11.   As part of this educational effort, many states now provide free booklets to walk people through the proceedings of a small claims court.

12.   Because privacy cases are not a priority for prosecutors, customers often end up taking a retailer to small claims court or filing a class action lawsuit.

13.   Before filing a suit in small claims court, you need to answer two questions.

14.   A lot of them are small claims.

15.   But if you file in small claims court, you stand a fair chance of recovering costs directly related to the canceled flight, Perkins says.

16.   But Shields and a few hundred people like him prefer to take callers before a judge -- usually in small claims courts -- to win back their privacy.

17.   But state law specifically permits lay people to appeal assessments in small claims courts, and Willinger and Markusfeld won.

18.   Does Supt. Cibotti think these students were adversaries in a small claims case?

19.   Frustrated with the company, the couple expects to file its case with the small claims court soon.

20.   Going to a lawyer or small claims court may be your only recourse, but first determine what the debt is worth.