[Rick Lee]

It's not going to take 3-4 days to prepare this case. You don't get hours in small claims court. It's more like traffic court plus a few extra minutes. Chances are the defendant won't even show, you'll get a default judgment and then can try to collect. I would never let someone off the hook for this kind of money. You may not collect, but make sure this follows them on every credit application they ever fill out for the next seven yrs.