1. Subject-matter jurisdiction: The amount of money or property in dispute may not exceed the statutory jurisdiction for small claims cases.
2. A judgment may not be entered against a defendant absent lawful service of process. That is, the court must have "personal service" over the person or entity sued. Note that this is a requirement of law in all cases.
The US Court of Federal Claims. It is located in Wasshington DC.
In Texas a Justice of the Peace Court and the Small Claims Court will not hear criminal felony cases.
cases involving small claims
Cases involving claims of the people against the United States
There is no court named "Small Court" so I assume you are asking about Small Claims Court. In NJ, there is no separate "Small Claims Court" - all small claims cases are heard in the Special Civil Part of the Civil Division of Superior Court in each county. To find your local information, use the related link below. Select your county and look for that county's Superior Court - Civil Division. That will be the contact information for small claims cases. The link to the court website is the court name in blue; the court website will have details about small claims cases in that county.
The U.S. Court of Claims hears cases dealing with claims against the federal government.
the Constitution
cases involving claims of the people against the United States
cases involving claims of the people against the United States
Cases involving claims of the people against the United States
A limit not placed on the supreme court is that they get to choice which cases they want to hear. The supreme court holds the full say so in which cases they choice and they only hear few cases throughout the year.
US Court of Claims