Location
City Hall
714 Ridge Road
Lackawanna, NY 14218
[email protected]
Phone: 716-845-7220
Fax: 716-845-7599
Court Staff
Chief Clerk
Sarah Lacapruccia
Phone: 716-845-7216
Fax: 716-845-7599
[email protected]
Deputy Chief Clerk
Robin Bunte-Fletcher
Phone: 716-845-9398
Fax: 716-845-7599
[email protected]
Treatment Court Case Manager
Derek Fader
Phone: 716-845-7218
Fax: 716-845-7599
[email protected]
Judges
City Court Judge
Hon. Kenneth Szyszkowski
City Court Judge
Hon. Louis Violanti
Raise the Age Accessible Magistrates
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
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Cashier
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Criminal Court
Tuesday and Wednesday - 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Treatment Court
Monday - 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Traffic Court
Thursday & Friday - 9:00 a.m.
- If you missed your Traffic Court date (infractions only), you can appear any Thursday or Friday at 9:00 a.m. You must appear within 60 days of your original court date listed on the ticket or your license will be suspended and there will be additional fees to lift the suspension. It is advised that you contact the Court the day before to confirm that traffic court has not been cancelled.
- If you missed your criminal (misdemeanor tickets) traffic court date, the court may have issued a warrant for your arrest. You should contact the court as soon as possible.
Civil, Evictions, Commercial Claims and Small Claims hearings
Thursday - 9:00 a.m. / 2:00 p.m.
Friday - 9:00 a.m. / 2:00 p.m.
(Filing of these matters can be done anytime during regular cashiering hours Monday - Friday).
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