<p>Re post #11: the statute of limitations applies in small claims court as well as anywhere else. (No “online” filing available that I can see). OP would have to pay a filing fee in Alameda county, file on paper, pay whatever costs were associated with serving the proper parties, and show up in court at the designated time. At that time, whether or not anyone from Associated Students at Berkeley showed up to contest the claim, the most likely outcome is that the Judge would throw the case out because of the delay in filing.</p>