Small Claims
SC-105: Defendant's Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court
Current as of July 21, 2026 · tracked for revisionsFillable PDFJudicial Council of California
This form allows a person to ask the court to make a decision on a specific legal issue and to respond to claims made against them in small claims court. Small claims litigants use this form to request relief from the judge and to answer any allegations or counterclaims in their case.
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Forms that go with SC-105
SC-104RequiredProof of Service (Small Claims)The Proof of Service form is required to document that the defendant's claim (SC-105) has been properly served on all other parties before the hearing.›SC-107AttachmentSmall Claims Subpoena for Personal Appearance and Production of Documents at Trial or Hearing and DeclarationThe Fictitious/Additional Name form is filed alongside SC-105 when the defendant's claim involves a business operating under a fictitious or assumed name.›SC-120Often filed with itNotice of Entry of Judgment (Small Claims)The Defendant's Response form is commonly filed at the same time as SC-105 to formally respond to the plaintiff's original claim while simultaneously asserting the defendant's own claim.›SC-100Often filed with itPlaintiff's Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims CourtThe Plaintiff's Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court is the primary opposing claim form that initiates the same small claims proceeding, and the SC-105 defendant's claim is typically filed in response to or alongside it.›SC-133Next stepJudgment Debtor's Statement of Assets (Small Claims)The Order on Defendant's Claim form is the next sequential court-issued document that follows SC-105, recording the judge's ruling on the defendant's claim after the hearing.›
More Small Claims forms
SC-101Attorney Fee Dispute (After Arbitration) (Attachment to Plaintiff's Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court)›SC-103Fictitious Business Name (Small Claims)›SC-108Request to Correct or Cancel Judgment and Answer (Small Claims)›SC-109Authorization to Appear (Small Claims)›SC-114Request to Amend Party Name Before Hearing (Small Claims)›SC-130Notice of Entry of Judgment (Small Claims)›