When can a plaintiff recover a judgment within the jurisdictional limit for a limited civil or small claims action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McNulty v. Ottosi, B264239 (Cal. App. 2016):
When a plaintiff files an unlimited civil action but recovers a judgment within the jurisdictional limit for a limited civil or small claims action, the trial court has discretion to deny costs to the plaintiff. ( 1033, subds. (a), (b); Chavez v. City of Los Angeles (2010) 47 Cal.4th 970, 983.) "We review the trial court's denial of costs under Code of
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