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OFFICE OF THE CLERK

Administrative Offices Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1664 216-443-7952 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Contact us by e-mail at clerk_of_courts@cuyahogacounty.us.
	phone
Clerk of Courts: Gerald E. Fuerst	216-443-7952
Chief Deputy: Keith M. Hurley	216-443-7950
Administrative Officer: Mike Smotek	216-443-7950

AUTO TITLE DIVISION
	phone
Main Office	216-443-8900
David Kniola, Supervisor Robert Makowski, Assistant Supervisor Jenette Peck, Assistant Supervisor	216-443-8912 216-443-8908 216-443-8911

Southgate	phone
Rita Moore Reginald Jones	216-475-6855 216-475-6855
North Olmsted	phone
Lynda Stahurski	440-777-4060
Parma	phone
Vickie Smith Karen Gibson	440-888-7050 440-888-7050


COMMON PLEAS - APPELLATE
	phone
General Information	216-443-7937
Al T. Chesnik	216-443-7937


COMMON PLEAS - CIVIL DIVISION
	phone
General Information	216-443-7950
Acting Office Manager: Mike Hrestak	216-443-7971
Assistant Office Manager: Terry Schuerger	216-443-8171

COMMON PLEAS - CRIMINAL DIVISION
	phone
General Information	216-443-7985
Director: Mark K. Lime	216-443-7989
Assistant Director: Ann McKenzie	216-443-7996
Administrative Officer: Brent Bartell	216-443-7985
General Information	216-443-7999
Bond Information	216-443-7999
Counter Staff	216-443-7991
Diversion Information	216-263-4599
Docket Department	216-443-7991
Summons Department	216-443-7995

COMMON PLEAS - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
	phone
General Information	216-443-7950
COMMON PLEAS - GENERAL
ARCHIVES Courthouse 1 Lakeside Ave. Room 45 216-443-7938 Location of all Civil, Divorce and 8th District Court of Appeals case files closed within the past eight years. Also, the location of all State of Ohio Sales Tax and Personal Income Tax Judgments.
	phone 216-443-7938

CASHIER Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7972 Accepts all filing fees pursuant to Local Rule 7; accepts court costs for all Civil, Divorce and 8th District Court of Appeals cases. Posting of bonds in Civil and Divorce actions.
	phone 216-443-7972

CERTIFIED COPIES Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7977 Handles requests for Certified Copies of all Civil, Divorce and 8th District Court of Appeals pleading, journal entries and docket pages.
	phone 216-443-7977

COST Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7979 Computes Court Costs for all Civil, Divorce and 8th District Court of Appeals cases and; State Sales Tax Liens and State Personal Income Tax Liens.
	phone 216-443-7979

DATA ENTRY Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7547 Posts all Civil and Divorce pleading and Journal Entries on the Electronic Docket.
	phone 216-443-7547

DOCKETS Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7960 Handles all public inquires concerning all Civil and Divorce actions filled in the Common Pleas Court.
	phone 216-443-7960

FILING DESK Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7974 Files the initial action in all Civil, Divorce and 8th District Court of Appeals cases; all pleading in pending and post decree actions in all Civil, Divorce and 8th District Court of Appeals Cases.
	phone 216-443-7974

FORECLOSURE FILE ROOM Courthouse Square Building 310 West Lakeside Avenue, Room 615 216-698-6565 Maintains pending foreclosure files, accepts for filing all non-payment filings for foreclosure actions.
	phone 216-698-6565

INDEX Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7966 Provides case numbers for all Civil and Divorce cases filled from 1910 to the present.
	phone 216-443-7966

JOURNALS Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7968 or 216-443-7969 Journalizes all Civil and Divorce Judgment entries.
	phone 216-443-7968 216-443-7969 216-698-6505

JUDGMENT LIENS Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7976 Files and records for all Judgment Liens from Civil and Divorce actions. Also files and records for all State of Ohio Tax Judgments.
	phone 216-443-7976

MICROFILM Courthouse 1 Lakeside Ave. Room 37 216-443-7939 Location of the Microfilm records of all Civil, Divorce and 8th District Court of Appeals cases filed prior to 1999.
	phone 216-443-7939

NOTARY Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7970 Records Notary Commissions and maintains the records of all Notary Commissions registered in Cuyahoga County.
	phone 216-443-7970

PENDING FILES -- CIVIL Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7965 Location of all Pending Civil case files.
	phone 216-443-7965

PENDING FILES -- DIVORCE Courthouse 1 Lakeside Ave. Room 41 216-443-7949 Location of all Pending Divorce case files.
	phone 216-443-7949

SECOND ATTEMPTS Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-348-4244 Issues all Second Attempts of Service in pending cases and miscellaneous requests for service in pending and post decree actions.
	phone 216-348-4244

SUMMONS Justice Center 1st Floor 1200 Ontario Street 216-443-7973 Issues summons for all newly filed Civil and Divorce actions.
	phone 216-443-7973

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