Q: 3 years ago i took this guy i was working for to small clams i was going to be awarded 21000 but he never showed up and
Nothing has happened since then?
A:
First, small claims jurisdiction does not allow for a claim as high as $21,000. If you brought a claim that was higher than the jurisdictional amount, the most the court could have awarded to you would be the jurisdictional limit.
Second, if you appeared and he did not, you should have won by default unless the judge found you did not have a prima facie case for relief. If you got a judgment, you had to then enforce that judgments. Getting a small claims judgment does not result in an automatic payment by the other person. It just gives you the right to use legal process to collect your judgment.
You are going to have to bring all of your paperwork to an attorney to allow them to give you more specific, reliable advice.
Good luck to you.
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