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[wintermutestwin]

I've heard a judge in CA say that emotional distress claims were not permissible in small claims court.

[pc86 → wintermutestwin]

That's either not the case (this was in California), or is for something "worse" than negligent infliction. As a sibling comment pointed out it's possible that this was a summary judgment so perhaps it isn't technically emotional distress.