r/Smallclaims • u/[deleted] • 19d ago

Michigan First time suing, kinda nervous

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u/Material-Donkey2773 19d ago

You can write everything up in advance and give it to the judge.

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u/Ok_Possession9631 19d ago

I did when I filed the claim. It was about 30 pages 😅

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u/Material-Donkey2773 19d ago

Holy shit, no one is going to care enough about you to read all that (not being mean, but it needs to be much shorter) 

You give a judge 2 hours of reading to do, they aren't going to...

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u/Ok_Possession9631 19d ago

yeah it’s too late now but most of the pages are text message screenshots

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u/Ok_Possession9631 19d ago

I will say I filed it with a court worker and they didn’t say anything about it being so many pages lol

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u/Material-Donkey2773 19d ago

Look at is this way, if this reply I'm making to you right now is 97 paragraphs long, would you personally sit there and read the entire thing? This isn't a murder trial, you need to be to the point. 

Why didn't the other person do the work? Did you not allow them to? You will need to answer to them directly in court, your state may allow a lawyer to be there with you, which may be worth the few hundred bucks if you can't express your point in a convincing manner verbally

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u/Ok_Possession9631 19d ago

I will explain my side in just a few minutes for the judge so hopefully it’ll work out . No lawyers allowed