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You must file the motion with the Clerk of Court located on the first floor of the Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1664. You will be required to pay a filing fee to the Clerk of Court at the time you file the motion. Please refer to Local Rule 1 of this Court's Rules for the correct amount.
Go to the clerk's office and ask for a Small Claim Questionnaire. The filing fee is $20.00 plus service. Fill in the form with your case number, your name and address, and the name and address of the judgment debtor. You will be given a court date when you file.
File the motion with the Domestic Relations Clerk of Court located on the ground floor, room 35, of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, 1 W. Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. You will be required to pay a filing fee to the Clerk of Court at the time you file the motion.
Clerk of Courts Nailah K. Byrd- Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts.
Deposits for Costs & Filing Fees Civil DivisionCivil Complaint When the number of defendants exceeds ten, $250.00 plus $5.00 for each additional defendant over 10.$250.00Divorce - Children$300.00Counterclaim - Children$250.00Divorce - No Children$200.0051 more rows
You have two options for filing a complaint: Fill out online, print and notarize your complaint form and bring it to: Cuyahoga County Administration Building. Attn: Department of Law, 7th Floor. Mail your notarized complaint form to: Cuyahoga County Human Rights Commission. Attn: Department of Law.
1925.02 governs Ohio's small claims courts and provides that the courts have jurisdiction over civil claims to recover money and taxes only, and currently limits the amount to $3,000. O.R.C. 1925.10 provides for transferring of cases that exceed the $3,000 limit.
You do not need an attorney to file a small claims case; however, if you do not retain one, you assume ALL RESPONSIBILITY of the filing of your claim. The small claims limit is $6,000. A filing fee of $37 is required at the time of filing. Each additional defendant (person you are suing) costs $7.
In Ohio, you can initiate a civil lawsuit by filing a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas. One of these courts is located in each of Ohio's 88 counties, and the general division hears most civil cases.
For further assistance with online Case Information, please email ClerkofCourts@cmcoh.org or call (216) 664-4790 during normal operating hours. This web site was provided by Cleveland Municipal Court (hereinafter the Court) as a public service.