Marshall County Civil Docket Searches
Use WVPASS for public Circuit civil cases from July 1, 1999 forward. Browsing is free after registration. Public images cost 25 cents per page and are not certified. Small claims and other Magistrate civil matters use MCRSearch, which returns information but no documents.
Gather the full party name, filing date, court, and exact case number. MCRSearch caps results at 30. Match the caption, court, and status before relying on a row.
- Identify Circuit, Magistrate, or Family Court.
- Choose WVPASS or MCRSearch for that level.
- Enter the full party name or exact number.
- Compare caption, date, court, and status.
- Give the clerk the entry date and document title for copies.
Marshall Civil Case Number Clues
A Circuit civil number may carry a county, year, and civil marker. Treat CC-25-C-000 only as a format example. Magistrate records use a different ID family. The court name printed beside the number is the safest clue.
- Case style
- The party names in the caption.
- Reference code
- An e-file or order identifier.
- Status conference
- A management hearing, not a trial.
- Final judgment
- An order resolving the claims.
Keep both numbers when a Magistrate judgment reaches Circuit Court on appeal because each stage has its own docket.
Marshall Civil Dockets: What They Show
A civil docket is the register, not the whole file. It shows parties, counsel, judge, filing and service events, settings, motions, orders, and status. WVPASS may attach public Circuit images. MCRSearch does not.
| Case Number | The court's exact search key, such as illustrative CC-25-C-000. |
|---|---|
| Parties | Plaintiff and defendant, or petitioner and respondent. |
| Filings | Complaint, service, answer, notice, and exhibit entries. |
| Motions | Requested relief and later court action. |
| Judgment | Final order, dismissal, transfer, or appeal. |
Marshall Circuit or Magistrate Civil Case
Circuit Court has general civil jurisdiction, equity work, and lower-court appeals. Magistrate Court handles small claims, possession matters, limited civil cases, and later writs or executions. Family Court handles domestic-relations matters with special privacy rules.
| Court | Civil work | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit | Major suits, equity, appeals | WVPASS and Circuit Clerk |
| Magistrate | Small claims and limited matters | MCRSearch and Magistrate Clerk |
| Family | Divorce, custody, support | Circuit Clerk with restrictions |
The County Clerk's land, probate-administration, and county-commission records are not civil court dockets.
What Cases Fill the Civil Docket
Circuit matters include contracts, torts, property, equity, and appeals. Magistrate records include small claims and possession matters. Family Court handles divorce, custody, support, paternity, and related cases under stricter access rules.
- Contract and tort claims in Circuit Court
- Property and equity actions in Circuit Court
- Small claims in Magistrate Court
- Possession and post-judgment Magistrate work
- Family matters with confidentiality limits
Marshall Civil Filing Context
The official 2024 report lists 145 Marshall Circuit civil filings. Magistrate rows report 409 small claims, 16 personal-safety petitions, and 4 domestic-violence petitions. These counts are annual filings, not pending cases or expected delay.
The split shows why a broad name search may need both court levels when the filer does not know where the claim began.
Marshall Family Files Stay Limited
Family Court is civil, but its public file does not mirror an ordinary case. Pleadings and much of the file are generally limited to authorized persons. Orders and indices remain public, subject to sealing of sensitive material.
Family Court Rule 6 and West Virginia Code §48-1-303 set the access boundary.
Ask the Circuit Clerk for a public order or index by exact number. A missing pleading may be restricted rather than lost.
Hearings on the Marshall Civil Docket
A setting may be a status conference, motion hearing, pretrial conference, bench trial, or jury trial. Read its type with date, time, room, and judge. A status conference manages the case and is not a final result.
A continuance may leave the old event in history and add a new date. Confirm the newest open event and reset order. The Marshall court schedule gives the full date-check route.
When Marshall Has No Document Image
MCRSearch never supplies the papers behind its civil entries. WVPASS may show a public Circuit image, but an older, sealed, confidential, or non-imaged item can still require the clerk. Copy the case number, document title, filing date, and docket-entry date before calling.
Circuit Clerk Joseph M. Rucki serves Room 127 at 600 Seventh Street, Moundsville, and publishes 304-845-2130. Magistrate Clerk Tanya L. Landis serves 511 Sixth Street. The Judiciary lists 304-221-2701, while the county page lists 304-845-4811 for the office.
State whether a plain, certified, or exemplified copy is needed. WVPASS downloads are not certified. Marshall sources do not publish a complete web request form, local certification charge, or fixed turnaround, so call before travel or a time-sensitive order.
Marshall Civil Clerk Split
The civil clerks are divided by court. Joseph M. Rucki keeps Circuit pleadings, orders, indices, and funds. Tanya L. Landis has centralized responsibility for Magistrate civil files. Those lower-court files can include later suggestions, executions, abstracts, and writs of possession. A searcher who finds the judgment should check the later entries when current enforcement status matters.
The County Clerk is a third office, but its land, marriage, probate-administration, election, and county-commission records do not replace a court case file. Use the court named on the complaint, judgment, or notice. That one detail prevents many requests from going to the wrong floor or building.
Marshall Family Hearing Locations
Marshall belongs to the Second Family Court Circuit with Tyler and Wetzel Counties. Judge David Jackson is listed at the Wetzel County Courthouse, while Marshall filings and copy requests remain with the local Circuit Clerk. Check both the date and the place printed on a hearing notice. A judge's three-county assignment does not move custody of a Marshall filing to another county clerk.
A public order or index may confirm that a Family Court event occurred without exposing the confidential pleadings behind it. Ask for that public item by exact case number and date. If sensitive content has been sealed, the clerk can state the access limit without releasing the protected material.
Targeting a Marshall Copy Request
A focused request should name the caption, court, case number, exact complaint, motion, order, judgment, or docket sheet, and its entry date. Ask whether an older file is held on paper, microfilm, or in digital form because WVPASS coverage begins in 1999. State the number of copies, delivery method, and whether clerk certification is required.
For a transcript or audio record, ask which court reporter or office has custody. The clerk's file and a reporter's transcript are separate records. No Marshall source published a universal transcript rate, same-day copy promise, or email request form, so the responsible office should quote the current method and time.
Who Can See Civil Dockets
West Virginia Trial Court Rules 10.03 and 10.04 provide reasonable inspection and copying during usual business hours unless a law, rule, or order limits access. The Freedom of Information Act addresses public records, but court confidentiality rules still govern judicial files.
Sealed matters, juvenile records, and protected Family Court pleadings do not become public because a requester knows the case number. Ask whether a public order, index, or redacted copy can be released.
Key Rules:
West Virginia Code §29B-1-3 provides an inspection and copying route.
West Virginia Code §49-5-103 protects juvenile records.
Trial Court Rules 10.03 and 10.04 govern court-record access.
A Circuit copy leaving the clerk's office is one dollar per page under state law. Magistrate copies are 25 cents per page under the administrative rule. Confirm any certification charge and accepted payment before ordering.