The Small Claims Session is a part of Connecticut's court system where you can sue for money damages only. The amount of damages you can sue for is limited to $5,000 or less except in the case of a home improvement contract, money damages are limited up to $15,000, or if you are filing a case for the return of a security deposit in a landlord-tenant matter. Small Claims Session procedures are easier to follow, and the filing fee is lower than the fee for filing in Superior Court.

For help starting or responding to a small claims case, follow the links below:

To look up cases filed in the small claims session, follow the links below:

• Superior Court Small Claims Case Look-up (for cases filed on and after September 1, 2017 and for cases that have been transferred to a small claims docket)
• Centralized Small Claims Case Look-up (for cases filed before September 1, 2017 that have not been transferred to a small claims docket)

Case information for small claims matters filed on and after September 1, 2017, and any cases filed prior to that date that have been transferred to the small claims docket in a judicial district or housing session are available through the Superior Court Small Claims Case Look-up. You can search for cases by party name, docket number, or attorney or firm juris number. You can also search for scheduled hearings or other court events by date, docket number or attorney/firm juris number.

Searching will provide you with a link to one or more cases. Selecting the underlined docket number of any case will take you to the case summary (case detail), which contains party and attorney information; motions, pleading and documents that have been filed; court orders; notices; and disposition information.

For help in searching for a Superior Court Small Claims case or scheduled event, go to the Understanding the Display of Case Information page.

Attorney/Firm Juris Number Look-up

Case information for small claims matters filed with Centralized Small Claims prior to September 1, 2017 that have not been transferred to the small claims docket in a judicial district or housing session and assigned a new docket number are available online through the Centralized Small Claims Case Look-up. You can search for cases by party name, docket number, attorney or firm juris number or by hearing date. For help in searching for a centralized small claims case, go to our Centralized Small Claims Session Search Help page.

Searching will provide you with a link to one or more cases. Selecting the underlined docket number of any case will take you to the case summary (case detail), which contains the party and attorney information, file activities, a list of the motions/documents that have been filed, and the court's rulings on the case.

Attorney/Firm Juris Number Look-up