text: Go to your county courthouse, go to the clerks office and they have a form for you to fill out. You will be required to pay a fee and they vary from state to state. On the day you are scheduled to appear take any documentation you have and any witnesses and present them in an orderly manner, the judge will assist by asking any questions he may have and render a verdict. Keep in mind that even if you get a verdict the court does not collect the money for you, and usually a judgment is as difficult to collect as it is to get some people to purchase car insurance. A suggestion i would make is to file the claim and then contact some of these judge shows and if you are invited to appear in their forum they will cover your travel expenses and if you win they will pay your suit out of the other persons fee they would receive for appearing.