Location
Olean Municipal Building
101 East State Street
Olean, NY 14760
Phone: 716-379-6660
Fax: 716-379-6678
Court Staff
Chief Clerk
Heather Marcellin
Phone: 716-379-6660
[email protected]
Treatment Court Coordinator
Stacie Holcomb
Phone: 716-379-6665
[email protected]
Olean City Court Judges
City Court Judge
Hon. Nicholas DiCerbo
City Court Judge
Hon. Matthew Swenson
Raise the Age Accessible Magistrates
Ploetz, Ronald - Cattaraugus County Court
Howden, Moses - Cattaraugus Family Court
DiCerbo, Nicholas - Olean City
Spears, Alan - Salamanca, City
Notice to Bar
Commencement Documents submitted electronically through EDDS is now available
The Administrative Office of the 8thJudicial District and the NYSCEF Resource Center are pleased to announce, effective April 1, 2023, the expansion of the Electronic Document Delivery System (EDDS), to include the option to submit commencement documents in all City Courts located throughout the 8th Judicial District.
Hours of Operation
Monday thru Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Criminal Court: Tuesday & Wednesday 9:00 a.m.
Traffic Court: Thursday - 9:00 a.m.
Civil Court: Thursday - 9:00 a.m.
The court is closed on all state holidays.
Small Claims Filing Instructions
1. Complete the claim form
You can print the form below and fill it out or complete the form as a fillable PDF and save it.
City Court Small Claims Universal Claim Form
If you will be filing by mail, the claim should be accompanied by an Acknowledgment completed by a Notary Public.
2. Deliver the form to the Court
Once the Claim form is completed it can be delivered with the filing fee to the Court in person or by mail.
3. Paying the filing fee
Small Claim: $15.00 for claims of $1,000.00 or less; $20.00 for claims of $1,001.00 - $5,000.00 (maximum); Commercial Claim: $25.00 plus postage for each Respondent – please contact the Court you are filing in to determine the postage cost per Respondent.
Payment can be made by certified check, money order or in person with a credit card or cash.
Further Information available in the NYS Small Claims Handbook