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Posted By: Paul

I believe the most you can ask for in small claims court in California is $5,000, which explains why Dan didn't ask for the full $6,000. I'm not sure why he asked for $4,800 instead of $5,000. Perhaps he felt that if he was asking the judge for the maximum the judge could award, the judge would feel (wrongly) he was being greedy and look less favorably on his case. Whatever the reasons, let me add my congratulations as well.