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Request to Correct or Cancel Judgment and Answer (Small Claims)

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective July 1, 2025

This form is used to ask the court to fix a mistake in a small claims judgment or to ask the court to cancel the judgment entirely. If someone else files this form, you use the second part to tell the court what you think should happen about the request.

The court describes it as: Ask the judge to fix or cancel their decision in your Small Claims case. If the other side asked the judge to fix or cancel the decision, use this form to tell the judge what you think should be done.

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Where this fits in a case

Respond

Stage: Respond

This form is used in a small claims case when someone wants the judge to change or cancel a judgment that was already made. The form must be filed within 30 days after the clerk mailed out the Notice of Entry of Judgment (form SC-130).

Either party may file.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who should fill out the first part of this form?
If you are the person asking the court to fix or cancel a judgment, you fill out the first part of the form.
What happens after I file the request?
The court will mail its decision to you or tell you that you need to go to a court hearing.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect July 1, 2025.

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