Cuyahoga Court Dockets

Cuyahoga County in Ohio is served by two courts, the County Court of Common Pleas and the District Court of Appeals. It is the responsibility of the County Clerk of Courts to preserve and maintain the records of the cases handled by the courts of Cuyahoga. All legal documents of the civil and criminal case hearings are recorded, maintained, indexed and certified by the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts. This database of court records is accessible for public use and you can find Cuyahoga docket information there.

Cuyahoga County Courts: Jurisdiction

The Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas has general jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases. The particular cases that are handled at the court are as follows:

•    Civil cases where the amount of controversy is $500 or more
•    Mental health related cases
•    Juvenile cases including traffic and such other violations
•    Probate or estate related cases
•    Felony and misdemeanor cases

The District Court of Appeals serving Cuyahoga is the court of the Eighth Appellate District. It hears writs or original actions cases as well as appellate cases.

Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts Address and Contact Information

Docket information about the court cases filed in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, is available for public use. Visit the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts at the following address:

Administrative Offices
Justice Center 1st Floor
1200 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1664

You can also call 216-443-7952 or email the Clerk of Courts at clerk_of_courts@cuyahogacounty.us.

The contact numbers of the particular divisions of the Clerk of Courts are as follows:

Common Pleas Archives: 216-443-7938
Common Pleas – Civil Division: 216-443-7950
Common Pleas – Criminal Division: 216-443-7985
Common Pleas – Criminal Division – Docket Department: 216-443-7991
Common Pleas – Appellate Division: 216-443-7937
Common Pleas – Domestic Relations Division:  216-443-7950

Cuyahoga Docket Information: Online Search

An online search option is also available for information about civil and criminal case dockets at http://cpdocket.cp.cuyahogacounty.us/p_PickSearch.aspx. The search is categorized into two divisions, Civil Search and Criminal Search.

The Civil Search option gives you information about cases involving domestic violence, foreclosures, divorce, contract litigation, etc. Details about the Civil and Criminal Appeals filed in the county are also available from the Civil Search. You can conduct the Civil Search by two methods, which are as follows:

Search by name: http://cpdocket.cp.cuyahogacounty.us/p_NameSearch.aspx. Here you need to fill in fields like first, middle and last name, company name, case category, case year, and others. This helps in narrowing down the search results.

Search by case: http://cpdocket.cp.cuyahogacounty.us/p_Search.aspx. You need to provide the case year, the case category and the case number to conduct this search.

The Criminal Search of Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts offers information about cases involving robbery, assault, homicide, trespassing, drugs, burglary and other criminal activities. This search can also be run using two methods:

Search by name: http://cpdocket.cp.cuyahogacounty.us/p_NameSearch.aspx. The fields that you are required to fill in include first, middle and last name, date of birth, race, sex, defendant ID, and alias if known.

Search by case: http://cpdocket.cp.cuyahogacounty.us/p_Search.aspx. The case category is criminal; all you need to do is fill in the case year and the case number and all matching results would be available.