Coos County Court Dockets Defined
A docket is the chronological event list for a court case. In Coos County Circuit Court, a docket or register of actions can show case filing, service events, motions, orders, hearing settings, trial dates, defaults, dismissals, judgments, sentencing entries, and other court activity. The docket helps a reader see what happened and when it happened, while the full case file contains the actual documents behind those entries.
Coos County court dockets exist for many case types: civil, criminal, family, divorce, probate, small claims, eviction, traffic, and violations filed in circuit court. They also matter in municipal citation matters, but OJD states municipal, county, justice, federal, and tribal courts are outside the state-funded OJD system. That means a Bandon citation, for example, may need Bandon Municipal Court review rather than a circuit-only search.
- Docket
- A dated list of events in a court case.
- Register of actions
- Another term for the chronological event list in a case file.
- Disposition
- The outcome of a case or charge, such as judgment, dismissal, plea, or sentence.
- Calendar
- A schedule of upcoming hearings, trials, and court appearances.
Find Coos County Court Dockets Online
The free online starting point is the OJD court records and calendar service. For hearing dates, use the OJD Circuit and Tax Court Calendars. For case activity, use the circuit record search linked from OJD's statewide records page. Calendar results help confirm when a matter is set. Case search results help show docket entries and case status when public access is allowed.
- Open the OJD records and calendars page and choose the calendar search for hearing dates.
- Use the case search when the goal is docket activity rather than one court date.
- Search by case number if known, or by party name when no case number is available.
- Narrow to Coos County Circuit Court or use dates to reduce statewide Oregon results.
- Compare the calendar date with the docket or register entry before relying on a hearing time.
The OJD calendar portal is the researched source for Coos County court docket users who need current hearing information.
Calendar access is most useful for dates and appearances, while the case record search carries the broader docket history.
Coos County Dockets vs Calendars
A Coos County court calendar and a Coos County court docket answer different questions. The calendar answers when a hearing, trial, arraignment, mediation, or appearance is scheduled. The docket answers what has happened in the case and what filings or orders have been entered. A calendar can change because of resets, continuances, officer availability, judicial docket needs, or case resolution before the hearing date.
OJD's traffic and violations information for Coos and Curry explains this difference in a practical way. A not-guilty traffic trial is set at least 30 days after the plea and depends on the court's docket, the defendant's availability, and officer availability. A reset request has a deadline. Trial by declaration has its own due date. The docket may show those events even when a calendar only shows the next appearance.
| Lookup Type | Best Use | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Court calendar | Upcoming date, time, and appearance status | Does not provide the full history of filings and orders. |
| Case docket | Chronological register of actions and case events | May not show every document image or restricted event. |
| Full case file | Actual motions, exhibits, orders, judgments, and copies | May require a records request, fee, or court counter review. |
Coos County Court Docket Fields
Research did not identify a public sample docket image with live Coos County case entries, so the field inventory should be read as the documented court-record fields that appear in Oregon court records and calendars. These fields are the practical items to check before calling the court or submitting a records request. If an entry is unclear, the court can tell a requester what record type or document name is needed for a copy request.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | The unique number used to find and request the Coos County case file. |
| Case Type | The category, such as criminal, civil, probate, family, small claims, eviction, or traffic. |
| Entry Date | The date the filing, order, hearing notice, or docket event was entered. |
| Event Type | The action taken, such as motion, arraignment, plea, hearing, judgment, dismissal, or sentence. |
| Hearing Date | The scheduled court date, time, and sometimes location or courtroom. |
| Disposition | The case or charge outcome when the court has entered one. |
| Financial Entry | Fines, fees, restitution, bail, or money award information when applicable. |
Courts With Coos County Dockets
Coos County Circuit Court is the central state court for docket searches involving civil, criminal, family, probate, small claims, eviction, and circuit traffic matters. OJD also provides records and calendars for appellate and Tax Court matters through its statewide tools. Appeals from Coos County Circuit Court generally move to the Oregon Court of Appeals and, in appropriate cases, the Oregon Supreme Court.
Some docket-like records are not Circuit Court dockets. The Coos County Clerk handles county records such as recording, elections, marriage licenses, county public records, and Board of Commissioner filings. The clerk page directs traffic, divorce, probate, civil, criminal, juvenile, and small claims issues to State Courts. Local municipal courts also matter for city citations. Bandon Municipal Court holds court on the second Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. and handles city citation payment and ordinance matters.
| Court / Office | Docket or Record Role | Contact Path |
|---|---|---|
| Coos County Circuit Court | State trial court dockets for most county case types | 250 N Baxter St, Coquille; 541-396-8372 |
| Oregon appellate courts | Appeal docket activity after circuit court judgment | OJD appellate search or OJCIN ACMS |
| Bandon Municipal Court | City citations and ordinance matters outside OJD circuit filing | 555 Highway 101, Bandon; 541-347-2437 |
| Coos County Clerk | County records, not state court case dockets | 250 N Baxter St, Coquille; 541-396-7600 recording |
Coos County Criminal Court Dockets
Criminal court dockets in Coos County can show charges filed, arraignment settings, plea entries, motions, warrants, no-contact order activity where public, hearings, trial dates, dispositions, sentence entries, and set-aside motions. The Coos County District Attorney's Office prosecutes criminal cases, and the current DA page names Jody Newby as elected District Attorney with the office at 250 N Baxter in Coquille. The DA role is not the same as the court clerk role. The prosecutor files or handles charges, while the court maintains the docket and case file.
Coos and Curry Pretrial Services also affects criminal dockets. The program provides investigative pretrial recommendation reports and monitoring services. Those services can lead to docket activity tied to release conditions, appearance rates, failures to appear, and monitoring status. A jail roster charge row can show a docket and court date after booking, but the official criminal docket is checked through OJD or the court.
The Coos and Curry Pretrial Services page is one source for how criminal case supervision can intersect with Coos County court docket activity.
Pretrial events are one reason a criminal docket may change before a plea, trial, or sentencing date.
Coos County Small Claims Dockets
Small claims dockets in Coos County are shaped by the local mediation process. Coos small claims is generally for claims of $10,000 or less. The court's small claims page describes a pre-trial mediation program that can be held in person, by phone, or by video. Mediators are trained neutral court staff and do not provide legal advice. If the parties reach agreement, the terms are written, signed, copied to the parties, and placed in the court file.
If a mediation agreement is filed and honored, the case is typically dismissed. If the agreement is not honored, a declaration of non-compliance can lead to a money judgment. That path creates docket entries that differ from a regular civil case where motions and trial events may be more prominent. A party can contact a mediator at 541-396-8372 ext. 25024 at least 14 days before the scheduled hearing.
The Coos small claims page documents the mediation and hearing rules that can appear in local small claims dockets.
Those mediation steps explain why a small claims docket may show settlement, dismissal, non-compliance, or money judgment entries.
Official Coos County Docket Limits
OJD says OJCIN information is near real time, but it does not constitute the official court record. The official record is located at the court site where the case was filed. That warning matters for Coos County court dockets because online entries may lag behind documents received by court staff, and some records are excluded from public search by federal law, state law, or policy.
Restricted categories include adoption, juvenile, mental health, VAWA-protected cases, sealed matters, and records with protected personal information. For certified docket copies, full file copies, or court audio, use the OJD records request form or contact Coos County Circuit Court. The court may take up to 5 court business days to respond and 10 or more court business days to complete some requests.
Note: A calendar entry confirms a setting, but the court docket and official file control the case history.