and include the other information that is requested on If you cannot afford to pay a required fee, see formthis form. FW-001-INFO, Information Sheet on Waiver of Superior Court Fees and Costs.

How will I know the court’s decision? 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.

Need help? For free help, contact your county’s small claims advisor: ? [local info here]

Or visit selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/small-claims-advisor.

Rev. July 1, 2025 Request to Postpone Trial SC-150, Page 2 of 2 (Small Claims)

Case Number: SC-112A Proof of Service by Mail

See instructions on other side. This form is attached to the document checked in 2 below.

1 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 #:

2 Form or document served a. Form SC-105, Request for Court Order and Answer b. Form SC-109, Authorization to Appear c. Form SC-114, Request to Amend Claim Before Hearing d. Form SC-133, Judgment Debtor’s Statement of Assets e. Form SC-150, Request to Postpone Trial f. Form SC-221, Response to Request to Make Payments g. 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.

3 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 described below. b. I placed copies of the document checked in 2 and an unsigned copy of this page in a sealed envelope, addressed as follows: 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

c. On (date of mailing): , I placed each envelope in the mail, with postage paid, at
(city and state of mailing):

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 server’s name Server signs here

Judicial Council of California, courts.ca.gov Proof of Service by Mail SC-112A, Page 1 of 2Rev. July 1, 2025, Optional Form Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.2107 (Small Claims)

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 For information about serving these forms, see form SC-104, Proof of Service, and form SC-104B, What Is “Proof of Service”?

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:

1. Prepare form SC-112A by filling in: The case number The document to be served, in item 2 * The names and addresses of the parties to be served, in item 3 *Prepare a separate form SC-112A for each document to be served.

2. Give the server: The partially completed form SC-112A One copy of the document to be served for each party to be served

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 completed form SC-112A and The document to be served (checked in item 2 ). • Sign a separate form SC-112A for each document served and give it to back you.

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

   Need help?
   For free help, contact your county’s small claims advisor: ? [local info here]

   Or visit selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/small-claims-advisor.

Rev. July 1, 2025 Proof of Service by Mail SC-112A, Page 2 of 2 (Small Claims)

SC-152 Order on Request to Postpone Trial Clerk stamps here when form is filed.

On (date): (name): filed a request to postpone the trial in this case.

The court orders:

1 The Request to Postpone Trial is approved, and the court orders the trial is postponed as indicated in 3 .

2 The Request to Postpone Trial is denied because: a. The Request did not include a good reason for the postponement. Fill in the court name and street address: b. The Request was not filed at least 10 days before the hearing and Superior Court of California, County of did not include a good reason for the late request. c. The required $10 filing fee was not paid. d. Other:

Fill in your case number and case name:

Case Number:

Continued on Attachment SC-152, item 2(d). Case Name:

3 The trial will be held as follows:

Time: Dept. Hearing
Date
Name and address of court if different than address above:

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). (Civ. Code, § 54.8.)

4 The clerk will mail a copy of this order to:

a. The person who asked for the postponement.
b. All plaintiffs and defendants at the addresses listed in the court’s records.

Date: Judicial officer Need help? For free help, contact your county’s small claims advisor: ? [local info here]

Or visit selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/small-claims-advisor.

Judicial Council of California, courts.ca.gov Order on Request to Postpone Trial SC-152, Page 1 of 1Rev. July 1, 2025, Optional Form Code of Civil Procedure, § 116.570 (Small Claims)