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Had a court scheduled today. The court building was open but my case got cancelled. It would have been nice if I got a call regarding this cancellation. The employee there said that a letter was sent regarding the canceled court date. I told him “that because of the covid 19 the postal service has been a bit behind with its deliveries”. Keep in mind that I live in Los Banos and not in Merced. They also screwed up on a restraining order, so now there are two people with the same case number and the restraining order is on a person who has nothing to do with the actual case. They need to do a better job since it is smaller than other cities. Such a waste of time and mileage. I even asked for the day off.
Absolute worst experiences in a California Small Claims court is in poor rural Sanctuary city Merced, CA. I win all my rental cases but boy do I have to prove beyond any shadow of a doubt that the tenant damaged my house. The bailiff is rude and the judge acts like a defense attorney for the tenant even when tenant is a no show at the trial. The judge disrespected my lease terms and allowed tenant to break lease without paying the remaining months owed in 12 month lease. Going forward I don't bother suing anymore and just take my demand for payment to a collection agency in Fresno, CA who will report tenant's unpaid landlord lien to all 3 credit bureaus. I have lost over $6000 going through Merced County Superior Court not counting my lost wages and driving from Santa Clara, CA to Merced, CA. Yelp will soon remove this review. Thanks Yelp.
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