How Can I Look Up a New York Summons?
- 1). Go to the New York ecourts website.
- 2). When at the website, select which of the following categories are most appropriate for your case. Is your case, civil, criminal or housing related?
- 3). Go to the section most appropriate to your case. Complete as much of the information as you can. If you know the party's middle name type it in as well. Search through the results for your case. Write down the case number and county where your case is taking place.
- 4). Go to the appropriate court. Ask at the information desk where the case files are located. Go to the filing office and give the clerk the case number from your case. The clerk will give you the file in the case. The summons is located toward the front of the file. It is the first document filed.
