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Viewing Court Case Records

Important Case Viewing Information

ALL MENDOCINO COURT CASES ARE NOW MAINTAINED IN ELECTRONIC FORM.  THE COURT NO LONGER HAS ANY PAPER CASE FILES. 

All civil cases will be available remotely, except those that have been made confidential by law or have been sealed by the court.  However, as required by California Rules of Court rule 2.503(c), there are many case types that require the viewers that are not parties or attorneys to a case to come to the courthouse to view records.  The court has set up kiosks in the Ukiah and Fort Bragg courthouses to allow the public to access non-confidential criminal, family law, restraining order, conservatorship and guardianship cases. The kiosks are located adjacent to the clerk’s offices and instructions are available to assist the public in performing these record searches.  Any time a publicly available case is made confidential by court order or by a change in law, it will no longer be viewable.

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding judicial holidays.

Case Information Online: Viewing of Court Records

The easiest and most convenient way to view cases is through the court's link on the Home page called Court Information Online.  All public court cases are available through re:SearchCA.  If the case is not in re:SearchCA, it may be imaged and in a separate public index.  No confidential cases may be viewed by the public through re:SearchCA unless the viewer is a party to the case, attorney on the case, or other participant in the case.   Click here for the link to the index of older imaged cases.

When using re:SearchCA, the public may view case information, party information, hearings, case events, and some of the filed documents.

Record Search Fee

If the case number is unknown, there will be a fee of $15.00 to request the court to conduct the record search (GC § 70627(c)). You may avoid paying the search fee by conducting your own record search on-line in advance using our case index to find the case number(s).  Contact the court for more information at court.administration@mendocino.courts.ca.gov 

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