CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
SECTION 116.610-116.630

116.610.  (a) The small claims court shall give judgment for
damages, or equitable relief, or both damages and equitable relief,
within the jurisdictional limits stated in Sections 116.220 and
116.231, and may make such orders as to time of payment or otherwise
as the court deems just and equitable for the resolution of the
dispute.
   (b) The court may, at its discretion or on request of any party,
continue the matter to a later date in order to permit and encourage
the parties to attempt resolution by informal or alternative means.
   (c) The judgment shall include a determination whether the
judgment resulted from a motor vehicle accident on a California
highway caused by the defendant's operation of a motor vehicle, or by
the operation by some other individual, of a motor vehicle
registered in the defendant's name.
   (d) If the defendant has filed a claim against the plaintiff, or
if the judgment is against two or more defendants, the judgment, and
the statement of decision if one is rendered, shall specify the basis
for and the character and amount of the liability of each of the
parties, including, in the case of multiple judgment debtors, whether
the liability of each is joint or several.
   (e) If specific property is referred to in the judgment, whether
it be personal or real, tangible or intangible, the property shall be
identified with sufficient detail to permit efficient implementation
or enforcement of the judgment.
   (f) In an action against several defendants, the court may, in its
discretion, render judgment against one or more of them, leaving the
action to proceed against the others, whenever a several judgment is
proper.
   (g) The prevailing party is entitled to the costs of the action,
including the costs of serving the order for the appearance of the
defendant.
   (h) When the court renders judgment, the clerk shall promptly
deliver or mail notice of entry of the judgment to the parties, and
shall execute a certificate of personal delivery or mailing and place
it in the file.
   (i) The notice of entry of judgment shall be on a form approved or
adopted by the Judicial Council.

116.620.  (a) The judgment debtor shall pay the amount of the
judgment either immediately or at the time and upon the terms and
conditions, including payment by installments, which the court may
order.
   (b) The court may at any time, for good cause, upon motion by a
party and notice by the clerk to all affected parties at their last
known address, amend the terms and conditions for payment of the
judgment to provide for payment by installment.  The determination
shall be made without regard to the nature of the underlying debt and
without regard to whether the moving party appeared before entry of
the judgment.
   (c) In determining the terms and conditions of payment, the court
may consider any factors which would be relevant to a claim of
exemption under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 703.010) of
Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2.

116.630.  The court may, at any time after judgment, for good cause,
upon motion by a party and notice by the clerk to all affected
parties at their last known address, amend the name of any party to
include both the correct legal name  and the actually used name or
names of that party.