2024 California Rules of Court
Rule 3.2104. Defendant's claim
A defendant may file a claim against the plaintiff even if the claim does not relate to the same subject or event as the plaintiff's claim, so long as the claim is within the jurisdictional limit of the small claims court.
Rule 3.2104 renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1703 effective July 1, 1991.