LaPorte County Court Docket Lookup

LaPorte County court docket records are maintained by the clerk's office in the city of LaPorte and cover cases filed in both the circuit court and four superior court divisions. If you need to look up a court docket entry, check a hearing date, or track the progress of a case in LaPorte County, you have options both online and at the courthouse. The county uses Indiana's Odyssey system for case management, and docket data feeds into the statewide search portal. Residents of Michigan City and other LaPorte County communities all have their cases processed through the same court system.

LaPorte County Docket Search

You can search LaPorte County court docket records for free through the MyCase Indiana portal. Enter a name, case number, or attorney name and the system pulls up matching cases from the LaPorte Circuit Court and all four LaPorte Superior Courts. The docket tab on each case shows every filing, motion, order, and hearing entry in the order they happened.

The MyCase system works well for most current and recent cases. It is available 24 hours a day, so you can search at any time without waiting for the clerk's office to open. If your search does not return what you need, the case may be too old for the digital system or it may have been sealed. Under IC 5-14-3, Indiana's public records law, most court docket information is available to anyone. The main exceptions are cases that have been sealed by court order or expunged under Indiana law.

Court Docket Records in LaPorte County

LaPorte County has five courts that produce docket records. The LaPorte Circuit Court is led by Judge Thomas T. Alevizos. There are also four Superior Court divisions that handle different types of cases. Together, these courts manage civil, criminal, family, and probate matters for the entire county. Each court creates its own docket entries that get logged in the Odyssey system.

A court docket is just a record of what has happened in a case. It starts with the initial filing. After that, every motion, brief, order, and ruling gets an entry. Scheduled hearings appear on the docket too, along with continuances and status changes. The docket gives you a complete picture of where a case stands at any point. If you are a party to a case or just a member of the public looking up information, the docket is the place to start. Indiana Administrative Rule 9 controls what portions of court records can be accessed publicly and what must stay confidential.

Note: The LaPorte County clerk's office may close early on days before state holidays.

Fees for LaPorte Docket Copies

Standard copies of LaPorte County court docket records cost $1.00 per page. A certified copy adds $5.00 per document on top of the per-page fee. You might need certified copies when submitting court records to another court or government agency. In-person requests can be paid at the clerk's window. For mail requests, send a check or money order to the LaPorte County Clerk at 813 Lincolnway, LaPorte, IN 46350.

Courts in Indiana can charge fees for search time and document retrieval under IC 33-37-4. Having the case number ready saves time and can keep your costs lower. If you do not have the case number, provide as many details as you can, such as the parties' full names and the approximate date of filing.

The Indiana MyCase portal shown here is the main search tool for LaPorte County court docket records. Access it at public.courts.in.gov/mycase.

You can search by name or case number to pull up docket entries from any LaPorte County court division.

LaPorte County Docket Access Options

There are three ways to access LaPorte County court docket records. Online through MyCase is the fastest and costs nothing. You get results in seconds. The second option is visiting the clerk's office at the courthouse on Lincolnway in LaPorte. The staff there can pull up cases and print copies while you wait. The third option is a mail request, which takes longer but works if you cannot visit in person.

Some records have been expunged. Indiana's expungement law under IC 35-38-9 allows people to have certain criminal records sealed after a waiting period. If you search for a LaPorte County case and find nothing, the record may have been removed from public view through this process. The clerk can confirm whether a record exists but cannot share its contents if it has been sealed.

The LaPorte County Clerk of Courts website has additional information about services and how to submit formal record requests.

Cities in LaPorte County

Cases involving residents of these LaPorte County cities are handled by the courts in LaPorte:

• Michigan City

Nearby Counties

For court docket records in surrounding areas, check these county pages:

• Porter County
• Starke County
• St. Joseph County
• Lake County
• Marshall County