Difference between revisions of "Small Claims Appeal (20:App L)"
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==== Step 3: File the Notice of Appeal at the Supreme Court Registry closest to the place where the Small Claims Court Order was made ==== | ==== Step 3: File the Notice of Appeal at the Supreme Court Registry closest to the place where the Small Claims Court Order was made ==== | ||
==== Step 4: Pay the $200 Filing Fee (''Supreme Court Civil Rules'', BC Reg 168/2009, Appendix C) and $200 Security for Costs (''SCA'', s 8(1)) | ==== Step 4: Pay the $200 Filing Fee (''Supreme Court Civil Rules'', BC Reg 168/2009, Appendix C) and $200 Security for Costs (''SCA'', s 8(1)) ==== | ||
*Also, deposit with the Court Registry the amount of money the Small Claims Court Judge ordered to be paid to the Respondent. Alternatively, bring an application to a Judge to reduce the amounts payable. | |||
*If you cannot afford the filing fee, you may want to apply to a Supreme Court Judge to reduce the amount to be paid. | *If you cannot afford the filing fee, you may want to apply to a Supreme Court Judge to reduce the amount to be paid. | ||
*To succeed in reducing the filing fee, you must be able to prove that you are indigent (see ''Supreme Court Civil Rule'' 20 -5). The BC Court of Appeal has considered the meaning of that word in a case called ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1dzv9 Johnston v. Johnston]''. The Court said "indigent" means "a person who has some means but such scanty means that [they are] needy and poor." | *To succeed in reducing the filing fee, you must be able to prove that you are indigent (see ''Supreme Court Civil Rule'' 20 -5). The BC Court of Appeal has considered the meaning of that word in a case called ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1dzv9 Johnston v. Johnston]''. The Court said "indigent" means "a person who has some means but such scanty means that [they are] needy and poor." | ||