There may be situation in your life where you need to present your case and get justice for an unfair treatment but you may not feel the need to go to higher courts for the minimal amounts.  The people’s court ensures to rectify these injustices and compensate the plaintiffs.  These courts are also called small claims courts.  These courts function informally and do not require you to appoint a lawyer to represent your case.  You can represent yourself and present all the facts before the judge.  The judge has the authority to make decisions on the matter based on all the information shared and the laws of the land. 

If you are unsure of how these courts function and have some doubts, you can read up more about the process here: http://www.larcc.org/pamphlets/consumer/small_claims.pdf to get answers to your queries about the small claims court and its proceedings.  The person who files the claim is called the plaintiff and the person against whom the claim is made is the defendant.  The Hartford County (Connecticut) small claims court is empowered to handle cases where the recovery money is $5000 or less.

To get a detailed perspective about the small claims process, check out this site: http://www.jud.ct.gov/Publications/CV045.pdf; the site will educate you and equip you to handle a small claims case in Hartford County, Connecticut.  To file a small claim you have to go to the District court closest to you and acquire a small claims form and the information booklet from the office.  These forms are available free and you do not have to pay anything to get them.  However, you have to pay the filing fee, which is refunded if you win the case as the judge orders the defendant to pay it back to you.

To fill up this form and to make claims it is important you have the following: Legal and right name of the defendant, his or her address, along with the Zip code. You also have to be very clear why you are suing and what the amount of your claim is for the damages caused by the defendant. If you are not sure of how to fill the form, the clerk at the court office will help you, but he cannot give you legal advice. For legal advice, you can contact a local small claims attorney who specializes in claims in the County or area.