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... If you wait too long, your right to sue will be barred by these statutes. ... To sue a city, county, state, or governmental agency (for example, a school district), you first must ... If Larry fails to make his first payment, then you can't sue him in small claims court until January ... (Note that you can sue him for only the $1,000 payment he missed, not for the entire $5,000.) ... From Larry's point of view, if you don't sue by January 1, 2016, then you cannot sue him for the first ...