In my state and I assume many others the plaintiff can choose whether to file in small claims or the normal general district court. The defendant can file to ha

In my state and I assume many others the plaintiff can choose whether to file in small claims or the normal general district court. The defendant can file to have a case moved from small claims to general district but not the other way around. Judges also do not have the ability to move a case from small claims to the normal general district process unless the parties agree. Companies therefore usually file using the normal general district process in other to achieve the very result documented in this article.