Extracting Case Data for SC-100 Form

Use this skill to extract and organize case data from a natural language case description for filling the SC-100 form. Maps case facts to form fields.

Extracting Case Data for SC-100 Form

Data Mapping from Case Description

Given a case description, extract and map these elements:

Plaintiff Information

Data Point	How to Extract	Form Field
Full Name	"I am [Name]"	Plaintiff name field
Address	"I live in [address]"	Plaintiff street, city, state, zip
Phone	"my phone # is [number]"	Plaintiff phone field
Email	"email: [email]"	Plaintiff email field

Defendant Information

Data Point	How to Extract	Form Field
Full Name	"I want to sue [Name]"	Defendant name field
Address	"in [address]" after defendant name	Defendant street, city, state, zip
Phone	"His/Her phone #: [number]"	Defendant phone field

Claim Details

Data Point	How to Extract	Form Field
Amount	"security deposit of amount $X"	Dollar amount claimed
Basis	"failed to return security deposit based on..."	What happened / claim description
Date range	"happened from [date] until [date]"	Date fields for incident
Venue reason	"filing where defendant lives"	Checkbox: defendant lives in jurisdiction
Demand made	"asked him to return money multiple times"	Yes, asked defendant to pay
Filing date	"file it with date: [date]"	Date of filing
Prior claims	"first time suing by small claims"	Number of prior claims = 0 or first-time indicator
Amount source	"listed on the signed roommate sublease contract"	How amount was calculated

Example Data for This Case

case_data = {
    # Plaintiff
    "plaintiff_name": "Joyce He",
    "plaintiff_street": "655 S Fair Oaks Ave",
    "plaintiff_city": "Sunnyvale",
    "plaintiff_state": "CA",
    "plaintiff_zip": "94086",
    "plaintiff_phone": "4125886066",
    "plaintiff_email": "he1998@gmail.com",

    # Defendant
    "defendant_name": "Zhi Chen",
    "defendant_street": "299 W Washington Ave",
    "defendant_city": "Sunnyvale",
    "defendant_state": "CA",
    "defendant_zip": "94086",
    "defendant_phone": "5125658878",

    # Claim
    "claim_amount": "1500.00",  # or "1,500.00"
    "claim_description": "Defendant failed to return my security deposit of $1,500 after moving out, based on the signed roommate sublease contract.",
    "incident_start_date": "2025-09-30",
    "incident_end_date": "2026-01-19",
    "venue_reason": "Where defendant lives/has a business",
    "asked_to_pay": True,
    "how_asked": "Asked defendant to return the money multiple times via text but defendant is not responding.",
    "amount_basis": "The amount is listed on the signed roommate sublease contract.",
    "filing_date": "2026-01-19",
    "num_prior_claims": 0,  # first time suing
    "is_individual": True,
}

Phone Number Formatting

Phone numbers may need formatting depending on the form:

Raw: 4125886066
Formatted: (412) 588-6066 or 412-588-6066
Check form field expectations; if single field, may use either format

Address Parsing

Break addresses into components:

655 S Fair Oaks Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
- Street: 655 S Fair Oaks Ave
- City: Sunnyvale
- State: CA
- ZIP: 94086

Venue Selection (Item 3)

The case says "filing where defendant lives" → Check the radio button or checkbox for "Where the defendant lives" or equivalent wording on the SC-100 form.