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Originally Posted by Jetliner
That all sounds good, fine and dandy, except that the filing fee for the court case is probably going to be much higher than the bag fee itself, and you may or may not be able to recover that. You need to check in to this.
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According to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 116.610-116.630, paragraph g:
(1) The prevailing party is entitled to the costs of the action, including the costs of serving the order for the appearance of the defendant.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subdivision and subdivision (b) of Section 1032, the amount of the small claims court fee paid by a party pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 116.230 that exceeds the amount that would have been paid if the party had paid the fee pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 116.230 shall not be recoverable as costs.
I haven't yet researched point (2), but in any case, the suit is more an issue of principle than money.