Magistrates-Civil

Fred Mix

I attempted to take an individual to small claims court. I live 3 1/2 hours away in Clay County NC. I contacted Cleveland County Clerk of Superior court to verify the address of the defendant to make sure I was filing paperwork in the correct county. I called the Clerk of Court office confirmed the address was in Cleveland County and completed the paperwork with the assistance of Assistant CSC Lisa Phillips. She gave me a court date and time. My wife and I got up at 5:00 in the morning to make sure we had enough time to get there. We arrived thirty minutes early. The first name the magistrate called was me. She then said “you are in the wrong county “. I immediately went to the clerk of court office expressed my disbelief and asked for my court fees to be refunded. I was told NO. That is was my mistake that I filed in the wrong county by the same person that confirmed the address was in Cleveland County. The irony is the court house street address is Justice Place where there is obviously no justice.