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Civil Court
Records Search |
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Civil court record
search will help you identify non-criminal litigation, a person
has been a party to. This search will identify suits filed by
individuals or corporations including product liability suits,
civil rights violations, judgments for nonpayment of goods and
other similar cases. Records are retrieved from federal, state
or local courts through a nationwide network of court
researchers. The "Comprehensive Nationwide Criminal, Civil &
other court records search" also searches for pending or
dismissed cases and lawsuits, dispositions and Federal and State
court dockets search. You also have the option to find copies of court
documents. Civil court records search is available for every
jurisdiction in the USA,
Canada and
every other country in the world. |
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You can search by Civil lower court, Civil upper court or
Federal District Court Civil Results. Search of Superior and/or
Municipal Court Records yields reports on any civil litigation
involving a particular individual or business during the past
seven years. The results include the names of plaintiff and
defendant, the date filed, type of action and current status or
disposition. Each court search is an
independent Civil Court search and returns, LAWSUITS, judgments and liens.
Results can also include copies of official transcripts
and COURT ORDERS. This search can also help you find out how
much ALIMONY someone is paying. For a detailed search please
order the search for each court independently. To search records
older than 7 years, please choose the search titled 30 year USA
Nationwide Civil & Criminal court records search. |
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What is the difference between Upper, Lower and Federal
District Courts?
Civil records are often located in different courts commonly
referred to as Upper or Lower courts.
Civil records are
normally divided between upper and lower courts based on the
monetary amount of the claim. In some states, these
courts are also referred to as Circuit or County courts.
Upper level record searches generally involve monies
greater than what is listed in the table below (amount varies by state), while Lower court, or Small Claims courts
involve lesser sums in question. Divorce and marriage records
may be found in Family or Domestic courts. |
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Federal District Court is the name of one of the courts
of the United States. It is held by a judge, called the district
judge. Several courts under the same name have been established
by state authority. Most federal cases are initially tried and
decided in the U.S. district courts, the federal courts of
general trial jurisdiction. There are 94 district courts in the
50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and
the Northern Mariana Islands. With the exception of the three
territorial courts, all district court judges are appointed for
life by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
A district may itself be divided into divisions and may have
several places where the court hears cases. Congress authorizes
judgeships for each district based in large part on the
caseload. In each district, the judge who has served on the
court the longest and who is under 65 years of age is designated
as the chief judge. The chief judge has administrative duties in
addition to a caseload. |
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Click here to view the
list of U.S. District Courts. |
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Lower Court or Small
Claims Court Limits for the 50 States
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State |
Dollar Limit |
| Alabama |
$3,000 |
| Alaska |
$7,500 |
| Arizona |
$2,500
(small claims court); $5,000 (regular
justice court) |
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Arkansas |
$5,000 |
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California |
$5,000
(A plaintiff may not file a claim over
$2,500 more than twice a year. The limit
for suits involving a surety company or
licensed contractor is $4,000.) |
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Colorado |
$7,500 |
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Connecticut |
$3,500
(no limit for landlord-tenant cases
involving security deposit claims) |
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Delaware |
$15,000 |
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District of Columbia |
$5,000 |
| Florida |
$5,000 |
| Georgia |
$15,000 |
| Hawaii |
$3,500 |
| Idaho |
$4,000 |
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Illinois |
$5,000
(small claims); $1,500 (Cook County Pro
Se Branch) |
| Indiana |
$3,000
($6,000 in Marion and Allen Counties) |
| Iowa |
$5,000 |
| Kansas |
$1,800 |
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Kentucky |
$1,500 |
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Louisiana |
$3,000 |
| Maine |
$4,500 |
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Maryland |
$5,000 |
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Massachusetts |
$2,000 |
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Michigan |
$3,000 |
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Minnesota |
$7,500 |
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Mississippi |
$2,500 |
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Missouri |
$3,000 |
| Montana |
$3,000 |
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Nebraska |
$2,400 |
| Nevada |
$5,000 |
| New
Hampshire |
$5,000 |
| New
Jersey |
$3,000
(small claims); $15,000 (special civil
part, superior court) |
| New
Mexico |
$10,000 |
| New
York |
$3,000 |
| North
Carolina |
$4,000 |
| North
Dakota |
$5,000 |
| Ohio |
$3,000 |
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Oklahoma |
$4,500 |
| Oregon |
$5,000 |
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Pennsylvania |
$8,000
(small claims); $10,000 (Philadelphia
Municipal Court) |
| Rhode
Island |
$1,500 |
| South
Carolina |
$7,500 |
| South
Dakota |
$8,000 |
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Tennessee |
$15,000; $25,000 in Shelby and Anderson
Counties; no limit in evictions or suits
to recover personal property) |
| Texas |
$5,000 |
| Utah |
$5,000 |
| Vermont |
$3,500 |
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Virginia |
$2,000
(small claims); $4,500 (general district
court); $15,000 (circuit court); no
limits on eviction suits in general
district court |
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Washington |
$4,000 |
| West
Virginia |
$5,000 |
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Wisconsin |
$5000
(no limit on eviction suits) |
| Wyoming |
$3,000
(small claims); $7,000 (county circuit
court) |
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