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Debt lawsuits in Indiana, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin are public record. Type the case number from our message or your papers. If it's a case we've read from the public docket, you'll see what the court published; either way, you can check the same number on your state's site in a minute.
Type it exactly as it appears: Indiana looks like 49D04-2608-CC-047424, Connecticut like HHD-CV26-6000001-S, Florida like 26-CC-900123 (Hillsborough) or 26-900123-CO (Pinellas).
We hold only what the court publishes: court, dates, status and the plaintiff. If a number isn't in our records, that means we haven't read that case, not that it isn't real.
Go to public.courts.in.gov/mycase. It's run by the Indiana judiciary (notice the .gov), it's free, and it doesn't ask you to sign up.
With a cause number, use the Case tab and type it exactly, like 49D04-2608-CC-047424. Without one, use the Name tab with your last and first name, and pick your county (Indianapolis is Marion County).
The case summary shows who is suing you, the court, the date filed, and every step so far. CC in the number means civil collection, a debt lawsuit. "Service Returned Served" means the clock on your Answer is running.
In most civil collection cases you have 20 days after being served (23 if by mail) to file a written Answer. Count it exactly, free. Miss it, and the collector can ask for a default judgment.
Go to civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov. It's run by the Connecticut Judicial Branch (notice the .gov), it's free, and it doesn't ask you to sign up.
Choose Case Look-up, then By Docket Number, and type the number from our message or your papers, like HHD-CV26-6000001-S — the first three letters are the court district (HHD is Hartford).
The case page shows who is suing you, the Amount Claimed and the Answer Date. The Small Claims Writ and Notice of Suit (form JD-CV-40) and the plaintiff's affidavit of debt open there as PDFs.
The court's instruction is to file an answer on or before the answer date — by mail, fax or hand delivery to the clerk, or through E-Services. Answering costs nothing at the court. See your days left, free.
Hillsborough County (Tampa): hover.hillsclerk.com (HOVER). Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Clearwater): courtrecords.mypinellasclerk.gov. Both are run by the county's Clerk of Court, are free, and don't ask you to sign up.
In HOVER, choose Search by Case Number, type the two-digit year, pick CC – County Civil / Small Claims and type the number: 26-CC-900123 is year 26, number 900123. In Pinellas, search the Case tab with the number as printed, like 26-900123-CO.
The case shows who is suing you, the case type — county civil with an amount band such as "$8,000.01 to $15,000.00", or small claims — and every filing so far. In Pinellas the complaint usually opens there; in Hillsborough it may be held for review, and the copy you were served with is the one to keep.
In a county civil case, the summons gives you 20 calendar days after it is served on you to file a written response, and the response must include an e-mail address. Count your days, free. Small claims ($8,000 or less) works differently — text us if yours is one.
Columbus (Franklin County Municipal Court): fcmcclerk.com — you may be asked to accept the site's terms of use first. Dayton Municipal Court: clerkofcourt.daytonohio.gov, then Civil. Both are run by the court's clerk and are free.
Type the number the way your papers print it: 2026 CVF 900123 in Columbus, 2026-CVF-900123 in Dayton — the year, the case type, and the number. In Dayton choose Case Number on the Civil page.
The case shows who is suing you and the filings so far. The date that starts your 28 days is the delivery date on the certified-mail return receipt — ask the clerk for it, because a docket entry can be dated when the receipt came back. The complaint itself is not shown online; the copy you received is the one to keep.
In a CVF contract case, the Answer is due 28 days after the summons and complaint are served on you — by certified mail, the delivery date on the receipt, even if someone else signed. Count your days, free. If your case type is not CVF, text us — small claims works differently.
Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, wcca.wicourts.gov, run by the Wisconsin court system. It is free.
Choose the county on your summons and type the case number the way it is printed, like 2026SC900123 — the year, SC for small claims, and the number. The same number exists in other counties, so the county matters.
The case shows who is suing you and the court record so far. The complaint itself is not shown online; the copy you received with your summons is the one to keep.
Your summons prints a return date and time, and says whether to file a written answer, appear, or both by then. Check your return date, free.
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