So, you have decided to take your dispute to a Washington State small claims court. (Another article discusses when that might make sense or not) The first thing to do will be to file and serve the case in the local small claims court. After that the defendant will need to be served with at least a copy of the small claims filing and possibly additional documents depending on which county you are in (e.g. a date of hearing, required forms from the Court, etc.). If you haven'