Nashville Small Claims Court: Where and How to File

Which court

Nashville has no separate small claims court. Claims up to $25,000 are filed as a civil warrant in General Sessions Court through the General Sessions Civil Clerk, who is a different office from the Circuit Court side.

Where and how to file

Limit	$25,000
Court	Davidson County General Sessions Court, Civil Division
Address	408 Second Ave N, Suite 2110, Nashville, TN 37201
Phone	615-862-5195
Hours	Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays
File online	eFlex, https://efile.nashville.gov/
Fees	$145.75 for a civil warrant, made up of $50 clerk fee, $52 sheriff fee and $43.75 litigation tax. Each added defendant is $52.
Timing	You choose your own court date when you file, as long as it gives the officer enough time to serve the papers.
Serving papers	The clerk normally sends the warrant to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office to serve. The $52 sheriff fee is part of the filing total.

Davidson County General Sessions Court, Civil Division small claims page

Good to know here

A non-lawyer can only represent themselves here, not anyone else. The local rules say so, so check with the clerk before filing for a company.
Give complete details for the defendant, including phone numbers and an employer or work address if you can.
Civil dockets are in the Justice A. A. Birch Building, Monday to Friday, at 9 a.m. in Courtroom 1A and 10 a.m. in Courtroom 1B. The clerk says to confirm the week's docket assignment before filing or appearing.
Bring copies of your exhibits. All parties must exchange them before trial and give copies to the court.
The clerk's Resource Center helps self-represented people at 1 Public Square, Suite 303, 615-862-5207.

Hours, fees and locations change. Call the court or check its site before you go.

Nashville Small Claims Court

Where and how to file

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