small claims

Long story short I was hit by a driver in traffic who was making an unlawful left-hand turn without yielding to traffic (me). A few thousand $$$ in damage. No one was injured, just property damage. I filed a claim with her insurance but it turned out her policy had expired. The policy card she...

I need to file a small claims case against someone who negligently damaged some personal property of mine a couple years ago. I'm aware that the statute of limitations for this in California is three years. But it's unclear to me if the case merely needs to be *filed* before the three-year mark...