Civil Court Costs
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A. Actions
| Civil Complaint |
$ 120.00 |
(1 defendant) |
| Each additional defendant |
$ 10.00 |
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| Amended Complaint |
$ 25.00 |
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| Fee for certified mail service on each defendant |
$ 15.00 |
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| Answer/Reply |
No fee |
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| Counterclaim |
$ 50.00 |
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| Cross-claim |
$ 50.00 |
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| 3rd Party Complaint |
$ 50.00 |
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| Small Claims Complaint |
$ 55.00 |
(1 defendant) |
| Each additional defendant |
$ 10.00 |
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| Forcible Entry/Detainer(Eviction) |
$ 120.00 |
(1 defendant) |
| Each additional defendant |
$ 10.00 |
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| Writ of Restitution |
$ 15.00 |
(1 defendant) |
| Each additional defendant |
$ 10.00 |
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| Bailiff Move Out |
$ 50.00 |
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| Transfer Small Claims case to Regular Docket |
$ 120.00 |
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| Pre-judgment Attachment (Money only) |
$ 110.00 |
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| Each additional defendant |
$ 10.00 |
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| Pre-judgment Attachment (Property) |
$ 260.00 |
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| Each additional defendant |
$ 10.00 |
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| Cognovit Note Complaint |
$ 120.00 |
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| Creditor's Bill Complaint |
$ 120.00 |
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| Replevin |
$ 160.00 |
(1 defendant) |
| Each additional defendant |
$ 10.00 |
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| Trusteeship |
$ 120.00 |
(plus 2% of total amount deposited with the court; deducted upon final disposition of the case) |
| Rent Escrow (deposited by tenant) |
No filing fee required from tenant upon filing, but court keeps 1% of total amount of rent deposited with court when case is completed. |
| Application of Landlord for Release of Rent |
$ 55.00 |
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| Transfer of pending case from another court to South Euclid Court |
$ 120.00 |
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| Transfer of judgment from another court to South Euclid Court |
$ 120.00 |
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| Transfer of pending South Euclid Court case to any other Court |
$ 50.00 |
(plus separate filing fee payable to the other court) |
| Notice of Appeal |
$ 40.00 |
(plus separate filing fee payable to 8th District Court of Appeals) |
B. Service/Motions
| Bailiff Service (in South Euclid only) |
$ 25.00 |
per defendant |
| Alias or additional service: |
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| 1) Certified Mail |
$ 15.00 |
(each defendant) |
| 2) Regular Mail |
$ 10.00 |
(each defendant) |
| Service by Publication |
No court fee; however, publication fee must be paid in advance directly to The Daily Legal News. |
| Service by Secretary of State |
$ 25.00 |
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| Motion to Show Cause |
$ 35.00 |
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| Motion for Release of Garnishment |
$ 20.00 |
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| Motion to Revive Judgment |
$ 35.00 |
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| Motion for Civ. R. 60 Relief |
$ 35.00 |
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| Motion for Summary Judgment |
$ 35.00 |
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| All other motions, including Motions for Continuance |
No filing fee. |
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| Bench Warrant |
$ 50.00 |
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| Subpoena-fee to issue |
$ 5.00 |
(each) plus witness fees, if witness appears |
| Witness Fee-half day |
$ 6.00 |
per witness |
| Witness Fee-whole day |
$ 12.00 |
per witness |
| Jury Demand (due upon filing) |
$ 500.00 |
($100 of this fee is non-refundable) |
| Juror Fees |
$ 25.00 |
per day/per juror |
| Request for Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law |
$ 25.00 |
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C. Collections
| Debtor's Examination |
$ 35.00 |
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| Garnishment - Wages/Personal Earnings (Small Claims case) |
$ 55.00 |
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| Garnishment - Wages/Personal Earnings (all other Civil cases) |
$ 120.00 |
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| Garnishment - Other Than (e.g., bank accounts, etc.) for 1 bank |
$ 35.00 |
plus separate $1 fee payable to that bank |
| Each additional bank |
$ 15.00 |
plus separate $1 fee payable to that bank |
| Garnishment forms (blank) |
$ 5.00 |
per packet (bank or wage garnishment) |
| Release of Garnishment |
$ 20.00 |
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| Revivor of Judgment |
$ 35.00 |
(1 defendant) |
| Each additional defendant |
$ 10.00 |
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| Levy of Car and Household Goods (after judgment) |
$ 600.00 |
(plus appraiser fees) |
D. Certificates, Copies, Miscellaneous Fees
| Certificate of Judgment (for lien) |
$ 20.00 |
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| Certificate of Judgment (for transfer) |
$ 20.00 |
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| Certificate of Satisfaction |
$ 10.00 |
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| Notice of Satisfaction |
No fee unless a separate Certificate is requested; see above for fee. |
| Certified copy of Judgment Entry, docket, or other file documents |
$ 1.00 |
per page |
| Photocopies (non-certified) |
$ 0.10 |
per page |
| Marriage (certificate processing fee) |
$ 30.00 |
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| Returned fee charged on all NSF/bad checks |
$ 30.00 |
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| Notary Fee |
$ 1.00 |
per page |
| 12 Point Petition Filing Fee (Suspension Appeal) |
$ 75.00 |
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