Location
Niagara Falls Municipal Complex
1925 Main Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Phone: 716-371-4100
Criminal Court
Phone: 716-371-4101
Fax: 716-371-4048
Traffic Court
Phone: 716-371-4102
Fax: 716-371-4084
Civil Court
Phone: 716-371-4104
Fax: 716-371-4047
Court Staff
Chief Clerk
Deonna Mazur
Phone: 716-371-4131
Fax: 716-371-4048
dmazur@nycourts.gov
Deputy Chief Clerk
Angela Herrick
Phone: 716-371-4110
Fax: 716-371-4048
aherrick@nycourts.gov
Treatment Court Coordinator
Melissa Wojtas
Phone: 716-371-4113
Fax: 716-371-4045
mwojtas@nycourts.gov
Judges
City Court Judges
Hon. Diane Vitello
Hon. Danielle Restaino
Hon. James J. Faso, Jr.
Hon. Jenelle L. Faso
Phone: 716-371-4100
Fax: 716-278-9869
Raise the Age Accessible Magistrates
Raise the Age Accessible Magistrate Directory
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
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Summer hours
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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